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| Thread ID: 94801 | 2008-11-12 14:44:00 | Repairers which laptops do you see least? | Robinz (9362) | Press F1 |
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| 719856 | 2008-11-12 22:21:00 | Id have to agree with the above as im a tech with telecom who uses ibms/lenovos and i do see quite a lot of hardware problems like lots of faulty dvd drives, fans going at overdrive all the time, etc... btw dells crap as well just as bad as lenovo just get an asus. |
Silver_Blade (10144) | ||
| 719857 | 2008-11-12 22:43:00 | I'll chip in a recommendation for Dell laptops, but not for the normal reasons. Dell laptops are super easy to get parts for and a lot of said parts are interchangeable, so you can actually upgrade the Dell laptops quite easily. For example putting a better graphics solution in from a different model, or changing CPU's (when they arent hard mounted of course) Have a google at upgrading dell laptops and you'll see what I mean. Asus are also pretty good, they build them things pretty solid, but getting parts e.g. replacement wifi modules can sometimes be a little iffy. |
kersonan (13264) | ||
| 719858 | 2008-11-12 23:09:00 | Do you just hate Chinese or Lenovo specifically? Just because an old Brand X is still running doesn't tell you anything about new ones . Lenovo . But Chinese things vary immensely . For instance they make some amazing furniture . And terrible capacitors . And bad baby milk . Yes, Brand X still running tells me a lot . When you open it up and see what actual brand parts are in it, it all becomes clear . The failures almost always have rubbish parts . Likewise, although you may not be opening it, you can find out what parts are in the new ones too . And thats what it comes down to - not the Company label on the outside but what company actually made the parts inside . |
pctek (84) | ||
| 719859 | 2008-11-13 00:53:00 | Whats that got to do with it? Businesses generally haven't got a clue whats good or not and decisions are often made by the bean-counters not IT staff. I thought business lines are kept separate from consumer notebook lines (eg HP Pavilion vs Elitebook, Dell Inspiron/XPS vs Lattitude). So the result is that hardware specifications have long lifecycles, don't update as rapidly as consumer lines and existing products are supported for longer. This is because businesses normally buy support contracts etc from the vendor. Keeping the specs the same for longer makes this easier. I thought this is why you never see corporates carry Asus or other consumer oriented notebooks... I think most Lenovo notebooks have a pretty solid chassis. As for the actual components inside, I guess not as your experience shows. |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 719860 | 2008-11-13 01:39:00 | Well, I buy HP for our business laptops....and after 5 yr, only 1 has given us any trouble....I have a Tosh Sat from 2002 still going well, only had to replace the power brick... Lenovo (IBM) make the best Tablet, ASUS are good too.. Dell, ....well, I personally feel there chassis are too weak.....Acer, I would just stay clear of..... |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 719861 | 2008-11-13 02:06:00 | I don't see many complaints about MacBooks?!:D | notechyet (4479) | ||
| 719862 | 2008-11-13 02:22:00 | I don't see many complaints about MacBooks?!:D That's because it's just common sense to stay away from them :banana |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 719863 | 2008-11-13 02:26:00 | I don't see many complaints about MacBooks?!:D Think of the number of macs on the market to the number of PCs. 1 to 100 is about right. Thats why you don't hear about them giving up very often, therent aren't any to give up. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 719864 | 2008-11-13 02:32:00 | And this is PC World. Not Mac World. | pctek (84) | ||
| 719865 | 2008-11-13 02:49:00 | Besides which, we just dont talk to people with silly signatures..... | SolMiester (139) | ||
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