End of my tether... - by Selkie
Stitch on 30/11/2006 at 17:18
I've started to realize that being wrong is simply the medium through which Renegen paints his daily masterpieces.
The man is a prodigy of a bold new art form.
mopgoblin on 1/12/2006 at 00:06
Quote Posted by Renegen
If I were to lose my laptop after 3 months and have no warranty I'd be pretty damn emotional about it, if you're rich and buy hundreds of items, no. But the warranty is sold to the person who actually needs it and it has a substantial emotional effect.
If it breaks after such a short time under normal use, they'll have to fix or replace it regardless of whether you purchased a warranty, unless you live somewhere with abysmal consumer protection laws.
Aja on 1/12/2006 at 00:45
Quote Posted by Stitch
I've started to realize that being wrong is simply the medium through which Renegen paints his daily masterpieces.
The man is a prodigy of a bold new art form.
He is truly the Picasso of sophistry!
Selkie on 11/12/2006 at 13:19
Bit of an update:
Last Thursday afternoon, about 2pm, I was in the pub and got a phone call. After checking my name twice, the caller informed me that the service centre where my laptop was stored had burnt down.:cheeky: Between guffaws, I called back on the number to check, looked the incident up on the internet, and it's true (fortunately nobody was injured, but the facility was severely damaged). My laptop is, apparently, damaged beyond repair.
:laff: Once again Providence conspires to screw over those who would do likewise to me! The only fly in the proverbial is that I didn't personally buy up the company and fire everyone myself. But, that said, I'll take divine intervention over actual expenditure of effort any day ;)
Having just got off the phone again today, it appears that they're still sorting out a replacement, and will call me back by the end of the week. Whatever. So now I've (hopefully) just gotta sit back and list the many, many, infuriating reasons why I deserve a big fuck-off upgrade and a nice shiny top-of-the-range laptop. I hope.
My only worry, after almost 5 weeks of dealing with these people, is that somehow, inexplicably, improbably, they will once again manage to ruin my day, deprive me of my property, and otherwise conspire to make life difficult.
Wish me luck.
Ghostly Apparition on 11/12/2006 at 15:06
I always have a little fun with the sales clerks when buying an electronics item, because they always try to sell you on the extended warranty.
When they ask me if I want to pay for an extended warranty I look shocked and ask them "why, is it going to break?" I never ever buy an extended warranty.
Its a known fact thats one of the most profitable ways for retail to make money. They charge you for what is essentially nothing, because either the item won't break if well built. Or won't break until the day after the extended warranty expires.
Mortal Monkey on 11/12/2006 at 15:34
It's a well known fact that all electronic devices have built-in "warranty chips".
lord_vader on 11/12/2006 at 15:35
Whoa, why do people buy such shit laptops.
Heres two choices, the only ones:
IBM
Toshiba
end of story, period. I got a Satellite 2150CDS from 1998 still working a charm with xircom network card good as new, a Tecra M2-2T2 that I'm using now since 2004 working as new, and my cousins new IBM T43 is the most solid feeling looking laptop I've ever seen and it's reduced to 1,100 AUD.
IBM
Toshiba
David on 11/12/2006 at 17:09
IBM laptops no longer exist, they sold their PC division to Lenovo in 2004. There may be a few IBM branded laptops still about, but unless they were manufactured in 2004 / very early 2005 then they ain't actual IBM.
I had a Toshiba laptop (an S35) and while it was alright I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to buy one.
Dell make good laptops, which sounds weird given the state of their regular desktop lines, but hey.
I currently have a MacBook Pro which is hands-down the best laptop I have ever owned or used, but they're pretty expensive.
lord_vader on 12/12/2006 at 12:17
Yes but they're still built like IBMs. They own the line I don't think the manufacturing process or design changed. Wonder why IBM sold it's division though, those were the strongest laptops around.
DC on 12/12/2006 at 12:39
They have changed some minor things. The T60s that I have played with seem just a teensy bit flimsier than the T40 series, though I think that could just be down to slightly differently textured materials. Either way, The Lenovo laptops are still up there where they were as IBM Thinkpads.
I have a T40, and it is a fantastic laptop. I'm sure it is missing a lot of bells and whistles that more modern laptops have, but as a solid, reliable workhorse, it is hands down the bast laptop I've ever had (and they've all been Thinkpads).
