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Offline truth_seeker

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Re: Laptop Issue
« Reply #25 on: December 20, 2013, 09:29:42 pm »
When I got my current laptop, the store had statistics indicating the most reliable brands were Asus and Toshiba, so I got an Asus.

Have been satisfied with 2 Asus computers, thus far. A Netbook, and a 14" Core i3 Win 7 model.

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Re: Laptop Issue
« Reply #26 on: December 20, 2013, 09:35:31 pm »
Asus is good, but they usually have the absolute worst customer service.  Anytime I have to contact them for work, I just cringe.
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Re: Laptop Issue
« Reply #27 on: December 20, 2013, 09:39:27 pm »
flowers, why do you run your computer in safe mode?  Just curious.
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Re: Laptop Issue
« Reply #28 on: December 22, 2013, 11:39:34 pm »
Quote from: EC on December 20, 2013, 07:13:50 pm
Oceander is way smarter at this stuff than me - but an on board video card can't be repaired economically, even if you can find a good solder jockey. A separate one can.

You may need to check your budget for a replacement laptop in the near future. It could have just been a glitch. They happen. Or it could be the first sign of a system failure.

If the system has integrated graphics then it would cost more than a new, better-equipped, laptop to get it repaired, with no guarantee that the repair would be successful.  "Integrated" really does mean integrated, and as a result, if it fails, the systems it's integrated into fail.
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Re: Laptop Issue
« Reply #29 on: December 22, 2013, 11:41:20 pm »
Quote from: Atomic Cow on December 20, 2013, 09:35:31 pm
Asus is good, but they usually have the absolute worst customer service.  Anytime I have to contact them for work, I just cringe.

Is Asus still in the ODM business?
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Re: Laptop Issue
« Reply #30 on: December 22, 2013, 11:50:52 pm »
Quote from: Oceander on December 22, 2013, 11:41:20 pm
Is Asus still in the ODM business?

I don't know.  Before I worked there, we used them for our brand of laptops.  Needless to say, it turned into a Charlie Foxtrot.
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Re: Laptop Issue
« Reply #31 on: December 22, 2013, 11:51:32 pm »
I'm still running my trusty Dell Inspiron and it has given me no problems, except I wore out a few keys from a bit too much vigor when typing.....

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Re: Laptop Issue
« Reply #32 on: December 22, 2013, 11:58:58 pm »
Stay away from Sony VAIO. Mine is a piece of expensive crap. It stopped being a portable device when the battery crapped out in six months, plus after less than a year, the plug-in from the AC adapter is loose and has to be jiggled.
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Re: Laptop Issue
« Reply #33 on: December 23, 2013, 12:04:55 am »
Quote from: aligncare on December 22, 2013, 11:58:58 pm
Stay away from Sony VAIO. Mine is a piece of expensive crap. It stopped being a portable device when the battery crapped out in six months, plus the plug-in from the AC adapter is loose and has to be jiggled after less than a year.

Absolutely!  The Sony VAIO is the apple Mac of the PC world, only it doesn't work nearly as flawlessly as the apple does.
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Re: Laptop Issue
« Reply #34 on: December 23, 2013, 05:55:15 am »
Quote from: Oceander on December 23, 2013, 12:04:55 am
Absolutely!  The Sony VAIO is the apple Mac of the PC world, only it doesn't work nearly as flawlessly as the apple does.

Firsthand experience regarding SONY products......NO MAS!!!!!!

Proof that sometimes the #1 brand might not be.....
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Re: Laptop Issue
« Reply #35 on: December 23, 2013, 09:32:25 am »
Dad has a Sony VAIO. The power connector crapped out pretty quickly (I think it was 6 months after he bought it - it wasn't in warranty.) Being a handy sort and rather frugal when it comes to spending, he permanently attached the power lead and put a new connector on the stub wire and the transformer. Looks funny, but it still works.
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Re: Laptop Issue
« Reply #36 on: December 23, 2013, 11:10:11 am »
Thanks for all the suggestions and advice
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