[Moonear]

Just a random idea I had while half asleep in class. Post a picture of the computer you are posting from. If this gets too spammy, a mod can close it.
Anyway:
http://laptoping.com/wp-content/acer_aspire_3680-2682.JPG
Nothing special, but it has all your basic computer needs.

[Toasty]

Ihk, I want you to take that laptop, smash it with a sledgehammer, catch it on fire, and throw it inot a pit of acid. The only difference between Acer and Dell is that Dell's are more famous.

Unfortunately, I have a Dell. It sucks balls, and I continue to have problems with it. Lately it's been the internet. Sometimes it won't connect until I restart it. Then after a while it might quit AGAIN, and I know that my ISP isn't having problems. and the WiFi router's working fine becaus the laptops have no problems.

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/pc/docs/article/20010110/dell.jpg


Same computer, but mine only has one drive and the mouse doesn't have a scroll wheel.

[Golden Legacy]

Live pictures of my laptop (poorly taken with webcam).

EDIT: It's this laptop right here, with different angles of it if you click on "Product Views".

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[Toasty]

How could you buy a Dell?! D;

Next time, go with Gateway. You'll get more power and quality for your money.

[Quacnar]

Its true, I hate my Dell. I constantly have to get it fixed.

[Eugine]

I had my Dell (Dimension 8400) since late 2004, and it works fine x3. A few weeks ago, I had problems with it though, but Max helped me loads a while ago, and it's all fine.
<3 Max

http://images.pcworld.com/reviews/graphics/products/2005/02.14.05/24143_g1.jpg

My PC doesn't have the floppy drive though. I'm planning on getting a laptop, but dunno when (unfortunately, I didn't get it last Christmas!)

[Split Infinity]

Isn't Intel a division of Dell? If so, I've got a Dell. :D

[Toasty]

OH MY EFFING HECK.

Split, Intel is it's own company. It makes CPU's and microchips. Dell makes computers out of computer parts, like CPU's and motherboards from Intel.

If Dell bought Intel, I'd shoot myself. No. Seriously.



And Eugine, the newer Dells aren't NEARLY as bad as the older ones, but even the 2008 models are sub-par in my opinion. At the VERY least, they over price their products by a lot.

[Caael]

Mesh FTW!! They're definately the best PC manufacturers. I've had little to no problems, and when I did have an overheating error, I sent it off and got it back in 6 days. Really good, love mesh.

[GohanDuo]

Don't mind the mess, I really have to rearrange the cables...

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[Golden Legacy]

Toasty, on Feb 13 2008, 01:46 AM, said:

How could you buy a Dell?! D;

Next time, go with Gateway. You'll get more power and quality for your money.

I assure you, I'm not complaining one bit - my University gave it to me for free. :D

[Max]

http://www.notebookreview.com/assets/25772.jpg

Lenovo Thinkpad T61p. Awesome laptop, though I've been eying the new X300 that's soon-to-be-announced.

[Someone Else]

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z84/WindDude/519FV7RBTYL_AA280_.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z84/WindDude/BLKwave20one.jpg

I still like my tower; could do with a new monitor.

[Ironsight]

http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/14/0,1425,i=148228,00.jpg
Thats mine. Its seriously a peice of carp though. I'm hoping to get a new one soon.

[Toasty]

Golden Legacy, on Feb 13 2008, 11:47 AM, said:

I assure you, I'm not complaining one bit - my University gave it to me for free. :D

Meh, at least it was free. But how/why did the University give you one?

http://www.goldensun-syndicate.net/forum/public/style_images/gssv3/snapback.png' alt='View Post' />Max, on Feb 13 2008, 03:31 PM, said:

Lenovo Thinkpad T61p. Awesome laptop, though I've been eying the new X300 that's soon-to-be-announced.

That's a good quality brand. Bit spendy though.

Isn't the X300 going to have support for WiMAX?

[Split Infinity]

Max has the exact same laptop as me too! When will the similarities end?

[Toasty]

Are you sure that's not your parent's laptop Split? Or a different model? A lot of Lenovo's notebooks look alike. And I can't see you having a $1200+ laptop.

[Split Infinity]

It's my mum's school laptop. I don't use it because the office computer is way faster.

[Moonear]

Toasty, on Feb 12 2008, 09:20 PM, said:

Ihk, I want you to take that laptop, smash it with a sledgehammer, catch it on fire, and throw it inot a pit of acid. The only difference between Acer and Dell is that Dell's are more famous.

I've had it for over a year and not a single problem. There's seriously nothing wrong with it.

[~RangerOfFire~]

Personally I don't see what the problem with Dell is. You must all be idiots mistreating your computers or something.

I (by I I mean this household) have 2 dell computers, one 5.5 years old, this one 5 years old. They both run fine (apart from one getting a virus which isn't really Dell's problem is it) and although they are ageing they run fine and are adequete for what I do. I also have a Dell laptop which is 2.5 years old which also runs fine, it gets a bit hot sometimes (but all laptops do) and again, never had a problem with it.

I also have a 4 year old Acer laptop, that runs fine and just gets a bit hot. And I have an Acer media centre pc plugged into the HDTV, its very quiet and also fast. All the aforementioned computers are linked with Netgear 802.11g/g+ wifi and the connection is strong and good enough for streaming media to and from any pc.

At school the computers are Dells and they crash quite often, although it's because people keep breaking them trying to get past the security restrictions and also I have a Toshiba laptop at school (because I'm doing computing AS/A level and need something powerful and off the network for security reasons) which is a good machine albeit with a fairly short battery life (<1.5 hours).

Anyway, rant over. The PC I'm currently on is a Dell Dimension 4550.

Desk:
http://site.rof.me.uk/images/1000430.jpg

Health/electrocution hazard under desk:
http://site.rof.me.uk/images/1000432.jpg

[Max]

Split, I also kinda doubt you have the "exact same model." My T61p was only released last summer, and it's designed as a mobile workstation for engineering/CAD work. Of course, it plays games just as easily as it handles complicated CAD drawings. And yeah, it was a bit pricey, but it'll last me four years of college, so I think it was worth it.

Wind Dude, I used that Coolermaster WaveMaster case (the silver version though) for my previous desktop computer. Pretty good case, though some new ones like the Antec P182 have won my favor.

And ROF, nothing wrong with Dell, except that they too often sell computers with inadequate amounts of RAM, which I think is paramount to cheating their customers. Nevertheless, I still recommend Dells to everyone who asks me, and I still think they are one of the best consumer desktop computer manufacturers (and their laptops have gotten alot better lately).

[Toasty]

Meh. Pretty much every Dell or Acer laptop/computer I've come in contact with has had problems with it's hardware (before I'd been anywhere near it of course).

The one thing that I dislike about Dell, is that they overcharge for their hardware. I was configuring an XPS for kicks, and to upgrade to a quad core extreme, they were charging $1600. I found the EXACT same CPU on NewEgg for $900.

Plus, I've had numerous problems with my keyboard. Which was made by Dell.

As for Acers, I haven't heard anything good from them, and their cases suck. Hard.

[Nick Presta]

I have several Dell Latitude C600s (http://www.amazon.co...r/dp/B00080QGD2) that I use for school or travel.
I have an older P2 downstairs which serves as a machine to browse the net.
I have an even older computer, a nice K6, which serves as my server, for the most part.

My desktop is a custom build PC, (picture here), with these specs:


Processor
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ @ 2.20 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M2N-SLI-Deluxe NVIDIA Socket AM2 ATX
Memory
2GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2 PC5400 @ 675Mhz
Monitors
Dual (2) Sceptre 20.1" Widescreen LCD
Case
Ultra (Black) Aluminus ATX Mid-Tower with Clear Side
Power Supply
Ultra X-Finity 500 Watt
Video Card
BFG GeForce 7900 GS OverClocked @ 525Mhz (versus 450Mhz standard)
Hard Drive
Maxtor Diamond Max 10, 250GB @ 7200RPM
Optical Drive
LiteOn CD/RW, DVD/RW, DVD DL
Optical Drive
LiteOn CD/RW, DVD/RW, DVD DL
USB Drive
7-in-1 Memory Card Reader with 3.5" Floppy Drive

[Someone Else]

Hmm, specs.

Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Hard Drive: 74 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT
Sound Card: SoundMAX HD Audio

Too lazy to get the other extra tidbits.