Garl Grigsby wrote:
LinuxRocks! wrote:
There are a lot of deals on dell right now... you can get a laptop for
$399 + shipping.
Details? I can't seem to find that one....
I'd advise against a Dell laptop. Or, if you do get one, pay more for
the extended warranty. 90-day warranties on laptops are a joke.
I had a bad experience with my Dell Inspiron 1150. On the 112th day it
was dead as a brick and nothing to do with the warranty expired. I took
it to the Mikes at Computer Base and they discovered the motherboard was
dead. (And that the chip was a desktop chip not a laptop chip and
burned hot, but that's besides the point.) After searching Google I
found similar stories. I think failing laptops are fine -- it happens,
but give them a decent warranty.
I ended up selling it for parts on eBay and my $550 laptop ended up
being a big hassle and maybe $300 from eBay sales.
I put that $300 towards an iBook with a default 1-year warranty. :)
-Rob
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