I think my statement after that completely supported my stance: If you are hard on computers you should spend more for something that will take the work. If you are only doing WP and surfing then you are fine with something cheaper. If you have history of dropping computers and don’t want to replace them every other year then don’t get a plastic-shelled computer. On May 12, 2014, at 7:48, Max Shinn <max at bernsteinforpresident.com> wrote: >> In my experience… a computer that is used daily costs about $300-$400 >> per year of service. > > $300-$400/year of service?! I'm currently running a 4+ year old > Dell that cost $500 new, and haven't put in a dime to repair it. It > gets at least 4-5 hours of use per day. I usually keep computers > around 5-6 years, and the only repairs I've ever had to do were > replacing a keyboard (on a ThinkPad) and a backlight (on an older > Dell). > >> For the PC-compatible laptops, who makes the most reliable >> consumer-class systems? Which of their product lines are more >> reliable? > > I think I'm going to have to suggest ThinkPads just because the repairs > are so easy to do. It's also one of the few laptops on the market > available without a glossy screen (if that is important to her). It > also seems much better put together than the Dells I've had. > >> Mostly she uses her computer for web browsing, email, word processing >> and spreadsheets. She would like something faster than she has right >> now, or at least better response times. Her current computer has an >> AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 2.0 GHz cpu, 3GB RAM. > > Thanks for reminding me how much I love Bodhi/E17. ;) > > -Max > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list