Posted by Steve [70.58.85.60] on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 02:46:18 :
In Reply to: Re: OT. Computer purchase posted by Steve [70.58.85.60] on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 02:42:31 :
One other tidbit, look at the power connectors on whatever laptop you buy.
They tend to eventually come loose from the motherboard because the boards are wave soldered and there isn't enough solder to hold the jack securely.
Give it time and it will fail. I've seen multiples all fail from the same issue.
Look at the power connector on the Apples if you want to see how it should be done.
If you go with a PC laptop, look at the connector on the Sony Viao's.
Good luck,
Steve