Item : B001NPDKW6 Customer Reviews Disappointment abounds by .. Joseph Grenon Awesome Restorations (Kensington MD) I am not a geek, but have been using computers since 1988, and have become somewhat literate. The specs on this thing looked good. I thought I saw that it had a s-video output and a fire wire port. No s video, and I finally located the fire wire port, I think by going through my collection of old cables until I found one with the right fit for the computer and the external hard drive's fire wire input. Does not seem to be as fast as the USB connector though. There is a remote control to run the tv function, but I have not been able to figure out how to get either to work, and I accidentally stumbled upon the slot to store the remote while i was looking for the slot to install a game card. No slot for the game card, but there is a place for the remote. none of this is illustrated in the internal documentation inside the pc. It might be in the paper manual, but if there was a paper manual in the box, i must have lost it. within a week of purchase, the screen started to flicker. I contacted HP email support and did what they told me. The flickering got better, for a couple of hours, then started up again. I contacted HP again by email, got more instructions, and the problem got worse. In frustration I called HP support and spoke to a female operative who gave me vague and incomplete instructions on resetting the BIOS. After a contentious exchange, she consented to send me a box to return the notebook for service. It will be gone for two weeks. HP continues to assure me that all the problems will be solved, but I am not optimistic. In addition to the screen issue, the Media Smart Resident TV program stopped working. I was also mistyfied why the screen saver would not start up as scheduled in the control panel, only to discover after two weeks and 3 friends that the screen saver cannot work if I have my external mouse plugged in. The Altec Lansing built in speakers are about as crummy as you would expect to find in a laptop. I am stuck with it now I guess. HP DV6-1030US Lap Top by .. Wayne B. Getchel (San Diego CA USA) I purchase this item as a Graduation Present for my Granddaughter who will be using it this fall in College. I have not turned on the maching as I am leaving it for my Granddaughter to set it up for her use. The Item was shipped promptly and very well packed. Because it required a signature for receipt I was called a couple of days prior to delivery to ensure that someone would be available to sign for the shipment. Everything worked out great and I am satisfied with the product. Nice and light! by .. KrnDrln (USA) This is my second laptop purchase, the first one was very heavy so along with all the other requirements I was looking for weight was a major concern for me. I've had this laptop for about a month and I just love it. [...] Client Purchase by .. Roxroy () This is the first computer owned bye the client, and they are loving it and the feature. Great product and the service was great. HP Pavillion by .. M. Goerger (Kansas City, Kansas) The laptop has worked well and is easy to use. Keyboard responds easily and screen is nice and large. The Vista OS seems less friendly than XP but is OK. Fingerprints do show up easily on the laptop surfaces but wipe off easily. A good deal.