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(More customer reviews)I had this computer for less than a month and was more relieved than surprised when it died.
There were numerous errors with the touchsmart software that HP puts on the machine. It would open each time the monitor went on standby, but never completely load, rendering the computer inoperable until it was restarted. After a couple weeks, the machine started intermittently failing to power on. I called support and spoke to a completely worthless individual from India who suspected my surge protector (even though the 3 other pieces of hardware plugged into it still worked). I spontaneously powered on while I was on the phone so I replaced the surge protector with a UPS the next day and the machine worked for another 4 days before completely surrendering to the inevitable and refusing to ever come to life again.
In all fairness, I liked the design of the unit, specifically the way the wires were all hidden out of sight and the mordern look of the sleek black cpu/display. The wireless keyboard was decent as was the mouse. The touchscreen was OK, but they could learn a lot from the iphone as the accuracy was quite lacking and hitting a small target such as a web browser tab was sometimes difficult. Apparently Apple is way ahead on that technology as it seems much easier to tap what you're aiming for on the ipod touch and iphone.
I sent the dead HP back and ended up buying Gateway's comparable touch screen model. After a week, it seems better than the HP in most aspects. The HP had a better keyboard and mouse than Gateway and to me a more appealing look. But frankly if the Gateway only makes it a year, there's still no other comparison that matters. It's going to be a long time before I buy another HP computer.
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