HP tx1000 Tablet for Consumers

| January 7, 2007 | 131 Comments

HP Pavilion tx1000 tablet PC

HP officially announced the Pavilion tx1000, its first Tablet PC notebook today at CES 2007. The tablet is the first consumer notebook to feature a touch screen display, a feature that’s been reserved for high-end notebooks until now. HP let us play with the tx1000 and we were impressed overall and excited another mainstream manufacturer will be pushing tablets.

HP’s tx1000 is a sleek tablet that’s been optimized for consumers both in price and features. Its lid has the familiar black imprint design, borrowed from the dv models from last year. The HP tx1000 wills start at $1,099, and top out at about $1,500.

HP Pavilion tx1000 tablet PC Closed

Top of the tx1000 with extended batteries

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Weighing in at 4.23 pounds, it is easy to carry and operate as a true tablet. The keyboard is responsive, and features full sized alpha-numeric keys, with the function keys shrunken down a bit. The trackpad is textured with little holes and is much easier to use than last year’s Pavillion dv models, which were glossy like the rest of the case.

HP Pavilion tx1000 tablet PC -Track Pad

HP tx1000 Textured Track Pad

The 12.1-inch WXGA display, along with its built-in display swivels 180-degrees and folds down flat. The media controls are also built into the display. This is a nice feature when watching movies and something other consumer tablets don’t have.

Tapping on the screen in either notebook or tablet mode allows users to control media controls or anything else a pointer can. The touchscreen feature is nice, but nowhere near as easy to use as the one found on the Thinkpad x60, but then again the Lenovo tablet is about twice the price.

HP Pavilion tx1000 tablet PC open

HP Pavilion tx1000 in tablet mode

The digital inking system needs some improvement and it is difficult to write legibly on the screen. Current TabletPC users will be sorely disappointed that HP decided to go with a pressure-sensitive stylus that requires the user to apply even force while writing.

It is powered exclusively by AMD processors for the time being, the model we saw was equipped with a Turion 64 X2 TL-56. Graphics are served up by an integrated NVIDIA GeForce Go6150 GPU. The tx1000us (the first model HP will sell) comes with 2 gigs of memory and 160GB hard drive. An 8x double layer DVDRW is also included.

It comfortably runs Vista Home Premium, with all the graphical goodies like Aero working just fine. There is an improved QuickPlay that lets you put music behind slideshows or use it as a Karaoke machine. The QuickPlay utility also provides access to the built-in webcam so you can record pics and video.

Power is provided by a tiny 4-cell battery that will playback DVDs for only two hours, with the display at half brightness. An extended 6-cell battery will be available shortly after launch. The extended battery is pretty much a must-have for the tx1000 if you want a truly mobile experience.

HP Pavilion tx1000 tablet PC side

Left Side of the tx1000 features a Verizon wireless antenna

There are plenty of ports for such a small machine, including three USB ports, an ExpressCard slot and dual headphone jacks. There is an external antenna for Verizon wireless broadband, a feature that’s trickled down from HP’s business notebooks. While this is a nice option, Verizon wireless broadband is still too pricey for most students and consumers.This is a nice machine for home users and students that want to experience tablet computing for the first time. The tx1000 will probably be a top seller in the Tablet category this year.

HP Pavilion tx1000 tablet PC open 2

HP tx1000 Specs

-Processor- AMD Turion ââہ¾Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-56
At 1.8 GHz

-512KB+512KB L2 Cache

-Up to 1600MHz system bus running at AC/DC Mode 35 watt

-2048MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)

-NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 (UMA) with up to 128MB (shared)

-160GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (SATA)

-HP Imprint Finish, HP Webcam with Integrated Microphone & Finger

-Finger print reader

-Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support  

-12.1″ WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Touch-screen

-Touch-screen Display (1280 x 800)

-Network Card

-Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector) 

-802.11b/g WLAN

-5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
cards(t1)
-High speed 56k modem
-Altec Lansing speakers
-Keyboard-101-key compatible & 4 Quick Launch Buttons
-Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical scroll Up/Down
-ExpressCard/34 Slot
-3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
-2 Headphone out – 1 w/SPDIF Digital Audio & 1 stereo
-1 microphone-in
-1 VGA (15-pin)
-1 TV-Out (S-video)
-1 RJ-11 (modem)
-1 RJ -45 (LAN)
-1 notebook expansion port 3
-2 Consumer IR
-5-way navigation stick


Dimensions
8.82″(L) x 12.05″(W) x 1.23″ (min H)/1.52″ (max H)
Weight-4.23lbs.

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    1. Manjunath Shenoy says:

      I have had the TX 1016 for about 4 weeks now, and I am beginning to enjoy my purchase. The initial days were a bit sticky primarily because I had to upgrade all my software to the Vista platform (Earlier I was on XP Home). It is a design stunner and fun to use. The tablet is a BIG failure and it is primarily for snob value now.

    2. Manjunath Shenoy says:

      I have had the TX 1016 for about 4 weeks now, and I am beginning to enjoy my purchase. The initial days were a bit sticky primarily because I had to upgrade all my software to the Vista platform (Earlier I was on XP Home). It is a design stunner and fun to use. The tablet is a BIG failure and it is primarily for snob value now.

    3. Cecile Aragon says:

      we have a 3-wk old brand new unit purchased from Best Buy in vancouver that suddenly showed a blue screen message: “system shut down to avoid crash”! I am alarmed that this message pops up on a brand new unit. isnt this alarming?

    4. Cecile Aragon says:

      we have a 3-wk old brand new unit purchased from Best Buy in vancouver that suddenly showed a blue screen message: “system shut down to avoid crash”! I am alarmed that this message pops up on a brand new unit. isnt this alarming?

    5. we have a 3-wk old brand new unit purchased from Best Buy in vancouver that suddenly showed a blue screen message: “system shut down to avoid crash”! I am alarmed that this message pops up on a brand new unit. isnt this alarming?

    6. Xavier says:

      Cecile, not sure what’s going on with your 2710p. What happened when you tried to restart?

    7. Xavier says:

      Cecile, not sure what’s going on with your 2710p. What happened when you tried to restart?

    8. luis says:

      how it works this computer? I would like to know more about this computer. can u send me pictures how it works please

    9. luis says:

      how it works this computer? I would like to know more about this computer. can u send me pictures how it works please

    10. Murara Arthur says:

      I would like to buy this machine, please can you forward me the quotation for it and how soon I can get delivered here in Kigali – Rwanda.

      Thank you

      Arthur Murara

    11. Murara Arthur says:

      I would like to buy this machine, please can you forward me the quotation for it and how soon I can get delivered here in Kigali – Rwanda.

      Thank you

      Arthur Murara

    12. Murara Arthur says:

      I would like to buy this machine, please can you forward me the quotation for it and how soon I can get delivered here in Kigali – Rwanda.

      Thank you

      Arthur Murara

    13. I wants to purchases this laptop, can u send me more pics of this laptop and tell me the coast of this in Indian currency.

      Manoj

    14. I wants to purchases this laptop, can u send me more pics of this laptop and tell me the coast of this in Indian currency.

      Manoj

    15. Joel Graebe says:

      WinXP NOT supported.

    16. Joel Graebe says:

      WinXP NOT supported.

    17. Jill says:

      THIS LAPTOP SUCKS!! I hate it. I regret buying it

    18. Jill says:

      THIS LAPTOP SUCKS!! I hate it. I regret buying it

    19. Jill says:

      THIS LAPTOP SUCKS!! I hate it. I regret buying it

    20. Jill says:

      THIS LAPTOP SUCKS!! I hate it. I regret buying it

    21. orakwue chigoziem says:

      this notebook makes so much sense

    22. orakwue chigoziem says:

      this notebook makes so much sense

    23. orakwue chigoziem says:

      this notebook makes so much sense

    24. orakwue chigoziem says:

      this notebook makes so much sense

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    27. me to says:

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    28. me to says:

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    29. hj says:

      I have this for 8 month and its the worst laptop out of 5 laptops I had.

    30. hj says:

      I have this for 8 month and its the worst laptop out of 5 laptops I had.

    31. hj says:

      I have this for 8 month and its the worst laptop out of 5 laptops I had.

    32. hj says:

      I have this for 8 month and its the worst laptop out of 5 laptops I had.

    33. JOENASR says:

      Hey. Bought a brand new Pavilion XP1000 and guess what… BLUE SCREEN after I downloaded the CS3 Adobe Package… Is there anybody outthere who can tell me why what the hell and because of what? do I change the RAM chips? or I tell the seller GO GET ME ANOTHER!!!…HURRY!!”…:) yea it’s not funny!…anyways…hope someone’d help me and reply before monday

    34. JOENASR says:

      Hey. Bought a brand new Pavilion XP1000 and guess what… BLUE SCREEN after I downloaded the CS3 Adobe Package… Is there anybody outthere who can tell me why what the hell and because of what? do I change the RAM chips? or I tell the seller GO GET ME ANOTHER!!!…HURRY!!”…:) yea it’s not funny!…anyways…hope someone’d help me and reply before monday

      • Gaurav says:

        HP Tx1000 – Worst laptop I had out of 4.

        The other 3 were all IBM and this is miles and miles behind the others –

        1)Wireless drops off intermitently

        2)Constant Overheating .. no no.. not keeping this on my lap..

        3)Finally it would sleep and bot restart after pressing the restart button for about 50 times.. if lucky..

        and these 3 issues are the ones mentioned by hundreds of other owners of TX1000.

      • Gaurav says:

        HP Tx1000 – Worst laptop I had out of 4.

        The other 3 were all IBM and this is miles and miles behind the others –

        1)Wireless drops off intermitently

        2)Constant Overheating .. no no.. not keeping this on my lap..

        3)Finally it would sleep and bot restart after pressing the restart button for about 50 times.. if lucky..

        and these 3 issues are the ones mentioned by hundreds of other owners of TX1000.

      • Gaurav says:

        HP Tx1000 – Worst laptop I had out of 4.

        The other 3 were all IBM and this is miles and miles behind the others –

        1)Wireless drops off intermitently

        2)Constant Overheating .. no no.. not keeping this on my lap..

        3)Finally it would sleep and bot restart after pressing the restart button for about 50 times.. if lucky..

        and these 3 issues are the ones mentioned by hundreds of other owners of TX1000.

    35. JOENASR says:

      Hey. Bought a brand new Pavilion XP1000 and guess what… BLUE SCREEN after I downloaded the CS3 Adobe Package… Is there anybody outthere who can tell me why what the hell and because of what? do I change the RAM chips? or I tell the seller GO GET ME ANOTHER!!!…HURRY!!”…:) yea it’s not funny!…anyways…hope someone’d help me and reply before monday

    36. JOENASR says:

      Hey. Bought a brand new Pavilion XP1000 and guess what… BLUE SCREEN after I downloaded the CS3 Adobe Package… Is there anybody outthere who can tell me why what the hell and because of what? do I change the RAM chips? or I tell the seller GO GET ME ANOTHER!!!…HURRY!!”…:) yea it’s not funny!…anyways…hope someone’d help me and reply before monday

      • Gaurav says:

        HP Tx1000 – Worst laptop I had out of 4.

        The other 3 were all IBM and this is miles and miles behind the others –

        1)Wireless drops off intermitently

        2)Constant Overheating .. no no.. not keeping this on my lap..

        3)Finally it would sleep and bot restart after pressing the restart button for about 50 times.. if lucky..

        and these 3 issues are the ones mentioned by hundreds of other owners of TX1000.

    37. Yanskee says:

      Im dissapointed with this laptop. I didnt get a warranty because I believe in the product of HP. However, after a year the problem in my computer show. It didnt open and the monitors computer faded.

      I called HP they said Im already over the warranty so they cant fix it for free. However, the problem is the laptops defect itself.

      I check the website and i found this link with problems with HP tx1000 also

      http://www.gottabemobile.com/forum/printer_friendly_posts.asp?TID=2236

    38. Yanskee says:

      Im dissapointed with this laptop. I didnt get a warranty because I believe in the product of HP. However, after a year the problem in my computer show. It didnt open and the monitors computer faded.

      I called HP they said Im already over the warranty so they cant fix it for free. However, the problem is the laptops defect itself.

      I check the website and i found this link with problems with HP tx1000 also

      http://www.gottabemobile.com/forum/printer_friendly_posts.asp?TID=2236

    39. Yanskee says:

      Im dissapointed with this laptop. I didnt get a warranty because I believe in the product of HP. However, after a year the problem in my computer show. It didnt open and the monitors computer faded.

      I called HP they said Im already over the warranty so they cant fix it for free. However, the problem is the laptops defect itself.

      I check the website and i found this link with problems with HP tx1000 also

      http://www.gottabemobile.com/forum/printer_friendly_posts.asp?TID=2236

    40. Yanskee says:

      Im dissapointed with this laptop. I didnt get a warranty because I believe in the product of HP. However, after a year the problem in my computer show. It didnt open and the monitors computer faded.

      I called HP they said Im already over the warranty so they cant fix it for free. However, the problem is the laptops defect itself.

      I check the website and i found this link with problems with HP tx1000 also

      http://www.gottabemobile.com/forum/printer_friendly_posts.asp?TID=2236

    41. Yanskee says:

      ALL those with problem with there HP TX1000 please go to this website andwrite your laptops problems so we can show this to HP and ask for RECALL!!!

      http://hptx1000.multiply.com

    42. Yanskee says:

      ALL those with problem with there HP TX1000 please go to this website andwrite your laptops problems so we can show this to HP and ask for RECALL!!!

      http://hptx1000.multiply.com

    43. Yanskee says:

      ALL those with problem with there HP TX1000 please go to this website andwrite your laptops problems so we can show this to HP and ask for RECALL!!!

      http://hptx1000.multiply.com

    44. Yanskee says:

      ALL those with problem with there HP TX1000 please go to this website andwrite your laptops problems so we can show this to HP and ask for RECALL!!!

      http://hptx1000.multiply.com

    45. DeFeCtiVe says:

      If you own an HP Pavilion tx1000 tablet, and have experienced:

      -WiFi Failure

      -Blank Screen on Startup

      -System does not boot up

      And…

      -Warranty has expired

      -Have been told its a problem with the motherboard

      -Are not willing to pay $400-$500 for a new motherboard

      -Want HP to issue a recall

      join our group http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Recalltx1000/

    46. DeFeCtiVe says:

      If you own an HP Pavilion tx1000 tablet, and have experienced:

      -WiFi Failure

      -Blank Screen on Startup

      -System does not boot up

      And…

      -Warranty has expired

      -Have been told its a problem with the motherboard

      -Are not willing to pay $400-$500 for a new motherboard

      -Want HP to issue a recall

      join our group http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Recalltx1000/

    47. DeFeCtiVe says:

      If you own an HP Pavilion tx1000 tablet, and have experienced:

      -WiFi Failure

      -Blank Screen on Startup

      -System does not boot up

      And…

      -Warranty has expired

      -Have been told its a problem with the motherboard

      -Are not willing to pay $400-$500 for a new motherboard

      -Want HP to issue a recall

      join our group http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Recalltx1000/

    48. DeFeCtiVe says:

      If you own an HP Pavilion tx1000 tablet, and have experienced:

      -WiFi Failure

      -Blank Screen on Startup

      -System does not boot up

      And…

      -Warranty has expired

      -Have been told its a problem with the motherboard

      -Are not willing to pay $400-$500 for a new motherboard

      -Want HP to issue a recall

      join our group http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Recalltx1000/

    49. hp_curious says:

      Okay I might buy this laptop today for only 250 do you think its worth it based on all the problems people say they have.

    50. hp_curious says:

      Okay I might buy this laptop today for only 250 do you think its worth it based on all the problems people say they have.

    51. hp_curious says:

      Okay I might buy this laptop today for only 250 do you think its worth it based on all the problems people say they have.

    52. hp_curious says:

      Okay I might buy this laptop today for only 250 do you think its worth it based on all the problems people say they have.

    53. Jaime says:

      Please don’t buy this laptop like I did. It died a couple months after the warranty expired. It didn’t work well during the time I spent with it and it was a total waste of money. HP, please recall this horrible contraption.

    54. Jaime says:

      Please don’t buy this laptop like I did. It died a couple months after the warranty expired. It didn’t work well during the time I spent with it and it was a total waste of money. HP, please recall this horrible contraption.

    55. Jaime says:

      Please don’t buy this laptop like I did. It died a couple months after the warranty expired. It didn’t work well during the time I spent with it and it was a total waste of money. HP, please recall this horrible contraption.

    56. Jaime says:

      Please don’t buy this laptop like I did. It died a couple months after the warranty expired. It didn’t work well during the time I spent with it and it was a total waste of money. HP, please recall this horrible contraption.

    57. Jenn says:

      This laptop is not worth it at all!!…needs to be on the recall list…Stopped working after my warranty also…

      • KK says:

        Mine too. HP is a big joke. They said there is no problem with them. They really need sued and big time. I think I am going to the Better Business Bureau. Too much money for something to work only a year. HP SUCKS!!!!

      • KK says:

        Mine too. HP is a big joke. They said there is no problem with them. They really need sued and big time. I think I am going to the Better Business Bureau. Too much money for something to work only a year. HP SUCKS!!!!

      • KK says:

        Mine too. HP is a big joke. They said there is no problem with them. They really need sued and big time. I think I am going to the Better Business Bureau. Too much money for something to work only a year. HP SUCKS!!!!

    58. Jenn says:

      This laptop is not worth it at all!!…needs to be on the recall list…Stopped working after my warranty also…

    59. Jenn says:

      This laptop is not worth it at all!!…needs to be on the recall list…Stopped working after my warranty also…

    60. Jenn says:

      This laptop is not worth it at all!!…needs to be on the recall list…Stopped working after my warranty also…

      • KK says:

        Mine too. HP is a big joke. They said there is no problem with them. They really need sued and big time. I think I am going to the Better Business Bureau. Too much money for something to work only a year. HP SUCKS!!!!

    61. jason bramlette says:

      Same deal – black screen. DO NOT BUY THIS MACHINE.

    62. jason bramlette says:

      Same deal – black screen. DO NOT BUY THIS MACHINE.

    63. jason bramlette says:

      Same deal – black screen. DO NOT BUY THIS MACHINE.

    64. jason bramlette says:

      Same deal – black screen. DO NOT BUY THIS MACHINE.

    65. Diane says:

      DO NOT BUY THIS LAPTOP!!! I’ve had it for a little over a year and now it’s DEAD like many others:

      http://www.diarydot.com/my-woes-with-hp-tx1000-tx1320us-series-laptop-57.html/comment-page-1#comment-13986

      Hey all,

      I just wanted to let you know that after having my notebook sit in the corner of my room for about a month now (b/c it’s useless/ won’t turn on!) I got a response from HP, by contacting the Better Business Bureau to complain about the TX1000Z notebook.

      I contacted the BBB about a month ago, in hopes of getting HP’s attention about the issues w/ this notebook. Early this morning, I got a call from a case manager at HP (Mr. James McArthur). He asked me to tell him what was going on, clearly he already knew b/c he had the letter I wrote to the BBB right in front of him. Right from the start, this guy sounded cold/heartless and he didn’t seem to give a damn if I got it fixed or not… What he basically told me was, the repair is approximately $400 and he’s willing to lower the repair costs on my part by 50%, making my out of pocket cost $200. This $200 repair will also come w/ a one year warranty. I told him that was very steep still, so he gave me another option. The second option I have is paying $150 out of pocket, and I would get NO warranty.(so at this point I assume he knows there are major issues w/ the tx1000′s motherboards to assume that the cost is that much, without even asking me to send it in for an ‘inspection’ . Or he’s taking my word for it that the motherboard is an issue.)

      The repair cost is outrageous, seeing that it wasn’t even MY FAULT that it’s broken! I paid $850 for this tablet…putting in another $200 is ridiculous. All my documents, songs, and pictures were on this notebook. Not to mention, my hard drive has the same issue I had experienced when I first purchased it. The hard drive still has a bad sector on it! This notebook has so many issues and Mr. McArthur claims that there hasn’t been many complaints coming in about this notebook. (THAT MADE ME ANGRY, and I told him I don’t believe him!)

      I’m kind of backed into the corner here… What should I DO?? I have his #, should I call him back and take him up on this offer? I’ve already purchased a Dell Mini-desktop because of this tablet failure. What to do…what to do.

    66. Diane says:

      DO NOT BUY THIS LAPTOP!!! I’ve had it for a little over a year and now it’s DEAD like many others:

      http://www.diarydot.com/my-woes-with-hp-tx1000-tx1320us-series-laptop-57.html/comment-page-1#comment-13986

      Hey all,

      I just wanted to let you know that after having my notebook sit in the corner of my room for about a month now (b/c it’s useless/ won’t turn on!) I got a response from HP, by contacting the Better Business Bureau to complain about the TX1000Z notebook.

      I contacted the BBB about a month ago, in hopes of getting HP’s attention about the issues w/ this notebook. Early this morning, I got a call from a case manager at HP (Mr. James McArthur). He asked me to tell him what was going on, clearly he already knew b/c he had the letter I wrote to the BBB right in front of him. Right from the start, this guy sounded cold/heartless and he didn’t seem to give a damn if I got it fixed or not… What he basically told me was, the repair is approximately $400 and he’s willing to lower the repair costs on my part by 50%, making my out of pocket cost $200. This $200 repair will also come w/ a one year warranty. I told him that was very steep still, so he gave me another option. The second option I have is paying $150 out of pocket, and I would get NO warranty.(so at this point I assume he knows there are major issues w/ the tx1000′s motherboards to assume that the cost is that much, without even asking me to send it in for an ‘inspection’ . Or he’s taking my word for it that the motherboard is an issue.)

      The repair cost is outrageous, seeing that it wasn’t even MY FAULT that it’s broken! I paid $850 for this tablet…putting in another $200 is ridiculous. All my documents, songs, and pictures were on this notebook. Not to mention, my hard drive has the same issue I had experienced when I first purchased it. The hard drive still has a bad sector on it! This notebook has so many issues and Mr. McArthur claims that there hasn’t been many complaints coming in about this notebook. (THAT MADE ME ANGRY, and I told him I don’t believe him!)

      I’m kind of backed into the corner here… What should I DO?? I have his #, should I call him back and take him up on this offer? I’ve already purchased a Dell Mini-desktop because of this tablet failure. What to do…what to do.

    67. Diane says:

      DO NOT BUY THIS LAPTOP!!! I’ve had it for a little over a year and now it’s DEAD like many others:

      http://www.diarydot.com/my-woes-with-hp-tx1000-tx1320us-series-laptop-57.html/comment-page-1#comment-13986

      Hey all,

      I just wanted to let you know that after having my notebook sit in the corner of my room for about a month now (b/c it’s useless/ won’t turn on!) I got a response from HP, by contacting the Better Business Bureau to complain about the TX1000Z notebook.

      I contacted the BBB about a month ago, in hopes of getting HP’s attention about the issues w/ this notebook. Early this morning, I got a call from a case manager at HP (Mr. James McArthur). He asked me to tell him what was going on, clearly he already knew b/c he had the letter I wrote to the BBB right in front of him. Right from the start, this guy sounded cold/heartless and he didn’t seem to give a damn if I got it fixed or not… What he basically told me was, the repair is approximately $400 and he’s willing to lower the repair costs on my part by 50%, making my out of pocket cost $200. This $200 repair will also come w/ a one year warranty. I told him that was very steep still, so he gave me another option. The second option I have is paying $150 out of pocket, and I would get NO warranty.(so at this point I assume he knows there are major issues w/ the tx1000′s motherboards to assume that the cost is that much, without even asking me to send it in for an ‘inspection’ . Or he’s taking my word for it that the motherboard is an issue.)

      The repair cost is outrageous, seeing that it wasn’t even MY FAULT that it’s broken! I paid $850 for this tablet…putting in another $200 is ridiculous. All my documents, songs, and pictures were on this notebook. Not to mention, my hard drive has the same issue I had experienced when I first purchased it. The hard drive still has a bad sector on it! This notebook has so many issues and Mr. McArthur claims that there hasn’t been many complaints coming in about this notebook. (THAT MADE ME ANGRY, and I told him I don’t believe him!)

      I’m kind of backed into the corner here… What should I DO?? I have his #, should I call him back and take him up on this offer? I’ve already purchased a Dell Mini-desktop because of this tablet failure. What to do…what to do.

    68. Diane says:

      DO NOT BUY THIS LAPTOP!!! I’ve had it for a little over a year and now it’s DEAD like many others:

      http://www.diarydot.com/my-woes-with-hp-tx1000-tx1320us-series-laptop-57.html/comment-page-1#comment-13986

      Hey all,

      I just wanted to let you know that after having my notebook sit in the corner of my room for about a month now (b/c it’s useless/ won’t turn on!) I got a response from HP, by contacting the Better Business Bureau to complain about the TX1000Z notebook.

      I contacted the BBB about a month ago, in hopes of getting HP’s attention about the issues w/ this notebook. Early this morning, I got a call from a case manager at HP (Mr. James McArthur). He asked me to tell him what was going on, clearly he already knew b/c he had the letter I wrote to the BBB right in front of him. Right from the start, this guy sounded cold/heartless and he didn’t seem to give a damn if I got it fixed or not… What he basically told me was, the repair is approximately $400 and he’s willing to lower the repair costs on my part by 50%, making my out of pocket cost $200. This $200 repair will also come w/ a one year warranty. I told him that was very steep still, so he gave me another option. The second option I have is paying $150 out of pocket, and I would get NO warranty.(so at this point I assume he knows there are major issues w/ the tx1000′s motherboards to assume that the cost is that much, without even asking me to send it in for an ‘inspection’ . Or he’s taking my word for it that the motherboard is an issue.)

      The repair cost is outrageous, seeing that it wasn’t even MY FAULT that it’s broken! I paid $850 for this tablet…putting in another $200 is ridiculous. All my documents, songs, and pictures were on this notebook. Not to mention, my hard drive has the same issue I had experienced when I first purchased it. The hard drive still has a bad sector on it! This notebook has so many issues and Mr. McArthur claims that there hasn’t been many complaints coming in about this notebook. (THAT MADE ME ANGRY, and I told him I don’t believe him!)

      I’m kind of backed into the corner here… What should I DO?? I have his #, should I call him back and take him up on this offer? I’ve already purchased a Dell Mini-desktop because of this tablet failure. What to do…what to do.

    69. Anonymous says:

      This laptop is awful. To any of you who are fooled by the design (which i feel is awful), please understand that just because something LOOKS nice and the people trying to sell it to you throw you off by adding in a bunch of things that you believe make it a great deal, does not mean that the laptop will be great in performance and in any other thing that seems so great about it. Trust me the only way you will get a true understanding of what you are about to purchase is by reading the reviews people made about the item of your desire. These people would not lie to you. I recommend the lenovo thinkpad X200 series tablet pc. It’s the best tablet pc out there, very durable, nice design, perfect performance, and lots of extra things for it like longer lasting battery pack so you don’t have to charge it after your 10.3 hours are up. Recommend it to anyone.

    70. Anonymous says:

      This laptop is awful. To any of you who are fooled by the design (which i feel is awful), please understand that just because something LOOKS nice and the people trying to sell it to you throw you off by adding in a bunch of things that you believe make it a great deal, does not mean that the laptop will be great in performance and in any other thing that seems so great about it. Trust me the only way you will get a true understanding of what you are about to purchase is by reading the reviews people made about the item of your desire. These people would not lie to you. I recommend the lenovo thinkpad X200 series tablet pc. It’s the best tablet pc out there, very durable, nice design, perfect performance, and lots of extra things for it like longer lasting battery pack so you don’t have to charge it after your 10.3 hours are up. Recommend it to anyone.

    71. Anonymous says:

      This laptop is awful. To any of you who are fooled by the design (which i feel is awful), please understand that just because something LOOKS nice and the people trying to sell it to you throw you off by adding in a bunch of things that you believe make it a great deal, does not mean that the laptop will be great in performance and in any other thing that seems so great about it. Trust me the only way you will get a true understanding of what you are about to purchase is by reading the reviews people made about the item of your desire. These people would not lie to you. I recommend the lenovo thinkpad X200 series tablet pc. It’s the best tablet pc out there, very durable, nice design, perfect performance, and lots of extra things for it like longer lasting battery pack so you don’t have to charge it after your 10.3 hours are up. Recommend it to anyone.

    72. Anonymous says:

      This laptop is awful. To any of you who are fooled by the design (which i feel is awful), please understand that just because something LOOKS nice and the people trying to sell it to you throw you off by adding in a bunch of things that you believe make it a great deal, does not mean that the laptop will be great in performance and in any other thing that seems so great about it. Trust me the only way you will get a true understanding of what you are about to purchase is by reading the reviews people made about the item of your desire. These people would not lie to you. I recommend the lenovo thinkpad X200 series tablet pc. It’s the best tablet pc out there, very durable, nice design, perfect performance, and lots of extra things for it like longer lasting battery pack so you don’t have to charge it after your 10.3 hours are up. Recommend it to anyone.

    73. greg says:

      i have the tx1000 for 13 months then the wireless died and then the mother board followed. My problem is that all the lights turn on, but the screen is blank and it doesnt boot up… This pc sucks.. called the HP support and they said its too bad my laptop has only 1 year warranty..

    74. greg says:

      i have the tx1000 for 13 months then the wireless died and then the mother board followed. My problem is that all the lights turn on, but the screen is blank and it doesnt boot up… This pc sucks.. called the HP support and they said its too bad my laptop has only 1 year warranty..

    75. greg says:

      i have the tx1000 for 13 months then the wireless died and then the mother board followed. My problem is that all the lights turn on, but the screen is blank and it doesnt boot up… This pc sucks.. called the HP support and they said its too bad my laptop has only 1 year warranty..

    76. greg says:

      i have the tx1000 for 13 months then the wireless died and then the mother board followed. My problem is that all the lights turn on, but the screen is blank and it doesnt boot up… This pc sucks.. called the HP support and they said its too bad my laptop has only 1 year warranty..

    77. MR SAM says:

      Hi.

      I need 1-TX000 laptops-motherboard

      for Trinidad

      thank you

      Sam

    78. MR SAM says:

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      for Trinidad

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    79. MR SAM says:

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      for Trinidad

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    80. MR SAM says:

      Hi.

      I need 1-TX000 laptops-motherboard

      for Trinidad

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    81. J says:

      I have had this laptop going on 2 years now, and I have not experienced the so called “big 3″ problems. I have installed more ram into it and defragged it on day one to free up space. By doing this, the computer is running more efficiently and not having these problems.

    82. J says:

      I have had this laptop going on 2 years now, and I have not experienced the so called “big 3″ problems. I have installed more ram into it and defragged it on day one to free up space. By doing this, the computer is running more efficiently and not having these problems.

    83. J says:

      I have had this laptop going on 2 years now, and I have not experienced the so called “big 3″ problems. I have installed more ram into it and defragged it on day one to free up space. By doing this, the computer is running more efficiently and not having these problems.

    84. J says:

      I have had this laptop going on 2 years now, and I have not experienced the so called “big 3″ problems. I have installed more ram into it and defragged it on day one to free up space. By doing this, the computer is running more efficiently and not having these problems.

    85. HM says:

      My boss bought one of these in Nov 07. The tablet function was kind of dumb and never worked as promised. About 13 months later, wireless crapped out. He held onto it because he mostly used it at home where he doesn’t need the wifi. Now we’re getting the same black screen with LED’s lit up. I’ve started the process of getting the run around from HP. They want me to do a system restore…yeah…like that’s going to help when the hardware fails?

      I’ll do that tomorrow and then I’m going to start harassing the CEO on this issue immediately, considering I’ve found HUNDREDS of similar complaints for this tx/dv series. NVidia has even admitted in a class action lawsuit their chip and the motherboard on these laptops are poorly designed, but they have no intention of helping consumers.

    86. HM says:

      My boss bought one of these in Nov 07. The tablet function was kind of dumb and never worked as promised. About 13 months later, wireless crapped out. He held onto it because he mostly used it at home where he doesn’t need the wifi. Now we’re getting the same black screen with LED’s lit up. I’ve started the process of getting the run around from HP. They want me to do a system restore…yeah…like that’s going to help when the hardware fails?

      I’ll do that tomorrow and then I’m going to start harassing the CEO on this issue immediately, considering I’ve found HUNDREDS of similar complaints for this tx/dv series. NVidia has even admitted in a class action lawsuit their chip and the motherboard on these laptops are poorly designed, but they have no intention of helping consumers.

    87. HM says:

      My boss bought one of these in Nov 07. The tablet function was kind of dumb and never worked as promised. About 13 months later, wireless crapped out. He held onto it because he mostly used it at home where he doesn’t need the wifi. Now we’re getting the same black screen with LED’s lit up. I’ve started the process of getting the run around from HP. They want me to do a system restore…yeah…like that’s going to help when the hardware fails?

      I’ll do that tomorrow and then I’m going to start harassing the CEO on this issue immediately, considering I’ve found HUNDREDS of similar complaints for this tx/dv series. NVidia has even admitted in a class action lawsuit their chip and the motherboard on these laptops are poorly designed, but they have no intention of helping consumers.

    88. HM says:

      My boss bought one of these in Nov 07. The tablet function was kind of dumb and never worked as promised. About 13 months later, wireless crapped out. He held onto it because he mostly used it at home where he doesn’t need the wifi. Now we’re getting the same black screen with LED’s lit up. I’ve started the process of getting the run around from HP. They want me to do a system restore…yeah…like that’s going to help when the hardware fails?

      I’ll do that tomorrow and then I’m going to start harassing the CEO on this issue immediately, considering I’ve found HUNDREDS of similar complaints for this tx/dv series. NVidia has even admitted in a class action lawsuit their chip and the motherboard on these laptops are poorly designed, but they have no intention of helping consumers.

    89. No2HP says:

      This is to everyone who owns a TX Series notebook with the GPU issue.

      HP is not going to do a recall of this model unless we can generate negative publicity about the matter. I know this may seem somewhat futile, but i urge everyone who has issues with this model to do the following:

      1. Write a letter to HP about this issue, and send some forum postings of other customers having the same issue along with the letter. Request that HP do a recall of the entire TX series. They may offer to fix your laptop, but please turn them down as request that they do a recall of the entire TX series.

      2. The most important part. Send a copy of your letter to each of the major television network, asking that their investigative team take a look at this issue. Please send your letter to the major networks to stations located in the New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. I would be great if everyone sent a letter to all the major networks in all three cities.

      3. This ties in to step 2. Send all letters within a 15 to 21 day period. If we can get 500 letters to one network, i am certain that this story would make the news, and shed enough negative light on HP that they may be forced to do a recall.

      4. Copy this post to every Forum that you know has posts about this issue. I will take it upon myself to copy this to as many posts as i can, but it does not hurt to have duplicates.

      5. PLEASE send all letters between November 1, 2009 and November 21, 2009.

    90. No2HP says:

      This is to everyone who owns a TX Series notebook with the GPU issue.

      HP is not going to do a recall of this model unless we can generate negative publicity about the matter. I know this may seem somewhat futile, but i urge everyone who has issues with this model to do the following:

      1. Write a letter to HP about this issue, and send some forum postings of other customers having the same issue along with the letter. Request that HP do a recall of the entire TX series. They may offer to fix your laptop, but please turn them down as request that they do a recall of the entire TX series.

      2. The most important part. Send a copy of your letter to each of the major television network, asking that their investigative team take a look at this issue. Please send your letter to the major networks to stations located in the New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. I would be great if everyone sent a letter to all the major networks in all three cities.

      3. This ties in to step 2. Send all letters within a 15 to 21 day period. If we can get 500 letters to one network, i am certain that this story would make the news, and shed enough negative light on HP that they may be forced to do a recall.

      4. Copy this post to every Forum that you know has posts about this issue. I will take it upon myself to copy this to as many posts as i can, but it does not hurt to have duplicates.

      5. PLEASE send all letters between November 1, 2009 and November 21, 2009.

    91. No2HP says:

      This is to everyone who owns a TX Series notebook with the GPU issue.

      HP is not going to do a recall of this model unless we can generate negative publicity about the matter. I know this may seem somewhat futile, but i urge everyone who has issues with this model to do the following:

      1. Write a letter to HP about this issue, and send some forum postings of other customers having the same issue along with the letter. Request that HP do a recall of the entire TX series. They may offer to fix your laptop, but please turn them down as request that they do a recall of the entire TX series.

      2. The most important part. Send a copy of your letter to each of the major television network, asking that their investigative team take a look at this issue. Please send your letter to the major networks to stations located in the New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. I would be great if everyone sent a letter to all the major networks in all three cities.

      3. This ties in to step 2. Send all letters within a 15 to 21 day period. If we can get 500 letters to one network, i am certain that this story would make the news, and shed enough negative light on HP that they may be forced to do a recall.

      4. Copy this post to every Forum that you know has posts about this issue. I will take it upon myself to copy this to as many posts as i can, but it does not hurt to have duplicates.

      5. PLEASE send all letters between November 1, 2009 and November 21, 2009.

    92. No2HP says:

      This is to everyone who owns a TX Series notebook with the GPU issue.

      HP is not going to do a recall of this model unless we can generate negative publicity about the matter. I know this may seem somewhat futile, but i urge everyone who has issues with this model to do the following:

      1. Write a letter to HP about this issue, and send some forum postings of other customers having the same issue along with the letter. Request that HP do a recall of the entire TX series. They may offer to fix your laptop, but please turn them down as request that they do a recall of the entire TX series.

      2. The most important part. Send a copy of your letter to each of the major television network, asking that their investigative team take a look at this issue. Please send your letter to the major networks to stations located in the New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. I would be great if everyone sent a letter to all the major networks in all three cities.

      3. This ties in to step 2. Send all letters within a 15 to 21 day period. If we can get 500 letters to one network, i am certain that this story would make the news, and shed enough negative light on HP that they may be forced to do a recall.

      4. Copy this post to every Forum that you know has posts about this issue. I will take it upon myself to copy this to as many posts as i can, but it does not hurt to have duplicates.

      5. PLEASE send all letters between November 1, 2009 and November 21, 2009.

    93. Moua says:

      HP needs to recall this piece of crap. The HP Pavillion tx1000 DOES NOT WORK and they need to acknowledge it (whether they like it or not)!

      It’s not us costumers’ fault for mistakenly buying a product from you untalented, stupid HP technicians.

      You, HP, should have been more responsible for your models. You should create a lasting model. Not some piece of junk to cheat money from your customers.

      Telling us to pay for your mistake is very low. You guys suck!

    94. Moua says:

      HP needs to recall this piece of crap. The HP Pavillion tx1000 DOES NOT WORK and they need to acknowledge it (whether they like it or not)!

      It’s not us costumers’ fault for mistakenly buying a product from you untalented, stupid HP technicians.

      You, HP, should have been more responsible for your models. You should create a lasting model. Not some piece of junk to cheat money from your customers.

      Telling us to pay for your mistake is very low. You guys suck!

    95. Moua says:

      HP needs to recall this piece of crap. The HP Pavillion tx1000 DOES NOT WORK and they need to acknowledge it (whether they like it or not)!

      It’s not us costumers’ fault for mistakenly buying a product from you untalented, stupid HP technicians.

      You, HP, should have been more responsible for your models. You should create a lasting model. Not some piece of junk to cheat money from your customers.

      Telling us to pay for your mistake is very low. You guys suck!

    96. Moua says:

      HP needs to recall this piece of crap. The HP Pavillion tx1000 DOES NOT WORK and they need to acknowledge it (whether they like it or not)!

      It’s not us costumers’ fault for mistakenly buying a product from you untalented, stupid HP technicians.

      You, HP, should have been more responsible for your models. You should create a lasting model. Not some piece of junk to cheat money from your customers.

      Telling us to pay for your mistake is very low. You guys suck!

    97. No_limits69 says:

      At the same time, achieving this attitudinal change in the home and school environment is key. ,

    98. No_limits69 says:

      At the same time, achieving this attitudinal change in the home and school environment is key. ,

    99. No_limits69 says:

      At the same time, achieving this attitudinal change in the home and school environment is key. ,

    100. No_limits69 says:

      At the same time, achieving this attitudinal change in the home and school environment is key. ,

    101. Brent Crocker says:

      Have all the classic problems with my HP 1205US notebook. I think it’s time for a class action lawsuit on the TX series notebooks. I was a bit surprised by all the problems with these notebooks. The get so hot, they are not safe.

    102. Brent Crocker says:

      Have all the classic problems with my HP 1205US notebook. I think it’s time for a class action lawsuit on the TX series notebooks. I was a bit surprised by all the problems with these notebooks. The get so hot, they are not safe.

    103. Brent Crocker says:

      Have all the classic problems with my HP 1205US notebook. I think it’s time for a class action lawsuit on the TX series notebooks. I was a bit surprised by all the problems with these notebooks. The get so hot, they are not safe.

    104. Brent Crocker says:

      Have all the classic problems with my HP 1205US notebook. I think it’s time for a class action lawsuit on the TX series notebooks. I was a bit surprised by all the problems with these notebooks. The get so hot, they are not safe.

    105. Another Dead tx1000 says:

      Okay, I'm in.

    106. Mark says:

      Disgusting piece of junk… slowly died. First the network on the motherboard, then the video. A 1 1/2 year old product that is no longer functional!

    107. Mark says:

      Disgusting piece of junk… slowly died. First the network on the motherboard, then the video. A 1 1/2 year old product that is no longer functional!

    108. Arthur says:

      Hello Diane,

      This is the same story with my pc that I actually bought in December kindly please can you send me McArthur's #/ and report this.

      Please yr assistance is the best solution to my problem. my email: tcsrwanda@yahoo.com

      Thank you,

      Arthur

    109. this computer is trash says:

      this computer is a fucking shit i want my money back

    110. Matt_jiyan says:

      it never worked fine… now i have wireless problem.. sometimes it sees wireless sometimes not… having problem with start up… its very slow even i upgraded to 4gb Ram…. i thought vista is slow it down but its same with xp too…. even xp and vista 32 dont recognize 4gb ram…. customer service is sucks… i was asking for a driver for coprocessor and they couldnt find it … i have to search online and find it out… good thing with that computer is if you are living in Canada that computer will heated up your room :) … the fun never stops and create lots of heat and sometimes it shut itself because of that… touch pad is sucks too… the digital ink has problem… also the pen doesnt point the exact area on the screen even after few calibration… well i wish i could say good thing about that tablet pc… but its just waste of money and time…. never ever gonna buy hp especially with AMD… never…

    111. Sue says:

      anyone else have a screen that divides into 3 and then can see only the top 1/3 of the screen? wht the heck is that about?

    112. Sue says:

      my screen divides into three parts on this comp and you can only see the top 1/3 and the rest is obscured. anyone else have this issue? what's that about?

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