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Lord Nikon · 03-01-2011, 17:35

In laptops I have / have had 2 Acers, 2 Toshibas, a couple of Dells, Gericom, Asus, Packard Bell, HP, Compaq, and have an Alienware on order.

in order -
Acer - both failed, southbridge faults on both, machines several years apart, different chipsets, problem is build / assembly quality.
Toshibas - 1 cracked screen (got in the way of a flying phone, not mine I will add) and a dead optical drive - old age.
Dells - no problems, sold em on.
Gericom - only reason it's not in use is a dead cooling fan, just waiting for a replacement.
Asus - no complaints, gaming spec laptop from bestbuy US
Packard bell - sold on, no problems.
HP - prone to graphics BGA Problems, bought as scrap, reflowed, fitted new screen, been reliable ever since.
Compaq - as above
Asus EeePC900 - slow as hell under windows, fast enough under linux, currently on ubuntu 10.10 netbook edition.
Alienware - not got yet, review can and will follow.

The only laptops I have had that haven't been worth repairing when a fault occurred outside warranty have been the Acers. (Repaired / repairing a couple of sonys that have been a pain to get parts for though.)

03-01-2011, 17:35	#12
Lord Nikon Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NW UK Posts: 3,546	Re: Please help me choose a laptop ! In laptops I have / have had 2 Acers, 2 Toshibas, a couple of Dells, Gericom, Asus, Packard Bell, HP, Compaq, and have an Alienware on order. in order - Acer - both failed, southbridge faults on both, machines several years apart, different chipsets, problem is build / assembly quality. Toshibas - 1 cracked screen (got in the way of a flying phone, not mine I will add) and a dead optical drive - old age. Dells - no problems, sold em on. Gericom - only reason it's not in use is a dead cooling fan, just waiting for a replacement. Asus - no complaints, gaming spec laptop from bestbuy US Packard bell - sold on, no problems. HP - prone to graphics BGA Problems, bought as scrap, reflowed, fitted new screen, been reliable ever since. Compaq - as above Asus EeePC900 - slow as hell under windows, fast enough under linux, currently on ubuntu 10.10 netbook edition. Alienware - not got yet, review can and will follow. The only laptops I have had that haven't been worth repairing when a fault occurred outside warranty have been the Acers. (Repaired / repairing a couple of sonys that have been a pain to get parts for though.)