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Dec 13, 2010 20:05

I am back, to a computer which will only run in safe-mode and cable that keeps going out. Such a joy to be home. Now shopping for a new computer which I cannot afford and will have to go through dell since I have a credit account with them. Is this current lap top paid off? That would be a hell to the no ( Read more... )

dude where's my dell, vista hell, computer issues, trip, family, movies

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uniformly December 14 2010, 03:00:03 UTC

hsjh welcome back, bb!! i mean, aside from your laptop. B|

rivlee December 14 2010, 03:21:15 UTC

Thank you! Laptop is well, only allowing internet and like 5 other programs in safe mode. I've signed my life over to dell again to get a really cheap laptop, but at least it shall work. This one has been having problems since I bought it, so, yeah.

And your card cracked me up! It was very much needed and appreciated.

red_ajah December 15 2010, 18:14:52 UTC

...damn. Those Dell things go fast, wtf?

Glad to hear the trip to TN was a success and much needed family time :)

rivlee December 16 2010, 00:25:42 UTC

To be fair, this laptop is almost four years old and I am tough on my computers. OTOH, the disc drive stopped working three years ago and I've had problems since the start. This laptop was part of the first roll-out of Vista, which explains a lot.

But Dell really has started to make shitty machines. I don't expect the next one to last for four years, but since I'm paying so little for it (over $130 of the cost is for installing windows software), I'm sort of okay with that. I am def. getting an external hard-drive next month though, to put all my music and video files on.

red_ajah December 16 2010, 19:00:58 UTC

Have you ever heard of Ubuntu? It's an open source free OS. I know, I know, sounds sketchy with the free but it's great and an alternative to Windows.

I've had computer people tell me not to get a Dell so yeah...yeah...hope this one lasts just as long though!

rivlee December 16 2010, 19:35:39 UTC

I've not, but I'll check it out. I'm just such a creature of habit that I get all odd when faced with a different platform.

About 9 years ago, Dell had some damn good machines. Not so anymore. I would NEVER suggest their products to anyone, but they're the people whom I have a credit account with. I've worked on Acer and enjoyed them, I like Toshibas but I refuse to ever own a Mac. It's my weird non-conforming conformist attitude. And also being all cheap like.