On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 16:19:24 -0600, Matthew S. Hallacy <poptix at poptix.net> wrote: > > I'm in the same boat, and found the solution for both my Apple PowerBook, > and Toshiba: > > Buy the 3 year warranty, make use of it when necessary, sell it when you > have 1 year remaining on ebay (laptops with warranties go for much more) > > So far the PowerBook has had the motherboard, psu, screen, hard drive, and > track pad replaced. Fortunately they (usually) have a fast turnaround time > and occasionally the same-day if it's a part your local Apple store has in > stock. > > The Toshiba hasn't had any problems yet, but I'll still upgrade and sell > it in 2 years or so. > excellent advice. No matter what laptop you choose, make sure you get the extended warranty. It will be money well spent. -- Loren H. Burlingame <loren at lhb.name> GPG Key ID: 0x112DCF4F "Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes." -William Shatner (a.k.a. Buck Murdock) _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list