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<blockquote data-quote="tpmeredith" data-source="post: 7225903" data-attributes="member: 625173">When it comes to desktops, I&#039;ve probably seen 10x more HP&#039;s with swollen/busted caps or just all around dead boards. Same scenario with laptops. In fact I think I can count on two hands how many dell laptops I&#039;ve seen with failing boards, whereas with HP&#039;s it&#039;s probably in the 3 digits.From my experience of rebuilding tons of laptops, replacing hundreds of screens in laptops, ton&#039;s of keyboards, rebuilding laptops that have been dropped/spilled on/etc.I can replace a dell screen in 5-10 minutes on average vs an HP taking about 30 on average. Keyboards on dell&#039;s always take about 30-60 seconds whereas an HP could take 5-10 minutes, (though to be fair it can be quick just depends on the model). Personally I consider the whole DV series to be lemons, although you can get more specific with it. Dv4/dv5/etc. It really all boiled down that HP cheaped out on the heatsink causing premature chip/board failure. Statistically speaking in my experience you would have a 10x more likely chance to have a bad experience with HP vs dell&#039;s. I will say that HP&#039;s are more shiny though.Regardless I&#039;m not recommending him a dell, i&#039;m recommending an asus.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tpmeredith, post: 7225903, member: 625173"] When it comes to desktops, I've probably seen 10x more HP's with swollen/busted caps or just all around dead boards. Same scenario with laptops. In fact I think I can count on two hands how many dell laptops I've seen with failing boards, whereas with HP's it's probably in the 3 digits. From my experience of rebuilding tons of laptops, replacing hundreds of screens in laptops, ton's of keyboards, rebuilding laptops that have been dropped/spilled on/etc. I can replace a dell screen in 5-10 minutes on average vs an HP taking about 30 on average. Keyboards on dell's always take about 30-60 seconds whereas an HP could take 5-10 minutes, (though to be fair it can be quick just depends on the model). Personally I consider the whole DV series to be lemons, although you can get more specific with it. Dv4/dv5/etc. It really all boiled down that HP cheaped out on the heatsink causing premature chip/board failure. Statistically speaking in my experience you would have a 10x more likely chance to have a bad experience with HP vs dell's. I will say that HP's are more shiny though. Regardless I'm not recommending him a dell, i'm recommending an asus. [/QUOTE]

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