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From: michigan
Originally Posted by MrFatbooty
I thought that was only their desktop business, not thinkpads as well?
And even my crappy HP lasted me two years. So far this Sony has been trouble-free for 6 months, but unfortunately I can't give any longer term assessment because that's as long as I've had it.
I tend to not necessarily look at an entire line of products as a whole, although some generalizations are sometimes useful. But a $2000 Sony laptop discounted to $1600 after rebates is not the same thing as a sub-$1000 Sony laptop. And at least when I bought this thing, a $1600 IBM had a way slower CPU, less RAM, smaller hard drive, etc.
And even my crappy HP lasted me two years. So far this Sony has been trouble-free for 6 months, but unfortunately I can't give any longer term assessment because that's as long as I've had it.
I tend to not necessarily look at an entire line of products as a whole, although some generalizations are sometimes useful. But a $2000 Sony laptop discounted to $1600 after rebates is not the same thing as a sub-$1000 Sony laptop. And at least when I bought this thing, a $1600 IBM had a way slower CPU, less RAM, smaller hard drive, etc.
Wannabe yuppie
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From: Madison, WI
Originally Posted by syked
i want one so i wont have to be at my desk to be on the comp. ive been looking at the dell inspiron 9300... anyone heard anything bout that?
In that case, and since you're looking at the Dell 9300 which is gargantuan, I'd guess that things like super light weight and long battery life are not your top priorities, correct?
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From: the southwest
i have a dell inspiron 8100
its lasted this long and ive dropped it or hit it many times and its still in 1 piece
only upgarde is ram
when i graduate i might get a new one but there is no need reallly
im looking at asus or toshiba satellites
its lasted this long and ive dropped it or hit it many times and its still in 1 piece
only upgarde is ram
when i graduate i might get a new one but there is no need reallly
im looking at asus or toshiba satellites
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From: My own level of hell
Originally Posted by Darth Grifter
i have a dell inspiron 8100
its lasted this long and ive dropped it or hit it many times and its still in 1 piece
only upgarde is ram
when i graduate i might get a new one but there is no need reallly
im looking at asus or toshiba satellites
its lasted this long and ive dropped it or hit it many times and its still in 1 piece
only upgarde is ram
when i graduate i might get a new one but there is no need reallly
im looking at asus or toshiba satellites
Fan gave out, HDD went bad, screen lost pixles. It was a good comp until I hit about the 6 month mark then things just started going bad from there and when I contacted them about warranty work each of the items was "not covered" according to their terms.
I gove no love to the Sattellite series at all.
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From: Seattle
Originally Posted by rich
dude, i just got a D610 for work last week 
Yea they've been available for a couple weeks. I just haven't had to order any laptops recently so I didn't get one. From what I've read though the only major changes were a slightly different processor; Pentium M 730 standard 1.6, and wireless G.