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[Cristóbal Palmer <cristobalpalmer AT gmail.com>]

On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 3:12 PM, <cmccarthy1 AT nc.rr.com> wrote:
> Thanks to both John and Scott!  Right now I'm looking at a Dell.  Consumer 
> Reports gives them great marks for just about everything, including 
> service-- and come to think of it, I've never needed service for any Dell 
> that I've ever had...

I recently assisted two different friends in repairing their Dell
laptops. One had a failed keyboard (fixable), while the other had a
failed power connector (not fixable under reasonable cost
constraints).

I recently tried to buy a Dell laptop and waited nearly a month before
Dell canceled my order against my explicit request. After over an hour
on the phone and quite a bit of frustration, I gave up on Dell and
bought a refurbished Lenovo T400. I'm much happier now.

Last bit of advice before I wander off: if you're getting Vista, get
at least (yes: at least) 4GB of RAM. You will be happy that you did
so.

Cheers,
-- 
Cristóbal M. Palmer
"The fun thing is to try to persuade others to share your opinions
about what rules and what sucks. Nothing is more fun than evangelism."
  --Larry Wall