I give up

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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

[sevvy-o.livejournal.com]

I love my Sony Vaio!! It's pricier than other laptops but it's awesome and the warranty policy is awesome (I can break it on purpose and they'll fix it for me). But I would recommend only getting one if you live near a Sony Style store so that you can take it there if something goes wrong. Haha.

[stormwreath.livejournal.com]

I can't help, sorry, but I will be reading the comments with interest since I just spent an hour today trying to fix my own PC... and I'm typing this in the laptop instead. I might be in the market for a new one myself soon. :-(

[ravenholdt.livejournal.com]

I love my HP DV-series!
It cost me 3000 from newegg.com but it came with ADP and 2yr warranty AND its a media workhorse.
Hopelessly outdated and STILL keeping up with the youngins. lol

But like sevvy_o said, HP too makes you mail in for repairs, though last time (free repair), the turn-around was 3 1/2 days from when I put it in the post office to when it came back by Fedex (with ALL my files still in place).

Still...I dunno. Now Im havign 2nd thoughts. LOL
HP can be a bitch, and if you're not Customer Service savvy, and tend to become frustrated easily, you probably wont want to go with them. I find I get treated a little differently because I refuse to accept their noob translations of whats ACTUALLY wrong - and I call them on it when I smell b/s.

[deird1]

A Mac! They're wonderful! *hugs my Mac*

[silverusagi]

Well, whatever you do, DO NOT buy an HP laptop. I have one and my dad has one, and they both have the exact same problems.

[ayinhara.livejournal.com]

I've had good luck with my Dell laptops but I don't really use mine as a laptop. It rarely gets moved from the desk. It moves twice a year, from NYC to Durango, Colorado and back. I think treated that way it has little opportunity to break down.

[mikeda.livejournal.com]

Just out of curiosity, what model of Dell did you have?

[caromiofic.livejournal.com]

Yeah, most people I've know that got a Dell laptop had some kind of failure/problem. Asus makes a good product, but they have almost no customer service, so if you need to return it, good luck. HP is a rock when it comes to business computer stuff, like servers and printers, but I'm less versed on the laptops. I only use desktops and they're custom built, so....

[jnb71976.livejournal.com]

Mac all the way. I will never buy a PC/laptop again. The cost is worth it in myriad ways. I have a 3.5-year-old macbook and a 6-month-old imac. Both are excellent darlings of excellence.