HP G5056

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Posted on 01 / 07 / 2007

Very cheap considering the ram and hard disk included.
Heavy, the retailer I purchased from gave it a poor portability rating.

Had the itch to buy a new laptop with the upcoming release of vista. Most people advised me to wait for a stable version of vista but my current laptop was on it's last legs so I needed to find a laptop from elsewhere in a couple of weeks. I was not going to go with Dell this time, there was much hassle with returning a faulty one, it nearly drove me to a nervous breakdown because I relay on a laptop for my work. Chose this one because of the large memory ram and hard disk, the price was very reasonable and it came with windows Vista. Setup seems to be totally problem free on all new computer hardware these days, and there was no difference here. The only downside is the weight, it's chunky and heavy and explains why it's so cheap.

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User Name - Alex

Posted on 05 / 07 / 2007

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Purchased from comet.co.uk, i got it next day which I didn't expect, started it up and worked perrrfict, only took a few mins to register online with windows which is a biatch. Vista looks so cool, new and amazing compared to old man xp. So far it's been reliable, fast for a notebook, a wallet saving machine.

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Posted on 10 / 07 / 2007

Spec and price.
It's looks like an ugly box to be blunt.

I've always owned Vaios so I was not particularly confident moving from a premium brand like Sony. The downside with vaios is the price, which cost more than twice as much as a typical eco notebook. I only required something basic for the office, with the notebook only needing to run basic office applications. So far I have to say the HP machine has done well, with over 1mb of ram it effortlessly loads up large csv files in excel. The connection to a local wi-fi network is fine and the overall build quality seems pretty good, even if it's not equal to a vaio. The screen is clear and bright, and doesn't produce eye strain from the glare like previous notebooks have. My first impressions of Windows Vista are largely positive, I was nervous about having to learn a new OS and all the typical bugs you get with a new software application. I am glad I saved myself a few hundred pounds and went with HP.

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User Name - Gordon Bhatia, Peebles

Posted on 06 / 08 / 2007

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Hi...i hav just ordered a G5056.....i was going through the already mentioned reviews... i hope the laptop turns out to be good...especially since this would be my first ever laptop.....

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User Name - Sheetal

Posted on 09 / 08 / 2007

good spec for the price
it has vista on it

I got it from Staples has my mate told me there are good at what they do, so i when a long and told them what i do and what i what it for and told them how much i would like to pay, the member of staff told me that this was the best one for the money. I ask him to tell me why and the staff took me to look at all the other laptop's and told me what they have and don't have to this laptop. I was not push in to buy it and he left me to think about what he had told me, i am very happy with it and happy that i went to Staples.

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User Name - Johnny

Posted on 24 / 08 / 2007

good value for money
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hope you all are right as i have purchased it after reading your reviews

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User Name - tad