[wplug] eMachines?

[Clark Slater]

i'll have to third this.  i've been running RH 
on a ThinkPad for several years and carry it
with me all over the place.  still running
strong with no issues.  several of my friends 
who went with Dell laptops are constantly 
dealing with getting them repaired.

Clark


On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Jason Dunn wrote:

> I have to agree with this.  I work at Penn State and see many many 
> computers, especially laptops, and the ones that always last are the 
> IBM's over Dell's.  I use a Dell laptop and an IBM laptop and the Dell 
> is currently in for service for a floating pointer (which I've seen many 
> others do also) and a busted CD/DVD drive.  Whereas my IBM has been put 
> through the rigors of being pretty mobile just like my Dell and I've had 
> absolutely no problems with it.  Dell laptops just don't seem to hold up 
> as well construction wise. 
> 
> I must say however, that when my Dell works, it's great, but IBM gets my 
> vote for reliability.
> 
> Jason Dunn
> 
> Ryan W. Frenz wrote:
> 
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> >
> > Personally, I would never buy a Dell unless I couldn't build the machine
> > myself.  (May end up buying a lappy from them)
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> >
> >
> > As far as laptops go, in my experience IBMs are well worth the extra 
> > money.  Most dells are exactly what they claim -- "desktop 
> > replacements" -- if you plan on actually being mobile with it, I 
> > haven't seen them hold up too well.  Mostly dumb problems like 
> > floating pointers, keys getting stuck, etc.  Example -- I've had an 
> > IBM thinkpad for 5 years now.  I've never had one hardware issue with 
> > it.  My brother has had a Dell Inspiron 8100 for 1.5 years, and he's 
> > had: a fried mobo, dead USB controller out of the box, and a floppy 
> > drive that stopped working.  You might not be getting cheaper parts 
> > per se, but with a Dell you definitely get cheaper construction.
> >
> > Ryan
> >
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