Be very careful when buying used on Craigslist or local forums!

[etzelr1990]

As this should be obvious, but I always have a soft spot in my heart for people. But either way, I just wanted to post that the HP Pavilion DV7 Beats Edition is a terribly made laptop. The Motherboard and screen are literally built in to one another, I have never seen this before. I was told the laptop worked, but the LCD did not display. After turning it on, I found out that the hard drive was stuck on splash screen, and did ONLY display splash screen via HDMI. Which was extremely odd. But basically, the backlight was extremely dim. I am posting a photo, of what the cpu cooler looked like when I took it apart. This was a 30 dollar learning lesson, LOL! Figured some other computer guys might enjoy reading this as well..

Here it is..
http://puu.sh/pD3UM/298ea78214.jpg

I seriously could not believe it still ran, and that it didn't catch fire..

 

[Smart_Guy]

You got that laptop for 30 dollars?

 

[etzelr1990]

Yeah, but the motherboard is permanently attached to the screen. So it's almost all scrap, hard drive was no good either.

 

[Smart_Guy]

Doesn't showing the splash screen mean the HD is working? Is that the OS splash screen?

 

[strollin]

I have bought (and sold) lots of stuff from Craigslist, never had an issue. Didn't you check out the laptop before you bought it? What did you expect from a $30 laptop?

 

[crazyman143]

What do you mean the screen is attached to the motherboard? I've only ever seen them with a ribbon cable connecting them. Can you show us a picture of that?

 

[matt_c]

Yeah but how old, and how many used up was the laptop?

 

[Smart_Guy]

...and how many used up was the laptop?

Is this a correct English sentence?

I'm serious, English is not my mama tongue.

 

[Celegorm]

Is this a correct English sentence?

I'm serious, English is not my mama tongue.

No, quite far from a correct English sentence. It make no sense at all.

 

[Smart_Guy]

No, quite far from a correct English sentence. It make no sense at all.

I think he meant either how many previous owners it had or how beet and consumed it was.