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Are there any Laptop Geeks in the House?
Richs100:
--- Quote ---The one issue you need to remember is most of the parts on a Dell are proprietary and can become expensive outside of warranty. I personally prefer a Toshiba or a Mac
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If we are talking about Laptops, isn't it true that most laptops are made from proprietary parts anyway? I always assumed that the proprietary/non-proprietary argument was valid when looking at desktops, but that laptops were necessarily proprietary due to the compact design issues. I could be wrong.....
NE-Phil:
--- Quote ---The one issue you need to remember is most of the parts on a Dell are proprietary and can become expensive outside of warranty. I personally prefer a Toshiba or a Mac
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Pathfinder,
I agree with Richs100. Laptops have always been proprietary. What parts/accessories are you talking about specific to the Dell? And how does that differ from Toshiba, IBM or Mac?
Too add to that, I thought Mac's were more proprietary than anything other brand. Or, is that a Windows User's myth?
Phil
Pathfinder:
Of course a Mac is a Mac & it sort of negates my initial post about proprietary parts.
Some may disagree but on Laptops I have worked on for friends, it was much easier & cheaper to find parts for a Toshiba then it was for a Dell. Back to the topic though if Gombo is looking for a fairly basic comp then anything will be fine. If anything major were to go wrong you could just buy a new one since the repair cost would be close to the purchase price.
Bonibelle:
Probably the only extended warranty that I purchase is for my computer. And this is for the same reason that I like a nice warranty on my hot tub. I can fix some software problems, but for hardware, it is worth it for me to have a warranty that assures in home repair within 24 hours (but this is on my desk top). My husband's laptop has taken some pretty hefty hits and physical abuse...but thankfully, so far, no problems. He has a Gateway!
Josh:
--- Quote ---The one issue you need to remember is most of the parts on a Dell are proprietary and can become expensive outside of warranty. I personally prefer a Toshiba or a Mac
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That's not really true.
I work in the IT industry and over the years I've used and/or serviced hundreds of laptops (all brands including Apple). "Most parts" are not proprietary at all. Like a PC, there are certain types of memory and graphics cards that will work with certain motherboards and the notebook hard drives are fairly universal.
There are things like additional drive bays that are specific to the manufacturer (or batteries)....but that's the case with any laptop brand.
If you're looking for a family laptop for email and web stuff, the Dell XPS series is fine. I'm rocking the 1210 myself (I like the smaller footprint for plane trips and meetings). I also own a Toshiba Portege that I use for general surfing. For work, I've used all sorts of others including assorted Dells, the Compaq Armada, a Sony Vaio and an IBM Thinkpad. All of them were great browsers. Never had an HP laptop before, but I hear they're good too.
If you're leaning towards a Dell, you'll do just fine buying it online. Watch slickdeals.net to find big coupons to use on their website, and try to stack them if you can.
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