A cheap anything is a cheap anything...
I carried a Dell Inspiron 8500 (I think it was an 8500 anyway) for 3 years. It
went back and forth across the country and Atlantic Canada a few dozen times
and never failed me except the time I broke a key trying to get some dirt out
from under it. Dell replaced the keyboard under warranty.
Then I got a new job and an HP nw8000 which served me well for 2 years (it was
used when I got it) when I got my Dell Precision M90 that I've had for almost a
year now, both were pretty much flawless but the HP has the equivalent (I've
still got it on spares duty) of a million miles and makes some scary noises
which is why I pushed to replace it.
All three computers probably ran somewhere between $2500 and $3500 when they
were new, these are high end workstation laptops, the M90 is faster than the
dual processor 2.8ghz HP workstation I'm using right now.
A $20 computer running an OS thats too new for it (like XP if it was built for
2000) will be slow and 1GB of RAM isn't enough anymore unless you're using a
stripped down OS.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 07:25:02 -0500
From: "LarryT" <l02tur...@comcast.net>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting Windows laptop
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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
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