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Posted by G.G. Willikers on June 7, 2008, 7:47 am
Please log in for more thread options Peter in New Zealand wrote:
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>>> There are two things which make buying a laptop today VERY RISKY
>>>
>>> - nearly all manufacturers only supply (and support) vista drivers
>>> - this means you have no downgrade path in the event of problems
>>> with applications
>> Perhaps (together with price) this makes all the stronger
>> case for the Asus Eee, with Linux OS, preconfigured for
>> wireless Internet etc. Storage is limited to 4 Gb so you
>> would need a desktop as well, but desktops will continue
>> to allow more flexibility and variation than laptops.
>>
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>> Don Phillipson
>> Carlsbad Springs
>> (Ottawa, Canada)
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> After several years of using laptops I went back to a desktop a couple of
> years ago for reasons of durability, ease of service, and I could build it
> myself! It is also cheap (relatively) to maintain compared to a laptop. Easy
> to upgrade and blow the dust bunnies out of too.
>
> It was reported here in New Zealand recently that laptops are outselling
> desktops 3 to 1. Most of the laptop owners I know personally very rarely use
> the portability of their laptop, keeping it plugged into the power on their
> desk most of the time. I think a lot of these people might be in for a real
> shock the first time their laptop needs servicing. My last laptop suffered a
> cup of tea spill over the keyboard which did it no harm whatsoever except
> for the keyboard which was totalled. I was told a replacement, should it
> even be available, would cost something in the area of $300 to $400. I just
> wasn't prepared to put that sort of money into an older machine. But a
> desktop is a dream for getting parts, and servicing by comparison.
>
> Maybe the retaillers here sort of push prospective buyers towards laptops
> because there's more money in it - in the sense that they will be back for
> a new one much sooner than they would be on average with a desktop.
>
> Hmmmm - any thoughts out there?
>
Unless you have a one-of-a-kind gold plated keyboard, you can usually
find any model for under $40.00.
Uh yeah, of course they send the consumer to laptops. There is zero
profit margin on PC's anymore.
Of course you can get a pretty good laptop for $500.00, they will kill
you on the warranty coverage. That's where they make the money.
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The RIGHT REVEREND G.G. WILLIKERS
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