No problems mate, glad to have been of some help.


The problem is a lot of laptops classified as 'refurbished' aren't really checked over that well - as soon as I buy one (for a family member or a friend) I'll strip them down, clean them out (if needed purchase a replacement keyboard) and apply new thermal paste after I do some basic testing them on, which is then followed up by a good thrashing with 3rd party utilities to see how they run.

I am not buying refurbished laptops on eBay anymore, last time I bought, it was very hot after 10 minutes of light use, had to return it. Bought new Lenovo Ideapad 100 from Tesco and it's great, does not get hot at all after hours of use. Never again used laptop for me.

Thanks for the correct. I remember coming across the 2570p lounge a while ago but for my comment I only linked to it and didn't read it!

Piece of p**h to upgrade as well, as it has one easy to remove maintenance access panel at the bottom of the laptop - only thing I don't like it is the additional adapter needed for connecting an HDD/SSHD/SSD to the custom SATA slot on the motherboard.

It's called the 'HUKD Why Not But It' Syndrome...it affects many people! :wink:

It's only 2 x 9.5mm HDDs/SSHDs/SSDs it can support, as it doesn't have the necessary support for MSATA - you have a single dedicated HDD storage bay and the Optical Drive can be removed to allow for the adding of a 2nd HDD Caddy.

I have two cousins with them running with quad core CPUs (i7-3630QM), 16GB RAM and 2 x 1TB SSDs for they're university courses.

I've expired it. Sold out.

I have the larger 8470p, but I still want to buy this for some reason. I have a problem.

This is the EliteBook model which people recommend for those wanting to use the ExpressCard eGPU hacks:
https://www.techinferno.com/index.php?/forums/topic/1982-125-hp-elitebook-2570p-owners-lounge/
Also, because of the DVD drive you can two* drives in it.

We have these at work and they are horrible. So thick and heavy and screen is awful considering the age. Don't expect this to be good for consumer use. Performance is nice though ... with ssd upgrade.

According to HP, it has gigabit ethernet
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c03412731

All gone! :disappointed:

sold.

Bargain. Have some heat. usb3, VGA, display port. Ex business pc so will last forever. Specs don't say if it is gigabit (they never do).