TO ALL 7690m XT LAPTOP USERS - PLEASE POST TO SHOW HP WE WANT A REPLACEMENT OR REFUND

Question

Hello,  I am starting this thread to show HP that we HP customers did not spend $1000+ for a giant paper weight.  I purchased my HP Dv7t on Feb 6, contacted HP by Feb 9 to complain of graphics issues.  I was told that there is nothing HP can do till a newer graphics driver came out (which never came as we were promised).  I purchased this computer for one reason; to play games.  In the past 3 months it has been collecting dust, while I use my older laptop to play games on the lowest possible setting waiting impatiently for the new updates.
The issue is HP's most recent Dv7t Quad laptops were being sold with a 7690mXT graphics card which is known as a gaming card.  HP also markets it as a gaming PC.  Yet I am unable to play Star wars the old republic, Mass Effect 3, and Battlefield 3.  The games just crash.  HP told us back in Feb that in a month a newer driver would come out, never did.  Other issues are over heating, GPU throttling down fps on movies and games, and random crashes.
I read on formus today that HP achnowledges this issue and is now only replacing your Dv7t with their brand new option with the Nvidia GPU if you purchased your laptop within 21 days.  I feel as a loyal HP customer, with a faulty $1300 laptop withing its warranty, only purchased less then 3 months ago, reporting issues 3 days after receiving it, the fact HP cant solve their issues, deceived in purchasing a faulty laptop design, advertised as a gaming laptop, the fact I have helped more HP Customers on their forums then their own tech support, that we and I deserve a refund, or a replacement, so we may finally utilize our computers.  I have owned 5 computers in my life, never had an issue like this before, so [legal discussion:removed] they better do the RIGHT THING and give us our replacements. 
Please post your issues so HP can see we were tricked into purchasing a faulty computer.
Thanks.

Answer 1

Kudos to all the gamers and other notebook savvy users for their posts about the 7690M and 7690M XT. In February, I purchased a dvt6 i7 quad core with 2 gb of Radeon 7690 m XT. I chose this notebook after reading about it on various forums where gamers mostly post. Not knowing much about computers it seemed the gamers knew a lot. I wanted a really nice laptop. with good graphics. I love visual arts and product design. I was thrilled to order this notebook and was assured by the HP sales staff that I was making a wonderful choice with the dvt6.. I got the 7200 hybrid drive and the 1080p display and looked forward to fast performance and visual wow. Because of the cost, over $1000, it was important to me the notebook stay in stride with future technical advancements for  the next two to three years., at least.
I felt aggrieved when HP walked away leaving me alone with the 7690M XT. During the 21day return policy I hammered at testing the components. Lacking many computer skills,little did I know I had been I thrown into a radeon/ intel marriage, dysfunctional. at its quad core. Intuitively something about how the graphics worked seemed off. Calling tech support confused me more. Tech after tech told me I did not have an intel display adapter. I did not have switchable graphics. "Your order form only lists the Radeon card.!." I went back and forth with different techs with different takes. I imagined the techs were right , despite tne fact the device manager had two adapters, the order form trumped all.. One night I had this dream.
Intel: " Honey, call the driver we need to take Crysis to school."
Radeon: "Yes dear, but the AMD agency fails to update his license.".
Intel: "That's it, I will take Crysis since all you do is look good and make promises you pretend to keep." "Why didnt you call for a new driver?"
Radeon: "Call? When? All you do is takeover and run everything?" (Radeon huffs,turns red,and leaves.)
Inel: " Oh,not another black out, I am leaving you for Nvidia !"
I know very little about how a computer works I made repeated calls to tech support and was led down one dark alley after another. I have spent twenty+ collective hours with support. Reputably, I was told that I did not have an intel display adapter or switchable graphics: only the AMD 7690M XT. Last week my HP case manager mailed me an email with downloads to fix my graphics with updates from July 2011. Strange. I will have to investigate these updates as it seems I already have more current updates. The case manger insisted I do the downloads to see if my games play. The only other alternative he offered was to send my laptop in for repairs. I emphatically told him there were no repairs for the graphic problems because HP does not have a proper driver for the 7690M XT.
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