PC Poll
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Professur
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My customers split evenly between HP/Compaq and IBM. Personally, I find the IBMs are better for repairing. Compaq usually has 4 different suppliers for a part with the same part number. IBM usually only has two at most. It helps them keep their driver packs much smaller.
Compaq Armada laptops were my fave for repairing. Exactly 1 type of screw. And easy as pie to crack open. IBMs are a chrome plated bitch, and usually have 10 different screws, including the dreaded P00. $50 damn bucks for the screwdriver kit just for those damn thinkpads.
Compaq Armada laptops were my fave for repairing. Exactly 1 type of screw. And easy as pie to crack open. IBMs are a chrome plated bitch, and usually have 10 different screws, including the dreaded P00. $50 damn bucks for the screwdriver kit just for those damn thinkpads.
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pc_builder
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BawlxXxTung said:
<--- Isn't it obvious?
Build-your-own's are the only way for me.
Laptops... I've only ever used one, and that's the IBM thinkpad I have right now. My main beef with thinkpads though is the trackpoint stick. My brother loves that thing, but I prefer a touchpad.
BTW, the trackpoint stick on my stinkpad is broken now, so I have to use an external mouse.
However, I WOULD like to make my next laptop purchase one of those Alienware's.
pc_builder
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Gonz said:
$3000 for an Alienware Area 51m
High, but I really do want a laptop that's capable of playing games decently. At least most games.
greenfreak
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I purchased and repaired mostly Dell desktops and laptops for work. We had Compaq, Gateway, HP Vectra and DEC desktops and Toshiba, IBM laptops. I liked the Dells the best out of all of them but their new laptops are pretty crappy. I posted about them here somewhere, the problems I had with them with heat and burn-in on the monitors. And they're much flimsier than they used to be, although prettier. If I were to buy a laptop today, I would probably go IBM.
chcr, my boyfriend bought a Sony Vaio a couple of years ago and I really don't like it. Besides the fact that it has no ps/2 ports on it, no parallel port, no floppy, a flimsy piece on the back that locks open when you open up the cover that's already broken twice, I had a bitch of a time replacing the keyboard when it broke. Sony has no support on their site for the general public (I've never seen better pc support than Dell's site) and were less than gracious when we called to order the new keyboard. I only figured out how to get the damn thing out by a fluke. I was hanging my head in frustration, staring at the keyboard when I spotted two tiny slivers of metal between the front of the keyboard and the case. When searching online for repair information on this thing, so many people said they same thing, that the Vaios are a bitch to repair yourself.
chcr, my boyfriend bought a Sony Vaio a couple of years ago and I really don't like it. Besides the fact that it has no ps/2 ports on it, no parallel port, no floppy, a flimsy piece on the back that locks open when you open up the cover that's already broken twice, I had a bitch of a time replacing the keyboard when it broke. Sony has no support on their site for the general public (I've never seen better pc support than Dell's site) and were less than gracious when we called to order the new keyboard. I only figured out how to get the damn thing out by a fluke. I was hanging my head in frustration, staring at the keyboard when I spotted two tiny slivers of metal between the front of the keyboard and the case. When searching online for repair information on this thing, so many people said they same thing, that the Vaios are a bitch to repair yourself.
greenfreak
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tommyj27
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i usually roll my own systems, but right now i'm in the market for a laptop, thinking about a refurbished dell. ibm makes an ok machine. they're dependable and usually have lots of goodies, but they're also really expensive for what you get, IMO, not worth it unless you're looking to roll out a lot of them. i won't touch compaq (and hence HP) with a ten foot pole, they're nearly as bad as emachines. toshiba has a good rep, but my only experience has been with two friends' laptops that had various problems.