https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:04:54 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-237287 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:01:35 +0000 less hardware related problems with my Mac laptops than my Dell laptops or PCs. And, I have had no Virus or spy ware issues at all.

Thats not to say that Macs are perfect. They are going to be about 20% more pricey than other laps (but thats money well spent IMO). And, if you plan on playing computer games on your lap then a Mac probably isn't for you. The whole one button mouse thing takes some getting used to as well if you have been using Windows all along.

Check out a normal Macbook and see if you like it. Macs are not for everybody. There are some things (e.g. customization, software applications, games ect.) that Macs just cant do.]]> Opinions and Polls Voodoo_Merman https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-237287 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-237195 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:19:24 +0000 One important thing about laptops, don't operate them on top of cushions, thick rugs or on the blanket on your bed. It blocks the vents and causes them to overheat. Next time you see my wife, Nick, make it a point to advise her of this. Apparently, she thinks I'm kidding. Send her this article. I kid you not. Dan from the article is my cousin's husband, and that's exactly what happened. "I had left the laptop in sleep mode with the lid closed on the edge of the sofa in the living room." 20 minutes later... poof... (Since there are always doubters about htis sort of thing... I will freely admit that I wasn't there, I don't know anything except what I've heard from my family and the article. Maybe the fire marshall doesn't know what he's talking about. But last I'd heard they were pointing at the laptop.)

TZ mmmm....I've made that very same discovery...TODAY.....my Dell has just fried the hard drive....now i've lost tons of stuff i failed to back up......hard surfaces only!!!!!! :oops: :twisted: 8)]]> Opinions and Polls ballybiker https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-237195 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-237163 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 07:40:15 +0000 Opinions and Polls Iliketheguitar https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-237163 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-236768 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:05:18 +0000
Sometimes, newer is not better! :D]]> Opinions and Polls racetruck1 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-236768 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-236752 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:45:34 +0000
I've tried that, it didn't work. I think I've got it down to bad caps on the motherboard. I removed all the peripherals, (HD, memory, cd rom, wireless card, modem.....) and tested the battery and power supply. Everything works in a different machine. All the usual suspects have been cleared. I've found more than a couple sites that describe this particular problem. Either I'm going to try a cap job or look for a new board. BUT, keep the ideas coming though!

You need to change your name from "Administrator" to "Uber Geek"! :lol:

This laptop is another one of my "Learning Experiences", if it doesn't work, oh well...., nothing lost but time.

The power light lights up, the three indicator lights beside it flash rapidly and it shuts off with out attempting to boot. Is that the same device you tried to grind up the hard drive and smoke it a few months back? :twisted:]]> Opinions and Polls Bish https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-236752 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-236745 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 02:32:46 +0000 One important thing about laptops, don't operate them on top of cushions, thick rugs or on the blanket on your bed. It blocks the vents and causes them to overheat. Next time you see my wife, Nick, make it a point to advise her of this. Apparently, she thinks I'm kidding. Send her this article. I kid you not. Dan from the article is my cousin's husband, and that's exactly what happened. "I had left the laptop in sleep mode with the lid closed on the edge of the sofa in the living room." 20 minutes later... poof... (Since there are always doubters about htis sort of thing... I will freely admit that I wasn't there, I don't know anything except what I've heard from my family and the article. Maybe the fire marshall doesn't know what he's talking about. But last I'd heard they were pointing at the laptop.)

TZ]]> Opinions and Polls TimeZone https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-236745 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-236722 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:47:26 +0000 Opinions and Polls cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-236722 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-236719 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:29:58 +0000
. My company has just switched all of our Dell laptop "fleet" to Lenovo ThinkPads. They are a couple hundred more, but well worth it.]]> Opinions and Polls jimh https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-236719 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-236702 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:15:26 +0000
I've tried that, it didn't work. I think I've got it down to bad caps on the motherboard. I removed all the peripherals, (HD, memory, cd rom, wireless card, modem.....) and tested the battery and power supply. Everything works in a different machine. All the usual suspects have been cleared. I've found more than a couple sites that describe this particular problem. Either I'm going to try a cap job or look for a new board. BUT, keep the ideas coming though!

You need to change your name from "Administrator" to "Uber Geek"! :lol:

This laptop is another one of my "Learning Experiences", if it doesn't work, oh well...., nothing lost but time.

The power light lights up, the three indicator lights beside it flash rapidly and it shuts off with out attempting to boot.]]> Opinions and Polls racetruck1 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-236702 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-236606 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:51:01 +0000 One important thing about laptops, don't operate them on top of cushions, thick rugs or on the blanket on your bed. It blocks the vents and causes them to overheat.
Next time you see my wife, Nick, make it a point to advise her of this. Apparently, she thinks I'm kidding.]]> Opinions and Polls gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/buying-a-laptop/paged/3/#post-236606