NEVER BUY THE FOLLOWING!

[IryokuAtae]

Ok, well I figure I may as well give you all a background first:
Last December I ordered a laptop (it was a graduation gift) I customized it to what I needed and wanted and was very happy. I waited and waited and waited and waited for it to arrive and a while after it did.. The second I open it from the box, and turn it on guess what? It needed Windows Re-installed ( this is round 1) so I figure ok maybe they didnt do it correctly yadda yadda, I call tech support it all goes well im back up and running (the fact that it neede to be fixed brand new should have thrown the red light ) 2 months later I have to do it again FOR NO REASON!.. all goes well again 2 MORE months later I have to do it again.. by this time Im FUMING mad the company hates me etc.. so we work things out and eventually it runs better than it did the first time.. 4 months later guess what? it dies, and by death I mean COMPLETE death, I didnt even get to save my stuff... then it's been working fine till now ... anyway.. I've had to re-install windows twice tonight, and right now im going on a third (it wont install at all properly...) so yeah...

now my warning.. NEVER EVER EVER Buy ALIENWARE computers! whether it be a desktop or a laptop! NEVER! because they're crap and they dont work, I heard all this good stuff when I got it and now it's junk, if this doesnt work Im going to have to put my CHER HB money into it to fix it... if I do im putting in a new hard drive, and buying MY own version of windows, not the one this crappy company gave me. Just follow my warning.. I've been sick to my stomach all night because of this

[ReachTheStars]

I've got an HP Pavilion and I LOVE IT ;D It's awesome! Good Luck...

[Susanelizabeth28]

Ouch! You might want to take the "fix it" money and buy a new laptop instead. The prices on the HP's are coming down and the prices on the Dell's already are down.
Depending on where you lived when you bought it some stores have a "no lemon" policy where after three fixes it gets replaced, free.
I would think twice about putting any more money into your current computer.
Good Luck!
Susan

[SkyeBlue]

That really sucks out loud!!

I would have to go with Susan and say, go ahead and save up for a new computer...and if I can throw in my own two cents...get a MAC!!!

I've used Mac computers all my life and they are so user friendly, and few on problems. Viruses aren't really a problem for Macs and they just generally don't seem to have the same problems and night mares I hear about from PC users. My dad, an electric engineer and pro-Mac user, keeps telling my sisters and I about how cool it is that Mac is making programs like iTunes etc. available for you PC users so that once you see how easy and problem free they are, you'll see what you're missing!

[IryokuAtae]

Umm thanks Sky but no thanks, Macs and I get along just like this computer and I get along.. I've grown up with them in school and was the lab assistant that had to fix them DAILY literally.. the only thing I liked them for was 3D rendering

[SkyeBlue]

That sucks about you and Macs...seems like you have bad luck with computers all around!

Hey, you forgot the "e" in Sky"e"!

[Susanelizabeth28]

If I didn't need to be able to work on the same project on different computers I would have a MAC at home. That is what I learned on and I love them. I just needed a Windows computer so I could work on projects at both computers.
Susan

[ReachTheStars]

Never tried a MAC What's great about them vs. a Windows computer? The running system?? Fill me in. Looking for a new laptop...and how much do they run?

Di

[Susanelizabeth28]

I think the graphics are better and the speed is better.
An older mac I had (100mhz Processor) was faster than a newer windows computer I was using at the time (375mhz processor). They are pricier, but unless things have changed I think they are usually a better computer.
Susan

[SkyeBlue]

I agree with Susan, Di. If you're looking for a new laptop DEF. look into Macs. Like Susan said, there's a possibility of them being a bit pricier but I think they are most definitely worth it in so many ways. Do you have a Mac store in a shopping mall near you?