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contest for the most busted computer
My laptop is only from December 2006, but it looks like I got into a fight with it, and it lost.
Reasons why:
a. There is absolutely no battery power left, I've begun referring to it as a 'desktop' computer because its hardly laptop worthy.
b. The little grippers on the bottom have mostly fallen off, one is still in place so it sits kinda crooked.
c. The left click button on the touch pad was stuck down, so I popped its cover off (lots of crumbs in there-ew!)
d. Because the left click button is messed up I turn off the touch pad and use an external mouse. The mouse I use has like 3.5 feet of cord. Wicked obnoxious.
e. Where my wrists rest is all smooth and shiny.
f. I don't use any wallpaper on the desktop, because I was told it was a waste of memory. I need all the memory I can use in order to watch US of Tara on iTunes.
g. If I rest it on my lap, I have to use a divider like a magazine or blanket so as to not burn my lap.
h. It slid off of the bed once, and dented the power cord part that connects to the actual computer.
Can anyone top that? See picture below
Reasons why:
a. There is absolutely no battery power left, I've begun referring to it as a 'desktop' computer because its hardly laptop worthy.
b. The little grippers on the bottom have mostly fallen off, one is still in place so it sits kinda crooked.
c. The left click button on the touch pad was stuck down, so I popped its cover off (lots of crumbs in there-ew!)
d. Because the left click button is messed up I turn off the touch pad and use an external mouse. The mouse I use has like 3.5 feet of cord. Wicked obnoxious.
e. Where my wrists rest is all smooth and shiny.
f. I don't use any wallpaper on the desktop, because I was told it was a waste of memory. I need all the memory I can use in order to watch US of Tara on iTunes.
g. If I rest it on my lap, I have to use a divider like a magazine or blanket so as to not burn my lap.
h. It slid off of the bed once, and dented the power cord part that connects to the actual computer.
Can anyone top that? See picture below
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Re: contest for the most busted computer
I have since bought a mac and could not be happier. No more wasted time on homework waiting for my comp to load!
[QUOTE]Weird! My computer has the same issue as yours (well one fo them). It wont let me take out the charger or it just dies (no battery left). It's sucky.
Posted by bourgehm[/QUOTE]
I learned of the dead battery when I used the Quickplay software this hp came with. On the dvd player display screen it used to tell me how charged my battery was and it has said 0% for over a year now.
I love this laptop. I had a Dell before it, which got stolen by a robber. (I hate robbers!) And this one is so much prettier.
My BF and I are now looking at new laptops, jazzier ones. But I have a feeling this one will stick around until it won't turn on...<img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-laughing.gif" border="0" alt="Laughing" title="Laughing" />
Lame.
I finally got the power fixed, then realized my power cord was bad, too, and bought a new one. For awhile, my battery would only charge to 50 or 60 percent; now, it tells me it's charged 100%, but cuts out around 37% instead of 1%.
Blanche, as I call my trusty little laptop, is also slow as heck. She's not built to run the latest operating system, but in order to run iTunes or the new Safari, I had to have it, so an Apple Store Genius kindly installed it for me; that's partly what makes it run so slowly. I get the pinwheel almost constantly.
You guys are seriously making me jones for the new MacBook I want...sigh.
Blog: A New Yorker in Duluth
Updated 8/8/11
..not to give you any more reason for a new one
[QUOTE]FI just replaced his MacBook from 06 with a MacBook Air and he loves it. He travels for work and it does everything he wants pluus it's easy to store.. ..not to give you any more reason for a new one ;)
Posted by MLekathLEEN[/QUOTE]
GAH. Stop it, kath!! <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-tongue-out.gif" border="0" alt="Tongue out" title="Tongue out" /> No funds for such things at present!
Blog: A New Yorker in Duluth
Updated 8/8/11
[QUOTE]The med school I'm going to is going to give us new laptops when we start. They're dinky little things that look like they're from 1999. Oh and they're going to add $3,000 to our tuition over the course of 2 years to pay for it. Lame.
Posted by SenoritaCupcake[/QUOTE]
The school must be making bank if they're charging people a mandatory $3,000 for a crummy computer. For $3,000 I would demand no less than a fancy Mac Book Pro with all the options.
http://gizmodo.com/5319047/dealhunters-buy-your-laptops-in-august-september-and-april
Feburary is apparently the WORST time to buy one... sigh.
I should totally name mine! Are electronics of a certain gender?
[QUOTE]lol my boyfriend just shared this link: <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5319047/dealhunters-buy-your-laptops-in-august-september-and-april" rel="nofollow">http://gizmodo.com/5319047/dealhunters-buy-your-laptops-in-august-september-and-april</a> Feburary is apparently the WORST time to buy one... sigh. I should totally name mine! Are electronics of a certain gender?
Posted by jenjenniferf[/QUOTE]
Electronics come in both genders! I decided mine was a girl because of the all-white color, rounded corners, and love of the name Blanche Dubois. I name everything. Haha.
Blog: A New Yorker in Duluth
Updated 8/8/11
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: contest for the most busted computer : The school must be making bank if they're charging people a mandatory $3,000 for a crummy computer. For $3,000 I would demand no less than a fancy Mac Book Pro with all the options.
Posted by sparkles88[/QUOTE]
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</em> <p class="MsoNormal"><em>Technically</em>, they<span> </span>do preload it with the software they think we’re going to need, but I really don’t think that makes up for the price difference of an ugly-baby laptop. It’s like the laptop where everyone who meets it says “Oh, how nice, it must have a lovely personality”</p>
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: contest for the most busted computer : Technically , they do preload it with the software they think we’re going to need, but I really don’t think that makes up for the price difference of an ugly-baby laptop. It’s like the laptop where everyone who meets it says “Oh, how nice, it must have a lovely personality”
Posted by SenoritaCupcake[/QUOTE]
*like*
Blog: A New Yorker in Duluth
Updated 8/8/11
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: contest for the most busted computer : *like*
Posted by marleylikeair[/QUOTE]
hehe YGFBM
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: contest for the most busted computer : hehe YGFBM
Posted by SenoritaCupcake[/QUOTE]
YGFBM back!
Blog: A New Yorker in Duluth
Updated 8/8/11
FI has a MacBook Pro from work that someone beat the sh!t out of. The DVD drive doesn't work, the case is dented, the battery's toast, and the jacket of the power cable broke, so you can see the bare wire.
I haz a planning bio
now it won't turn on.