[SoCali E36]

So i did research and found this to be a great computer for my needs and was just looking to get some input from you guys and from those who just might own the same one. THANKS!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[BTM]

I have a Lenovo at work and though I get mad at it like everyone does at their computers from time to time, overall it's a very good machine to do business on. I'm constantly running 4 or 5 programs across 2 monitors and the thing has performed pretty well since 2006.

[SoCali E36]

Originally Posted by BTM

I have a Lenovo at work and though I get mad at it like everyone does at their computers from time to time, overall it's a very good machine to do business on. I'm constantly running 4 or 5 programs across 2 monitors and the thing has performed pretty well since 2006.

glad to hear that. i did some research on it and what won me over was the battery life and the dvd-rw and all that in a 1.1 inch thick machine.

[BTM]

Hopefully the reliability carries over to their notebooks. My desktop is a no frills raw computing power type of machine. 1 CD-R drive, a shitload of Ram and processing, and thats pretty much it. Everything I access is through a network

[CollinsE90]

it took the IBM thinkpad's place, its built for the "business man"

[MediaArtist]

There was a 20% sale for these 6 months ago, and I almost jumped on it. Reliable computers, no frills.

I went with a Dell XPS instead.

[jopa489]

The IdeaPad is a somewhat watered-down ThinkPad, but still very decent. Like everyone said above, they're very solid machines with minimal frills. If you want a workhorse to get stuff done on, you can't go wrong with them. If you want the cheap-looking bling, buy an HP from BestBuy.

[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by jopa489

The IdeaPad is a somewhat watered-down ThinkPad, but still very decent. Like everyone said above, they're very solid machines with minimal frills. If you want a workhorse to get stuff done on, you can't go wrong with them. If you want the cheap-looking bling, buy an HP from BestBuy.

i wouldnt do that, i have a DV4 and its a POS, hardware from HP sucks, not to mention when you call for warranty work i think i called the local 7-11 on accident

[jopa489]

I was being sarcastic.

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[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by jopa489

I was being sarcastic.

i did it bc it was a $750 HP on sale for $400(4 GB, 320 Gb HD, AMD)...didnt have the money for a Mac so i just got a cheap one for the time being

[iBoost]

awww fuck i have an HP! lol i didnt know they were that bad??

Well mine has worked flawless for 2 years now

[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by iBoost

awww fuck i have an HP! lol i didnt know they were that bad??

Well mine has worked flawless for 2 years now

they are like a BMW, hit or miss, my graphics card took a shit 8 months into it, and my battery has a mind of its own, sometimes holds charge, sometimes doesnt

sound like a BMW haha?

[iBoost]

i see! guess i didnt get a lemon

[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by iBoost

i see! guess i didnt get a lemon

yea, my HPFP already went

[BTM]

Originally Posted by CollinsE90

yea, my HPFP already went

With that luck be careful which 335 you end up in...

[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by BTM

With that luck be careful which 335 you end up in...

yea, im going to have a dealer look at the car i buy so long they will hate looking at 3 series's when i get done at the PPI

and im going to talk the dealer into giving me a spare HPFP kit in the trunk james bond style...push a button and a box flips out holding 3 of them haha

[JayKay335i]

My HP crapped out after 2 years of college. Thankfully, after a graduated. Pretty sure that their service center forgot to put the conduction lube on my fan/heatsink for the motherboard when I sent it in for some warranty work. I remember going online and ordering all this crap and spending almost 2k on it. I've learned my lesson. Ill forever go to bestbuy, buy a $300 laptop, use it till it gets shitty, and get a new one. I had to get a Mac for school. Dont know how to use it. Its a decoration in the living room.

[lucas.kent]

My company just switched from HP to Lenovo and I just recently got an X200. By far the best Windows computer I've ever had - hands down. Good choice!

[SoCali E36]

Thanks for the input guys. Looks like I made a great choice. My dad has an HP that died on him months ago due to the video card. I find it funny how it chose to die about a month or 2 right after the warranty expired.

[CollinsE90]

Originally Posted by SoCali E90

Thanks for the input guys. Looks like I made a great choice. My dad has an HP that died on him months ago due to the video card. I find it funny how it chose to die about a month or 2 right after the warranty expired.

my battery started going 7 days after, i called and they told me and i was attempting to get off but all she did was start at the highest extended warranty and work her way down..."for 79.99 you can call us for a year and ask for our help" i literally LOL'd and hung up

[SoCali E36]

Originally Posted by CollinsE90

my battery started going 7 days after, i called and they told me and i was attempting to get off but all she did was start at the highest extended warranty and work her way down..."for 79.99 you can call us for a year and ask for our help" i literally LOL'd and hung up

Lol ya I had to deal with that shit for 5 years when I had my compaq computer.