The brands of laptops consistently most highly rated are IBM (now Lenovo)
Thinkpad and Dell Latitude. The Inspiron is Dell's consumer-oriented laptop,
not engineered to the same standard as the Latitude... Ben Myers

On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 15:40:01 -0700, "pjbphd" <pjbphdspamsux@cox.net> wrote:

>Problem is I need a laptop. To my knowledge, local builders don't go there.
>Am I incorrect on that?
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>pjbphd
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>"Ed" <fake@fake.com> wrote in message
>news:2issf15e9ctrttq6k37k7r7tgv1bv8b1m2@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 13:33:23 -0700, "pjbphd" <pjbphdspamsux@cox.net>
>> wrote:
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>>>I also strongly advise everyone to
>>>AVOID GATEWAY PRODUCTS.
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>> Gateway doesn't have any products. They only pay to have their name
>> stamped on shitty junk made and assembled in Taiwan and China. The
>> only thing Gateway has directly is a marketing department who's job it
>> is to make people think that this trash with the Gateway name printing
>> on the box is an American product and a sales department to sell this
>> junk.
>>
>>>and their support sux.
>>
>> Gateway doesn't do support for the Taiwanese built trash with their
>> name stamped on the box. If you are lucky, you might get Abdul from
>> bumf*ck India to read you a prepared script off a computer screen but
>> support is all but nonexistent.
>>
>> Support your local White Box builder. Find a reputable White Box
>> builder and keep your money and business in your own community. Your
>> support will also come from the same person that actually built your
>> system and who's reputation (that they actually care about) rides on
>> your satisfaction and return business.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ed
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