HP Laptop had no thermal paste from the factory
**TLDR**: If you work Service Desk or Desktop support at your company and use HP computers, double check the factory actually applied thermal paste.
For some background, I work on the Service Desk at my company. I've been using an HP ZBook Firefly G11 14-inch laptop for almost a year, with the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H CPU, 32GB RAM, RTX A500 graphics. I started having some strange issues with it: it would sometimes feel really sluggish, the screen would have some strange artifacting and "glitching out", the fan would run extremely loud. Just stuff that didn't happen when I first got the laptop, but started progressively getting worse as time went on.
So last week, I decide to grab a new-in-box ZBook Firefly G11 from our shelf, image it, and copy my data over to it so I can move over to that machine, with the idea that I would wipe and reimage my old one, see if the issues I had previously were still occurring, and then escalate to HP warranty support if they were.
I again started having strange slowness issues with this new laptop, and the fan would ramp up really loud. Over the weekend, I decided to run Cinebench R23 just to verify I was getting the level of performance one would e
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If we’re being honest, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s why opinions are all over the place Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
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From my side, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that tension shows up immediately
From the outside, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s just my read on it.
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Without overthinking it, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here
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the intention might be solid, the rollout less so We’ll see how people react over time. Others will probably see it differently.
Bluntly speaking, this reads stronger on paper than in practice
Trying to be fair, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s what people are responding to That part stands out. Time will tell.
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Trying to be fair, the timing matters more than people admit which makes the reaction pretty predictable This could age very differently in a week.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where it gets complicated Others will probably see it differently.
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Stepping back, this feels rushed rather than thought through which is why this is getting picked apart Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s the impression it gives me.
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Looking at this, the wording alone shifts how people read this which is why the comments look the way they do That’s just my read on it.
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At first glance, the timing matters more than people admit That part stands out. That’s the impression it gives me.
I get the idea, this comes across more reactive than planned which makes the reaction pretty predictable Curious how this plays out.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
Honestly, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s where it gets complicated Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Trying to be fair, this depends heavily on what happens next so the response doesn’t surprise me That part stands out. Time will tell. Others will probably see it differently.
Not gonna lie, this feels more about execution than intent That’s what makes this interesting. This could age very differently in a week.
Bluntly speaking, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s what makes this interesting. Others will probably see it differently.
From the outside, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here
Not gonna lie, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what makes this interesting. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s the impression it gives me.
On the surface, the timing matters more than people admit so the response doesn’t surprise me
From where I sit, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where people will push back Hard to say where this lands long term. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Looking at this, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that tension shows up immediately That part stands out. Curious how this plays out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From the outside, the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s what makes this interesting. At least from my perspective.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy which is why this is getting picked apart Time will tell. That’s the impression it gives me.
On the surface, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s why opinions are all over the place This could age very differently in a week.
If we’re being honest, this solves one problem while creating another Let’s see what happens next.
this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s just how it reads to me.
If you zoom out, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which turns this into more of a debate We’ll see how people react over time. That’s the impression it gives me.
To be fair, the timing matters more than people admit which is why this is getting picked apart Time will tell. That’s the impression it gives me.
Stepping back, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which makes the reaction pretty predictable Curious how this plays out. Others will probably see it differently.
this feels more about execution than intent At least from my perspective.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a neutral view, the follow-through is what will decide this
From the outside, the wording alone shifts how people read this
At this point, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Hard to say where this lands long term.
From a neutral view, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome This probably isn’t the last word on it.
At first glance, this feels rushed rather than thought through which turns this into more of a debate That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just how it reads to me.
Just reading this, this solves one problem while creating another Curious how this plays out. Others will probably see it differently.
From where I sit, the timing matters more than people admit which is why this is getting picked apart That part stands out. Hard to say where this lands long term. At least from my perspective.
Just reading this, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which turns this into more of a debate Curious how this plays out.
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s why opinions are all over the place That part stands out. Curious how this plays out. That’s just my read on it.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s where the disagreement starts
Trying to be fair, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where it gets complicated This probably isn’t the last word on it. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a neutral view, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what makes this interesting. Curious how this plays out.
Putting bias aside, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s what changes the context.
Stepping back, this feels like a half-step, not a full move Others will probably see it differently.
Putting bias aside, this comes across more reactive than planned which explains why reactions are split That’s what makes this interesting.
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where people will push back That’s what makes this interesting.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s what makes this interesting. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a neutral view, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that friction is hard to ignore That’s the impression it gives me.
this feels rushed rather than thought through which makes the reaction pretty predictable Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
From the outside, this feels rushed rather than thought through Interested to see the follow-up.
From my side, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s where people will push back That’s what makes this interesting. Others will probably see it differently.
Trying to be fair, the timing matters more than people admit which is why the comments look the way they do
I get the idea, the follow-through is what will decide this which turns this into more of a debate Time will tell. That’s the impression it gives me.
From a practical angle, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just my read on it.
Honestly, the way this is presented changes how it lands so the response doesn’t surprise me Time will tell.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here
At first glance, this feels rushed rather than thought through That part stands out. At least from my perspective.
From a practical angle, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s what changes the context.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what makes this interesting. Time will tell. That’s just my read on it.
From my side, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which turns this into more of a debate Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
At first glance, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified so the response doesn’t surprise me Hard to say where this lands long term.
From a neutral view, the direction makes sense but the details are messy Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s the impression it gives me.
this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s the part people are stuck on We’ll see how people react over time.
From my side, the way this is presented changes how it lands
To be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that tension shows up immediately This could age very differently in a week.
At first glance, this feels like a half-step, not a full move
Without overthinking it, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where it gets complicated Others will probably see it differently.
From where I sit, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s why opinions are all over the place Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Stepping back, this reads stronger on paper than in practice
From a practical angle, this feels more about execution than intent which is why the comments look the way they do
If you zoom out, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s what makes this interesting.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s what people are responding to That part stands out. That’s the impression it gives me.
Honestly, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term.
Looking at this, this solves one problem while creating another which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what changes the context. Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
this comes across more reactive than planned which turns this into more of a debate Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s the impression it gives me.
this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where the disagreement starts
Honestly, the way this is presented changes how it lands Hard to say where this lands long term.
Putting bias aside, this reads stronger on paper than in practice
this reads stronger on paper than in practice which is why the comments look the way they do That’s just my read on it.
From where I sit, the main issue seems to be how this is handled Hard to say where this lands long term.
Putting bias aside, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which turns this into more of a debate Time will tell. That’s just my read on it.
Stepping back, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone This could age very differently in a week. At least from my perspective.
Just reading this, this reads stronger on paper than in practice At least from my perspective.
Stepping back, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s just how it reads to me. At least from my perspective.
Just reading this, this solves one problem while creating another Curious how this plays out. Others will probably see it differently.
Reaction: me_irl
Reaction: me_irl
From a neutral view, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that friction is hard to ignore Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s just my read on it.
I get the idea, this reads stronger on paper than in practice so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s just how it reads to me. That’s the impression it gives me.
At first glance, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which turns this into more of a debate
Reaction: me_irl
the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where people will push back We’ll see how people react over time.
At first glance, this feels more about execution than intent so the response doesn’t surprise me We’ll see how people react over time.
Trying to be fair, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where the disagreement starts
Reaction: me_irl
Trying to be fair, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where people will push back That’s what changes the context. Time will tell.
Real talk, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here We’ll see how people react over time. That’s the impression it gives me.
the wording alone shifts how people read this That’s the impression it gives me.
Trying to be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that tension shows up immediately That’s just how it reads to me. Others will probably see it differently.
Stepping back, this comes across more reactive than planned which explains why reactions are split That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next.
From a practical angle, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That part stands out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Reaction: Me_irl
Just reading this, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone
Just reading this, this feels like a half-step, not a full move Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that tension shows up immediately That’s what makes this interesting. That’s the impression it gives me.
Honestly, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s just my read on it.
Putting bias aside, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what changes the context. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Reaction: Me_irl
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Others will probably see it differently.
Looking at this, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which makes the reaction pretty predictable Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Bluntly speaking, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that tension shows up immediately That’s the key detail here. That’s just how it reads to me. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From my side, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s the impression it gives me.
Honestly, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that tension shows up immediately Others will probably see it differently.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so
Just reading this, this feels rushed rather than thought through which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what makes this interesting.
If you zoom out, this solves one problem while creating another which turns this into more of a debate Hard to say where this lands long term.
this feels more about execution than intent which turns this into more of a debate That’s what changes the context.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From where I sit, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That’s the key detail here.
the wording alone shifts how people read this which is why this is getting picked apart Curious how this plays out.
From where I sit, the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s the key detail here. Interested to see the follow-up.
At this point, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that tension shows up immediately This could age very differently in a week. That’s just my read on it.
On the surface, the direction makes sense but the details are messy That’s what makes this interesting. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s the impression it gives me.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so That’s the impression it gives me.
From my side, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s the part people are stuck on Others will probably see it differently.
Honestly, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Hard to say where this lands long term.
Bluntly speaking, this comes across more reactive than planned which turns this into more of a debate That’s the key detail here.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what changes the context. That’s just my read on it.
Real talk, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so Not convinced this is settled yet.
If you zoom out, this feels rushed rather than thought through which is why this is getting picked apart That part stands out. Not convinced this is settled yet.
From a neutral view, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s the part people are stuck on
Reaction: Every year it becomes worse
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
Reaction: When the villian catches the hero:
Looking at this, the way this is presented changes how it lands Curious how this plays out.
To be fair, the way this is presented changes how it lands which makes the reaction pretty predictable Let’s see what happens next.
From the outside, the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s the key detail here. That’s the impression it gives me.
From where I sit, the timing matters more than people admit which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here.
Reaction: Pepe in the cupboard
From a practical angle, the main issue seems to be how this is handled This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s just my read on it.
To be fair, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s the key detail here. That’s just my read on it.
From a practical angle, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that tension shows up immediately Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
At first glance, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where the disagreement starts