Laptop Assistance

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Laptop Assistance

KhemPosted: 22 Sep 2006, 12:13pm

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So my PC power supply decided to go snap crackle and pop last night, and after a safety switch busting good time, had a quick smoke and laid itself to rest, never to wake again.

I'm looking to get a laptop, but I'm pretty keen to get back up and running asap but I left my money in my other pants. Now I know its a bit silly putting the words 'good deal' and 'finance' in the same sentence, but doesnt anyone have any recommendations on stores where I can pick up a good deal on a decent(ish) laptop on finance?

No Mac recommendations please. Not interested.

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KhemPosted: 22 Sep 2006, 1:21pm

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thanks pratty, still not coming up tho.

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BettermanPosted: 22 Sep 2006, 1:40pm

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check out harvey norman mate
they have decent range and finance 6 months interest free

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KhemPosted: 22 Sep 2006, 1:42pm

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cheers, gonna pop into there and maybe radio rentals after work to make some comparisons.

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EvoPosted: 22 Sep 2006, 1:45pm

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i would stay away from radio rentals. ive heard some dodgy stoyies

benj2.1Posted: 22 Sep 2006, 1:45pm

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just buy a mac ffs!

currently running windows on mine and its fine!

(minus the no sound thing, and only one processer at the mo)

(oh, and the screensaver wont come on, annnnnnd alt+ctrl+del doesnt work)

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KhemPosted: 22 Sep 2006, 1:49pm

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QUOTE(Evo @ Sep 22 2006, 01:45 PM) [snapback]1068053243[/snapback]

i would stay away from radio rentals. ive heard some dodgy stoyies

care to elaborate?

they delivered and installed my washer/dryer no problem, havent had any issues with the payments and what not...

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are all the techs still locked out due to the industrial dispute?

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QUOTE(Khem @ Sep 22 2006, 01:49 PM) [snapback]1068053251[/snapback]

care to elaborate?

they delivered and installed my washer/dryer no problem, havent had any issues with the payments and what not...

the 2 complaing i heard, one was a plasma tv, the other was desktop pc.

there was notihg wrong with the product, just they ended up (or are going to) paying much more then it was worth

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if your after reliability, from my experience toshibas are pretty much bullet proof

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KhemPosted: 22 Sep 2006, 2:13pm

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QUOTE(Evo @ Sep 22 2006, 01:55 PM) [snapback]1068053256[/snapback]

the 2 complaing i heard, one was a plasma tv, the other was desktop pc.

there was notihg wrong with the product, just they ended up (or are going to) paying much more then it was worth

fair call, will be going to a few places and making comparisons anyway

QUOTE(Benj2.0 @ Sep 22 2006, 01:58 PM) [snapback]1068053259[/snapback]

if your after reliability, from my experience toshibas are pretty much bullet proof

had good experience with compaqs and toshibas

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If your with Optus for your internet connection, or you'd switch to them, they have some pretty good broadband + laptop deals atm...

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KhemPosted: 22 Sep 2006, 2:53pm

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sorry but i work for optus, my internet is elsewhere cos i get a better deal (employee rates included) and those laptop deals suck balls. we have seen the same laptops available in stores for less. thanks for trying tho.

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QUOTE(Khem @ Sep 22 2006, 02:53 PM) [snapback]1068053303[/snapback]

I work at optus too... but I don't know shit about the deals. don't even know how much they are

PS: my internet isn't with optus either

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I'd say steer clear of Radio Rentals aswell, simply because every time I have been there I have had to deal with the most pathetic customer service I've come across in my life time. Infact last time I was there I called them all useless cunts and walked out.

Harvey Norman, although just another big retailer were much more interested in discussing my needs and requirements and recommending a product that was not only cheaper than some of the brands but they actually SOLD it to me, rather than expecting me to do all the work while they just read off the box.

I'd like Radio Rentals to just fucking die and their ads suck.

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BettermanPosted: 22 Sep 2006, 3:12pm

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dell laptops are awesome, prob the best atm (alot of IT businesses prefer them) but they are pricey and you can only get them through the dell website

either way, il be getting mine in the next month, cant wait

but as stated b4, for general and home use, toshiba are pretty good

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bought an acer couple of years ago, hasnt missed a beat

i recomend them

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QUOTE(Betterman @ Sep 22 2006, 01:40 PM) [snapback]1068053237[/snapback]

check out harvey norman mate
they have decent range and finance 6 months interest free

No, no, no. When I bought a laptop, HNs had NO idea about ANYTHING. Asked them about the screen quailty - no idea. About the memory. No idea. AND, they are the most expensive place you could go to. However, if you're looking for some cheap finance deal, then maybe they're the way to go if you can't pay straight up.

Got mine from IT Warehouse - guys had a clue, matched a price off the internet and even threw in free stuff

(must have been a different Hardly Normals to the one I went to Sigo)

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QUOTE(cammyxxoo @ Sep 22 2006, 03:13 PM) [snapback]1068053326[/snapback]

Got mine from IT Warehouse - guys had a clue, matched a price off the internet and even threw in free stuff

the shop looks shit. but they guys know wat their talking about

BettermanPosted: 22 Sep 2006, 3:20pm

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as dimi stated acer are decent, very good priced and reliable, btu are on teh cheaper end of the spectrum. toshiba are regarded a little better

dotn forget to ask about warranty too, try get extended warranty if you can

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i couldnt justify spending 800$ or more for the same spec toshiba

jew'd it and went the acer

they do get a bum rap, unjustly

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QUOTE(Dimitri @ Sep 22 2006, 03:12 PM) [snapback]1068053324[/snapback]

bought an acer couple of years ago, hasnt missed a beat

i recomend them

Im going to Radio Rentals tonight to pick up an ACER laptop for my sisters. For $1190 it by far the best value going around for its specs. They have a decent selection of higher spec laptop's too.

Agreed the service was PUSS! The girl had no idea what was going on but if you do ya research and know what you are looking for all you need the retailer to do is organise the finance papers for you. Too easy!

2 years int free on laptops, Min $500 spend, 25% deposit not bad really..... Ya can do 3yrs for $1500 plus spend i think

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QUOTE(cammyxxoo @ Sep 22 2006, 03:13 PM) [snapback]1068053326[/snapback]

No, no, no. When I bought a laptop, HNs had NO idea about ANYTHING.

(must have been a different Hardly Normals to the one I went to Sigo)

I was buying a washing machine! Haha.

However, service, is service, is service.

Big department stores, you'll be lucky to get someone who knows what theyre talking about when it comes to PC's and Laptops.

At Radio Rentals I spent half an hour just standing around waiting to be served, I had to abuse some old woman before I got any service, even then she tried to tell me everyone was busy with customers, yet 4 or 5 of them were standing around discussing SHIT.

They used to excuse that it was busy, with 4 customers in a massive store hardly busy, especially for the first day of a "MASSIVE SALE"

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I agree on the radio rentals thing.... no customer service at all.

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KhemPosted: 24 Sep 2006, 7:58pm

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well i ended up going with radio rentals in the end. easily the best selection, everywhere else sucked. didnt have a problem with the service i got, both of the people i dealt with knew their shit and tried to make everything as painless as possible for me. pretty happy with the unit i got, cost 800 more in other shops. anything else with similar specs were 4000.

asus/1.8ghz/2gig ram/100gig hd/17in screen/fm/digital tv tuner with remote.

funniest thing was finding a wireless connection as soon as i turned the thing on... thanks leona, whoever you are!

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IMO Radio Rentals - Radio Ripoffs, and Harvey Normans, - Hardly Normal, the prices aren't normal.

The Good Guys are great for electrical stuff, I wouldn't know about laptops, but yeah, RR and HN are terrible IMO.

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QUOTE(Evo @ Sep 22 2006, 12:57 PM) [snapback]1068053160[/snapback]

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Yes definitely - i bought an asus from there and i'm pretty happy with it.

Re: finance, They don't do interest free, but they do have flexirent with the option to rent to own. Basically it's a great deal if you can write it off on tax claiming you use it for business or uni/postgrad study.

Basically you do pay rental rates, but after 2 years you keep it for the cost of one more rental payment. The major advantage you get with rental is the support agreement thats attached to it if it breaks, or gets stolen.

If you can't write it off on your tax it's a bit of a ripoff, even after you factor in potential repairs & insurance.

I pay almost $100 a month - a bit shy of $2500 over 24 months for a laptop that cost $1700 originally if i had've paid cash. Plus if anything happens with it, i've pretty much got it covered.

If your keen on buying a laptop with built in biometrics (ie finger print access control) then you're probably better off paying cash and getting it much cheaper. If it gets stolen and you have your phone number engraved on it, you might have a chance at getting it back when the theif finds out they can't use it.

PS - the price i paid at A&R was a absolute bargain and a half compared to the extortionate rates that radio rentals wanted for their rental system and the thing is never actually mine either.

Since i'm doing my CPA at the moment, i'm going to be claiming mine on the next couple of tax returns.

Asus, 1.7Ghz (IIRC), wireless, firewire, MMC/SD card reader, 512mb RAM, 60 gig HDD, 15.4" widescreen, inbuilt webcam, dvd burner, 4 x USB ports (that are piss easy to get to), great design (compared to the compaq/HP shite we have here at work)

free bag, free firewall/antivirus software, free usb mouse

Cons: saps battery life like no tomorrow (2 hours, 3 hrs in battery saving mode but no dvd & low screen brightness), and physically its a bit large.

Thinking of spending the $300-400 on a 2nd battery. But if i'm going to get a replacement in less than 2 years...

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QUOTE(Betterman @ Sep 22 2006, 03:12 PM) [snapback]1068053323[/snapback]

dell laptops are awesome, prob the best atm (alot of IT businesses prefer them) but they are pricey and you can only get them through the dell website

Dell laptops are decent (had two in my time) but theyre not "pricey" they are at the bottom end of the price range dude. Oh and you better hope that you don't need service on your laptop, not only will you have to call asian call centres, they won't listen to you, will try to upsell you extended warranty and it will take you two weeks to get a quote, then if its out of warranty you can wait another 6-8 weeks for parts to come in as they cant sell warranty stock.

Long story short, I won't be buying dell for business use or personal use, toshiba FTW.

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QUOTE(wojtek @ Sep 29 2006, 11:37 AM) [snapback]1068056605[/snapback]

my company has had no trouble will service/warranties etc....has been all sweet sailing for us for years

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dont bother buying a dell ive got 2 and there shit no one in adelaide wants to work on them and to get any info you have to call call centres in india?

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thats why you get an extended warranty, always worth it esp if u use it for business

dell have always been at the top for businesses

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maybe your experiences differ from mine, HP/Toshiba/IBM are the only companies worth dealing with in business, you actually get to speak to someone that understand the language too!

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OSX vs Windows issues aside, Ive found Apple Assistance VERY helpful. If I have a hardware fault, I have a skippy answer the phone, I take it to nextbyte and its fixed within hours of the call being logged.

They have some thing where you can send it off or someone comes to you but I prefer just taking it in and getting it fixed while Im waiting.

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dell and hp dominate because they mass produce low spec machines and can offer a decent sized roll out at a very cheap price. I read an article that both these companies basically get their components from the lowest bidder, thats got to say something! Work bought 120 desktop dells at the end of last year and 90ish/120 had the faulty cap problem, each pc had to be individually lodged with their warranty department (in india) as they refused to take the whole batch back. Their designs are restrictive and i hate them!

anyway as far as lappys i totally agree, toshies and acers ftw!!1

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Radio Rentals have alot of specials on at the moment.

Or if you wanted an ex rental second hand one. Radio rentals on South road, Just past brick works has alot of good computers(laptops) all in good working condition

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no matter how cheap their "specials" are, i'm sure i could walk into virtually any other store and find the same machine cheaper. (for brand new models)

Whilst I agree with the comments about Dell/HP mass producing notebooks, surely the same could be said for acer and to a lesser extent toshiba.

Can't comment on compaq but HP's designs are shit - the lappys we've used at work have 1 USB port, hidden behind a flap at the back of the machine, and after you've plugged in your RGB, power, and other leads, you try inserting and removing USB drives/sticks from that thing on the fly as different people get up to do presentations. It's not easy!

The difficulty is caused by the fact they still include floppy drives on their machines - which obviously leaves less room for everything else!

I love my Asus for that - the 4 USB ports are nowhere near any other port/plug on the back and there is no flap to try to hold down to get devices in and out either.

Nobody has mentioned Asus tho apart from me and the OP (as thats what he decided to buy) - how long have they been doing notebooks?

The only thing that shits me with it is their Asus driver/system update app that tries to connect to a ftp site in taiwan and either can't connect or times out or can't find any files. But it keeps coming up - i'll have to visit the asus support site to see if they have a fix to remove it from my registry so it doesn't keep coming up.

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Despite what I expected LG actually have really good support. Called up to report my faulty DVD drive, within an hour had a call from the local agent (Highpoint) in the CBD, they organised a courier to come pick it up and bring it back to me once fixed. Turn around time is generally within 24-48 hours unless the part is unavailable, but they let me take the laptop back until they had the replacement. Dropped it in and they had the new one installed within 15 minutes for me.

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so...laptop.....decent one... Mac? pc?
Price?
lay it on me.. i want one..
whats a good deal...where do i get it.and will it do most games..internet..movies etc..
cmon...

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For what its worth, ended up buying an HP Pavillion dv62000 series tonight (core Duo t2250 1 gig ram, geforce go 7400, 100 gig sata.....)
I must say i'm a bit surprised with the comments that HP are tripe, I've never owned an HP laptop however I have found their server product to be of very decent quality.
It was basically a choice between this, an asus or an LG, I guess my positive experience with HP in the past is what sealed the deal for this unit. Ubuntu supports most of the hardware out of the box so to speak, just mucking around with suspend and getting the built in webcam working.
I was tempted to go back to dell... could have got something very similar for $400 less, but again their out of warranty service is where they lost.

JJ, your experience with HPs can apply to toshibas, dells not to mention the horrid layout of the IBMs, it all depends on the model.

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QUOTE(jjcoolaus @ Sep 29 2006, 01:00 PM) [snapback]1068056746[/snapback]

Can't comment on compaq but HP's designs are shit - the lappys we've used at work have 1 USB port, hidden behind a flap at the back of the machine, and after you've plugged in your RGB, power, and other leads, you try inserting and removing USB drives/sticks from that thing on the fly as different people get up to do presentations. It's not easy!

a $2 usb cord would fix all these huge dramas you seem to be having

though i suspect the people you work with find it amusing watching you fumble about and stressing

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QUOTE(wojtek @ Sep 29 2006, 11:51 PM) [snapback]1068057069[/snapback]

Time to eat my words, while the HP looked very slick, great build quality quite the opposite can be said for its battery life and heat dissipation. Sitting idle the HDD would warm up to a lap scalding 55 degrees and the battery would be all but gone within 90 minutes. Their tech support while incompetent was somewhat helpful with the laptop being classed as a DOA and a replacement issued, which i turned down got a Toshiba of similar spec and some change back on the credit card.... Perhaps HP just make avg consumer grade products.

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I don't really rate HP's small/medium level server kit either ...

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I've had no problems with low end HP servers (whats the bet that having said that I'm going to get 10 of them fail tommorow), although there's really not much choice in the sub $10k server market anyway, we've recently started using HP and IBM, a hell of a lot more reliable than anything else in that price bracket.

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DimitriPosted: 5 Oct 2006, 11:01pm

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QUOTE(wojtek @ Oct 5 2006, 10:20 PM) [snapback]1068059781[/snapback]

this is were i get to say 'i told you so' right?

*goes back to watching his shaver bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*

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wojtekPosted: 5 Oct 2006, 11:28pm

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QUOTE(Dimitri @ Oct 5 2006, 11:01 PM) [snapback]1068059792[/snapback]

this is were i get to say 'i told you so' right?

*goes back to watching his shaver bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*

Hahaha, perhaps it was a fluke... i'm sure of it actually as you rate Acer

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mellyPosted: 5 Oct 2006, 11:42pm

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QUOTE(Khem @ Sep 22 2006, 02:53 PM) [snapback]1068053303[/snapback]

they dont do salary sacrifice??

*looks at my pretty sal. sac node lappy lovingly*

QUOTE(SiGO @ Sep 29 2006, 01:22 PM) [snapback]1068056763[/snapback]

i had a problem with the memory in my LG and i dropped it in, highpoint had it ready for me the next day. the staff at LG warranty were great too, very helpful. they even fixed up the problem i was having with my headphone jack only playing mono when i'd only briefly mentioned it on the phone.

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log onto the LAN says:
i want to fuck her in the burns unit
log onto the LAN says:
'i slowly unpeeled her soft bandages'
log onto the LAN says:
'gently caressing the scolded flesh'
log onto the LAN says:
god i feel sick

SpadgePosted: 5 Oct 2006, 11:51pm

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QUOTE(wojtek @ Oct 5 2006, 11:28 PM) [snapback]1068059802[/snapback]

Hahaha, perhaps it was a fluke... i'm sure of it actually as you rate Acer

i would say its definitely a fluke as dimi doesnt know fuck all about anything

i mean he sold you a perfectly good mp3 player for a couple of beans

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QUOTE(wojtek @ Aug 29 2006, 11:04 PM) [snapback]1068039911[/snapback]

even if had '2nd knuckled' before this mix I wouldn't be diggin it...

BettermanPosted: 6 Oct 2006, 9:18am

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QUOTE(wojtek @ Oct 6 2006, 12:28 AM) [snapback]1068059802[/snapback]

Hahaha, perhaps it was a fluke... i'm sure of it actually as you rate Acer

exactly

let us know how this one goes woj, today il be ordering my dell laptop, 2.33ghz centrino duo processor, 4gb ram, 120gb hd, 512mg awesome video card (cant remember the model), 17inch monitor etc etc etc, its gonna be special

QUOTE(FunkyChicken @ Sep 29 2006, 11:55 PM) [snapback]1068057060[/snapback]

so...laptop.....decent one... Mac? pc?
Price?
lay it on me.. i want one..
whats a good deal...where do i get it.and will it do most games..internet..movies etc..
cmon...

for that stuff go a toshiba dude, go into town and look at the toshibas at harvey norman, david jones, myer and radio rentals in rundle mall. look for the ones that go for $1300-$2000, thats the kind of laptop you want and is also at a fairly good price

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benj2.1Posted: 6 Oct 2006, 9:24am

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does anyone here have a macbook pro? im having some issues with it and id like to compare notes :/

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DimitriPosted: 6 Oct 2006, 9:35am

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my acer hasnt missed a beat in 4years mate your HP didnt last 1 week

few other ppl actualy rated the acers in here and the LG

you probably just got a dud, 1 in 100,000

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MaydayPosted: 6 Oct 2006, 9:42am

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QUOTE(benj2.1 @ Oct 6 2006, 09:24 AM) [snapback]1068059885[/snapback]

does anyone here have a macbook pro? im having some issues with it and id like to compare notes :/

I havent got one but what issues are you having?

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benj2.1Posted: 6 Oct 2006, 11:03am

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QUOTE(Mayday @ Oct 6 2006, 10:42 AM) [snapback]1068059905[/snapback]

I havent got one but what issues are you having?

ok but ill warn you im using boot camp

- noisy superdrive, when i put a cd/dvd in it sounds like its eating it, clunkedy clunk, knock clunk. also when i eject it. occasionally it wont read a disc and ejects it. doesnt matter if its burnt/new
- dvd/video playback doesnt seem to be upto scratch, sometimes its laggy (probably the superdrive), its always pixelated
- occasionally it hangs on boot up sometimes on the initial grey screen, sometimes just before it hits the windows splash screen
- ive had 3 or 4 blue screens
- it was only running on one processor for a while (now fixed)
- audio controllers and a couple of I/O Bus refused to load (also now fixed)
- the boot up and shutdown times seem to be getting longer but i havent been installing anything new

other than those few problems its been running superb.. im thinking the next boot camp release will improve it cos mac osx is flawless. The superdrive is going back to nextbyte tho

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