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  • Quotealex
    Confirmed User
    • Sep 2001
    • 6265

    #1

    what's the point of buying an expensive notebook

    You know that no matter what notebook you buy today, in less than years it will be outdated and you will want to buy another more performing one or with better design.
  • JoeMeca
    So Fucking Banned
    • Nov 2005
    • 2266

    #2
    why u buy from best buy and get a warranty break the old on when its life is over within 3 years of warranty send it back and they give u anew one ;)

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    • Quotealex
      Confirmed User
      • Sep 2001
      • 6265

      #3
      Originally posted by JoeMeca
      why u buy from best buy and get a warranty break the old on when its life is over within 3 years of warranty send it back and they give u anew one ;)
      LOL. I don't know about Bestbuy, but at Futureshop (Bestbuy sister store), they will find all sorts of excuses for not honouring their waranty. I assume it's the same with Bestbuy

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      • clickclickclick
        Confirmed User
        • Jan 2005
        • 1227

        #4
        didnt you want a sub compact laptop before?
        if you need more than 3 clicks to get to a join page, something is wrong ;)

        p.s. i still bring the sales whores here.

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        • JoeMeca
          So Fucking Banned
          • Nov 2005
          • 2266

          #5
          not the same at bestbuy at all not one near me at least

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          • MattO
            The O is for Oohhh
            • Feb 2003
            • 10861

            #6
            BestBuy has the worst return policy on the fucking face of the Earth. Their replacement plans are bullshit scams. It's their company policy to fuck customers in their asses.

            Anyways you can always get a lease through places like Dell Small Business or similar places and just upgrade yourself every couple of years.

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            • Quotealex
              Confirmed User
              • Sep 2001
              • 6265

              #7
              Originally posted by MattO
              BestBuy has the worst return policy on the fucking face of the Earth. Their replacement plans are bullshit scams. It's their company policy to fuck customers in their asses.
              That's what I though considering it is the parent company of Futureshop here in Canada which is known for their crooked return policy. They pressure you to get their extended "hassle free" warranty but seldom honour it.

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              • TDF
                Triple OG nigga on GFY
                • Mar 2002
                • 27296

                #8
                go dell or go home
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                • Probono
                  Confirmed User
                  • Oct 2002
                  • 2731

                  #9
                  My Powerbook is three years old and each time Apple upgrades the OS it gets faster. I don't plan on a replacement until some new application requires a different machine.

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                  • Matt 26z
                    So Fucking Banned
                    • Apr 2002
                    • 18481

                    #10
                    I don't understand people who always need to be using a $2500 laptop and they never do anything that comes close to it's potential.

                    One of mine is a 200mhz Pentium, and with no problems I run Apache, MySql, EditPlus and a couple MSIE windows. All I use it for is to code with, and it works flawlessly for that.

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                    • Tom_PM
                      Porn Meister
                      • Feb 2005
                      • 16443

                      #11
                      When I worked retail management, I replaced numerous computers and other expensive electronics that had bought the extended warranty.
                      The deal was that if we sent it to repair for the same problem three times already, on the fourth issue, it was replaced with the same model *or* a new model of equal features.
                      It's actually cheaper for the store that way, because "in-warranty" repairs are charged to the store. While "extended warranty" repairs are covered by the parent company. SO getting a replacement without the extended warranty is gonna be a no-go unless it's inside the normal return period and you have every last scrap of package and receipt.
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                      • Viper2K1
                        Confirmed User
                        • Aug 2001
                        • 1006

                        #12
                        I got a very decent one like 3-4 years ago and when looking at the specs of the cheap ones they're selling today, mine still kicks their ass
                        it still handles every program i use without lagging.
                        I can't play the newest games on it, but i see that as a good thing ... more time for biz ;)
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                        Dude, where's my traffic?

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                        • Grapesoda
                          So Fucking Banned
                          • Jul 2003
                          • 46234

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Alex from Montreal
                          You know that no matter what notebook you buy today, in less than years it will be outdated and you will want to buy another more performing one or with better design.
                          exacly, why get yer dick sucked when 2 hrs later you'll just wanna get yer dick sucked again anyway?

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                          • Quotealex
                            Confirmed User
                            • Sep 2001
                            • 6265

                            #14
                            Originally posted by bmb
                            exacly, why get yer dick sucked when 2 hrs later you'll just wanna get yer dick sucked again anyway?
                            More like why get your dick sucked for $1,000 when you can get it sucked for $500. Either way, you'll still want it sucked again in two hours.

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                            • Sosa
                              In Tushy Land
                              • Oct 2002
                              • 40149

                              #15
                              BS, I've had my laptop almost 3 years now. Don't buy cheap $1000 laptops and they will last alot longer. This one still has a good few years left in it unless the board or something like that goes out. Buy top of the line not the cheap little ones.

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                              • Wiggles
                                Too lazy to set a custom title
                                • May 2004
                                • 14423

                                #16
                                yeah but if you buy an advanced one most programs you need will run on it for like 5 years instead of 1.
                                no sig

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                                • Raven
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jul 2001
                                  • 6874

                                  #17
                                  You get what you pay for.

                                  My desktops run well for three years or more because we buy quality parts.

                                  The same holds true for a laptop. Buy quality. Spend the money and make sure the company from whom you buy it has an outstanding warranty program....

                                  Cut corners and you're setting yourself up for aggravation. This industry is aggravating enough ....and since our computers, whether they are desktops or notebooks, are the cornerstone of what we do....it's a business investment...
                                  Raven

                                  ~RETIRED~

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                                  • Grapesoda
                                    So Fucking Banned
                                    • Jul 2003
                                    • 46234

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Alex from Montreal
                                    More like why get your dick sucked for $1,000 when you can get it sucked for $500. Either way, you'll still want it sucked again in two hours.
                                    and 1 hr if it's a chinesse girl

                                    seriously I have the fujitsu life book and I love it, best notebook I've ever had
                                    Last edited by Grapesoda; 01-08-2006, 09:15 AM.

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                                    • pornguy
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                                      • Mar 2003
                                      • 62910

                                      #19
                                      Why not just buy a good one in the first place?
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                                      • Quotealex
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Sep 2001
                                        • 6265

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Sosa
                                        BS, I've had my laptop almost 3 years now. Don't buy cheap $1000 laptops and they will last alot longer. This one still has a good few years left in it unless the board or something like that goes out. Buy top of the line not the cheap little ones.
                                        But aren't tired of seing your 3-year old notebook when you can get a thinner, higher screen resolution and better performance one?
                                        From what I've seen, people who buy expensive computers are the type of people that always want the latest stuff and purchase more often computers than the low tech people....

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                                        • rowan
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • Mar 2002
                                          • 17393

                                          #21
                                          I didn't buy an expensive notebook - I had a second hand P133/32Mb RAM one from 1997 which was stolen about 9 months ago, and I recieved a brand new replacement. Turns out the obsolete POS I had was "business grade" so the insurance company had to upgrade the quote (nearly doubling it) to a replacement business grade one. It ended up being 5 times the cash value of what I originally paid for the old laptop.

                                          It's effectively already obsolete but I can see this one lasting a while.

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                                          • Quotealex
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Sep 2001
                                            • 6265

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by rowan
                                            I didn't buy an expensive notebook - I had a second hand P133/32Mb RAM one from 1997 which was stolen about 9 months ago, and I recieved a brand new replacement. Turns out the obsolete POS I had was "business grade" so the insurance company had to upgrade the quote (nearly doubling it) to a replacement business grade one. It ended up being 5 times the cash value of what I originally paid for the old laptop.

                                            It's effectively already obsolete but I can see this one lasting a while.
                                            You had insurance on a 1997 computer?

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