On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 7:25 AM, LarryT <[email protected]> wrote:
> Maybe everyone else has had better luck with Dell than me. I have 2 Dells > (my son bought one from a friend for $20) and both are the slowest 'puters > I've ever seen. I have a gig of RAM in both and the HDs are almost empty > except for the basics. > > I've had excellent service from an Acer Laptop BTW - I use my laptops a LOT > and generally they start having warranty problems after 6-9 months. Small > pieces breaking, monitor problems, usb ports stop working, CD drives die, - > that kind of stuff, but not the Acer -- it worked full time for 3 years > before the motherboard died. > > Because of the problems I generally buy the extended warranty (but never on > other purchases) - and they always pay for themselves. > > I like the idea of a Netbook but the added cost to get a full featured > Laptop is worth it to get all the extras - like CD drive, serial/parallel > port, several USB drives, etc. BTW, Costco has Netbooks for around $300. > > Good luck & Happy New Year! > > LarryT > 91 300D > > OilAnalysis Time? > Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? > www.youroil.net > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "dave walton" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:48 PM > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting Windows laptop > > > She has solar panels that charge old 12V car batteries. Her current >> Dell runs directly from the 11-14V off the batteries. She does have an >> inverter if needed. >> >> I'm not sure how far back I can go with the Dell's before the video gets >> choppy. >> >> -Dave Walton >> >> On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 7:41 PM, Allan Streib <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> How does she run the laptop without electricity in her house? Does she >>> mail it back to you to be recharged?? >>> >>> I'd say any entry-level Dell would probably be good enough. >>> >>> Allan >>> >>> On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:36 -0500, "dave walton" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm responsible for keeping my mother-in-law's computer working. She >>>> now has a Dell Inspiron 5100 that I got on eBay for $120. The only >>>> problem is that she routinely screws it up and sends it back to me to >>>> get it going again. She lives in Hawaii (don't get excited, her >>>> "house" has no electricity or water) and it costs $35 to send it each >>>> way. Anyone know offhand of the make and model of a cheap laptop that >>>> will fit safely in a Large Flat-Rate USPS box (12"x12"x6")? the only >>>> prerequisite is that it play DVD's and Netflix streaming movies and >>>> browse the web. >>>> >>>> I do find it a bit amusing that she lives in an area that is not wired >>>> for electric power or cable TV, but she can get DSL just fine. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> -Dave Walton >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
