Thanks dudes.

Ugh, I wish I had a working computer to call my own :(

tc - is your mobile phone still playing up?

Adam, I got that malware program. It seems to be doing the job. It detected way more shiz than my previous antivirus program did. I think I may have schooled this spyware for good. (fingers crossed)

asus and toshiba are known for their build quality.
the macbooks everybody praises are made by asus, for example.

but you should be safe buying hp/dell/sony/fujitsu/benq/acer etc. etc. they all make good products.

just keep in mind that usually "you get what you pay for".

it magically fixed itself the other day, at least I'm assuming it did seeing as I got like 948579834539855 texts at the same time and my phone had a seizure.

█████████: yeah, I realize that. I just didn't figure it'd crap out numerous times after only a year.
I'll probably do the macbook thing.

mostly anything will survive a year. grab something at walrats.

if you're looking for longer term use and something that will survive a lot of carrying about, go for a business class machine like a lenovo thinkpad t series, a dell precision, or...

ok, look, there are different types of laptops just like theres different cars, think pontiac vibe vs. audi rs4.

people in this board except maybe for jico (orangebar) and glice (who works in tech support) know little about computers--

so i'd say read up a bit:
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,2806,9,00.asp

i subscribe to that shit sporadically and it's decent.

Yeah, no, I know a decent amount about computers.
Mine ran perfectly and rarely crashed up until a few months ago, then they put in an entirely new motherboard.
And I guess the new one crapped out too.
Fuck that.

I really want a lenovo but that's aiming a bit high.

acers are cheaper and if jico sez they are decent i'd trust him.

here's a suppa-cheap: $348.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...ct_id=10575193

i dont know what that's capable of doing, but at that price, who cares? it does lots more than the best ipod touch for less money.

I will never buy an acer.
My dad had one and it was a piece of shit.
I want something that will last.

you said just live for a year!

if you can't do lenovo, try the dell business laptops-- precision or latitude.

ok here's how:

how much money do you wanna spend?

What? No, I said I wanted something that would last longer than a year.

I don't know about money, I don't know how much my parents are willing to spend on one seeing as I'm broke, don't have a job, and don't have any money.

then a $348 computer sounds good until you can get a yob & buy a better one :)

My gateway was only $500... so I feel like getting anything less than that is just getting another piece of shit.

And I can't donate any of my own money, seeing as I'm financing myself to get to NYC for xmas.

ALTERNATIVELY you could buy refurbished.

lenovo t60 for $800:

http://www.laptopbroker.com/ibm_lenovo

etc.

Yeah! I was thinking of getting a used faptop.

fap! yeah, that's what we use it for.

http://www.overstock.com/Electronics...33/subcat.html

i'm going to get one those for me soon, they're great and cheap and i can just throw them in my backpack without giving a fuck.
i leave the serious computing for desktops.
i don't know if netbooks is what she's looking for, though.

and acer...
in my the build quality is much better than what it used to be, but that's just my opinion.
plus acer supports linux, and i'm usually biased towards companies that give freedom of choice to their costumers.

but yes, if build quality is what you're looking for, thinkpads are probably the best choice, i just omitted them because most people tend to run away from them.