I can vouch for that. I have a Toshiba and it is absolutely wonderful. I've actually had it 4 years and it still functions almost like new. I've only had to contact them once for a question I couldn't find in the guide and they answered it within minutes. Couldn't be happier.
T19 M15 S19 XH47 M43 bomb12/4/07 PA5/07 S12/26/07 D final 11/17/08 Back together with no defined R 05/2010 confused....to say the least!!!
I don't have a laptop though the boys do. S18 has the Apple I just bought him for college/Christmas and S15 has an older one my parents bought. Mine si the desktop and while I am fine with the basics, I am still having to go through the drivers to find the right ones to install. Major pain!
I may have to save up for a new one.
kat
Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory
Hmm, theoretically Dell's desktops are better than their laptops. I forget who was rated number 1 for desktops. I'd have to look it up again. But Sony VAIO always does pretty well. eMachine is pretty budget but I've heard good thigns. Dell tends to be cheaper, which is reflected in their customer service. I'd stay away from Compaq and HP (although they may have fixed their hard drive issues in the last few years) as well. With the sales going on now through the new year, I'm sure if you wanted to you could pick up a newer one with Windows 7 (SO much better than Vista!) for cheap.
My law school laptop purchase was a Toshiba. Only complaint I have is that it has Vista on it lol. At this point it's over 3 years old and still going strong.
But hopefully you can get this one fixed quick and not have to worry about it. *fingers crossed*
Michelle - Proud DR Rockette S: 28JUL07, D'd: 29OCT09 http://tinyurl.com/27j9qo2
Ya know, windows XP was stable though. And didn't use nearly as much memory as Vista. If I'd had a choice between Vista and XP, I would have bought XP. But the computer came with Vista, and spending yet more money on XP was just too much trouble LOL.
Firefox is a far better program than Internet Explorer anyways.
Michelle - Proud DR Rockette S: 28JUL07, D'd: 29OCT09 http://tinyurl.com/27j9qo2
I agree, it just won't let me play the msn games. Darn. lol
The girls want to be able to play some of their games whicha re on disc and I am fine with that. The boys want to be able to watch movies on it again and while that may be nice they do have a x-box 360 and ps3 to play those on. So I am not in a major rush now that S18 has his own computer for school. I would just like things to not break for a little while. I know I would be lucky to get that reprieve with 4 kids.
kat
Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory
Kat, hope you're good. I haven't checked on you guys for a while so just doing a drive-by here.
Get a Mac! I've never been a big Apple guy but they make quality products.
Me: 35|WAW: 38|D: 6yo | http://tinyurl.com/2dxx7m6 Feb 2006, left, came back in two weeks Aug 2006, left again Apr 2007, filed for divorce Dec 2007, reunited Mar 2010, moved out, filed again
By their nature, laptops are going to be less reliable. It's a lot harder to get rid of the heat. Other than the power supply, and sometimes the hard disk, a desktop should last "forever".
That said, the Acer Netbook that I got almost a year and a half ago is going strong, and it's for practical purposes my "main" computer. No good for games, obviously, but I can get banned from DB, check FB and my email, make tee times, and Google anything with it.
If I could edit, I would have added that I think the reliability of the brand (or actually the support they give when there is a problem) is more important for laptops than desktops. I second the vote for Toshiba there.
As far as desktops go, I am not opposed to rolling my own to save a buck.
