[AT] OT - Laptop reccomendations

[pga2 at hot1.net]

Dere's a link to the Dead Pixel Tester software. I tried to Google DPT
myself and got a bunch of other stuff instead.

Phil

http://www.dps.uk.com/freeware_DTP.htm

> Actually, that last statement is not 100% true. Acer's Pan American Tech
> Support is located in Temple, Texas and staffed by folks that are English
> speaking and sometimes multi-lingual. Tehy are also quite well trained in
> the Microsoft operating systems and some of the other MS software.
> As far as quality goes, every manufacturer has a few problems, especially
> with new models. The life cycle of a laptop model is about 90 days. That's
> right, 90 days. After that, the manufacturers move on to a new model.
> I don't know much about other manufacturer's product lines, but as far as
> Acer is concerned, The Aspire 5000 and Aspire 5670 would be my first
> choices. The 5000 is an AMD Turion based system and the 5670 is an Intel
> Centrino Duo based system. The main difference is the 5670 has a built in
> webcam. Both can be had with several options like more memory and CD/DVD
> burners.
> If you really want to spend a lot of money on a laptop, there are some
> available with very large screens, up to 19". Having seen some of these, I
> personally don't like them as they are quite bulky and heavy.
> As for the dead pixels, the limit for us is 7 dead or stuck pixels per
> unit. Sometimes these can be unstuck using a program to exercise the
> pixels. I use DPT, a freeware program downloadable from the web. Just
> Google DPT.
> You have gotten good info from the list, now all you have to do is put it
> to work. :o)
>
> Good luck,
> Phil
>
>> I just bought a Dell XPS and it works fine. If you buy a Dell, go online
>> and figure exactly what you want, but don't order it online.  If you
>> call them, for some reason you will save some money.  I saved over $200
>> by calling them over the online price.  My son has bought about 50
>> laptops from Dell and he says he sometimes calls two or three times and
>> buys the one with the lowest price.   Personally, I hope you don't need
>> tech supports with any manufacture, if you do, it will be painful.
>
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