should I go new or used...laptop poll question

[xdude]

well it appears that I have 3 choices
1) get a new lcd (screen) for the laptop $75 on Ebay
2) get a used laptop off ebay and just swap my drive ( $110)
3) is it time to get a new laptop? $380-$450

as I said in the chat , I split liquid on the screen, and it is now UN-usable..

my current laptop does what I need , but the last laptop I replaced the screen and that only got me another year . and never got back together right ..
I saw that my laptop is so old , replacements on ebay are only 100-150 for the whole thing... 5 minutes swapping disks and I could be up and running ..where as the lcd replacement would take a couple of hours...
the laptop is 4.5 years old( pretty surprised when I looked it up) and laptops don't really last that long..but I have to admit this one seems sturdy... and the part that really sucks is I will have to set-up a new laptop and move my book marks. configurations etc..

I am leaning toward replacement and swapping drive ...
looking for opinions ,
no wrong answer here

[Nbencze]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

Get a mac period!
So much less of a headache than running windows. We own two macbook pros, and a MacBook Air. They are more money, but worth every penny.

[xdude]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

Get a mac period!
So much less of a headache than running windows. We own two macbook pros, and a MacBook Air. They are more money, but worth every penny.

how do you know I don't have one, I never mention what I have ? must be the cost since Mac would cost 4-5 times as much.. for the most part I run Ubuntu... windows occasionally ...but I suppose I could also run a hackintosh

http://www.macbreaker.com/2014/04/the-best-hackintosh-laptops-of-2013-2014.html

[Nbencze]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

If you do stick with the PC you could just buy a new or used PC, and put your old hard drive in a external hard drive cover. You can buy them on amazon.

[SlevinsBrother]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

Chromebook.


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[Ironguruera]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

It its your only laptop I would get a new one and update. I like Mac but it's not cheap.
Way less problems from porn with the Mac lol.

[xdude]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

new has it's advantages, longer battery life being a major one., I don't really want a mac on the grounds that I already work with a lot of different OS's ...I don't need another one ..besides no OS is going to prevent you from spilling something on the screen and ruining it

[Big Hoss]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

I think you should DOWNGRADE to a 1980's TRS-80 and use DOS. Less headaches, very stable, and reliable. Those f*ckers can run circles around any Apple or Windows-based PC's any day of the week! Ha!

[xdude]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

I think you should DOWNGRADE to a 1980's TRS-80 and use DOS. Less headaches, very stable, and reliable. Those f*ckers can run circles around any Apple or Windows-based PC's any day of the week! Ha!

like the old days with Dos an prodigy, and compuserve
back to the days where thiis site would be a builtin board
the squeal of the modem , at a whopping 2.4 K

[Big Hoss]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

like the old days with Dos an prodigy, and compuserve
back to the days where thiis site would be a builtin board
the squeal of the modem , at a whopping 2.4 K

Yep... good times!

[BigBones]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

CL one or eBay. That screen may be just the first of multiple things to go.

[xdude]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

man there are a million options out there ... I gotten it down to a few model's ... it quickly escalated out of control.. I am looking at a $750 model right now. I am looking for 17 inch Screen and 1080P . and that get's me up there to the top of line laptops..but the higher resolution is something that will solve a lot a couple problems ..

[BigBones]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

Whats the need on the 1080?

[xdude]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

well I attended a webex class a couple times a week, we get the chat window, the audio control and teachers desktop and that chat windows is always in the way
SO I need the desktop space...they do make a 15 inch 1080 p however the icons and fonts are tiny

[BigBones]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

Im still confused on why you need 1080P. I could be wrong but does the teacher stream 1080 (most likely 480 or 720) or do they record in 1080 (thats one bulky video for teaching imo - then again I have no.idea what the the class/track of study is dictacting the need for such low level detail like I needed in Med school).

Icons and fonts you can blow up through the display settings in windows. Is that what you need to be larger or in the video/stream itself?

I only ask cuz I don't want to see you waste money. <3