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  • legacy-user-33L Offline
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    legacy-user-33
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    #31

    I have boughten two laptops from Best Buy. My first one was a Compaq at the Fargo store, can't really remember what happened, but I was cool with it. My second one was at the Richfield store, this is the best Best Buy store in the country, well..that's what the people at the Apple Valley and Burnsville store told me. The Richfield store is the best due to it being located two blocks away from the Coporate Campus, this store supposely has everything. No doubt, the people here are really nice, the guy who sold me the laptop offered all the plans and I turned him down. Right after he offered me the $150 anti-crap, he said don't get it.

    Still wondering why Circuit City and Comp USA have yet to make their way up there....

    -Tin-
    -IS300-Black on Gold-

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    • SmitEvoS Offline
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      #32

      PSiedTSi wrote:
      your desktop will outperform a laptop of the same specs 9times outta 10...centrino is kind of a crock of shit really...the only thing that makes it "centrino" is the M proccessor and the wireless card...i guarantee i can get the same battery life out of my laptop(with new battery) as someone with the same laptop with the centrino bullshit...if you have a laptop with a desktop chip of course the battery life is gonna suck...thats used to running on a basically unlimited power supply...also that 64 bit processor isnt good for shit unless your running 64 bit windows and 64 bit software....gateway has really cheaped up since they almost dropped outta the market...a couple years ago i wouldnt have recommended anything else BUT a gateway...you need to remember the processor/video and on board stuff like that is more important to buy right away than a bigger hd/more ram etc cause that stuff can be upgraded easier than a processor(it can be done but a lot of times the specs of the board etc cause it to be a pain in the ass)...

      i love my centrino, the battery lasts six hours.............:p

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      • PSiedTSiP Offline
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        PSiedTSi
        wrote on last edited by
        #33

        i always told people what warranties were worth it when i worked at circuit city...

        At first I did it for fun, then I realized I made the investment and had to do it!

        92 Talon AWD 6/4bolt [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
        95 240SX SE SR20DET [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
        1993.5 Supra Hardtop...Sold
        Next project? 6cyl, 6spd?

        > spanish-rice;237125 wrote:
        > at first i thought the title said beer truck drivers needed... In which case i accidently put my two weeks in at work.

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        • BlueSRT0483B Offline
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          BlueSRT0483
          wrote on last edited by
          #34

          From what I was told about w/ Best Buy is each stores goes off of a demographic area.. For ex: 1 store may be known for it's Video Dept like TVs etc. and what not..
          Another 1 may be better known for it's Computer dept. depending on demographics, and the store is kind of setup for those areas..

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          • tweakT Offline
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            tweak
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            #35

            personally jim, i think you got a good machine, but for future reference i would have to say go with alienware....alienware computers are sick

            93 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 Sandstone Grey Met. One of 136 made in '93.
            97 Dodge Dakota(daily driver)(sold)
            92 Eagle Talon TSi AWD(winter project)(abandoned and sold)

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            • SaxGopherS Offline
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              #36

              tweak wrote:
              alienware computers are sick

              If you like paying a few thousand more than what you would if you built it youself... sure 😉

              03 Evo VIII w/ bolt-ons. :icon_thumleft:

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              • JimJ Offline
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                Jim
                wrote on last edited by
                #37

                Agreed; I've built many computers before, and I would do it again anytime, its just its often hard to compete with the prices Dell can give after rebates / coupons when you piece it together...

                But yeah, Alienware is a huge rip off...

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                • legacy-user-33L Offline
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                  legacy-user-33
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #38

                  How much cheaper would it cost to build a gaming PC compared to buying one?

                  -Tin-
                  -IS300-Black on Gold-

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                  • PSiedTSiP Offline
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                    PSiedTSi
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                    #39

                    like half price tin...you can build a decent gaming machine for about $5-600

                    At first I did it for fun, then I realized I made the investment and had to do it!

                    92 Talon AWD 6/4bolt [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
                    95 240SX SE SR20DET [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
                    1993.5 Supra Hardtop...Sold
                    Next project? 6cyl, 6spd?

                    > spanish-rice;237125 wrote:
                    > at first i thought the title said beer truck drivers needed... In which case i accidently put my two weeks in at work.

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                    • N Offline
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                      n2o
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                      #40

                      I'll stick with my Powerbook G4...weighs less than a textbook...

                      See what kind of debate this starts 😮

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                      • SmitEvoS Offline
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                        SmitEvo
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                        #41

                        Apples suck!

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                        • JimJ Offline
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                          Jim
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #42

                          Haha thats a throw back to Pentium II Days!

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                          • P Offline
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                            powder
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                            #43

                            Best Buy in GF is pretty good w/ computers up here, but there electronics people can be tools

                            I like my women like I like my cars, shaved!
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                            • MisterCMKM Offline
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                              MisterCMK
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                              #44

                              Jim wrote:
                              So I went in to best buy today to purchase a laptop, and had a bad experience.

                              1. I waited for 30+ min for a salesman
                              2. The guy tried to tell me that the computer would cease to function without upgrading the ram.
                              3. My computer would "die" if I didnt purchase antivirus and antispyware from them
                              4. If I installed my own ram, it would void the factory warranty, but it would be covered by best buys plan

                              After I told him no to all of the bull shit, he went and on the computer he looked it up and it said "2 in stock" and he comes back and tells me that they dont have any more.

                              I fucking hate it when people try to tell me about simple shit on computers, and then this douche bag was mad enough that I didnt purchase all this shit to tell me they dont have any in stock when i specifically saw on his computer "2 available in store".

                              I could tell he was lying becuase he like scurried off in a hurry, if he had been actually trying to sell me anything he would have shown me other products or told me when it'd arrive.

                              This fat fuck's name is joel, and I hope somebody on here works there so you can tell him he's a piece of shit.

                              Oh, and screw it, I just ordered one from Dell fuck that place.

                              I dealt with that little shit when I helped my roomate buy a computer. He has to be the stupidest fucker there. He pulled all the same shit on us when we went there that he pulled on you. Fuck Best Buy.

                              I have to get them to fix my laptop. I made the mistake of buying a laptop from them. Never again will I buy a computer, or anything of value from Best Buy

                              FASTER THAN DUBBSY

                              > thrash;315544 wrote:
                              > I noticed that the new 5.0 valve covers say "Ford Motorsport" or something on them. Instead, the valvecovers should be a big bald eagle, holding a rifle in one talon, an american flag in the other, eating apple pie, and shitting on the outline of europe.
                              >
                              > Ford is back :)

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                              • MisterCMKM Offline
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                                MisterCMK
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #45

                                Jim wrote:
                                MisterCMK was on geek squad\

                                Yeah, I was. Best Buy fucking sucks. 'nuff said,

                                FASTER THAN DUBBSY

                                > thrash;315544 wrote:
                                > I noticed that the new 5.0 valve covers say "Ford Motorsport" or something on them. Instead, the valvecovers should be a big bald eagle, holding a rifle in one talon, an american flag in the other, eating apple pie, and shitting on the outline of europe.
                                >
                                > Ford is back :)

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                                • TakeYourTopOffT Offline
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                                  TakeYourTopOff
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #46

                                  I didn't read the whole tread but year I use best buy for blank media is about all anymore... try www.tigerdirect.com I purchase all my desktop components for the computers I make from them or www.newegg.com never had any problems but for those who want laptops or can't make their own desktop they sell pre-made computers also....

                                  as far as dell I hope you don't have anyproblems their service is good but their computers SUCK.... i've worked at 3 diff. business's that run dells and all 3 have had coputer troubles with the dells

                                  oh the other hand i've had 2 HP's only problem i've had was with the laptop and that was my fault spilt liq. down the keyboard and fryed the keyboard cost me like $100 bucks to get a new one installed.....

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                                  • PSiedTSiP Offline
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                                    PSiedTSi
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #47

                                    to be completely honest all computers will have problems...especially if you use cheaper parts...its just somethin you cant get around

                                    At first I did it for fun, then I realized I made the investment and had to do it!

                                    92 Talon AWD 6/4bolt [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
                                    95 240SX SE SR20DET [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
                                    1993.5 Supra Hardtop...Sold
                                    Next project? 6cyl, 6spd?

                                    > spanish-rice;237125 wrote:
                                    > at first i thought the title said beer truck drivers needed... In which case i accidently put my two weeks in at work.

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                                    • STiSchuckyS Offline
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                                      STiSchucky
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                                      #48

                                      MisterCMK wrote:
                                      \

                                      Yeah, I was. Best Buy fucking sucks. 'nuff said,
                                      oh tight.

                                      did u drive around in the beetle?

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                                      • JimJ Offline
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                                        Jim
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #49

                                        Through the years our family has had alot of Dell's and they really haven't had any major problems, I cant say the same with HP computers, we've had maybe three or four of them, all of them had a "major" problem that I required a main component having to be replaced.

                                        Brian and I have the same laptop, and I don't think theres a negative thing either of us can say about it; the 24" lcd that I got got some of the highest ratings on cnet, etc...

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                                        • MisterCMKM Offline
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                                          STiSchucky wrote:
                                          oh tight.

                                          did u drive around in the beetle?

                                          Lol, no. I worked in Comp Sales and I also helped fix the comps in the geek squad. There were a couple of cool guys there, but for the most part they didn't know a whole lot. 😄

                                          FASTER THAN DUBBSY

                                          > thrash;315544 wrote:
                                          > I noticed that the new 5.0 valve covers say "Ford Motorsport" or something on them. Instead, the valvecovers should be a big bald eagle, holding a rifle in one talon, an american flag in the other, eating apple pie, and shitting on the outline of europe.
                                          >
                                          > Ford is back :)

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