What do you do when your laptop kicks the bucket?

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  • thesaint258
    aka Benito Hazard
    • Jan 2009
    • 3005

    #1

    What do you do when your laptop kicks the bucket?

    Ask your friends for recommendations. I brought my laptop with me to Education Week so thati can get some work done. I tried to turn it on, and it decided not to boot. At all. So, it looks like I need to find a new laptop. Do you kind folks have any recommendations? I need it to be a Windows PC so that I can run the programs at work (sorry Uncle Ted), and I'd prefer something for around $600 or so.
    Not that, sickos.
  • wuapinmon
    Soul Plumber
    • Dec 2008
    • 30711

    #2
    Originally posted by thesaint258 View Post
    Ask your friends for recommendations. I brought my laptop with me to Education Week so thati can get some work done. I tried to turn it on, and it decided not to boot. At all. So, it looks like I need to find a new laptop. Do you kind folks have any recommendations? I need it to be a Windows PC so that I can run the programs at work (sorry Uncle Ted), and I'd prefer something for around $600 or so.
    I just bought a Dell, and I got $100 off using a coupon code I got from techbargains.com

    This one says it will take 25% of any laptop or desktop. ?$QNC1?HSKNR9F
    "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
    The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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    • Tim
      Not Banned
      • Nov 2008
      • 4390

      #3
      Computers in that price range are essentially a commodity -- don't bother trying to get it repaired, just buy a new one and get set up ASAP. The bigger risk is being disconnected from your day-to-day network and being unable to do your work.
      Visca Catalunya Lliure

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      • clackamascoug
        Banned
        • Dec 2009
        • 9709

        #4
        I'm a week ahead of you. Just bought HP 3610QM. It sports i7 running at 2.3, 8 gigs-o-ram, 1T HD, Beats Audio, and a fantastic 17 screen." I bought it at Best Buy for $849. It's a little more than some, but its pretty much state of the art for a PC.

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        • bluegoose
          7th round draft pick
          • Nov 2008
          • 4121

          #5
          Originally posted by thesaint258 View Post
          Do you kind folks have any recommendations? I need it to be a Windows PC so that I can run the programs at work (sorry Uncle Ted), and I'd prefer something for around $600 or so.
          What did you end up getting?

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          • thesaint258
            aka Benito Hazard
            • Jan 2009
            • 3005

            #6
            Originally posted by bluegoose View Post
            What did you end up getting?
            A Lenovo IdeaPad. It's not exactly what I wanted, but it will do the job just fine. The last Lenovo I had lasted three years, so hopefully this one does, too.
            Not that, sickos.

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