11 Mar
2007
11 Mar
'07
4:31 a.m.
On Sat Mar 10, 2007 at 06:50:47PM -1000, david wrote:
Frank wrote:
both thinkpads i had fell apart after a year of use. the a21m was particularly bad, with
the network card, usb ports, power plug, cd drive, and eventually screen backlight
failing.
david wrote:
My opinion of HP/Compaq is based on my verifiable experience with them. Not a
preconception.
My experience with Dell - having spent 11 years on a corporate Help Desk during the time
the corporation switched from IBM Thinkpads to Dell laptops - is also based on facts. The
number of hardware
problems reported to the help desk for Dell laptops was five times higher than we had
reported for the IBM laptops. Even OLD Thinkpads had fewer problem reports than NEW Dell
laptops. carmen wrote:
If you're in the habit of occasionally challenging your preconceptions do this
little experiment: Visit Dell, just for convenience - or pick another if you wish, and
configure a laptop with the
same features and specs as a MacBook Pro - ignore the elegance of the OS and its heart of
BSD...even ignore the simplicity and speed with which it runs multiple GNU/Linux distros
in nothing more
difficult or risky than a simple file constituting a Parallels Desktop VM, and get back to
us with either a verification of your comparison factor or a new-found appreciation for
the value of
opinions based upon verifiable facts. On Fri Mar 09, 2007 at 07:43:00PM -1000, david
wrote:
>ljc(a)internet.com.uy wrote:
>>hello list, i intend to buy a new laptop, and i'm undecided
>><snip>
if Apple is selling a notebook for $1099 and HP is
selling the same
thing for $599, i'd get the HP - call me crazy
HP is NOT selling the same quality as Apple. You get what you pay for.
That may have changed since IBM is no longer the quality determiner for their old brand.
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David
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