so who makes EMachines?

I love the Dell I am on right now. a year and 3 months of law student abuse, and it is running great. Honestly, I couldn't live without the Dell drivers anymore. Plugging in my external mouse, for example, disables the touchpad. That alone is enough for me to stick with dell.

Thats an option on any laptop that has the proper drivers lol.

i have this same lap top or simular to it.. its the special edition one its white...anyways wanted to say i have had 1 problem with this computer since 2007 and i still use it DAILY. the problem i had was the keyboard got some stuff in it and it like the letter 'T' wouldnt work lol thats it.. it was under waruntee and it got fixed and sent back in like a day..

my gf on the other hand has had a dell prob for a year or so. and has had problems since day one... under waruntee has gone thru literally 3 and is on her fourth one... service sucks and has had nothing but a horrible experience..

anyways... i say go HP or even macbook if u got the money... stay away from dell IMHO..

edit: there is one more thing... i got into photography about 8 months ago and since ive been storing ALL of my photos from my canon 450D.. my hard drive is nearly full but im gonna get an external and transfer the music and photos... just get the most space u can get i guess..

are you saying you can put dell drivers on any laptop? :scratch: I'm a bit confused. To clarify, this is what I was referring to:

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:lol:^ but yes this stuff is helping me. i also want to see some of these in person i guess i'll go check some stuff out at best buys or some place like that.

What he's saying is that the feature you describe is not exclusive to Dell. Most laptops will give you the option to do the same thing.

- Justin

Dang, I thought I was special! :lol:

Honestly, I think there are certain things you can't quantify in a laptop, like keyboard comfort. Go check em out and report back with what you find!

Yup, I agree. Go to the stores and use different brands - see what you do and don't like. Keep track of brands and model numbers. Chances are pretty good that you are going to get a better price online than in a box store, so you can try in the store and then buy that model (or a comparable one) online for less.

- Justin

True in some cases but not all of them. Some manufacturers make specific models for specific chains so that they can defeat price matching.

Yup, hence the (or a comparable one). Even if you can't find that exact model online, you should be able to find a model with very similar components and very likely the same case / keyboard / screen / etc.

- Justin

See everyone buys a HP because they look so good. But built like **** IMO. Now i have a Old P4 Gateway and this PC is still running strong with out a problem. I might go with the GateWay FX gaming Desktop and Laptop just because of this one.

yes i would go to a store see what i like and also check the online price. i'm going to try and go this week. i've been looking on the computer for now it helps to see things in person also

Honestly when it comes to the 'hp/dell/mac/toshiba...etc are crap', it really depends on how you take care of it. treat it like ****, dont expect it to last. dont suffocate the laptop by putting it on pillows/clothes/beds etc youll toast the hardware. real simple things to maximize the life of the comp.

keep on top of antivirius and defrag once in a while as well as delete extraneous programs that waste processing power (especially programs that come on during boot up), your computer will continue to run like new. i have a hp dv5t (white one) its about 1.75years old now and its running just as good as the first day i got it. its took some abuse too (backpack, dropped a lap on it oops, etc) but i try to take care of it and it does return the favor.

really, like stated, go check the computers out and get a feel for em. see what kinda finish you like (gloss, semi-gloss, rough, etc), overall looks, screen size, user interface (easy shortcuts? laid out well?) these are all opinionated things you should consider. then you could either buy direct from best buy or w/e OR do what i did and go directly to the manufacture and price out a custom unit (that way you can choose more mem. cpu pwr. hdd space. etc) b/c you can get good deals on them.

just my $0.02

yes i baby everything. i take good care of everything i own. i don't let anyone touch my phone ipod laptop or anything like that. with my cell phones i've never broke a phone besides over working them. all my phones burned out from texting to much. they said the 27,000 recived texts and 12,000 sent texts a month is what kills my phones.

All those received texts really give your phone a workout eh?

So counting 8 hours a day for sleep, etc you text 25 times an hour?

:rofl:

i agree with this but my thing is... you also have to consider if you do have some kind of a problem... how the company is going to go about solving that problem... ive heard many stories of crappy service from dell, whether it be in person or over the phone in some cases ive even heard of supplying people with used/old parts and claming them to be new... just sayin

i have only had to service my HP once and like i said.. i got like crumbs in the keys and messed up a key.. we tried to trouble shoot it over the phone and then they sent me a box to send it to them and they replaced the whole keyboard no questions asked..

Yeah I try to keep my TPH around that, best for fuel economy:rofl:

Yep i baby all my stuff i'm a nerd of course i do:rofl: But there was no reasoning for my HP to crap out like that.