At 08:56 AM 09/12/2011, Zulfiqar Naushad wrote:
Guys guys.
Let's take a deep breath.
Sorry, I didn't mean to sound pissed off. I just meant to report my
experience, and since I work on a ton of computers, I get a lot of
experience. I would argue that my experience with three to six
computers per day probably outweighs the "I owned one of X and it was
great/horrible" argument. That's why I recommended Acer. Now if
Apple is giving out a new computer whenever you have a problem with
an old one, then I guess you'd be an idiot not to buy an Apple. But
I don't think that's the case, so I don't recommend Apple.
Guess what laptop we went with again? A brand new MacBook. Same
price as we paid 5 years ago 999. And better features. I fully
expect this laptop to last another 5 years.
Ok, so I have two Acer laptops in my house that are six and five
years old. The five year old one is still in daily use. I have seen
a ton of Windows PCs that were in use eight, nine or ten years after
purchase. I don't think you meant to say that only Apples will last
five years, but your comment sounds like it.
The last laptop I owned was an acer. It lasted exactly 366 days. 1
day out of warranty when the motherboard power circuitry blew. Cost
of replacing the main board was equivalent to buying a new laptop.
Two things: 1)Was it a Travelmate or an Aspire? The Aspires suck, as
do all home-grade PCs. So I don't recommend those. 2)I have had
Acer repair PCs that were just out of warranty several times, so
frankly, they should have repaired yours. I'm going to bet you
didn't buy from an Acer dealer, or if you did, they were incompetent.
I find it frustrating that since you can buy a cheap piece of shit
windows PC for a quarter the price of an Apple, but since that PC
won't last as long as the more expensive Apple, won't be as nice to
use, and the service will be worse then people say "PCs suck, Apples
rock." I have yet to see an Apple computer that blows away a
similarly priced Windows PC purchased from a reputable dealer.
(Guess I'm sounding pissed off again, huh?) :)
T
