Posts by jetmech1

I bought my 8600 from the outlet. Never had any problems with the computer. The price was good. If you find the one you want go ahead and buy it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Maine_Coon Can you guys tell me exactly what do you mean by "My laptop died.."? Hard drive crash? Display no more? CPU burning into flames? RAM going bad? There must be a...

Quote: Originally Posted by monkeybutler Dell notebooks last approximately 1 day after the warranty expires. My 8600 is still going strong. The warranty expired in June 2005. I have a Compaq notebook that is...

Quote: Originally Posted by Turtle My first one was a 286 with a whopping 1MB of RAM. Back in the day, that was an extreme amount. It also had VGA graphics which was extremely unheard of at the time. I think it was 8...

I've been able to use my neighbor's wireless network for almost 2 years. But I don't. Mine is password protected atleast.

I've had my 8600 for 13 months. Still runs strong. Never had any of the overheating problems others have mentioned. I love mine. Mine has never had any major issues that I could not resolve. You will have to purchase a 8600 used....

Both systems were just reformated a couple of months ago. I usally reformat about once a year. Maybe I'll just hold off until I can buy a 100GB HD for my 8600. Thanks for the help.

I'm going to swap my HD's in the Notebooks listed in my SIG. I don't want spend a lot of time reinstalling everything. Can I use my 80GB external HD and copy both drives then just copy the info back on the swapped drives? Thanks

My very first computer was an Apple II GS with 512KB memory and no hard drive. My first windows PC was a Compaq Pentium 166 with 24MB memory and a 2.5 GB HD. Still being used.

I have 2: 1) Compaq 5bw130 1.13GHz CPU, 40 GB HD, 128MB GeForce 5200 PCI GPU, 320 MB of memory and a 19" CRT. Purchased in 1999. Mostly used by my 3 kids. 2) Just purchased a HP Pavilion A710N. It has a Athlon XP 3100+ CPU, 160...