Life span of a laptop?

[DK II]

if you not searching a ton of porn, your laptop can last pretty long

I have never ruined a PC by surfing porn, and i surf a lot of porn.

[mass243]

Only Thinkpads keep running and running and running...  

You can put a nail to wall with it. Never breaks.

(Although Chinese somewhat ruined the quality when they took over...)

[DK II]

Only Thinkpads keep running and running and running...  

You can put a nail to wall with it. Never breaks.

(Although Chinese somewhat ruined the quality when they took over...)

i doubt any of the parts have been assembled anywhere else than in China even before they "took over".

[~UN_$ung~]

I have never ruined a PC by surfing porn, and i surf a lot of porn.

im admittedly not particularly computer savvy

but everything bad i thats eve happened to a computer of mine has always came from malware and viruses from porn

[mass243]

i doubt any of the parts have been assembled anywhere else than in China even before they "took over".

Yeah yeah, you're right but in past IBM controlled the quality and was responsible to maintain the ultimate business laptop -status of Thinkpads. That kept the quality on top level. They are still best ones out there but quality have declined.

[DK II]

im admittedly not particularly computer savvy

but everything bad i thats eve happened to a computer of mine has always came from malware and viruses from porn

you need a reliable firewall, a good anti-virus/anti-malware program and you are set.

On my old PC, i had Zone Alarm, AntiVir and Adaware and never had any problems. If you are not sure what you are doing, have the strictest setting and from there start to allow single processes and programs. The more programs you have running in the background that have internet access, the easier you fall into a trap.
Weekly full scans of the PC do the rest.

A PC is like a car, you cannot expect it to run smoothly if you never have an oil check, add some air for the tires and so on.

[kiwiol]

Looks like when it comes to computers,

IBM & Toshiba = TEG

Dell = THG

And Deicide, it is most likely an OS issue, so you don't need to throw away the whole laptop - try System Restore or a clean install and it should be good for a few more months at least.

[Joel_A]

Reformat the hard drive. Re-install Win7. Put in free AntiVirus like Avira and/or Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

http://www.malwarebytes.org/


Assuming your laptop hardware are fine, it should be good as new.

[TrueGrit]

I've been using a freakin netbook for the last year as I was waiting for the AsusNX90 to be released, I then read reviews saying the screen is average - a no-no for me.


I'm either going to go for a Macbook pro or an Alienware. Both would be highly specced and cost around the same. I am not sure which to go for. I'm also worried that as soon as I do in the new year they'll release the next gen ones.

I need to shit or get off the pot!

[loco]

Just because windoze is dead, doesnt meant he laptop is bad  
Format and re-image that bitch, good as new if the drive is physically OK.
And yes, I would use any form of Linux over WIN.

Reformat the hard drive. Re-install Win7. Put in free AntiVirus like Avira and/or Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

http://www.malwarebytes.org/


Assuming your laptop hardware are fine, it should be good as new.

you need a reliable firewall, a good anti-virus/anti-malware program and you are set.

On my old PC, i had Zone Alarm, AntiVir and Adaware and never had any problems. If you are not sure what you are doing, have the strictest setting and from there start to allow single processes and programs. The more programs you have running in the background that have internet access, the easier you fall into a trap.
Weekly full scans of the PC do the rest.

A PC is like a car, you cannot expect it to run smoothly if you never have an oil check, add some air for the tires and so on.

Deicide,

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[HTexan]

it's a dell, that's your problem.  they make some of the cheapest machines out there.  over the years I have owned well over a dozen laptops.  the best in my experience as far as quality goes and longevity are ibm thinkpads and pretty much anything by toshiba.  I wouldn't expect anything less than 5 years out of a toshiba, I have had at least 4 of them myself and never actually had one die on me.  

dell on the other hand, I have had several, and not one lasted for even close to two years.

Nah, dell used to suck. They are decent now that Micheal Dell re-engineered his factories. We got dells laptops at work that are 3 years old and still running strong.
Toshiba are thick and feel cheap IMO. The best PC laptop maker out there is sony.

[kh300]

I've had my Toshiba for 3 years, no problems.

All stock except for an aftermarket racing stripe.

[loco]

I've had my Toshiba for 3 years, no problems.

All stock except for an aftermarket racing stripe.

Toshiba and Dell are both good.  There was one issue with Dell where they shipped a huge batch of bad computers that the company knew would not last.  They were shipped to schools and businesses.  After a year or two all these computers died at the same time and Dell was sued.  Other than that, I've seen plenty of dell computers last many years.  Same with Toshiba.

Dell Is Sued for Knowingly Selling Faulty Computers
http://www.business-software.com/crm/crmbuzz/dell-is-sued-for-knowingly-selling-faulty-computer/

[Deicide]

I have never ruined a PC by surfing porn, and i surf a lot of porn.

You're married; you're not allowed to look at porn. 

[Deicide]

Looks like when it comes to computers,

IBM & Toshiba = TEG

Dell = THG

And Deicide, it is most likely an OS issue, so you don't need to throw away the whole laptop - try System Restore or a clean install and it should be good for a few more months at least.

ICT are looking at it right now. I think they could get it up and running still but I will still be looking into a new one; Toshiba is high on my list.

[Lundgren]

Seriously, Spankwire, youporn...but what is the solution? My girl is 5000 miles away...I need to get off on something...

Lol my comp died last week. Fucking Ironic as hell. I just decided to turn off my computer for the first time in about 6 months(I hate computers). After 4 hours it wouldnt boot up. Probally a virus or some shit. Forced to use school computers. Sucks as can't use at home or for porn, but I got hours of library time to save the "other users" into my bank

[lovemonkey]

There seems to have been an abnormal amount of computer crashes the last couple of weeks. From practically never hearing people mention it to at least 5-6 people on my facebook complaining about hard drive failures and now this.

Could a new virus be the cause?

[HTexan]

You're married; you're not allowed to look at porn. 

plus porn only fucks up the OS. will, unless you're shooting your load on the keyboard.

[Lundgren]

There seems to have been an abnormal amount of computer crashes the last couple of weeks. From practically never hearing people mention it to at least 5-6 people on my facebook complaining about hard drive failures and now this.

Could a new virus be the cause?

I just think it's the time of the year with school/Christmas/winter. People normally wouldn't give a shit or bother to mention it. These things are only made to last about for 2 years. And if everyone got one, than every month 1 in 24 of your friends will have one die.

[nder98]

Dell manufactures complete garbage as of now.  You want reliable? go with Toshiba or Lenovo

[Lundgren]

Dell manufactures complete garbage as of now.  You want reliable? go with Toshiba or Lenovo

Dell was always shit atleast since about 95. But even the toshiba's aren't that great. PC's today are made not to last. Unless their mac.

[Deicide]

There seems to have been an abnormal amount of computer crashes the last couple of weeks. From practically never hearing people mention it to at least 5-6 people on my facebook complaining about hard drive failures and now this.

Could a new virus be the cause?

There are definitely some new viruses out there.

[DK II]

You're married; you're not allowed to look at porn. 

Oh boy..... 

[G_Thang]

Oh boy..... 

 

I'm not married but my girl lives with me.  When she passes by...my window gets minimized in a heart beat when the wrong shit is on it which includes porn and degenerate shit on getbig  .

[oldman]

Get a Sony or new HP, intel I series processor, if you are a gamer, get an ASUS with an I7 and 8gb of ram.

use norton av and no problems.