Amy Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 I am going to purchase a new laptop, since my old one, I cannot for the life of me figure out what is wrong with it. I just need something that I can put a warranty on and something that has wireless internet in it and dvd/cd player.. any good suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 go to Office Max, I just bought a real nice Compaq for 699. 1.8Ghz AMD 64 x2 processor, 120 gig drive, 1 gig of ram, dvd dual layer burner with lightscribe, Vista home pro, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Celtic Savage Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Compaq sucks, you will have lots of problems down the road. Either buy a Dell or Alienware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Compaq sucks, you will have lots of problems down the road. Either buy a Dell or Alienware. older compaq's.... maybe... (although I have a 266mhz laptop that I still use for tuning and it boots every time) but have in mind, the compaq laptops now are just HP laptops with the Compaq name. as far as Dell, they are slipping fast to HP in customer service. Alienware.... Dell owns them, so ya.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate1647545505 Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 older compaq's.... maybe... (although I have a 266mhz laptop that I still use for tuning and it boots every time) but have in mind, the compaq laptops how are just HP laptops with the Compaq name. as far as Dell, they are slipping fast to HP in customer service and Alienware, Dell owns them, so ya.... Dell doesn't stuff shit into their hardware, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGU Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Compaq sucks, you will have lots of problems down the road. Either buy a Dell or Alienware. how do you justify? every lap top no matter will have problems down the road. by saying compaq sucks you realise your saying hp sucks. in all honesty if you want to play the youll have more issues with X brand card go to any pc tech place and ask. at work i prolly get the exact same dells as i get in hp/compaq. i wouldnt get a alienware, they are way over priced for what they are. i would stick with a dell or hp/compaq it really doesent matter who you ask youll get the ohh you need to get a x or dont get x its a pos. the only way to get a extremly good one is to have one completly customised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Should I mention the crappy keyboards that were in all Dell C series laptops? Or the battery recall or that HP and Compaq both have the pretty blue light fact is, get a base model anything and you get what you pay for... so far, my Comcrack has by far exceeded my expectations and out preforms my old completely built Dell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate1647545505 Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Should I mention the crappy keyboards that were in all Dell C series laptops? Or the battery recall or that HP and Compaq both have the pretty blue light fact is, get a base model anything and you get what you pay for... so far, my Comcrack has by far exceeded my expectations and out preforms my old completely built Dell. Shutup and buy Dell. Daddy needs a new pair of shoes!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Shutup and buy Dell. Daddy needs a new pair of shoes!!! oh ya, I forgot who is now a Dell employee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 IBM thinkpads are the best in my opinion. I have a real old 266mhz thinkpad that still works fine. Here is the cheapest one I could find that has DVD player and a 1 year warranty though IBM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834146237&ATT=34-146-237&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pointslow Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 alienwares run hot you will need a cooling pad plus they cost around 1500.00 easy dell or an HP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Starting at $1500 or so....I'll let you use my employee discount. Picked my wife up a nice W5 2.5lb laptop fully loaded with more memory, XP OS etc... for about $2k. Toughbook W5 Elite If you're hard on a laptop there's no better brand and we back them with a full 3 year warranty. Ask any public official or military branch, we build the best. Link to the full line of Toughbooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAOLE Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 posting from a $299 compaq.... seems to work o.k. to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 DELL PERIOD For the laptop I got to buy one at best buy with similar specs and a crapier video card was almost 800$ more then i got my dell for. You surf the slickdeals.net sites and shit get coupons and save a boatload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 I have used nothing but IBM/Lenovos. I love them, and and will never buy anything else! They are almost as indestructible as Falcon Northwest laptops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 get a certified used ibm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl1647545488 Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Dell Outlet. You can put any warranty you want on it. http://www.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/inspn?c=us&cs=22&l=en&s=dfh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 i do support the think pad. My wife uses a R32 2.0 ghz and she loves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l36tols1 Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 I have a compaq I bought last august dropped mine countless of times last drop was from 5 feet up onto a hard ass bathroom floor the only thing wrong with it is that sound skips from time to time other then that still works like a champ.. Not to mention I only have one scratch on it from probaly around 13 drops.. P.S I have desktop also thats why I'm so careess with my laptop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Posted May 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 I do need something that is durable. I have had a Compaq qhich lasted quite a long time.. and then this last one I forget what it even was. It was great until one day it just wouldnt turn on. ????? The compaq is kind of in the same situation.. it starts though, but just keeps restarting and restarting. So everything I touvh I break.. D-U-R-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y needed, like one you can run over with a car.. and it still work.. Then I should be good to go :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 they used to make laptops that they advertised could be run over by a car.... I somehow doubt that the plastic ones of today could handle that. maybe you should think about getting a MAC titanuim or something? I mean, if you do break it, it will still do about the same thing... IE: absolutely nothing except sit there and look pretty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street pilot Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Dell latitude. Best of all worlds, durability, reliability, power, weight, price, etc. As soon as you get it, do a clean install with the OS cd they send you. You will be happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWD JUNK Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 I'd will buy $500 Compaq laptops and throw them away if I have a problem before I spend $1500 on a decked out Dell and try to talk to some Indian fuckhead when I'm having an issue again. To those of you preaching Dell, I can surmise that you've never had to deal with their customer service dept. That would change your mind real quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl1647545488 Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 That's why it's better to chat with them instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 you're likely remembering some of the Panasonic Toughbook testing they used to use in advertising. They go through some amazing things and still work. In the miliatary market they drop one out of plane strapped to a jeep from 15,000ft in a non presurised environment as it parachutes down then they bury it in the sand and run a tank over it, dig it up and it's still playing the video it was iniitally. when they test them against drops, they are dropped in non-operating mode, onto each face, edge and corner for a total of 26 drops from a height of 36 inches. The drop surface was defined as two-inch-thick plywood over a steel plate over concrete. They are then visually inspected and booted up after each drop. they are water resistant tested up and running with the displays on with 15 minutes of running water. they also subject them to 10 days in tempts between 86 and 140°F at a relative humitdy of 95% kept constant. The best is at 140°F they are subjected to repeated blasts of Silica flour while the display is opened. Again, no issues. Think you can freeze it...nope, -60 degrees and they can take that too. The list goes on....testing is some cool freaky stuff. they do everything from throwing coffee on them to OJ to put them under the hoods of cars. The whole point even though they are expensive the total cost of ownership is by far less. may not apply to an individual, but stats show 32% of laptops in major businesses are replaced in their 2nd year, 65% by the third year. Factor in the downtime, and all the costs involved and the difference over 3-5 years is big. With the power of the newer notebooks one doesn't need to upgrade them every year anymore either. they used to make laptops that they advertised could be run over by a car.... I somehow doubt that the plastic ones of today could handle that. maybe you should think about getting a MAC titanuim or something? I mean, if you do break it, it will still do about the same thing... IE: absolutely nothing except sit there and look pretty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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