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Old 12-13-2008, 10:27 PM   #1
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Well my Dell Inspirion 1721 has crashed and burned again! First,it was the motherboard,Dell gave me a new laptop over that. Then it was the hard drive,too bad my dumbass didn't have my shit backed up! Now it looks like the lacd screen has gone to hell! Well,it's either that or the inverter but I'm guessing it's the screen. Oh well,I guess I'll be post whoring from my PS3,like I am now,my PSP (fat chance!),or my computer in my bedroom which is slower than shit! Grrrr!!! FUCKING DELL !!!!

At least my PS3 works reasonably well...
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Old 12-13-2008, 10:48 PM   #2
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intresting... it still under warrenty?
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Old 12-13-2008, 10:56 PM   #3
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Hey, that sucks man...

I've had a Dell E1505 for almost 2 and a half years. Let me tell ya, I've had to dump more money into this thing than I ever should have.... but fuck, this laptop has been through hell and back. Its been dropped down yacht stairs... which cracked the LCD like a spider web. Its had a ladder fall on it from 8 feet, which cracked the plastic and bent the fan... which made a horrific sound until I could get in and unbend the fan. My roommate spilled Pepsi all in the keyboard, as well as my dog popping off 4 keys permanently....

I'm on...
-Hard Drive #2.... free
-LCD Screen #2.... $230, installed myself
-Battery #2.... $160, (10 cell)
-Power Cord #3.... paid $50 for #2, ganked #3 from OSU,
-Keyboard #2 is on the way... $30

Whats your plan???
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Old 12-13-2008, 11:07 PM   #4
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Sorry, but it's not Dell. My Sony Vaio's motherboard ate itself. Of the six laptops in my house, my Dell's have been the most reliable. Though, it seems the old brick ones are almost bulletproof. Not so sure about the more recent
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Old 12-13-2008, 11:11 PM   #5
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Dude, you're getting a Dell.
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Old 12-13-2008, 11:21 PM   #6
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My Dell laptops have always performed well. Other than the occasional HD failure, I've gone through 2 laptops in 8 years with no issues. That includes hauling them around on the motorcycle in tailbags and backpacks. Both of them were Inspirons, 1300(?) and the 6000 that I am on right now.
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Old 12-14-2008, 01:00 AM   #7
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Well I have a 5 year old dell desktop downstairs and the wife is sitting next to me on her work dell laptop... but I won't say anything.
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Old 12-14-2008, 11:47 AM   #8
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My Dell laptops have always performed well. Other than the occasional HD failure, I've gone through 2 laptops in 8 years with no issues. That includes hauling them around on the motorcycle in tailbags and backpacks. Both of them were Inspirons, 1300(?) and the 6000 that I am on right now.
Same here, Ive been beating on my inspiron 600m for almost 4 years now and it still works with no issues. It puts up a fight every once in a while but thats about it, and I can usually get it straightened out pretty easily.
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