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Originally Posted by 97camaro
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
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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..