New Laptop: Anything I should know?

Kiwi in the USA · 06-21-11, 11:58 AM

So my new laptop will be arriving pretty soon, it's an HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition but it has been heavily modified. I've never owned a laptop before, only desktop pcs.

Is there anything I should know about before it arrives? Anything that I should do straight away or is it basically just the same? I know that I'll be removing most of the junk that comes with the computer (All those little annoying HP programs and games).

Jmtyra · 06-22-11, 03:41 PM

Hi Kiwi,

Generally speaking, no, not really. It's basically just the same from a software perspective, but in a different hardware form factor.

Enjoy your new laptop!
-JT

EarthDog · 06-22-11, 03:43 PM

Remove bloat. Otherwise same difference.

jmdixon85 · 06-22-11, 03:45 PM

The only thing you dont want to do with it, is use it on your bed, or any soft surface that may block airflow. I'm sick of telling my girlfriend off for doing it!

lol

Jmtyra · 06-22-11, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jmdixon85

The only thing you dont want to do with it, is use it on your bed, or any soft surface that may block airflow. I'm sick of telling my girlfriend off for doing it!

lol

Ah, this is a good one, forgot to mention that. If you've got a flat hard surface (piece of plywood, or whatever) then you can put your laptop on that, then put it on the bed for airflow.

Those laptop 'stands' also work OK.

ajrettke · 06-25-11, 11:11 AM

Dont expect stellar gaming performance (with any laptop!), and save up for an SSD if you don't have one already.

The CPU's in those are very powerful though

nd4spdbh2 · 06-25-11, 01:18 PM

... want the best performance boost... wipe the hdd when you get it, and put a bare fresh install of win 7 on it... HP typically has TONS of bloatware and extra background programs running from the factory.

what i would do, boot up on factory image, make restore dvd's just in case down the road, then install win 7 using the key on the bottom of the laptop for a nice bare OS install... u will love life.

Domino · 06-25-11, 11:09 PM

Expect horrifc cooling performance. Actually, ignore that. HP tends to do good cooling I find (on the models I've owned). But the lack of a windows 7 cd and poopy recovery disks, formatting is a pain. And because of that, I'm not interested in grabbing a HP laptop, or any laptop for those matters, that don't include a windows cd.

And do exactly what nd4spdhb2 said.

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Kiwi in the USA Registered Join Date: Nov 2010	New Laptop: Anything I should know? So my new laptop will be arriving pretty soon, it's an HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition but it has been heavily modified. I've never owned a laptop before, only desktop pcs. Is there anything I should know about before it arrives? Anything that I should do straight away or is it basically just the same? I know that I'll be removing most of the junk that comes with the computer (All those little annoying HP programs and games).
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Jmtyra Premium Member #21 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Dallas/Fort-Worth	Hi Kiwi, Generally speaking, no, not really. It's basically just the same from a software perspective, but in a different hardware form factor. Enjoy your new laptop! -JT __________________ Team 32 Super Sticky -- 4P Mega Thread -- EVGA SR-2 Build -- ASUS Z8NA-D6 Build
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nd4spdbh2 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Camarillo, CA!	... want the best performance boost... wipe the hdd when you get it, and put a bare fresh install of win 7 on it... HP typically has TONS of bloatware and extra background programs running from the factory. what i would do, boot up on factory image, make restore dvd's just in case down the road, then install win 7 using the key on the bottom of the laptop for a nice bare OS install... u will love life. __________________ #12 in the 4ghz core 2 duo club baby! - 52 inches of CRYSIS! - Black Belt Ubercloxx0r -- Heatware Main -- Lian Li V2000b -- i7 2700k -- MSI Z68A-GD80 -- 12gb 1600 -- GTX560Ti --Adata 128gb S510 & 2x500gb -- Seasonic S12 600w -- Dell 2209WA HTPC -- Silverstone GD05B -- E7200 @ 3.2ghz -- G41-M7 -- 4GB 800mhz -- g210 passive -- 320gb 2.5in WD -- Antec EA 430w -- 52inch Samsung LCD Server -- Antec NSK4480B -- E3300 @ 2.5ghz -- ECS G33T-M2 -- 3gb 667mhz -- Onboard Vid -- 500Gb + 1TB hatachi + 1tb WD -- Zalman 400w Netbook - Dell Mini 9 - Atom 1.6ghz - 8GB ssd - 2GB pc6400 - WIN 7 PRO! Need 4 Speed - BH
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Domino Member Join Date: May 2011	Expect horrifc cooling performance. Actually, ignore that. HP tends to do good cooling I find (on the models I've owned). But the lack of a windows 7 cd and poopy recovery disks, formatting is a pain. And because of that, I'm not interested in grabbing a HP laptop, or any laptop for those matters, that don't include a windows cd. And do exactly what nd4spdhb2 said. Last edited by Domino; 06-25-11 at 11:32 PM.
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