Thread: Laptop Choices

Quote: Originally Posted by Z As mentioned above, if you're going to buy a laptop, search for on-line coupons for the laptop you want x2 on that. Oh, and here's some more info for potential laptop buyers. My bro got his laptop from bestbuy in-store with a warranty through bestbuy. He's had it for a while, had multiple problems, and ended up being charged for most of them, as bestbuy's warranty doesn't cover a large...

I've heard a multitude of things on the batteries over the years. In my experience, there is no rhyme or reason as to how long they last. I'm sure if you leave it plugged in as-in "charging" all the time, that heat will probably reduce the life. I always charge and then try to use it until its about drained before recharging. Someone with more knowledge on this can charm in. Oh, and also, we have had laptop...

Yea I hear you there.

Consumer gateway... NO THANKS, but Hope it works out for you.

Quote: Originally Posted by Brad S http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Gzq-QEt0s Oh yeah, don't forget about the proprietary maintenance/service options that comes with your $1.5k purchase. Feel free to drop it off at your nearest Mac service center for an additional wad-o-cash deposit. The best part about that video are the comments. Some people actually think it's real. Then again, the Onion doesn't cut corners on this...

And my first laptop was a monochrome VGA 10" screen, 286 12 Mhz with 1 mb RAM and 40mb HD. But it did have a 3.5 floppy and 2 PCMCIA slots!

I just bought a Lenovo. I wanted a 14" multi-touch screen, so I had few options. When I was looking, I was surprised at the plethora of laptops with crappy keyboards - flat and slick - a configuration that would make touch-typing difficult. The only laptops currently available with 14" multi-touch screens are HP, Lenovo and Toshiba. The HP and Toshiba had the crappy keyboard, so I went Lenovo. As mentioned above, if...

Quote: Originally Posted by dp96zj Do you think the 1 year warranty on those online Dell's is good enough? If you can swing it, I would probably get the 3 year, but that's just me. They offered a free upgrade to a 3 year plan on mine and I didn't need to use it until the 3rd year. Your laptop will likely take some abuse in college since you will probably be taking it everywhere -- and there is always that potential for spilled...

Quote: Originally Posted by JOE Get a Macbook. Once you go Mac, you'll really never go back. How is he going to do THAT for less than $1k???

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