New Laptop

[Sidoh]

One of the first PC's my family owned was a Compaq.  It was terrible.  I've since had extremely biast oppinions against any computer they make, even after they were bought out by Hewlett-Packard.

That exactly what happened with my family's first computer, and it's exactly how I feel about Compaq.

I AM NOT BIGAZNDADDY. -_-

Haha, just kidding. ;)

[dark_drake]

I AM NOT BIGAZNDADDY. -_-

I was just testing you.

[rabbit]

Gateway laptops are garbage, I've had nothing but bad experiences with them, but their desktops are alright.  I'd like to buy all my own stuff and make one, as opposed to buying stock with upgrades, but I just don't have the money :\

[BigAznDaddy]

Compaq is fucking garbage. Desktop and laptop.

ahh whatever

thats why you make your own

[Sidoh]

Gateway laptops are garbage, I've had nothing but bad experiences with them, but their desktops are alright.  I'd like to buy all my own stuff and make one, as opposed to buying stock with upgrades, but I just don't have the money :\

We've only had two Gateway laptops come through that I can think of at the moment, but they both seemed pretty nice.  I only used them to do the base OS install, which, of course, isn't a very good representation of their reliability.

ahh whatever

thats why you make your own

I'm still waiting to hear your reasoning. ;)

[rabbit]

My dad's Gateway has (so far) needed the battery replaced twice, the charger replaced, the screen-clips replace, and the screen hinges fixed.  It is less than a year old.

My ex's Gateway needed the battery replaced, the DVD drive fixed, the screen hinges fixed, and the charger replaced.  Also less than a year old.

Both were different models.  Both suck at life.

[Nate]

HP bought Compaq awhile ago, like 2-3 years.

[Sidoh]

My dad's Gateway has (so far) needed the battery replaced twice, the charger replaced, the screen-clips replace, and the screen hinges fixed.  It is less than a year old.

Wow, that's terrible.  I'd be curious to hear reviews from other customers who own the same model.  I haven't heard any complaints from either of the two teachers using the gateway laptops, but they're used pretty lightly.

My ex's Gateway needed the battery replaced, the DVD drive fixed, the screen hinges fixed, and the charger replaced.  Also less than a year old.

Heesh... :|

Both were different models.  Both suck at life.

Heesh... :|

HP bought Compaq awhile ago, like 2-3 years.

Yeah, I know.

[...] even after they were bought out by Hewlett-Packard.

[Super_X]

My dad's Gateway has (so far) needed the battery replaced twice, the charger replaced, the screen-clips replace, and the screen hinges fixed.  It is less than a year old.

My ex's Gateway needed the battery replaced, the DVD drive fixed, the screen hinges fixed, and the charger replaced.  Also less than a year old.

Both were different models.  Both suck at life.

I'll bet that's why they replaced the battery on both of them.

[BigAznDaddy]

I'm still waiting to hear your reasoning. ;)

well if you  make your own computer you cant blame the company's things for having a crappy computer

[Sidoh]

I'll bet that's why they replaced the battery on both of them.

When you have a machine that unreliable in such a short amount of time, you begin to wonder if it was worth the price, even given the limited time warranty.

well if you  make your own computer you cant blame the company's things for having a crappy computer

I'm talking about you prefering Compaq over Dell.

[BigAznDaddy]

I'm talking about you prefering Compaq over Dell.

i have no clue what i am talking about so ignore me......

[Sidoh]

i have no clue what i am talking about so ignore me......

I'm going to poison you with your own fecies.

Haha, just kidding.  I'll cut it out with the strange death threats.  I wouldn't want to transcend a fun, joking attitude.

Or would I? ...

[Newby]

I'm talking about you prefering Compaq over Dell.

i have no clue what i am talking about so ignore me......

You are Asian, so that's a given.

[Joe]

Intel Core Solo and Intel Core Duo are basically the Pentium 5 under a nice, confusing name, right?