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Posted by jmcclesk (Member # 1355) on :
 
what the heck is wrong with laptops today it seems like I barely get two years out of a laptop before it crashes and I gotta buy a new one.

with that being said the first two computers I had or Toshiba laptops and I seen the last okay this last HP Pavilion is a total POS any brands seen the last longer? are there any price point I should be looking at where I can get 4-5 years out of one of these things.
 
Posted by DIRTY SALLY (Member # 7845) on :
 
Stop looking at so much porn
 
Posted by MaK_1967v8 (Member # 12187) on :
 
What do you want to know? Lap tops are convenient, not reliable. Desk tops are proven, and extremely customizable. Stay the hell away from Apple products if you want a User friendly setup. 9/10 you can build a custom computer, for a grip of cash, and have a computer that can last a shit ton longer than any cookie cutter PC you can buy, since you can just upgrade the parts and programs as needed.

Hope this helps,

Had the same at home PC since 2009...

[ 2014-03-14, 10:14 AM: Message edited by: MaK_1967v8 ]
 
Posted by i (Member # 12534) on :
 
I have a Microsoft Samsung laptop windows 8 I believe (don't know the details on the laptop) bought it from QVC for 500 - 650 around there and it's last me more than a year and i hope it last many more years to come and without anti virus's norton and got to say it's still working [patriot]
 
Posted by i (Member # 12534) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by DIRTY SALLY:
Stop looking at so much porn
I use a my i phone [Wink]
 
Posted by subbz (Member # 12920) on :
 
First off when buying anything computer related don't just look at the price. Also research more online. Look at the specs of the computer. If you go to bestbuy most of the time they don't list everything right on paper so you might have to go to the control panel to see exactly what hardware it has. Also think about what you're going to use it for. If you're just looking to do normal day to day browsing, work, school related stuff anything with a quad core cpu and 4gb ram or more will do everything you want it to. Install an antivirus program(I'd suggest AVG since it's free and in my opinion the best antivirus software out there right now).
 
Posted by losbadgts (Member # 4394) on :
 
Apple computer for the win. I had mine since early 2008 and had them before. They last a long time mine still performs like new. Has a shit load of pics and movies and never had an issue not even my battery has died after all this years. 1600 well worth it
 
Posted by 98 ROUSH (Member # 10309) on :
 


[ 2014-03-14, 07:01 PM: Message edited by: 98 ROUSH ]
 
Posted by Wildfire532FB (Member # 1482) on :
 
I have a mini ASUS PC, i've had it for 5+ years. I also have a old HP laptop i've had for 10+ years. I just built this desktop computer not that long ago, totally custom and "was" top of the line when i built it. What was failing me was windows xp so i upgraded to win 7 and i love it. XP seems to be dying since Windows isn't going to maintain it anymore after april 7th.

What stops working on your laptops? The programming or the hardware?

[ 2014-03-14, 06:51 PM: Message edited by: Wildfire532FB ]
 
Posted by 98 ROUSH (Member # 10309) on :
 
love my Macintosh.
 
Posted by 135.0 (Member # 4992) on :
 
Apple never crashes
 
Posted by 98 ROUSH (Member # 10309) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by 135.0:
Apple never crashes
That's cause they got barz
 
Posted by wilit (Member # 3367) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by DIRTY SALLY:
Stop looking at so much porn
This. I've never had a computer crash that wasn't porn related.
 
Posted by TEXAS (Member # 11875) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by losbadgts:
Apple computer for the win. I had mine since early 2008 and had them before. They last a long time mine still performs like new. Has a shit load of pics and movies and never had an issue not even my battery has died after all this years. 1600 well worth it
Your CPU cost more than your car
 
Posted by 04 S281 (Member # 9229) on :
 
I currently use a 2009 MacBook Pro. Still runs as fast and reliably as the day I bought it. Runs the newest Mac OS X and iLife and iWork software without so much as a stutter.

[ 2014-03-14, 08:28 PM: Message edited by: 04 S281 ]
 
Posted by losbadgts (Member # 4394) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by TEXAS:
quote:
Originally posted by losbadgts:
Apple computer for the win. I had mine since early 2008 and had them before. They last a long time mine still performs like new. Has a shit load of pics and movies and never had an issue not even my battery has died after all this years. 1600 well worth it
Your CPU cost more than your car
Yep lol
 
Posted by jmcclesk (Member # 1355) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by wilit:
quote:
Originally posted by DIRTY SALLY:
Stop looking at so much porn
This. I've never had a computer crash that wasn't porn related.
well I guess we all know what I was doing right before it crashed
 
Posted by 98 ROUSH (Member # 10309) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by jmcclesk:
quote:
Originally posted by wilit:
quote:
Originally posted by DIRTY SALLY:
Stop looking at so much porn
This. I've never had a computer crash that wasn't porn related.
well I guess we all know what I was doing right before it crashed
Watching Spanking Midgets 3?
 
Posted by Wildfire532FB (Member # 1482) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by jmcclesk:
quote:
Originally posted by wilit:
quote:
Originally posted by DIRTY SALLY:
Stop looking at so much porn
This. I've never had a computer crash that wasn't porn related.
well I guess we all know what I was doing right before it crashed
So its just a programming issue?
 
Posted by Bulletsponge (Member # 9529) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by MaK_1967v8:
What do you want to know? Lap tops are convenient, not reliable. Desk tops are proven, and extremely customizable. Stay the hell away from Apple products if you want a User friendly setup. 9/10 you can build a custom computer, for a grip of cash, and have a computer that can last a shit ton longer than any cookie cutter PC you can buy, since you can just upgrade the parts and programs as needed.

Hope this helps,

Had the same at home PC since 2009...
Did you make that unreliable part up? What do you really think is so different in a Laptop to a PC?

It has nothing to do with being a Laptop. It has everything to do with the person who uses it. I've built a handful of Gaming PC's, Servers and Media Stations.

Keep the amount of shit you install, to a minimum.
 
Posted by jmcclesk (Member # 1355) on :
 
I'm not computer guy nor do I claim to be but usually what keeps failing on my laptop is the hard drive I have a feeling because I do a lot of Data logging with it and I use in shop in a shop environment as well as a home PC environment
 
Posted by jmcclesk (Member # 1355) on :
 
and I mean by un reliable is the hard drive always seems to last between 18 months to 24 months my son had the same laptop and use it exclusively in his room at home in the same thing it went to two hard drives in two and a half years.my first laptop which I bought in 2000 was fairly expensive I got six six and a half years before it finally failed
 
Posted by Wildfire532FB (Member # 1482) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by jmcclesk:
and I mean by un reliable is the hard drive always seems to last between 18 months to 24 months my son had the same laptop and use it exclusively in his room at home in the same thing it went to two hard drives in two and a half years.my first laptop which I bought in 2000 was fairly expensive I got six six and a half years before it finally failed
what brand hard drive are you buying?
 
Posted by jmcclesk (Member # 1355) on :
 
usually the OEM replacement. the hard drives That seemed to last the shortest amount of time have all come out of HP machines the ones in a that last the longest have come out of Toshiba machines this time after talking with somebody I try to solid state hard drive they seem to think would help
 
Posted by Wildfire532FB (Member # 1482) on :
 
I've never had a Maxtor hard drive fail on me. Maybe try one of them next time.
 
Posted by essasin (Member # 4741) on :
 
What do you mean by crash? What does it do?
 
Posted by 04 S281 (Member # 9229) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by jmcclesk:
I'm not computer guy nor do I claim to be but usually what keeps failing on my laptop is the hard drive I have a feeling because I do a lot of Data logging with it and I use in shop in a shop environment as well as a home PC environment
quote:
Originally posted by jmcclesk:
and I mean by un reliable is the hard drive always seems to last between 18 months to 24 months my son had the same laptop and use it exclusively in his room at home in the same thing it went to two hard drives in two and a half years.my first laptop which I bought in 2000 was fairly expensive I got six six and a half years before it finally failed
Are you using a traditional hard disc drive? Or solid state?

Also, you should always have a separate backup drive, so if your drive dies, you pop in a replacement and load your backup and everything is back to normal.
 
Posted by jmcclesk (Member # 1355) on :
 
I do have a backup external drive and I back things up on a semi-regular basis the hard drives that always failed have been traditional style hard drives. I bought a new one today which I believe is solid state they told me it has no moving parts and would hold up better in the kind of environment I use it in.
sorry for the grammar but I'm posting this from my phone this autocorrect is a b****
 
Posted by subbz (Member # 12920) on :
 
The problem with laptops is that they're terrible with heat. They overheat a lot which is bad for any electronics. That might be why your hard drive is failing. Also apple computers are overpriced. The hardware they use is no different from a regular PC. What you're mostly paying for is the brand and the OS. If you treat your computer like you would if it was your car then it should last you a pretty long time.
 
Posted by FobraJay (Member # 13344) on :
 
MAC FTW [patriot]
 




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