My most expensive purchase - UGH!

nashvillematt · Addict Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 823 City: Nashville

Erik, I am a bit biased on the Sony products. I bought a Sony Viao about 2 years ago and it keeps crashing. I Googled Sony Viao and there is a problem with the soldering of the motherboard. There are class actions suits all over the place about this and I reccomend buying an extended-extended-extended warranty if you make this decision. Sony told me to go Bubb Rubb myself when I called. So, I did what any logical person would do. Called Dell and got a great laptop for about $800 that will last me a while.

dirtysparks · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 2428

I buy cheap too, reburbs, ebay, broken shitt....my favorite place to get clothes it TJMAXX...got me a pair of $120 Ralph pinstripes for 29 buckaroos...wearin' em right now.

Jeff206 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 27 May 2004 Posts: 1002

chavez, yeah i realize that, it was more an issue of dealing with dell afterwards.

I'll buy from the small business division next time, that's a good tip

Erik · Posted: Apr 13, 2006 8:27 am Post subject:

Yeah Sony Vaio looks like it is out. Between what you have said on here and what a friend has told me... a Macbook pro may be in my future as well.

jryoung · Ladies Man Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7664 City: Man Jose

chavez, Jeff206,$.02 on the drives, Seagate is making stellar drives right now. Especially in the 1" platform, although that has little to do with laptops and the 2.5" platform, but all around they a making a good product.

Broccoli B · Posted: Apr 13, 2006 8:33 am Post subject:

When you buy a dell computer it comes with a maxtor. If you have a failure and they replace the drive they send you a seagate.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

jryoung, yeah, I was just noting that it was the drive mfg and not Dell themselves.

Jeff206, it will save you lots of headache if you have a problem down the road... Trust me!!! Laughing

Broccoli B, that must be only in the business division, because the 2 HDDs I have replaced have been WD and Maxtor and they were replaced like for like.

The computers we have that are from Dell's SBD (Optiplex & Latitude & our server) have not had any issues to speak of.

BR_WB · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 2850

My sister has had a Vaio for a year now and hasn't had a single problem with iet yet.

Broccoli B · Posted: Apr 13, 2006 9:22 am Post subject:

The optiplex's that we have (about 200) they all came with maxtors, they have had a problem in optiplex 260, 270, and 280's with the SATA drives, they replace them with seagates. Dell has been great about it.

lcap · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 10973 City: Homeless

Haha you think a computer is expensive wait until you get married. Shocked

What's the biggest status symbol: A rich ex-wife.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

Broccoli B, I will watch out for our OP GX280's then. We have 4 of them.

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

Dorks have overtaken my thread.

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

play around w/ that laptop a bit and you too will become a dork.

Darin · Guest

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

Darin, why should I have a boat? I have friends with boats - MUCH better option!

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

jt09, you should be proud of your town! I am referring to Dell machines in my posts!

ohsix · Posted: Apr 13, 2006 11:50 am Post subject:

They say if it f*cks, flies, or floats, it's cheaper to rent it. I've found the first and last to be true.

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

chavez, I am proud, I just don't speak geek. I have geek friends to fix my geek toys when they f*ck up!

lcap · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 10973 City: Homeless

Computers, technology, cell phones are all over rated! Nothing more than a P.O.S. tool used to do more work in the same amount of time. What people like about them is beyond me. I was more than a little dissapointed that Y2K didn't wipe all this garbage out.

Bambamski · Posted: Apr 13, 2006 1:10 pm Post subject:

I'm kind of a fan of technology. We were talking about it today. What did we used to do before the intranet? We used to work all day. Now, we work 2 hours during the day and the rest of time is spent playing around with our technology.

Works for me.

I fifth the sony comment. Sony sucks. Everything they make is actually worth about 65% of the price you pay. If you get something on sale then maybe.

itch · Posted: Apr 13, 2006 6:03 pm Post subject:

HAHA Bam said JT and wife in same sentence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Funnist thing I have read today
itch

lcap · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 10973 City: Homeless

Dragonlady8 · Black Widow Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 9198

jt09, Know how you feel.......(yeah I'm bringing this post back from the dead)

I'm kinda stuck right now about what I need vs what I want.
Now that I've passed my recert exam and my Bday is coming up I thought about the new computer vs upgrading camera vs trading in SUV for newer model as a gift/reward to myself.

Technical- Well I'm still waiting to see if there are any issues for the Macs and the Nikon D200.
SUV- With the gas prices they way they are, that's not something I need to do right now.

So I just decided to drop some $$$$ on 2 new camera lenses instead.

I can always get the other stuff later.... I'm not going to die nor will my world come to an end if I don't have it right NOW. Wink

atx_wakegirl_amy · Soul Rider Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 441

i have a sony vaio and really like it....super light and has been pretty reliable....my dad has the laptop with the really big screen and its incredible......my whole family has vaio laptops and we have had no problems

dirtysparks · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 2428

Commodore · Ladies Man Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 11636

I just found a new most expensive purchase....

STEEL!!! Holy jumpin jiminy!!! I had to buy a shiitload of steel to re-inforce the frame, and rebuild the whole front chassis for custom stuff. I go and tell them what I need and how much.

Now mind you last time I did this it was about $250 for 3, 20 ft sections. I ask him the total, and it's over $600!!!!! I about crapped my pants!!

Thanks China for buying up the market. Evil or Very Mad

lcap · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 10973 City: Homeless

BigRed · Posted: Apr 21, 2006 8:39 am Post subject:

Well, that makes my $500k townhouse seem like pocket change. Wink

lcap · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 10973 City: Homeless

BigRed,

And your $500k townhouse makes my $12,400 Travel Trailer sound like a mansion.

BigRed · Posted: Apr 21, 2006 9:11 am Post subject:

Probably the same square footage. Sad

Corporate · Posted: Apr 21, 2006 9:39 am Post subject:

Erik · Posted: May 24, 2006 5:14 pm Post subject:

Chavez, thanks very much for the reccomendation. I ended up getting the Dell 710m and I love it. Thank you. Wouldn't even have known about it.

jt09 · Ladies Man Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin

Just to update: My giagantascreen f*ing ROCKS!!!! As mentioned earlier, it certainly is to big to lug around on a regular basis, but I got the psuedo docking station for it and it will live at the home office 90% of the time.

Dragonlady8, go technical. You have a vehicle that gets you from point A to point B and with it's not like you need a snazzy new ride to pick up some guy who will take you to NYC just to look at dogs.

Dragonlady8 · Black Widow Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 9198

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

Erik, no problemo man. My boss is loving his - getting more use out of it than his desktop units.