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computer question!
Hey Guys,
I am looking to buy a laptop for this fall, and I have it narrowed down between a Compact and a Toshiba. Any recomendations or comments? I would greatly appreciate it considering I know very little about computers! They are both equal in many repects but also have about the same ups and downs. Thanks for your help! :p |
Well, I am pretty sure that IBMs will have anything you need on a laptop for about the same price. I swear by IBM laptops, they will go through the ringer and I have had nothing but great experiences with their warranty dept. I buy laptops for the attorneys at my office and they treat tham crap and the laptops keep on going. Never tried toshiba's but I have have heard some horror stories about compaqs screens.
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Nither,
Get a Dell or maby a gateway. if you have your heart set on a toshiba or compaq I would definatly go with the toshiba. Many people i know have had alot of trouble with compaq in the past. I used to hava toshiba desktop and ehh it was alright, it really all depends on what you want to do with it. If you can find a Dell or gateway for an equal price with farily equal componants i would go with one of thoes two. that would just be my little opinion. you can PM me if you have any more ??'s |
Oh yeah i fergot IBM is a very decent laptop as well.
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I vote niether!
For the love for all that is holy DO NOT get a Compaq! I have one and since HP bought them out it's impossible to get anything and plus I don't think they really make them much any more (could be wrong). I'd go with a nice safe Dell or Gateway. I'm partial to Gateway since I just ordered one. |
get alienware.
its awesome http://www.alienware.com/Images/syst...entia_shot.jpg only about 3k too?? |
Alienware is waaaay overpriced IMO. Anyway, that being said - I would stay far far away from Compaqs. They have "issues" doing just about everything and their tech support people are mental midgets.
-471 times my computer has told me it has no CD drive or CD-rW, and when I called tech support they told me it was because I installed XP |
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I was just sayin, if this person had money, they shoulda bought one. They look awesome :cool: |
Please do not buy Compaq - nothing but trouble. And as GeekyPenquin put it so well there tech support is awful.
I don't know anything about Toshiba, but they would have to be better. I agree go with IBM if you can afford it, otherwise look into Dell or Gateway. Maybe even the new Sony Vaio. |
I'd say get an Apple, either an iBook or PowerBook. I've had my PowerBook for about 2 months and love it - I've had no trouble whatsoever. One of my best friends has been using Macs for years and has never had a problem. Plus, you won't have to deal with virus problems - Mac viruses are rare and hard to catch.
Dell's tech support has really gone downhill the past year or so - the last time I called them was about two months before getting my PowerBook, and I got someone on the phone who barely spoke English. I couldn't understand them, and they barely understood me. It wasn't a good situation at all. That said, if you really want a PC I'd go with the Toshiba. They're really well made, and according to a friend in computer science who owns one, they have great tech support. |
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Honestly, if you are looking for a laptop and you want a decent deal, I'd look into a Dell. From what I've heard their laptops are pretty nice and they aren't too expensive.
I'd stay away from Compaq. You might want to check out Sony too. |
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