kreator Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 I always recommend an external HD...as a BACKUP. Not a primary HD. All those pics and vids of your family? Gone. No one prints pictures anymore unless they have to, or computer phobic. At a minimum, invest in some cheaper SD/USB cards/sticks for backup purposed.If you're not backing up your data, then don't cry when your HD fails and you lose everything. It's not a matter of 'if', it's 'when'.+ 1 Simply get an external that has a 5 or 10 year warranty. Keep your music and pics organised and once a week just drag your "documents" folder to the removable hd .and COPY them over.. No need for a backup program if you don't want to mess with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InyaAzz Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 I had a Gateway, and supported them a LONG time ago...probably 12+ years ago. It was the first PC that I ever purchased. I have no idea what they're like now-a-days. I'd be curious in seeing how that laptop turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) I have a Lenovo T400 thinkpad with cam, fingerprint reader and all the fast stuff and big memory. Fine so far six months later. i turn off updates and normally never have problems...Don't believe in them. It has very good reviews. Dells have there choice of problems. Dell XPS i will would never buy or a Inspiron 1510 i think it's called. i've heard of boards going out repeatedly and then another person had a big issue and Dell walked them thru a process that screwed up the whole thing and she lost everything which then it needed completely formatted and Windows reinstalled. they were both under a year old. never going back to Dell. Edited October 29, 2009 by Gump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 wait til black friday, is what i'd say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonzie Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 I had a Gateway, and supported them a LONG time ago...probably 12+ years ago. It was the first PC that I ever purchased. I have no idea what they're like now-a-days. I'd be curious in seeing how that laptop turns out.Yeah..... They were the king back then. Great value, until they fell.... HARD from what I hearAnyway..... Your curiosity will eventually be assuaged. Recent bad rep aside.... This was the best value for the $$ I could find. Anything in the ballpark featurewise was ~$50-100 more, and didn't have everything this did. Plus.... I liked the way the keyboard & mousepad feltGot the extended warranty, so hopefully that'll ensure I never have any problems with it & just wasted that $$ on insurance Gotta head down to WallyWorld now for some blank DVD's to burn my recovery disks. Caspatan says it would take too many CD's, and that's all I have in the house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonzie Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 wait til black friday, is what i'd say.Been waitin' 2 1/2 months already now. Not patient enough to hold out any longer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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