Aaarggh! I spent 1K on a laptop and it doesn't even have a DVD burner!

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  • mardigras
    Bon temps!
    • Feb 2003
    • 14194

    #1

    Aaarggh! I spent 1K on a laptop and it doesn't even have a DVD burner!

    Sales clerk assured me it did. Grrrr!!! POS goes back tomorrow!
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  • JoeMeca
    So Fucking Banned
    • Nov 2005
    • 2266

    #2
    lol cheap laptop i doubt many at that price do!

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    • XxXotic
      Confirmed User
      • Jun 2002
      • 8500

      #3
      that sucks
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      • mardigras
        Bon temps!
        • Feb 2003
        • 14194

        #4
        I've been across several cities trying to find a laptop (they are a scarce item in these parts post Katrina) but even the $700 ones had a DVD burner. This one on closer examination is labeled CD-RW/DVD combo drive.
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        • bringer
          i have man boobies
          • Jul 2003
          • 13082

          #5
          probably because the clerk didnt know wtf you were talking about.
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          • mardigras
            Bon temps!
            • Feb 2003
            • 14194

            #6
            Originally posted by bringer
            probably because the clerk didnt know wtf you were talking about.
            Obviously
            I can't tell you how many times I have been in a store and answered even the simplest tech questions for a nearby customer because the clerk had no clue.
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            • The Captain
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              • Sep 2005
              • 1558

              #7
              Sucks man, give em hell tomarrow!
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              • wdsguy
                Ryde or Die
                • Dec 2002
                • 19568

                #8
                just hope they don't charge ya a restocking fee.

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                • USA
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                  • Feb 2005
                  • 2086

                  #9
                  damn.......
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                  • kmanrox
                    aka K-Man
                    • Oct 2001
                    • 29295

                    #10
                    jesus, i didnt know 1000 dollar laptops exisited
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                    • Peaches
                      Old broad
                      • Oct 2002
                      • 13933

                      #11
                      Wow, I guess prices have really dropped. Mine's a Dell 8600 that's about 1.5 years old I paid $1500 for and no DVD burner

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                      • Dagwolf
                        President of Canada
                        • Sep 2003
                        • 23141

                        #12
                        I've never had a laptop. I'm too worried I'll drop it or I'll turn my back and it will walk away.
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                        • mardigras
                          Bon temps!
                          • Feb 2003
                          • 14194

                          #13
                          Originally posted by kmanrox
                          jesus, i didnt know 1000 dollar laptops exisited
                          Actually while shopping the sparse stock around here very few of them were over $1000. Going into the holiday season $900 seems to be the new "magic" price for a loaded laptop at discount centers, with $1200 being the high end. Apparently the stores are all still in post Katrina sales mode, they all have basically the same couple models of a few brands... I haven't seen a really high-end laptop around here since before the storm.

                          I'm trying to avoid buying online if possible, with my luck I need to be able to easily return it, such as the case today
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                          • mardigras
                            Bon temps!
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 14194

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Peaches
                            Wow, I guess prices have really dropped. Mine's a Dell 8600 that's about 1.5 years old I paid $1500 for and no DVD burner
                            This is the year (and holiday season) of <$1000 laptops, most manufacturers have a loaded model around 1K (or less with sales/rebates).

                            Speaking of cheap laptops, have you heard about the $100 laptops coming out next year for students that has wireless and a hand crank for power?
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                            • Dalai lama
                              Strength and Honor
                              • Jul 2004
                              • 16540

                              #15
                              Go back the shop

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                              • mardigras
                                Bon temps!
                                • Feb 2003
                                • 14194

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Dalai lama
                                Go back the shop
                                Was just waiting for them to open... As soon as I post this I'm doing a system restore and back we are going
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                                • mardigras
                                  Bon temps!
                                  • Feb 2003
                                  • 14194

                                  #17
                                  Well, no laptop for me

                                  They had one laptop in the entire building, an opened box return same model as the one I was bringing back... must have been someone else they told it had a DVD burner

                                  I really don't want to order online, but last week I hit every electronics store for 4 cities and there was little to nothing in all of them... I'm sure what little they did have went during after Thanksgiving shopping
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                                  • Rui
                                    web
                                    • Dec 2001
                                    • 9533

                                    #18
                                    shit even $700 laptops have dvd burner's nowadays...eh

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                                    • djroof
                                      JuicyDevils.gr Owner
                                      • Jan 2004
                                      • 25516

                                      #19
                                      that sucks!!!!

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                                      • Sosa
                                        In Tushy Land
                                        • Oct 2002
                                        • 40149

                                        #20
                                        haha double check that shit. don't just trust a sales person

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                                        • bjjb
                                          Have laptop will travel
                                          • Mar 2004
                                          • 13074

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by mardigras
                                          This is the year (and holiday season) of <$1000 laptops, most manufacturers have a loaded model around 1K (or less with sales/rebates).

                                          Speaking of cheap laptops, have you heard about the $100 laptops coming out next year for students that has wireless and a hand crank for power?
                                          Goddamn im getting old. I can remember when the first sub $1000 desktops were coming out. My my how times have changed

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                                          • mardigras
                                            Bon temps!
                                            • Feb 2003
                                            • 14194

                                            #22
                                            Mission accomplished!

                                            So I went to Office Depot which didn't open until noon and bought an HP, paying about $250 more than the laptop I returned elsewhere this morning. When I got it home, I discovered that it was a resealed package. Stuff had sloppily been thrown back in the box, it looked like there was stuff missing, the battery pack had been left in the unit, there was already an administrator account on it called "Office Depot" (it didn't offer me registration or personal setup screens) and there was an error message about needing to restore Windows. I immediately packed it back up and returned it only to find out they had no more other than the display model.

                                            The manager checked their system and found the nearest replacement was in Mobile Alabama! I hit the interstate and headed to Mobile. Although the computer had shown there were 3 there, there was actually only 1, but 1 was all I needed

                                            Just got it hooked up and I like it even better than the one I returned. It's a wide screen. It doesn't have the SD card reader for my camera the other one had, but I got a USB gadget to take care of that.

                                            It automatically picked up my wireless router inside the house and has a great connection (I'm about 20' away in a FEMA trailer). Now I can get back to working on pages late at night (when I do my best work) in comfort (the house currently isn't very pleasant and especially so at night).

                                            The best thing is that if there's a problem I can return it locally

                                            Off to do all kinds of updates, customization, install needed software and remove bundled demos and crap I will never use and then I'll be a happy camper ...literally
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                                            • Morgan
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                                              • May 2002
                                              • 10520

                                              #23
                                              what do you expect for 1k??? /lol
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                                              • Sam Granger
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                                                • Dec 2004
                                                • 3958

                                                #24
                                                ?2.300 for laptop and still no dvd burner. beat that ;)

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                                                • mardigras
                                                  Bon temps!
                                                  • Feb 2003
                                                  • 14194

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by Morgan
                                                  what do you expect for 1k??? /lol
                                                  Well, it's not like I had much of a selection. Everyone I know with computers lost them in Katrina. Like cars, they are hard to come by here because so many people in so many cities needed replacements. I'm quite happy with this HP... I just got all my updates and preferences taken care of
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                                                  • Jarmusch
                                                     
                                                    • May 2003
                                                    • 12479

                                                    #26


                                                    OWNED!

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                                                    • Violetta
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                                                      • Jul 2004
                                                      • 28735

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by Dagwolf
                                                      or I'll turn my back and it will walk away.
                                                      haha... Would love to be a fly on the wall while that happend!
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                                                      • TreasureBucks
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                                                        • Mar 2005
                                                        • 1971

                                                        #28
                                                        psst..... hey buddy....

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