[plug] Seeing advice on a recommended laptop

[Kev]

Richard Meyer wrote:

> :-)   Strange, I asked my neighbour, since his wife has a laptop that
> has unending problems, and it's an Acer (she runs XP on it).
> 
> Been in for MB replacements, screen replacements, and other booting
> problems. He tried to extend the warranty for $$ (as he says is an
> option anywhere within the first year), and they refused - they also
> refused to replace the lappy, after it had been into the shop for weeks
> at a time. His advice it somewhat opposed to Brad's   ;-)

I think the pertinent factor is the "time-of-day-of-week" when it was 
made.  ;-)



> Personally I'd buy an IBM if I had the cash. I despise Dell (but that's
> me).

My wife's Thinkpad R30 has had the mobo replaced twice the USB ports are 
all dead again and the k/b continually malfunctions.  Her Dell is faultless.

Cheers
Kev

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