When we received an e-mail from a very agitated reader detailing that the wireless card and the screen on his
HP tx2000 stopped working just a convenient few days after his warranty expired we felt bad, though didn't think much of it. But then we started doing a bit of research, and it turns out these issues go all the way back to the
tx1000 and that there are thousands -- if you can trust the petition numbers -- that have been encountering these problems. The cause? Most likely the
overheating NVIDIA graphics card and chipset that was used in both models, and which was actually the reason for
Sony, Dell and other HP laptop recalls last year. So, what gives, especially after the warranty of these tablets has gone up? Not much, unless you are handy with a motherboard, some thermal compound and tinfoil like the guy in the video after the break (spoiler: he fixes his tx1000!) We wish we had better news, but if you're an unfortunate owner of one of these txs your best bet is to hit one of the links and sound off. The more noise, the more likely HP will be to finally recall these puppies.
[Thanks, Artur T.]
posted January 26th 2010 10:12PM
hello, everybody talks about the TX2000 with nvidia card, you think that the TX2500 with ATI card suffers the same problem? someone has this model?
thanks.
I am the owner of a tx2000 and my wireless card mysteriously disappeared just like so many others. I'd cut off my left arm before paying hp another penny to fix it. So, I opened her up and no doubt, the mb was burnt around the NVIDIA card. I tried to repair the problem, but no dice. After all that trouble, I still have to replace the mb! GOOD JOB HP!