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Old 10-10-2008, 04:15 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BlackDeuceCoupe View Post
All laptops are made by, like, 7 or 8 companies in China. The badge that you're lappy wears - Dell in this case - doesn't mean jack! It's ALL Chinese junk...

For instance, I'm running a Toshiba A215-4807, 64-bit with 4 GB RAM - which is basically a rebadged Compal JAW91 with Toshiba's name on it - Vista HP SP1, the latest BIOS & driver updates, yada, yada, yada. It's been working fine for a year and a half, so I'll ride this horse until it drops!

If I was you, I'd give that Dell lappy away and build my own, or at least do some research and find out who the REAL manufacturer is... and go from there.

Put another way, it sounds like you got a lemon on your hands. If it was me, I'd cut n' run...
What do you think of Alienware? My IT friend used to like them, but they got eaten by Dell a few years ago. I think he has a Gateway or Compaq (HP) from Best Buy, which I thought he would NEVER do in my lifetime.

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