I've been and remains a loyal HP customer, having various kinds of their products from digital cameras, PDAs, printers, and computers. There was an opportunity for me to upgrade to a newere laptop by trading in my old laptop. After carefully reading all the reviews I could find, I bought the 6455b and am happy with the laptop. It's not as heavy as my previous laptop but the battery lasts quite a bit longer than the one on my previous laptop. Even though it is proudly labeled as "Made in China" on the bottom, the build looks solid and professional enough. The HP/Compaq quality still shows well. The matte non-glossy screen is bright enough, even when I use the laptop outside in a bright sunny day. This is my second computer that uses an AMD chip and makes me wonder why most (uneducated?) consumers still buy into the Intel marketing ploys and gimmicks. The CPU is quite powerful and I have not run into any compatibility issue whatsoever. I've always loved the indicator lights/LEDs that also have a touch interface for you to turn devices/features on/off. This will be my main computer for the next few years and I highly recommend buying this (at least you should seriously compare it with whatever you're considering to buy).

mypoints-pt

Cupertino, CA

Overall my experience with this computer has been great.  There was a small problem the first month of purchase with it not wanting to come on, but the tech support was great and talked me through my problem and I haven't had any problems since.

barbieann25

Russellville, AR