[nabs-l] Questions About Getting New Laptop

[Jorge Paez]

Nice job,
first person I've heard of having a good experience with Dell in a while.
Though granted I think part of the problem was some weird Direct X issue on my end.



On Jun 20, 2011, at 9:01 PM, Humberto Avila wrote:

> Are you trying to scare the heck out of me? My desktop computer that I have
> at home is a dell computer and hopefully it won't crash on me in the middle
> of something and have to replace it completely! Thank god it is still
> working perfectly and great.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Rania Ismail CMT
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 5:57 PM
> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions About Getting New Laptop
> 
> I didn't have a good experience with dell either!
> I delt with having the hard drive, the docking station, and the motherboard
> replaced over and over again! The hard drive crashed on me when I was in the
> middle of a project for school!
> The entire system was replaced after a year but again the same thing
> happened! I switched to HP and I am so much happier!
> Rania,
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Jorge Paez
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 8:52 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions About Getting New Laptop
> 
> Maybe,
> but I have had terrible experiences with Dell.
> My last Dell gave me a blue screen of death after like 16 months, every time
> I logged into my account at random intervals with XP.
> 
> 
> On Jun 20, 2011, at 6:03 PM, Bernadetta Pracon wrote:
> 
>> Kerri,
>> First of all, it depends on what you need to use the laptop for.
>> What functions do you need it to perform? Sometimes, spending a ton of
> money on a high end laptop when you only need it for basic purposes as
> opposed to, say, audio or video production, etc. is not the wisest idea. The
> portability of a laptop is also key if you'll be traveling with it a lot.
> Some of the higher end laptops are bigger and bulkier, because it's
> technically impossible to fit all the overglamourousbells and wistles into a
> smaller unit. That being said, smaller units, (13-inch - 14-inch laptops)
> can be very fastand stable as well. I don't mean  this about netbooks, by
> the way. Those clearly have slower processors, as you probably know, and are
> more suitable as a backup computer.
>> Tosheba, I heard, is actually not a great brand; I've seen a fewpeople get
> hosed on their laptops, actually. Although I will agree with whoever said
> that Sony is overpriced.
>> On that note, are you looking to buy abrand new computer,or would you be
> interested in a refurbished one? Going the refurbished rout is usually much
> cheaper, but still almost just as safe because the refurbished units have
> been serviced by the manufacturer right before they're sold and are in
> like-new working order.
>> In fact, I actually happen to have a fully refurbished sixty-four byt
> compatible laptop that I'm not using at all because I have a few other
> computers on hand; I wouldn't mind selling it if you're interested. I am
> fully aware that this list isn't one for sales pitches,and I'm not trying to
> use it as such--Just something that popped into mind. If you're interested
> and want more info on it, feel free to write me off-list at
> bernadetta_pracon at samobile.net.
>> 
>> HTH
>> 
>> Bernadetta
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