Aww, man. My laptop crapped out on me.

[Toaster]

It broke. System restore doesn't work. I'm sad because I lost a lot of files. A LOT.



Any advice on what the good models are to buy for a reasonable ($400-$700) price?

[The_Real_Crunk]

Re: Aww, man. My laptop crapped out on me.

How did it broke? there may be ways to save stuff from it.

[Toaster]

Re: Aww, man. My laptop crapped out on me.

I have *most* of the stuff I want backed up, I'd say I'm going to lose about 10% of my music though.

I got a TROJAN HORSE. By downloading a fake version of Spyboy Search & Destroy.

:facepalm

[JPS]

Re: Aww, man. My laptop crapped out on me.

Whered you download it?

You should of used Download.com

[DarkwingChuck]

Re: Aww, man. My laptop crapped out on me.

My laptop died on me... TWICE. I think mine was a hardware problem though. And just today my second PS2 has started not working. I have all the luck.

Anyway, I'd also like recommendations on good sub $1000 laptops. I don't expect or even want a powerhouse, but I'd like something that could at least handle some games (Sims 2, CoH, WoW, Spore, etc).

[Karr Lord of Chaos]

Re: Aww, man. My laptop crapped out on me.

i managed to clear a trojin off my labtop. use a second computer to get the files you need such as a trojin cleaner and then install them from a disk if you can (if its preventing you from downloading something from the net). if you tell us whats going on with it perhaps we can help you fix it.

[Toaster]

Re: Aww, man. My laptop crapped out on me.

I'm thinking it's beyond repair. I did a destructive System Restore and it only went half-way when installing Windows. This happened 4 times before I decided to call it quits.

So even if I was able to get the right tools to fix it it'd do me no good because I can't even get the thing running in safe mode even. It's dead.

And I lost 80 bucks at the Casino today when trying to get money for my laptop fund. Psh. Serves me right...

Dead DS.
Dead Laptop.

Horray?

[Toaster]

Re: Aww, man. My laptop crapped out on me.

D-double post update!

I just bought a Toshiba laptop only minutes ago. But I'm a little worried...

... AMD Turion X2 RM-70 Dual Core Mobile Processor
... 3 GB RAM
... 200 GB Storage
... Built-in Wireless G
... "Labelflash" CD burner (wasn't able to find the burn/write speed of the drive, however)
... Built-in webcam

The processor is what worries me. How would it stack up compared to the Intel Core Duo processor? Because it was a toss us between this one and a Sony Viao with one less Gig of RAM and the Intel Core Duo processor. I hear that battery life is suppoused to be better for the Intel, that much I know.

All and all this set me back $750.

[Translucid]

Re: Aww, man. My laptop crapped out on me.

ahhhhwha? I've had an AMD in my desktop for years now, never had a problem with it.

[Toaster]

Re: Aww, man. My laptop crapped out on me.

Sweet. I just wish I didn't have to put $250 of the purchase on a credit care. I'll have the money by the end of the month, though. I hope.

[Toaster]

Re: Aww, man. My laptop crapped out on me.

I got a dead pixel. I tried fixing and and it won't budge.

It's within 14 days and I really don't want to return it after spending nearly two days getting my computer to where I want it with downloads and putting my music back on it.

This kind of sucks. The thing is out-of-the-box, 2 days old and it has a dead pixel.

[DBtheProdigy]

Re: Aww, man. My laptop crapped out on me.

This is what I dont understand about people. They buy a cheap computer/laptop to last them 3-4 Years. When that one kicks they buy another one, and another. Why not just buy an XPS? Its probably 1,699$-2,399$.

[Translucid]

Re: Aww, man. My laptop crapped out on me.

you just answered your own question!


I wouldn't bother with a dead pixel unless it was really, really annoying

[Toaster]

Re: Aww, man. My laptop crapped out on me.

I might try calling Toshiba, talking to the lead supervisor or something like that. Maybe I can get it fixed if I ***** enough. As it stands now though, it ****** me off but I'm not gonna let it ruin my day.

And Heroic, if I bought something top of the line, it'd just become something "adequate" within 2 years. Computer technology is constantly evolving so I don't see why someone would want to splurge on the best of the best. After all the one I bought 3 years ago was pretty good for it's time and is CRAP now.