Life span of a laptop?

[Captain Equipoise]

Like Bay said, get a macbook pro, they're awesome.. fast as hell, they're based around free BSD (unix) and can boot winblows xp/vista/7 so you won't lose any compatibility or apps.. stable as hell, you can even pick the shell you want to run, by default it's bash

and believe me I'm as shocked as anyone considering I've been programming on pc's since I was in grade 10   

[Rami]

Mine just died after 2 years...seriously, do laptops ever last more than 2 years?

I had same since over 6 years ago. Still works. but it overhears pretty easy.  It's MSI OEM

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Mine just died after 2 years...seriously, do laptops ever last more than 2 years?

20,000 post in 3 years, you're lucky it lasted a month

[DK II]

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  .

My wife knows that i watch porn.
It's a matter of courtesy that i change the window when she walks by, because it's unpolite to talk to someone who is looking at his screen, especially so when he/she is watching porn.

Otherwise, she has no problem with it.

[Doug_Steele]

My wife knows that i watch porn.
It's a matter of courtesy that i change the window when she walks by, because it's unpolite to talk to someone who is looking at his screen, especially so when he/she is watching porn.

Otherwise, she has no problem with it.

Porn Etiquette.....I like it.

  I thought about buying a MAC pro but i have 4 Ipod's, Iphone, Ipad,..etc...FUCK...

[G_Thang]

Porn Etiquette.....I like it.

  I thought about buying a MAC pro but i have 4 Ipod's, Iphone, Ipad,..etc...FUCK...

my god-daughter wants one for X-mas.  which one is the best?  i use sandisk for 28$ so i have no clue.  Thanks.

[Doug_Steele]

my god-daughter wants one for X-mas.  which one is the best?  i use sandisk for 28$ so i have no clue.  Thanks.

Well, G_Thang, see i am a "Moron" and i buy a new one when it comes out and i am down to four.  How old is she? You might wanna look at the touch screen one's which run $150 and they are 8GB.  When it comes to kids you have to watch because it requires a Debit Card to purchase songs, Vid, movies,..etc. You could get her a Ipod and buy her some Gift cards so that she does not "GO WILD" like i did and have $500 come out of your account. 

[G_Thang]

Well, G_Thang, see i am a "Moron" and i buy a new one when it comes out and i am down to four.   How old is she? You might wanna look at the touch screen one's which run $150 and they are 8GB.   When it comes to kids you have to watch because it requires a Debit Card to purchase songs, Vid, movies,..etc. You could get her a Ipod and buy her some Gift cards so that she does not "GO WILD" like i did and have $500 come out of your account.  

she's 13, said she can get music from her girlfriend.  i was thinking about gift cards for music in which i always give her AMEX cards to buy stuff.

anyway...i've seen ipod classic, nano, etc, have no clue which is the best.  ipod touch...is it for music or a phn hybrid?  do you need some kind of data plan for it?  

[Doug_Steele]

she's 13, said she can get music from her girlfriend.  i was thinking about gift cards for music in which i always give her AMEX cards to buy stuff.

anyway...i've seen ipod classic, nano, etc, have no clue which is the best.  ipod touch...is it for music or a phn hybrid?  do you need some kind of data plan for it?  

It goes through Itunes. Gift Cards are best for when it comes to kids.  I have had many Nano's and that is great for the gym but if you want like 30GB, 60GB, 80GB, 120GB,..etc Those are good for movies, T.V. Shows, Music, Book's,..etc but those are good for traveling and can costs more money, hence the price difference. 

It all depends on how much you wanna spend. 

[TrueGrit]

Surely a fully loaded Alienware is a serious alternative to a Macbook pro? It's got a full RGBLED screen that looks stunning. You can just as easily do photo and video editing on it. It doesn't have to only be used for playing the latest games effortlessly with dual graphics processing the carnage. Also can play blu rays..

I'm sorely tempted...A bit garish looking though..not Macbook pretty.

[HTexan]

Like Bay said, get a macbook pro, they're awesome.. fast as hell, they're based around free BSD (unix) and can boot winblows xp/vista/7 so you won't lose any compatibility or apps.. stable as hell, you can even pick the shell you want to run, by default it's bash

and believe me I'm as shocked as anyone considering I've been programming on pc's since I was in grade 10   

why buy a mac to run windows? Just buy a sony.

[Doug_Steele]

why buy a mac to run windows? Just buy a sony.

I am looking at a Mac Pro right now and the price is near $2600.

[HTexan]

I am looking at a Mac Pro right now and the price is near $2600.

tip: don't pay for the bigger harddrive and ram. You can do the upgrades yourself cheaper.

[Doug_Steele]

tip: don't pay for the bigger harddrive and ram. You can do the upgrades yourself cheaper.

This is the first time that i have really looked at them but i would like a Blu-Ray player in it.

[HTexan]

This is the first time that i have really looked at them but i would like a Blu-Ray player in it.

not going to happen with macbooks anytime soon. jobs is against blu-ray with a hard-on.

[Doug_Steele]

not going to happen with macbooks anytime soon. jobs is against blu-ray with a hard-on.

I see that but why is he anti Blu-Ray? 

[TrueGrit]

Hhow much?

Around 3k.

[TrueGrit]

I see that but why is he anti Blu-Ray? 

Because Apple want to sell HD movies through Itunes. It's a direct competitor.

[HTexan]

Because Apple want to sell HD movies through Itunes. It's a direct competitor.

Yup

[Captain Equipoise]

why buy a mac to run windows? Just buy a sony.

The mac lasts for 8-10 hours, show me a pc laptop that lasts even half that, on average the pc laptops last around 2-3 hours...I know, I have 3 of them.
toshiba, dell and a sony, all less then 3 years old

[Earl1972]

mine is basicallly running like new after 3 years and i use it constantly

i think the key is to install an antivirus, regularly install updates, run disk cleanup and disk defragment

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[HTexan]

The mac lasts for 8-10 hours, show me a pc laptop that lasts even half that, on average the pc laptops last around 2-3 hours...I know, I have 3 of them.
toshiba, dell and a sony, all less then 3 years old

are you high? Macbooks pro, i have had 3 too, don't last 8-10 hours. 4 maybe 5 tops. 
PC laptops have something call a removable battery BTW.

[ManBearPig...]

i have a sony vaio at home that's been running for 3 years now.  it fell so many times that the actual ports on the sides are shattered, except for one usb port which i connect my ipod to.

i have a dell vostro at work which i'm posting from now.  about a year in, works as good as new.

i also have a dell t3400 workstation at home which i just had to re-install because it was giving me the blue screen of death after installing norton from comcast.  those fucks.

but it runs like new now too.

i think it's unfair to say "dell sucks" or "macs rule".  just goet a quality dell, and you'll be fine.  a 300 dollar "netbook" won't give you the supercomputing powers you expect, but i bet a $2,000 dell will.

you get what you pay for.

also, diecide, just re-install your computer, start fresh.  i bet it runs like new again.

[HTexan]

http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-m15x/pd?refid=alienware-m15x

[TrueGrit]

http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-m15x/pd?refid=alienware-m15x

I'd get the 17 incher fully loaded.. except without an SSD as they are still way too overpriced.