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  • #31
    Re: Laptop of Choice (and/or Practicality) ...

    My only other comment on this matter is to avoid CompUSA if they have them where your from. Don't buy a warranty either, unless you want to be without your laptop repeatedly.

    I was without my laptop 3 months, I paid over 250 for the warranty, they said after 3 repairs it would be replaced, it was not. When I bought the warranty they told me if I wanted a replacement I could get one but it would void the warranty. That was also a lie, the manager straight out ignored me in his office and started making phone calls. Regional and District managers failed to return calls on the basis that "they are traveling every day". Tech support line laughed and said "Ive worked here 4 years and never seen anyone get a product replaced, we always repair it".

    Plus from the looks of their repairs they rush them, and they re-use parts other people have sent in as broken. they craacked my screen hinges, scratched up the back of the screen, and my eject button on pcmcia no longer works. I finally just quit sending it in. Everything functions now, but its no where near the condition it was in when I started sending it to them.

    The store manager said that neither the company or store was responsible for what sales people tell the customer. If they lie to make a sell, give wrong information, the store isn't liable. Unless you have proof of what they said. I volunteered a witness, they laughed.

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    • #32
      Re: Laptop of Choice (and/or Practicality) ...

      I got a Dell Inspiron 6000 for right about 65% retail about a year ago and have had few problems with it. Until I went off like an excitable kid on christmas day that can't wait to open his present and installed vista. Man what a pain that has been. Otherwise though, I am content with my dell until I can step up to a macbook next year. Damn the car payments and mortgage!!!

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      • #33
        Re: Laptop of Choice (and/or Practicality) ...

        Originally posted by JohnnyCornholer View Post
        Otherwise though, I am content with my dell until I can step up to a macbook next year. Damn the car payments and mortgage!!!

        That is most certainly not a step up.
        perl -e 'print pack(c5, (41*2), sqrt(7056), (unpack(c,H)-2), oct(115), 10)'

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        • #34
          Re: Laptop of Choice (and/or Practicality) ...

          well so far i can at least say this thread has helped educate me on what NOT to buy ;)

          i was looking at the 13.3 inch Ferrari acer's today and cried. if i could only find something like that only with less hd space and cpu power, perhaps i could afford it ;)... and afford to mod it <_<

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          • #35
            Re: Laptop of Choice (and/or Practicality) ...

            Originally posted by Chris View Post
            That is most certainly not a step up.
            Just goes to prove, one man's trash is another man's treasure.
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            • #36
              Re: Laptop of Choice (and/or Practicality) ...

              So are acer's okay now? Last one I owned (SEVERAL years ago) was shit. I'm currently using a Dell Latitude D610, not by choice, but it's what my employer has 'issued' me. I did have a Thinkpad, wasn't too bad. Before, a Panasonic Toughbook, now that thing rocked!!! I still got it, but it's too old now to be useful save for small linux distro's. It currently has Windows 95 on it. With 64mb ram, I ain't got much use for it.
              I got a .45 and a shovel, and I ain't afraid to use either.

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              • #37
                Re: Laptop of Choice (and/or Practicality) ...

                yea i hear a lot of people use there job laptops as good testing grounds but, seeing as how i don't have a fancy jobs that buys me toys like that... not an option <_<

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                • #38
                  Re: Laptop of Choice (and/or Practicality) ...

                  Go old skool for great unix/linux compatability.

                  I have run my Dell C840 for ages now and it runs every linux/unix distro on the net. It has resonable power @ 2Ghz and provides space for internal wireless express cards, as well as a 2GB memory limit. PLUS they can be had on ebay for less than 300 bucks!

                  Only draw back.. is it weighs about a ton!
                  I saw your mom on myspace!

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                  • #39
                    Re: Laptop of Choice (and/or Practicality) ...

                    Im running an Asus W3000N
                    Been going strong for 2 years now.
                    Looking to get one of those new HP tablets though.

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