Excellent choice. On Nov 19, 2013 3:11 AM, "FORC5" <fuf...@cox.net> wrote:
> thanks to all that replied, took the Toshiba back ( gotta love Costco) > went with a Alienware 17" > pricey but looks well built. > fp > > At 01:44 PM 11/18/2013, Julian Zottl Poked the stick with: > >> I wouldn't buy a Lenovo... Just look up their security issues. >> >> HP/Dell are solid brands. I'm still lugging around their "portable >> workstation" after 5 years and only recently has it started to fall apart. >> >> Alienware still makes a good box >> >> Sagers are BEASTS. >> >> Julian >> >> Sent from my iProduct, cause I'm iSpecial.... But not in that ishort bus >> kind of way... >> >> > On Nov 18, 2013, at 11:29 PM, Joshua MacCraw <maccr...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > After what I saw of the insides of a Toshiba recently I'd never buy >> > one. All plastic clamshell with no metal endoskeleton, worse it's >> > painted with copper (RF coating?) so that when pieces break off >> > they're conductive. Of course customer has aggression issue & beat on >> > it but still. >> > >> > I've had the impression Alienware was not worth the money, more so now >> > that Dell has (had?) the brand. When I look and the few purchases I've >> > been involved in lead me to the HP DV's in $850-$1200 band. Beyond >> > that mark I look at HP & Lenovo's higher-end business models but I've >> > not put hands on any to recommend. >> > >> > >> > >> >> On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 10:38 AM, FORC5 <fuf...@cox.net> wrote: >> >> My son's new Toshiba high end laptop fried, literally. Only a couple of >> >> weeks old so it goes back, will not even fire up. I suspect the cpu >> cooling >> >> failed but I thought modern cpu's were protected from that sort of >> thing. >> >> was a Toshiba Qosmio X75. Did run hot. i7 4700MQ ???? >> >> no harm at this point, was wondering about Alienware laptops ? >> >> good specs, what is there rep ? >> >> >> >> meanwhile I will do homework but was wondering, the power is in the >> pack :{) >> >> fp >> >> >> >> Date: Sunday, November 17th, 2013 >> >> >> >> ***Caution, Tagline Below *** >> >> **Tallyho** >> >> ****************************************** >> >> Hospitals: Places where the run down >> >> wind up. >> >> ****************************************** >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > Date: Monday, November 18th, 2013 > > ***Caution, Tagline Below *** > **Tallyho** > ****************************************** > A rolling stone is better than a bird > in the hand. > ****************************************** > > > > > > > > > > >