[GRLUG] Hardware question

[Bob Kline]

What do you people do to your PCs?

I've stayed with HP for the simple
reason that it has a fairly good track
record of reliability.  Mine run for
many years.  I must just be a lucky guy....

What does CR say?

   -- Bob

On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 6:51 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Topher <topher at codeventure.net> wrote:
> > On Tue, 22 Feb 2011, Casey DuBois wrote:
> >
> >> Topher,
> >> That HP Looks nice and the price is right!
> >> The pci-e makes adding graphics a great option (I may even have a
> >> spare card lying around).
> >> I'm running several HP's and am pretty happy with them.
> >
> > Yeah, I decided not to go for it for a couple reasons.  One is that I
> don't
> > quite need a machine yet.  The other is that I read some reviews that
> said
> > those particular models tend to only last about a year and then
> everything
> > seems to fall apart.  :(
>
> If anyone knows of a laptop for under $1k that meets these criteria,
> I'd be interested:
> * At least 2GB of RAM. Preferably 4GB
> * At least 1280 pixels horizontal resolution.
> * At least 1024 pixels vertical resolution
> * Has been on the market for 1-2 years, and doesn't have a reputation
> for falling apart. (Ignoring expected things like battery life)
>
> The rest is easy, but it's finding an affordable laptop that doesn't
> fall apart after a couple years that's hard.
>
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