Originally posted by MAYBE aliasfriend:


Thanks for the input Steeda, I was actually looking at the same one last night on e-bay just browsing, and it really caught my eye... Thats basically what I want. I hear REALLY good things about compaq/HP notebooks.

oh and CeeBee... the majority of computers I have worked on with hardware and software related problems have been Dell's. I have worked on 50 some odd computers since I started doing small amounts of work here and there about a year ago... about 80% of those computers are dell's. If I get a dell, im paying for the best warrenty I can get. and if I can get a better deal else where, I probably will go else where. I honestly trust Compaq/HP for Mobility over Dell any day.



Let me just state where I am getting my input from so everyone understands me. First let me say that I have never dealt with the NC6000 model in question. As far as my opinion goes on HP/Compaq, pretty much all of my opinions are formed from the 2+ years I worked at CompUSA and the countless number of HP and Compaq laptops that came back with problems, especially Compaq. I have pretty much seen it all when it comes to those two. The only laptops that CompUSA sold that I would buy were Toshiba laptops. Secondly, I am not saying that Dell is the best laptop on the market because I know it is not, I have owned two IBM Thinkpad laptops before this and those were amazing laptops although pricey. I am just saying that the Dell laptops are great deals when they run that $750 off deal and 99.9% of the time you won't find a better deal on a new laptop, especially if you hate dealing with rebates. That being said, I still wouldn't touch a Dell desktop.

I also think warranties are good to have on laptops to begin with as long as you get the one that covers the screen as well. I have worked on my fair share of computers, as well as taken a few laptops apart, not to mention I have my Masters in Computer Engineering so I am not forming these opinions out of the blue....

As far as the legal software comment goes, it was meant as more of a joke, hence the smiley used. Since you brought it up though, you just happened to have a legal copy of AutoCAD 05(which isn't cheap) that you would install instead of keeping it for yourself?

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