[nabs-l] Questions About Getting New Laptop

[David Andrews]

You can find horror stories, and good stories for any brand of 
computers, Dell, Toshiba, Sony, HP etc.  Unlike you I like Dells and 
have had good luck with them for over 15 years.  You can get a good, 
or a bad machine in any brand.

Dave

At 07:56 PM 6/20/2011, you wrote:
>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