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My new laptop died. Need suggestions.

Navy Chief

Navy Chief

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I should have known better than to buy a laptop from Radio Shack. That was a mistake. My laptop (bought just last month) croaked this morning. The supposed "built-in" recovery system didn't work. So much for innovative technology. I immediately took the piece of s..... laptop back to RS, and got my money back.

Ok shipmates, here's what I am wanting. I would like a laptop that will run FS2004 easily, and with great framerates. I have both FSX and FS9, but (correct me if I am mistaken) I don't think I need as powerful a laptop for FS9 as I would for FSX, right?

Anyway, the laptop does NOT need to have a cd/dvd drive. I have a really great Plextor external to do that job.

Suggestions on brands? I would like to keep the cost around $400, if possible.


NC
 
I just bought an excellent 'refurbished' Gateway dual core laptop from Tiger Direct for a little bit more than you want to pay. I was very, very leery about the fact it was refurbished but I had previously bought a factory refurbished printer from them and when it arrived I could not tell it from a brand new one, it was perfect in every way. The Gateway laptop was the same thing, absolutely pristine and it came with Vista 64 already loaded on it.

I haven't loaded FS9 or FSX onto it as it was bought for use upstairs in my new 'music room' and for use by my 16 year old daughter so she will stop pestering my wife to use her computer all the time.

One thing to be wary of is the graphics capability as a lot of laptops use 'shared' memory and not a true GFX chip and therefore will not have the resources that flight sims need.

There are some bargains to be had at the moment in the way of refurbished laptops and I can only say my experience has been very good so far.
 
Here are a couple of pics right off my wife's Gateway notebook which is the one I sent you to look at
 
Chief, take it back to Radio Crap and get your money back. There should be a warranty on it. If not raise hell about it.
 
GT182 said:
Chief, take it back to Radio Crap and get your money back. There should be a warranty on it. If not raise hell about it.
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Oh, believe me, I took it back immediately and was credited the full amount BACK. And I won't buy from RS again. I don't know what possessed me to in the first place. Definitely a lapse in judgment.

NC
 
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