Can someone help me work out if this is good. The processor has a very high mark on cpubenchmark. I am ok with cosmetic damage. I do not care for 4k. It has SSD 4GB RAM is low but I will double to 8.
It this good for say some light video editing not 4K editing?
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sircoynie
16 Jul 177#9
Avoid!!!!! Purchased off these cowboys. HP envy turned up with coffee stains inside the rambay and on the motherboard! Refurbished to them is hdd wipe, that is all!
master10
15 Jul 176#2
That processor was launched in 2012. So potentially 5 years of abuse. I doubt the 'refurbishment' is anything more than a dust and clean. You get what you pay for...
WalkableBuffalo
16 Jul 176#11
Next to all the things everyone else has said
It's not even a 1080p screen, not even HD
So even with light video editing, you won't be seeing the full quality of your work so I don't see the point
CampGareth
15 Jul 174#7
Nope, Intel are still making proper quad cores for laptops (hyperthreading doesn't generally matter btw, nowhere near as much gain as adding more physical cores). Only thing that's changed is the model number, it used to be anything ending QM was a quad core, it's now anything ending HQ. The reason you're seeing what you're seeing is that core i7 is now slapped on parts with a power consumption from 45W (full quads) to ~28W (highest speed dual cores) down to 4.5W at the very lowest end (slow dual cores that boost hard). Performance scales pretty linearly with power consumption.
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Coulomb_Barrier
18 Jul 17#38
Screen quality will be shocking. Not even HD.
garrafk
18 Jul 17#37
We'll likely about £45 it requires completely disassembling the entire laptop so can take about 1 hour
haritori
18 Jul 17#34
If it helps I still have a Dell XPS l502 with a i72630qm it runs very fast still better than most modern CPUs but an SSD is helping.
cheaperbythe12 to haritori
18 Jul 171#36
I posted a deal for one of those xps' years back. I've also got one and is ironically running very well. It's a tank. Other much newer laptops have died a death, including a 2 and a half year old XPS 15. Dell couldn't repair it (after 3 attempts) so it went back for a full refund a few weeks back.
around £50, not more including cleaning of the dust off the cooler
serviceitiasi
17 Jul 17#30
yep, i have a t520 a really pleased with it. i do recommend going for a x20/x30 series thinkpad like t530, t430
garrafk
16 Jul 171#12
Fast laptop however I have 2 customers with these and I have to disassemble rebapply thermal paste and rebuild once a year as they overheat and then you get thermal throttling and they run really slow
Gkains to garrafk
16 Jul 171#13
Yes, DV6 was certainly not an EliteBook. And for a QM quad core i7, you really want very good cooling.
I would touch an 5 year old laptop (in fact that's what I have here: a used ThinkPad T530 and T430u), however only if it is a used business class laptop not some poorly made consumer laptop like the DV6.
Problem is that if you want a 15.6" quad core laptop, an Elitebook 8570p or Thinkpad T530 with a QM processor is going to cost you a lot more.
Musicrab to garrafk
17 Jul 17#29
Off topic, but I have a Pavilion m6 (i3 CPU) and I think my thermal paste needs redoing (CPU runs 50-60degC peaks at 80degC when loaded). What should I pay to have the past reapplied?
olivermills6
17 Jul 17#28
I've used this company before a few times. For the money you can't beat it. Obviously having an i7 in such an old laptop is a bit counter-intuitive but it's barely any more expensive than the older i5 variants which have always worked well in my experience. SSD is vital and graphics card a plus.
Babbler
17 Jul 17#27
Bought a refurb off these ebay sellers 6 months ago... last week screen died... have had to buy a new one to replace it. That was just 1 issue.
Superman_turbo_pro_3000
17 Jul 17#26
the processor might be an i7 but it's probably only equivalent to the latest i3.
i think for how much they're asking you would be better off with new i3 (maybe with HD screen if you get a bargain).
634miyamoto
17 Jul 17#25
That is an ancient laptop...
My five year old Dell has similar spec but with more RAM and upgraded SSD!
whelan189
16 Jul 17#24
thinkpad t420, x220, x2340
solid machines love mine use with there docks to hook up to my 2 monitors, dock is 10£ on ebay
serviceitiasi
16 Jul 171#19
dv series to be avoided (over 15 years experience in cleaning and changing thermal paste on them). if you gonna buy an hp laptop, buy one from a business line
wilson1973 to serviceitiasi
16 Jul 17#23
Hi if I did have to get a second hand laptop,could you advise as to a good brand to buy?
spannerzone
16 Jul 171#22
I've never liked their table sauce either, cold from me.
stefanjulia
16 Jul 17#21
I would stay away from Hp, I had 2 both had problems.
mervk
16 Jul 171#20
Don't know about this laptop, but bought several devices from the seller. Always been great. And easy return if you are not happy with them.
JamesSenior
16 Jul 172#18
Stay away. I owned one of these, constantly over heats. I had to buy a cooler mat and even that only worked for a hour or so. Stay away.
pablomalin
16 Jul 17#17
You say you dont care for 4K but ts not even FHD haha
CondoRice
16 Jul 171#16
Looking for a home to die
Avoid.
No, really.
Ev0lution
16 Jul 172#15
Today, I think I'll buy a 5 year old laptop off of a bunch of cowboys on ebay.
That sounds like a great plan.
Anglebox
16 Jul 17#14
oos
WalkableBuffalo
16 Jul 176#11
Next to all the things everyone else has said
It's not even a 1080p screen, not even HD
So even with light video editing, you won't be seeing the full quality of your work so I don't see the point
Anglebox
16 Jul 17#10
purchased an i5 dell for my son from them back in Feb 14 & thats still going strong
sircoynie
16 Jul 177#9
Avoid!!!!! Purchased off these cowboys. HP envy turned up with coffee stains inside the rambay and on the motherboard! Refurbished to them is hdd wipe, that is all!
CR_&_JR
15 Jul 171#8
Non-UK Keyboard (shock)
CampGareth
15 Jul 174#7
Nope, Intel are still making proper quad cores for laptops (hyperthreading doesn't generally matter btw, nowhere near as much gain as adding more physical cores). Only thing that's changed is the model number, it used to be anything ending QM was a quad core, it's now anything ending HQ. The reason you're seeing what you're seeing is that core i7 is now slapped on parts with a power consumption from 45W (full quads) to ~28W (highest speed dual cores) down to 4.5W at the very lowest end (slow dual cores that boost hard). Performance scales pretty linearly with power consumption.
baldude
15 Jul 17#6
Looks like it's a proper 4 physical cores plus 4 virtual.... Total 8 cores....
All the new i7's are dual physical cores.... Hence score very low on bench marks
starsi360
15 Jul 173#5
DV6 were known for overheating if I remember right. I wouldn't touch a 5 year old laptop personally... but each to their own.
Shambles
15 Jul 171#4
* refurbished *
le_jaeger
15 Jul 17#3
Seems legit...
master10
15 Jul 176#2
That processor was launched in 2012. So potentially 5 years of abuse. I doubt the 'refurbishment' is anything more than a dust and clean. You get what you pay for...
FlappyPappy
15 Jul 172#1
It's quite old but still decent, QM means plenty of grunt. It will get quite hot though under strain, a laptop cooler and you will be good.
Opening post
I am ok with cosmetic damage.
I do not care for 4k.
It has SSD
4GB RAM is low but I will double to 8.
It this good for say some light video editing not 4K editing?
Top comments
It's not even a 1080p screen, not even HD
So even with light video editing, you won't be seeing the full quality of your work so I don't see the point
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-T520-Intel-Core-i5-Laptop-Windows-10-HD-display-8GB-RAM-480-SSD-/172714776227?hash=item28369a56a3:g:34EAAOSw-3FZCEub
I would touch an 5 year old laptop (in fact that's what I have here: a used ThinkPad T530 and T430u), however only if it is a used business class laptop not some poorly made consumer laptop like the DV6.
Problem is that if you want a 15.6" quad core laptop, an Elitebook 8570p or Thinkpad T530 with a QM processor is going to cost you a lot more.
i think for how much they're asking you would be better off with new i3 (maybe with HD screen if you get a bargain).
My five year old Dell has similar spec but with more RAM and upgraded SSD!
solid machines love mine use with there docks to hook up to my 2 monitors, dock is 10£ on ebay
Avoid.
No, really.
That sounds like a great plan.
It's not even a 1080p screen, not even HD
So even with light video editing, you won't be seeing the full quality of your work so I don't see the point
All the new i7's are dual physical cores.... Hence score very low on bench marks