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Title: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: lustindarkness on November 07, 2009, 11:58:38 AM
I refuse to ever fix/build another PC. All that work and the stupid hard drive dies on me.  :mad: From now on, cheap "disposable" laptops.  :mad:

I guess I now need to start searching for good deals.
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: Barrister on November 07, 2009, 12:03:41 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on November 07, 2009, 11:58:38 AM
I refuse to ever fix/build another PC.

http://www.apple.com
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: ulmont on November 07, 2009, 12:05:42 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on November 07, 2009, 11:58:38 AM
From now on, cheap "disposable" laptops.  :mad:

I guess I now need to start searching for good deals.

That's been my policy for several years now.  Post if you find any good deals.
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: lustindarkness on November 07, 2009, 02:42:32 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 07, 2009, 12:03:41 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on November 07, 2009, 11:58:38 AM
I refuse to ever fix/build another PC.

http://www.apple.com

No, I'm not gay.

:P
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: MadBurgerMaker on November 07, 2009, 07:46:11 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 07, 2009, 12:03:41 PM
http://www.apple.com

You misunderstand.  He doesn't want an overpriced piece of shit.  :)
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: Threviel on November 07, 2009, 07:48:11 PM
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on November 07, 2009, 07:46:11 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 07, 2009, 12:03:41 PM
http://www.apple.com

You misunderstand.  He doesn't want an overpriced piece of shit.  :)

Then why does he buy PC:s?
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: MadBurgerMaker on November 07, 2009, 07:52:08 PM
Quote from: Threviel on November 07, 2009, 07:48:11 PM
Then why does he buy PC:s?

:huh:  Because he doesn't want an overpriced piece of shit.  I could have sworn I already said that.   :D
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: Barrister on November 07, 2009, 08:19:19 PM
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on November 07, 2009, 07:46:11 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 07, 2009, 12:03:41 PM
http://www.apple.com

You misunderstand.  He doesn't want an overpriced piece of shit.  :)

Actually what he said was:

Quote from: LustindarknessI refuse to ever fix/build another PC.

It sounds like he needs a Mac.  It just works(tm).
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: MadBurgerMaker on November 07, 2009, 09:09:39 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 07, 2009, 08:19:19 PM
It sounds like he needs a Mac.  It just works(tm).

Except that they're made up of pretty much the same components, which is what he's having a problem with.   Unless the hard drives Apple buys from some other company that "PC" manufacturers also use are somehow immune to failures?

What it sounds like he needs, when he says "cheap disposable laptop," is one of those netbooks, or some budget brand type regular laptop if he needs a bit more juice than a netbook can provide.  Not a $2000 piece of shit with a defective graphics card that only costs that much because it's painted white and comes with dorky logo stickers.   -_-
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: Iormlund on November 07, 2009, 09:16:13 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on November 07, 2009, 11:58:38 AM
I refuse to ever fix/build another PC. All that work ...

If you want to cut the time needed to build a computer (or change parts) what you need is a good case (plus it improves airflow and reduces noise). OTOH if you don't play games or use any other tasking software a cheap laptop is a good idea.
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: lustindarkness on November 07, 2009, 09:38:55 PM
Yeah, all I need it for is the net and some word and excel. I can't play PC games anymore, I don't edit videos or anything that power consuming. So from now on, a basic laptop that if it breaks in a coupke of years I won't mi$$ it when I throw/give it away.
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: DontSayBanana on November 07, 2009, 09:50:59 PM
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on November 07, 2009, 09:09:39 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 07, 2009, 08:19:19 PM
It sounds like he needs a Mac.  It just works(tm).

Except that they're made up of pretty much the same components, which is what he's having a problem with.   Unless the hard drives Apple buys from some other company that "PC" manufacturers also use are somehow immune to failures?

What it sounds like he needs, when he says "cheap disposable laptop," is one of those netbooks, or some budget brand type regular laptop if he needs a bit more juice than a netbook can provide.  Not a $2000 piece of shit with a defective graphics card that only costs that much because it's painted white and comes with dorky logo stickers.   -_-
Don't forget the hefty price tag on AppleCare telling you they won't cover a repair for a known defective issue because the laptop shows unrelated drop damage. :contract:
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: MadBurgerMaker on November 07, 2009, 10:54:39 PM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on November 07, 2009, 09:50:59 PM
Don't forget the hefty price tag on AppleCare telling you they won't cover a repair for a known defective issue because the laptop shows unrelated drop damage. :contract:

That too. :yes:
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: Barrister on November 08, 2009, 01:13:26 AM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on November 07, 2009, 09:50:59 PM
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on November 07, 2009, 09:09:39 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 07, 2009, 08:19:19 PM
It sounds like he needs a Mac.  It just works(tm).

Except that they're made up of pretty much the same components, which is what he's having a problem with.   Unless the hard drives Apple buys from some other company that "PC" manufacturers also use are somehow immune to failures?

What it sounds like he needs, when he says "cheap disposable laptop," is one of those netbooks, or some budget brand type regular laptop if he needs a bit more juice than a netbook can provide.  Not a $2000 piece of shit with a defective graphics card that only costs that much because it's painted white and comes with dorky logo stickers.   -_-
Don't forget the hefty price tag on AppleCare telling you they won't cover a repair for a known defective issue because the laptop shows unrelated drop damage. :contract:

Don't drop your fucking laptop. :contract:
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: DontSayBanana on November 08, 2009, 08:43:26 AM
Quote from: Barrister on November 08, 2009, 01:13:26 AM
Don't drop your fucking laptop. :contract:

They call it accidental drop damage for a reason.  Also, I wasn't the one who did it and screamed for days at the one who did to be more careful.  Also, a "portable" device shouldn't be screwed up by that kind of impact as it would get the same damage from somebody putting it down hard.
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: Ed Anger on November 08, 2009, 09:27:06 AM
Considering the cost of a Mac, the computer should levitate.
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: MadImmortalMan on November 10, 2009, 06:28:13 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 07, 2009, 08:19:19 PMIt just works(tm).

Speaking from the perspective of someone who has to support Mac users in a business environment ( :bleeding: ), no it doesn't.
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: katmai on November 10, 2009, 06:54:40 PM
Says the man whose wife is a stooge for Microsoft :rolleyes:




:P
How she doing still working for them after the foulup?
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: Caliga on November 13, 2009, 08:47:22 AM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on November 10, 2009, 06:28:13 PM
Speaking from the perspective of someone who has to support Mac users in a business environment ( :bleeding: ), no it doesn't.
PBKAC.  :)
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: PRC on November 13, 2009, 01:52:03 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 07, 2009, 08:19:19 PM
It sounds like he needs a Mac.  It just works(tm).

Bullshit.  Three months ago I had a failed hard drive in a one year old iMac, 2 weeks past factory warranty.  Mac sucks.  I'M A PC!
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: Barrister on November 13, 2009, 01:53:59 PM
Quote from: PRC on November 13, 2009, 01:52:03 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 07, 2009, 08:19:19 PM
It sounds like he needs a Mac.  It just works(tm).

Bullshit.  Three months ago I had a failed hard drive in a one year old iMac, 2 weeks past factory warranty.  Mac sucks.  I'M A PC!

err.. they're not magical machines that never fail.

Go back to the original post - lusty was tired of having to build and fix PCs.  I said he should get a Mac which works out of the box.
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: lustindarkness on November 13, 2009, 01:56:34 PM
Mac=gay pleated pants
:P
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: Barrister on November 13, 2009, 02:05:06 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on November 13, 2009, 01:56:34 PM
Mac=gay pleated pants
:P

As Marty has informed me, there's nothing gay about pleated pants. :P
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: Josquius on November 13, 2009, 02:16:26 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 07, 2009, 12:03:41 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on November 07, 2009, 11:58:38 AM
I refuse to ever fix/build another PC.

http://www.apple.com
They break just like any other computer.
But are much harder to repair.
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: Grey Fox on November 13, 2009, 02:47:57 PM
Send it to me, I'll fix it.
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: DGuller on November 13, 2009, 02:55:28 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 13, 2009, 02:05:06 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on November 13, 2009, 01:56:34 PM
Mac=gay pleated pants
:P

As Marty has informed me, there's nothing gay about pleated pants. :P
Duh, it's a well-known fact that gays have a sense of style.
Title: Re: I'm tired of fixing my PC
Post by: Caliga on November 13, 2009, 07:11:24 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 13, 2009, 02:05:06 PM
As Marty has informed me, there's nothing gay about pleated pants. :P
I wear pleated pants whenever possible.  :cool: