Re: OT: CPUs

On May 20, 4:32 pm, Ye Old One <use...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, 20 May 2008 15:54:15 -0300, Nashton <n...@xxxxx> enriched this



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chris thompson wrote:
On May 19, 9:09 pm, j.wilki...@xxxxxxxxx (John Wilkins) wrote:
Augray <aug...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sun, 18 May 2008 16:21:16 -0400, "J.J. O'Shea"
<try.not...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in <g0q33s02...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> :
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That being said, Toshiba makes a perfectly adequate mid-range laptop. Best
Buy is currently advertising one, for about $700 ($150 off...) which might do
for you. There are a bunch of other laptops, from Gateway and Dell
I've recently been warned not to buy a Dell laptop because of their
hardware problems, for whatever that might be worth
Which are? My son's HP died a horrible death (or it will when I get
around to finding a high enough window when I happen to have it handy)
but the Dell we replaced it with is running fine.

Dell recently had a spate of battery fires, as did a couple other
brands. I also understand their customer service has deteriorated.

So did Apple. Same manufacturer. In fact, it was Sony IIRC.
Do try to keep up. ;)
I guess science and technology isn't your forte, is it.

Sadly, making an idiot of yourself does appear to be your only forte.

--
Bob.

He's an idiot savant, obviously. He's really good at being an idiot.

Chris

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