hp Pavilion G62 Laptop motherboard Repair
We repaired motherboard for hp G62
he HP G62-143cl is geared toward multipurpose users. Available at Costco, it’s large enough to be a desktop replacement laptop and manageable enough to take on long commutes and vacations. And for one low price, it bundles the latest Intel Core i3 processor and a speedy 7,200rpm hard drive. If you’re willing to spend a little more, however, the powerful Samsung R580 includes a Blu-ray drive and may be a better bang for your buck.
There’s only 3GB of memory compared to the 4GB that comes installed in most modern laptops, but even that doesn’t seem to impact on how well the HP runs programs.
Of course, sacrifices have to be made somewhere and the G62 has to contend with integrated graphics. This is where the processor has to handle images on top of everything else, instead of a dedicated graphics card doing the work.
Quality audio
Still, HD movies sound rather good, thanks to the powerful built-in Altec Lansing speakers, and look decent on the 15.6-inch screen. It’s not a remarkably bright or vibrant display, but it does the job well.
It features a glossy Super-TFT coating. This helps bring out colours a little more, but is also highly reflective, so you’ll be struggling to see if you try using this laptop outside.
If you plan on taking a large collection of MP3s, movies or software to university, you might prefer a laptop with a larger hard drive, which offer up to 640GB of storage space. The G62 comes with a 320GB hard drive, which will still suit anyone who doesn’t have a huge media collection. A 5-in-1 memory card reader allows you to expand this storage if needed.
The silver chassis looks solid and, for the most part, is, although the lid fl exes rather easily under pressure. You’ll want to carry it in a padded bag just to be sure it doesn’t get damaged. At 2.6kg, it’s one of the heavier around, but still portable enough for everyday use.
Almost three hours of battery life while watching films is a decent result, although the MSI CR640-020UK and Packard Bell EasyNote NS44 HR-033UK have significantly better battery lives.
HP has omitted the dedicated numeric keypad, meaning there’s more room on the keyboard for the other keys. It’s a firmly set, well-sized board and comfortable to type on. However, HP has included a column of shortcut buttons along the left edge that perform functions such as printing the screen or opening your web browser. We found ourselves hitting these by mistake when going for the Shift, Tab and Ctrl keys.