Buying a Laptop ?
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Hello there. I'm going to buy a laptop around $1600. Could you offer me some choices , please ? Thanks
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Hello there. I'm going to buy a laptop around $1600. Could you offer me some choices , please ? Thanks
But I advise you to get a decent insurance plan. (Maybe 2 years?) Not two months after our warranty expired, one of our cats puked on the keyboard. Somehow, this has created a $1300 repair estimate, even though an external USB keyboard still works fine. So we are planning to keep using it and buy a new laptop later on for roughly the same amount.
Don't let my name fool you. That's my job.
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Hello there. I'm going to buy a laptop around $1600. Could you offer me some choices , please ? Thanks
I suggest a Toshiba Qosmio. Failing that, get something that can handle oodles of RAM.
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Why won't the worm just leave me be?
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But I advise you to get a decent insurance plan. (Maybe 2 years?) Not two months after our warranty expired, one of our cats puked on the keyboard. Somehow, this has created a $1300 repair estimate, even though an external USB keyboard still works fine. So we are planning to keep using it and buy a new laptop later on for roughly the same amount.
Don't let my name fool you. That's my job.
Did he puke after eating your homework?
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I suggest a Toshiba Qosmio. Failing that, get something that can handle oodles of RAM.
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Why won't the worm just leave me be?
I read that as Toshiba Quasimodo! A Hunch-backed Lap top?
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I read that as Toshiba Quasimodo! A Hunch-backed Lap top?
------------------------------------ "I am always serious about what I do, not necessarily about how I do it." Tom Baker
One that plays amongst the gargoyles and swings from church bell to church bell? Double D, what cheese have you been eating?! :-D
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Why won't the worm just leave me be?
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One that plays amongst the gargoyles and swings from church bell to church bell? Double D, what cheese have you been eating?! :-D
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Why won't the worm just leave me be?
My head is still in Weekend Mode.
------------------------------------ "I am always serious about what I do, not necessarily about how I do it." Tom Baker
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Did he puke after eating your homework?
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I read that as Toshiba Quasimodo! A Hunch-backed Lap top?
------------------------------------ "I am always serious about what I do, not necessarily about how I do it." Tom Baker
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Did he puke after eating your homework?
Probably after seeing his code...
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Hello there. I'm going to buy a laptop around $1600. Could you offer me some choices , please ? Thanks
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One thing you shouldn't do is buy Acer. Other than that I can only recommend HP, Dell or Apple (of those I've tried myself).
apoltix wrote:
One thing you shouldn't do is buy Acer.
Why :confused:
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apoltix wrote:
One thing you shouldn't do is buy Acer.
Why :confused:
I had an Acer TravelMate for three years. I take very much care of my things, so I know it's not my treatment that caused the need of several repairs. Everyone in my high school class (between 2005 and 2008) had the exact same model, and everyone (literally!) had to have it repaired at least once. The most common problem was the screen hinges breaking off after common use. Given that it's a TravelMate, it should be able to be travelled with. How ironic.
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I had an Acer TravelMate for three years. I take very much care of my things, so I know it's not my treatment that caused the need of several repairs. Everyone in my high school class (between 2005 and 2008) had the exact same model, and everyone (literally!) had to have it repaired at least once. The most common problem was the screen hinges breaking off after common use. Given that it's a TravelMate, it should be able to be travelled with. How ironic.
Thanks a lot apoltix. What about Asus, Is it a good Laptop ? Actually, I expect a must laptop work for 4 or 5 years !
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Thanks a lot apoltix. What about Asus, Is it a good Laptop ? Actually, I expect a must laptop work for 4 or 5 years !
Sorry, I haven't worked with ASUS laptops, but I know their motherboards are very decent. That said, I don't know their laptops. I believe Lenovo and IBM are praised as very solid laptops. If you've got the money, you could buy a new aluminium MacBook or MacBook Pro, both of which are very solid and durable, and then throw Windows on it (if you dare :laugh:).
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Hello there. I'm going to buy a laptop around $1600. Could you offer me some choices , please ? Thanks
Of course for every brand someone recommends, there will be someone else who's had bad experiences...but...I love my Dell(s). My current machine is a loaded Studio 15 which I got for $1300 6 months ago. The great thing about Dell is they have the most flexible configurations I've found, especially when it comes to screens. If you do any coding, you probably want hi-res (I know *I* do) and this 15.4" model has a full 1920x1200(!!). I never miss my desktop...
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But I advise you to get a decent insurance plan. (Maybe 2 years?) Not two months after our warranty expired, one of our cats puked on the keyboard. Somehow, this has created a $1300 repair estimate, even though an external USB keyboard still works fine. So we are planning to keep using it and buy a new laptop later on for roughly the same amount.
Don't let my name fool you. That's my job.
Laptop keyboards are usually only held on by a couple of screws from the top, or 4 or 5 from the bottom. And they can be found online for not quite insane prices. Also unless it's a compaq, you can get 99% of the tools you'd need from a $10 mini screwdriver set.
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Hello there. I'm going to buy a laptop around $1600. Could you offer me some choices , please ? Thanks
Personally I'd say Sager, simply because I've dealt with them in the past. Although it's been quite a few years. Most people haven't heard of them because they didn't offer a model with their brand on it for a lot of years, they'd sell as Dell, Compaq, Toshiba or whoever ordered the laptop. So chances are you've seen one of their laptops and never known it. These days they advertise their gaming laptops though, and personally I haven't seen a decent gaming laptop from any brand. High end video cards suck up too much power, generate too much heat or cost WAY too much to justify putting them in a laptop.
The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.
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Hello there. I'm going to buy a laptop around $1600. Could you offer me some choices , please ? Thanks
I bought a Lenovo about 2 years ago for my wife. As I write this, it sits in the repair shop because the hard drive failed. I'm disappointed! I bought the Lenovo because it was recommended as durable. She doesn't need super speed / raw processing power; she just needs it to work. I thought that's what I was buying, but now I know better. :mad:
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Thanks a lot apoltix. What about Asus, Is it a good Laptop ? Actually, I expect a must laptop work for 4 or 5 years !
Asus gaming laptops have a good rep. Most gamers probably don't keep their laptops that long though so the endorsements probably don't go much past 2ish years of quality.
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