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[Comp Guy]

I on the other hand have heard of a lot of problems with Dells and with all other major brands for that matter. Both HP and Dell was part of the major laptop battery recall for example. When you sell computers in the quantities Dell, HP, etc. does there's bound to be people with problems.

Deerpark, all the batteries that were recalled were Sony batteries, not Dell or HP batteries. I'm sure these brands trusted Sony for their batteries. So that whole incident was really Sony's fault; not Dell's, not HP's.

[Deerpark]

You can use that argument for most PC problems then. Most of the hardware in both Dell and HP computers aren't manufactured by them either. Is it their fault then if it malfunctions?

[Computer_Hopeless]

I'd say so, If you're selling it, no matter where you got it from, it represents you. If McDonalds bought horrible tasting and diseased potatoes, you can bet everyone would see it as their fault, no the farmers.

[soybean]

If McDonalds bought them, they bare the responsibility.  If the potatoes were "horrible tasting and diseased", McDonalds should have determined that by inspection before buying them or, it not then, before serving them.

[Comp Guy]

However, I haven't had any hardware trouble with Dell. And it's not that easy to test batteries. All other hardware can be easily tested for conflics.

[Computer_Hopeless]

My point exactly. The farmers lose credibility with only the potato purchasers, not the recipients of the fries (the end product). The potato purchasers have the responsibility to buy good potatoes so as to not reflect badly on their own company, and should avoid farmers know to have a bad crop. However, if the pad potato farmers have a good crop the next year, the company can buy the potatoes and reflect well upon themselves.

Wow, talk about a tangent... We started off discussing what laptop would be the best buy, now we are talking of buying potatoes.

[beanhead07]

Scooterpickleman, I agree with you full heartedly... I'm a fellow Mac-hater myself, always have been, but for graphics and stuff I must admit that they are better than PC. *shudders* I can't believe I heard myself say that. lol

[simshi993052]

Forget the laptop for a $1000 dollars you can build a pretty decent desktop
i would not recomend Vista

[Calum]

I have to say I agree with the Mac views, they're very overpriced and a PC can do just as good a job with graphics nowadays.

Forget the laptop for a $1000 dollars you can build a pretty decent desktop
i would not recomend Vista

Yes . . . read the first post and you will see they want a laptop.
I also recommend a desktop, but if you want mobility, like the OP, you can't lug a desktop around because it hasn't got a battery and it's a bit large and heavy.

As for the other discussion, all manufacturers will have problems if you listen to everyone.
That would be why you "have heard of a lot of problems with Dells and with all other major brands for that matter."
The vocal minority are the people who have had problems, you don't usually see an entire website devoted to praising a company but you often see one dedicated to flaming them because of a few negative experiences.
Taking the McDonalds analogy, if your friend has a bad chip, do you stay away for life and scream about how bad they are?
Personally, I don't.

[Computer_Hopeless]

Yeah, after that finger incident, Wendy's still sells chili (I rather like it, in fact). No one really talks about it any more, and their chili is good and finger-free.

I have yet to hear a good thing about Vista, so I too would warn you away from it. Unless you consider bugs and the like a good thing, in which case I've heard plenty of good things.

If you want portability but a desktop sound appealing, I have an idea. You could get a cart, load it with your PC and a diesel engine, and there you have it, both portable (take the elevator, not the stairs) and cheap (until the price of all that gasoline builds up). By using a biofuel (such as used vegetable oil that restaurants will give you free or even pay you to take), you can avoid this extra cost. I would suggest a tarp or the like for outside travel, and a way to hitch it on to the back of your vehicle for road trips.

BENEFITS OF VEGETABLE OIL POWERED DESKTOP PC
• Free power source
• Portability
• More cost efficient than a laptop
• Improved health, strength, and stamina from lugging around the heavy cart.



DISCLAIMER
I am not to be held responsible for any damage resulting from anyone actually trying this. I mean, hey, if you break your legs from having your computer/engine/cart roll over you when you are going down hill, that's your fault. Isn't it sad that our society has come to this? Writing a disclaimer to an idea so I don't get sued... Wow.

[DeltaSlaya]

I on the other hand have heard of a lot of problems with Dells and with all other major brands for that matter. Both HP and Dell was part of the major laptop battery recall for example. When you sell computers in the quantities Dell, HP, etc. does there's bound to be people with problems.

Sony was the ones who made those batteries.

[Comp Guy]

Yeah, after that finger incident, Wendy's still sells chili (I rather like it, in fact). No one really talks about it any more, and their chili is good and finger-free.

I have yet to hear a good thing about Vista, so I too would warn you away from it. Unless you consider bugs and the like a good thing, in which case I've heard plenty of good things.

If you want portability but a desktop sound appealing, I have an idea. You could get a cart, load it with your PC and a diesel engine, and there you have it, both portable (take the elevator, not the stairs) and cheap (until the price of all that gasoline builds up). By using a biofuel (such as used vegetable oil that restaurants will give you free or even pay you to take), you can avoid this extra cost. I would suggest a tarp or the like for outside travel, and a way to hitch it on to the back of your vehicle for road trips.

BENEFITS OF VEGETABLE OIL POWERED DESKTOP PC
• Free power source
• Portability
• More cost efficient than a laptop
• Improved health, strength, and stamina from lugging around the heavy cart.

Great idea! That'll be the next computer I get!

DISCLAIMER
I am not to be held responsible for any damage resulting from anyone actually trying this. I mean, hey, if you break your legs from having your computer/engine/cart roll over you when you are going down hill, that's your fault. Isn't it sad that our society has come to this? Writing a disclaimer to an idea so I don't get sued... Wow.

So true! I'd better create a disclaimer for me soon.....

[Deerpark]

I on the other hand have heard of a lot of problems with Dells and with all other major brands for that matter. Both HP and Dell was part of the major laptop battery recall for example. When you sell computers in the quantities Dell, HP, etc. does there's bound to be people with problems.

Sony was the ones who made those batteries.

Yeah I'm aware of that... you should read the posts after mine for the full discussion. My only point was that theres always going to be people with bad experience with a particular brand, these are usually a very tiny, very vocal, minority.

[patio]

Who wants fries ? ?

 

[Computer_Hopeless]

I sure could go for some, lugging around my desktop has me really worn out.