my new laptop

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by saden1

Your average user should be paying more than a grand for a laptop. Seriously, what are you going to do with computer except browse Internet, check email, and create documents?


BTW, laptops are more likely to break before they are outdated so you are better off spending extra money on service plan then some extra feature you don't need.

Not all laptops. The IBM Thinkpads and older Dells last a long time as long as you don't drop it down the stairs. My wife's is a Pentium 2 Dell Latitude (366 mhz is all she needs for solitaire and writing with no internet) and it's still solid as a rock. I just had to put it's 3rd hard drive in it, but it still has years left. If the mobo ever craps out, I'll replace it with a Thinkpad I think.