These HP Laptops are Ex Demo ( Cabinet Display ) units from a major retailer and are in Immaculate A+ Grade condition ( Like Brand new ) with possibly a VERY minor buff or scuff on the other casing due to handling. The units will be supplied in either original retail packaging or will have been professionally plain re-boxed.
18 comments
pet2000
27 Feb 161#1
Did you realise that there is only a 3-months warranty and the maximum 6-months warranty is £25 extra. The company doesn't seem to have any confidence into their own products.
grimboj2 to pet2000
27 Feb 16#7
? It's ex demo. Kids have dropped chewed sweets on it and bashed the keyboard. Don't think you're getting 3yr rtb on it :stuck_out_tongue:
haritori
27 Feb 16#2
Whats the A10-8700P like in comparison to a Core i? talking real world performance anyone got one?
frostieisrar to haritori
27 Feb 16#3
Core i5 but im pretty sure it will out preform it but abit
Londres to haritori
27 Feb 16#8
Performance will be decent, but these AMD APU chips get hot, I used to have a laptop with an A8 processor and after a couple of hours of just using Firefox for example, the temperature would hover around 50-60 degrees. I had that laptop for about 3 years, I'm currently using a laptop with the latest gen i5 Skylake processor and in terms of heat it's so much cooler, my laptop has been on for 5 hours, including an hour of Arkham Knight being played, and it's still only 30 degrees c at the moment.
broughton1988
27 Feb 16#4
Certified refurbished on Amazon for same price and 1 year warranty...
Currys colliers wood london have 2 of them on display selling for 400£ ,i think they're ex display.
ciamcool
27 Feb 16#9
SVP are scam artists
Avoid !!!!!!!!!
Check out the reviews on trustpilot.
basergorkobal
27 Feb 16#10
A lot of customer returns on this model. If it's the last year's one the screen is a horrible TN type. Fan is noisy and gets hot quickly.
fishmaster
27 Feb 161#11
The only thing you'll Envy with this laptop is people who have £349.99 more than you.
fishmaster
27 Feb 161#12
A+ Grade condition ( Like Brand new ) with possibly a VERY minor buff or scuff on the other casing due to handling.
I work as an IT refurbisher, that sentence says it all. A+ grade is obviously meaningless, like brand new but scuffed isn't like brand new. The whole sentence is nonsense, just say it as it is, it's refurbished. Nothing wrong with refurbished as long as they're checked properly. People buy used cars, used laptops are a lot less complicated, it's not rocket science to refurbish them to a high standard. I'm not saying that SVP are doing anything wrong, they might well have properly checked decent refurbished laptops, just cut the marketing BS.
Refurbished phones on the other hand, well if you want to do those to a high standard that's a lot more effort than with a laptop.
Compared to a quad i7, yes. What do you intend to do with it? If it just office stuff, browsing, watching films, torrenting you won't notice sod all difference, apart from probably the crap battery life and heat.
huangxq2 to daydreamer01
27 Feb 16#16
The CPU is not the problem if you do not use it for intensive purposes.
It is the poor screen, overall poor build quality, and the seller, you need to worry.
daydreamer01
28 Feb 16#17
It gives the same performance as a 5 year old 2nd gen Intel Core i5. My current laptop has this processor. It is damn slow for regular tasks.
Don't waste money on this old piece of equipment, unless you have a lot of patience!
huangxq2
28 Feb 16#18
Do not know the other specs of your laptop.
Just a guess, have you considered RAM upgrade and change HDD to SSD?
Nowadays, on regular tasks, RAM and HDD are more likely to be the bottle neck rather than A10-8700P.
Or if your system has problems which can lead to slow response too. This can be resolved by a clean install of system, backup your drivers first before you do that.
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Opening post
Processor - AMD A10-8700P
Memory (RAM) 8 GB
Graphics card AMD Radeon R6
Storage 2 TB
Resolution 1920 x 1080
Sound Bang & Olufsen
Keyboard Full-size backlit keyboard with numeric keypad
These HP Laptops are Ex Demo ( Cabinet Display ) units from a major retailer and are in Immaculate A+ Grade condition ( Like Brand new ) with possibly a VERY minor buff or scuff on the other casing due to handling. The units will be supplied in either original retail packaging or will have been professionally plain re-boxed.
18 comments
http://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-15-ah150sa-A10-8700P-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B01BYNR8UQ
EDIT: Sorry £30 more.
Avoid !!!!!!!!!
Check out the reviews on trustpilot.
I work as an IT refurbisher, that sentence says it all. A+ grade is obviously meaningless, like brand new but scuffed isn't like brand new. The whole sentence is nonsense, just say it as it is, it's refurbished. Nothing wrong with refurbished as long as they're checked properly. People buy used cars, used laptops are a lot less complicated, it's not rocket science to refurbish them to a high standard. I'm not saying that SVP are doing anything wrong, they might well have properly checked decent refurbished laptops, just cut the marketing BS.
Refurbished phones on the other hand, well if you want to do those to a high standard that's a lot more effort than with a laptop.
It is the poor screen, overall poor build quality, and the seller, you need to worry.
Don't waste money on this old piece of equipment, unless you have a lot of patience!
Just a guess, have you considered RAM upgrade and change HDD to SSD?
Nowadays, on regular tasks, RAM and HDD are more likely to be the bottle neck rather than A10-8700P.
Or if your system has problems which can lead to slow response too. This can be resolved by a clean install of system, backup your drivers first before you do that.