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[mllelaurel]

So. My laptop is a piece of shit. It won't play DVDs anymore. It freezes up when faced with anything more challenging than a pageful of plain text. It won't defrag completely.

Conclusion? I need to buy a new computer stat, before I can't access the internet anymore and thus am rendered incapable of buying said new computer.

Discuss.

Basically, I need to know what laptops qualify as non-shitty. My bare qualifications are: DVD player/burner; able to connect to the internet; more harddrive space than my current 55 gigs.

I'm none-too-fond of the Mac interface, but if I'm given assurances that Macs are less likely to break the hell down, it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.

Cheap would be nice, as I need an external harddrive and/or an ipod to move all my junk onto. I can't think of another way to transfer it from one harddrive to another, but then I'm no expert.

Comments

[mllelaurel.livejournal.com]

Huh. My current laptop is a Dell. It's broken down on me more than once before. On the other hand, I've found the service flawless.

I'm pretty much going to have to buy a laptop of some sort. Traveling back and forth with a monitor in a teeny tiny Toyota Corolla is fun for no one.

[rivenwanderer.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty happy with my Dell (Latitude D800)--with the exception of wanting more hard drive space and special hinge issues, it's held up nicely for all of college. It is a giant monolith, of course, but a mostly useful one. I almost wish Dell was either consistently quality or consistently prone to breaking so I knew whether to recommend it or not! I don't know what their lower-end laptops are like, since this was purchased with the idea that it would be kinda expensive but hopefully be the last computer my parents buy for me.

[mllelaurel.livejournal.com]

It's brain-breaking, indeed. I was actually quite content with my Dell up until recent days, but if I can't watch episodes and movies, my sanity score takes a dive.