I give up

[next_to_normal]

I have hated my computer pretty much since I got it, but I refused to get a new one because I was determined to get my money's worth. Well, it's been two and a half years, and I frickin' give up. The battery's just died, so I'd have to replace that anyway, it's unbearably slow, it crashes three times a day, and now IT WON'T STOP BEEPING AT ME.

Oh well. It's only money, right? :\

So, oh wise flist, what computer should I buy, and why?

(And if anyone says Dell, I will personally skewer you with a pencil.)

Comments

[silverusagi]

The DVD drive pops out randomly for no reason, the touchpad mouse flickers on and off, and the biggest--the screen has developed lines that will not go away. Mine also sometimes will not come back on from sleeping when you open it, and it randomly restarts itself. None of that "updates are ready for your computer, please restart" crap, but you'll be doing something, and then suddenly you're staring at a black screen and Windows is rebooting.

[next_to_normal]

Oh, my computer in work does the randomly restarting thing, too. But usually only if I leave it on overnight, not when I'm actually using it. And my laptop (the one I am replacing) used to not come back from sleeping sometimes, but it seems to have fixed itself since it doesn't do it anymore.