Hello Steven, Took a look at the site and the computer looks attractive to me.
For college you would want what is generally called a "desktop replacement" as a computer, one that has most of the capability of a desktop computer. Other considerations may affect choice. For instance, my eyes are not good at fine print and I like lots of information in view, so I would insist on at least a 15" monitor on a laptop. Have a 17" desktop monitor. My fingers are like sausages, so I need a full size keyboard. Penmanship was a disaster area for me, but I learned to be a fair touch typist in grade school, so the full size keyboard would mean much to me. Your needs may differ. At $800 you are looking, probably, at a refurb. I got a refurbished laptop for my wife about three years ago, and it is giving good service. However refurb warranties are brief, so if you get one, be sure to check it out thoroughly as soon as you get it, so if there is a problem, you are still in warranty. There are hardware and software warranties. I've seen complaints in computer magazines about very short software warranties from major manufacturers, even though the hardware is in warranty for a year or two. So you would be prudent to check out any bundled programs quickly, too. Generally hardware either works or doesn't so a few hours of use spread over a day or two should show up 99% of likely new computer hardware problems. Choppy At 02:35 PM 4/6/03 -0400, Steven P wrote: >Hello, > >I will be going to college soon, and as a graduation present, my dad said >that he would get me a laptop as long as it is around/under $800. He >doesn't understand eBay, so the only other places are online stores. The >only good one that I have found was at Dell.com, but it will be a while >before the features that I need (to do 3d work with Maya on, a larger than >14" screen, and a good graphics chip) get to with in my budget. After >searching on the internet, I came upon <http://lap-store8.com/>this >site. Can I trust a laptop from a store like this? How can they sell >them so cheap?
