CostCo?!? The truth boils up, LOL! They NEVER carry a good model of
anything intentionally. In fact every time I go in to shop I check &
giggle. Always middle of the road or lesser models, odd.
On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 4:10 PM, FORC5 <fuf...@cox.net> wrote:
> thanks to all that replied, took the Toshiba back ( gotta love Costco)
> went with a Alienware 17"
> pricey but looks well built.
> fp
>
> At 01:44 PM 11/18/2013, Julian Zottl Poked the stick with:
>>
>> I wouldn't buy a Lenovo... Just look up their security issues.
>>
>> HP/Dell are solid brands. I'm still lugging around their "portable
>> workstation" after 5 years and only recently has it started to fall apart.
>>
>> Alienware still makes a good box
>>
>> Sagers are BEASTS.
>>
>> Julian
>>
>> Sent from my iProduct, cause I'm iSpecial.... But not in that ishort bus
>> kind of way...
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>> > On Nov 18, 2013, at 11:29 PM, Joshua MacCraw <maccr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > After what I saw of the insides of a Toshiba recently I'd never buy
>> > one. All plastic clamshell with no metal endoskeleton, worse it's
>> > painted with copper (RF coating?) so that when pieces break off
>> > they're conductive. Of course customer has aggression issue & beat on
>> > it but still.
>> >
>> > I've had the impression Alienware was not worth the money, more so now
>> > that Dell has (had?) the brand. When I look and the few purchases I've
>> > been involved in lead me to the HP DV's in $850-$1200 band. Beyond
>> > that mark I look at HP & Lenovo's higher-end business models but I've
>> > not put hands on any to recommend.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 10:38 AM, FORC5 <fuf...@cox.net> wrote:
>> >> My son's new Toshiba high end laptop fried, literally. Only a couple of
>> >> weeks old so it goes back, will not even fire up. I suspect the cpu
>> >> cooling
>> >> failed but I thought modern cpu's were protected from that sort of
>> >> thing.
>> >> was a Toshiba Qosmio X75. Did run hot. i7 4700MQ ????
>> >> no harm at this point, was wondering about Alienware laptops ?
>> >> good specs, what is there rep ?
>> >>
>> >> meanwhile I will do homework but was wondering, the power is in the
>> >> pack :{)
>> >> fp
>> >>
>> >> Date: Sunday, November 17th, 2013
>> >>
>> >> ***Caution, Tagline Below ***
>> >> **Tallyho**
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>> >> Hospitals: Places where the run down
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> Date: Monday, November 18th, 2013
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> ***Caution, Tagline Below ***
> **Tallyho**
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> A rolling stone is better than a bird
> in the hand.
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