On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 16:19:24 -0600, Matthew S. Hallacy
<poptix at poptix.net> wrote:
> 
> I'm in the same boat, and found the solution for both my Apple PowerBook,
> and Toshiba:
> 
> Buy the 3 year warranty, make use of it when necessary, sell it when you
> have 1 year remaining on ebay (laptops with warranties go for much more)
> 
> So far the PowerBook has had the motherboard, psu, screen, hard drive, and
> track pad replaced. Fortunately they (usually) have a fast turnaround time
> and occasionally the same-day if it's a part your local Apple store has in
> stock.
> 
> The Toshiba hasn't had any problems yet, but I'll still upgrade and sell
> it in 2 years or so.
> 

excellent advice.

No matter what laptop you choose, make sure you get the extended
warranty. It will be money well spent.

-- 
Loren H. Burlingame <loren at lhb.name>
GPG Key ID: 0x112DCF4F
"Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes."
   -William Shatner (a.k.a. Buck Murdock)

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