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(More customer reviews)I purchased this laptop about a year ago online. The laptop had decent specs and I planned on using it for (light) gaming and general browsing and school work. At first the laptop seemed good, it performed well and played games like Half-Life 2 at max resolution and medium settings. However, over time the laptop developed severe over-heating issues. At first I thought it was due to faulty video drivers so switched out my video drivers a few times and that didn't help at all. Eventually I Googled, "dv2845se heating issues", and found forums rife with complaints about their dv2845se laptops running extremely hot.
It turns out that the way the gpu's thermal foam that is applied to the gpu deteriorates over time and eventually can even heat up enough to cause the gpu unit to de-solder itself off of the motherboard causing many more problems in the process. Fortunately I was able to combat the issue somewhat by installing Windows 7 and altering the performance settings to "Power Saver" which allowed the laptop's gpu to idle at around 67c, which is still pretty hot but not hot enough to do any damage as long as I don't do anything graphics intensive (no more 3D games for me now). Recently I tried applying some thermal paste to the gpu, but that didn't help the issue at all and in fact made it run hotter then before.
The thing that really upsets me about this laptop though, is the fact that HP never extended the warranty of these laptops or issued a recall even though this is a very prevalent and well known issue with this model. I can say with certitude that I will never buy an HP laptop again.
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This product has been Factory refurbished to perform as new. It comes with 90-Day Factory Warranty from HP For those who want rich digital entertainment capability coupled with leading-edge mobile performance and communication features in a distinctive design, the HP Pavilion DV2845SE Notebook PC delivers! It features a high-gloss HP Verve Imprint Finish featuring rich shades of bronze and organic design elements. And AMD mobile dual-core technology with 4GBs of RAM enables use of multiple demanding applications, such as photo editing, DVD burning and playing a game, at the same time. Chat face to face or take pictures and video clips using the HP Webcam and Microphone. Create custom laser-etched disc labels right in the drive for a personal or professional finish with LightScribe Technology. This 5.25lbs light notebook exists at the intersection of computing and entertainment with its 14.1" High-Definition BrightView widescreen display, innovative entertainment features and fresh design.14.1 diagonal WXGA (1280 x 800) BrightView Widescreen DisplayBuilt-in Webcam and Microphone NVidia Geforce Go 7150M (UMA) with up to 1071MB Shared Graphics Memory LightScribe SuperMulti 8x DVD+-R/RW Drive with Double Layer802.11b/g Wireless LAN 10/100 Base-T Ethernet LAN 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter -MMC, SD, MS, MS Pro, xD ExpressCard 54/34 Slot Ports -3 x USB 2.0, IEEE-1394, 2 x Headphone out; Microphone-in, VGA, TV-Out (S-Video), RJ-11 (Modem), RJ-45 Approximate Unit Dimensions -13.15 (L) x 9.33 (W) x 1.54 (H) Approximate Unit Weight -5.25 pounds
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