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It'll be another two weeks before I can get my computer back, at least.

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Uh, so you can't pop the cover off and replace a $75 power supply yourself?
 

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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
 
Well, I don't KNOW that it's the power supply, and considering that it's a laptop, I probably would have to wait that long to find and obtain an acceptable power supply anyway. Besides, that'd void my warranty, in all likelyhood.
 

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Posted by EdipisReks (Member # 510) on :
 
i void the warranties of any computer components i own within 15 minutes of having them installed.
 

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Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
 
I've had my Compaq for almost 3 years now and nary a problem that wasn't my own fault.
 

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
 

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Originally posted by EdipisReks:
i void the warranties of any computer components i own within 15 minutes of having them installed.

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Originally posted by EdipisReks:
i void the warranties of any computer components i own within 15 minutes of having them installed.

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I'm curious to know how you've managed to void your modem. Excessive porn-site downloading?
 

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Posted by Solommagnus de Pym (Member # 239) on :
 
Perhaps rampant double posting?
 

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Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
 
Probably most hardware warranties require "professional installation"
 

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Posted by EdipisReks (Member # 510) on :
 

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Originally posted by PsyLiam:

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Originally posted by EdipisReks:
i void the warranties of any computer components i own within 15 minutes of having them installed.

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I'm curious to know how you've managed to void your modem. Excessive porn-site downloading?

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i don't have a modem, but if i did it's warranty would be voided both by the excessively high PCI bus that i run at (i chose to not use the locked PCI multiplier function of my mobo, as it cut down on my overclocking overhead) and the PCI voltage mod i did to my motherboard to increase stability at said excessively high PCI bus speeds.
 

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Posted by Mucus (Member # 24) on :
 
Perhaps he flashed it.
 

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Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :
 
Teaches ya for buying a laptop...
 

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Posted by LOA (Member # 49) on :
 
I LOVE my laptop... it's changed my WORLD!!!!
 

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Posted by Free ThoughtCrime America (Member # 480) on :
 
Fascinating.
 

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
 

"I LOVE my laptop... it's changed my WORLD!!!!"

Now she can dance around naked and browse the Internet at the same time!
 

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Posted by Daryus Aden (Member # 12) on :
 
Buy a clone.
 

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Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
 
Compaq laptops seem to be hit-or-miss. Half of my friends swear by 'em; half of my friends swear at 'em. My experience has only been with desktops, and those experiences weren't great.

I use a laptop, too. Both of mine so far have been Gateways, and they've worked really well for me. The only thing that I don't like is not being about to pop her open and fiddle with her luscious innards.
 

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Posted by Vogon Poet (Member # 393) on :
 
One would have thought, where anything female is concerned, you'd be used to such disappointment by now. 8)
 

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Posted by E. Cartman (Member # 256) on :
 
Compaq laptops == severely overpriced*, severely underpowered.
Compaq desktops == overpriced*, underpowered.
Compaq servers == bootylicious, exquisite, suckulent, tasty. But still comparitively expensive.

* Most of which due to Compaq's a-typical service/support policies.
 

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
 
But what about the sexy Compaq Tablet?
 

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Posted by LOA (Member # 49) on :
 
My parents, who insist on buying nothing but Compaq products, have now purchased something like 4 PCs, and have had problems with every one. Their reasoning for the loyalty? "All computers have these problems, but at least Compaq fixes them right away!"

My parents also bought a Dodge Caravan for the business earlier in the year, and they have the same reasoning for that "Sure, it's in the shop again-- but it's under warrenty, so it's okay!"

Oy.

My laptop, BTW, is a Dell... and while I won't say that it's the perfect machine or that it's never given me problems, I've had better luck with it than my other friends have had with their notebooks (sadly, most were Compaq), though I HAVE had to call tech support, and I just want to say that as a rule, I have NOT been impressed with it. Pleh.

~LOA
 

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Posted by Toadkiller (Member # 425) on :
 
Our recent purchase of a Mac ibook is probally the 7th laptop that I've used as a primary or secondary computer. Thus far it has been the least trouble of any of them, especially in regards to drivers, power management, and returning from sleep/hibernate. I find it to be a good compromise in the size vs. utility trade-off as well. Mac OS X is different but very functional IMHO.

The others have all been various versions of MS OS's and various hardware makers (HP, Compaq, IBM, Dell).

I have a laptop (can't remember who made it) which I'm going to make into a linux plaything - so we'll see how that goes.
 

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Posted by MaGiC (Member # 59) on :
 
I have an ancient dell lappy with a 233mhx processor running win 98 that I love almost as much as my girlfriend...actually, probably more now I have ADSL. You can throw the thing about and it refuses to break....Its the computer equivalent of those ancient gold coloured c reg VW golfs you see all over the place..(old but still going old cars for you yanks)I wouldn't buy anything that wasn't Dell, unless it was a second hand total bargin.
 

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
 

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Its the computer equivalent of those ancient gold coloured c reg VW golfs you see all over the place..(old but still going old cars for you yanks)I wouldn't buy anything that wasn't Dell, unless it was a second hand total bargin.

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Originally posted by EdipisReks:
i don't have a modem, but if i did it's warranty would be voided both by the excessively high PCI bus that i run at (i chose to not use the locked PCI multiplier function of my mobo, as it cut down on my overclocking overhead) and the PCI voltage mod i did to my motherboard to increase stability at said excessively high PCI bus speeds.

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