Originally posted by zeeblebotI don't know if it's the Gateway I have that's causing the constant freezes or the crappy Vista. I just know that my Toshiba was fine without a freeze at all until the monitor crapped out.
you kill it in the middle of things, someday it might not wake up.
don't buy HP, either. 😞
i think with mine it was the HP Update Agent (automatic updates). til i killed it once too often. then i had to buy system restore disks for it.
you'd think, paying $1500 for a mid-range computer, you'd get mid-range components. but when the system fan failed and i took it to the electronics superstore to match with a replacement, it was identical to the cheapest brand-name ($12) on the shelf.
My Toshiba works fine untill recently it quit shutting down som of the time. I have to hit the power switch and hold it for a while.Can't understand it. Only use it to play chess and that isn't much time. My thinking is, if a pc is for chess only, buy the cheapest available since all the extras is just wasted money.
Originally posted by pawnhandlerVista is the absolute worst! Wish I'd never switched from XP, took me months to clear some of the kinks and get it running haft ass decent.
I don't know if it's the Gateway I have that's causing the constant freezes or the crappy Vista. I just know that my Toshiba was fine without a freeze at all until the monitor crapped out.
Originally posted by zeeblebotWhat's wrong with HP? I have mine since '04 without any hardware problems. Except having to buy a new printer a few months back, and even that was my fault. I found out the hard way that when you have a really bad paper jam, picking up the printer and throwing it across the room, doesn't quite clear the jam.
you kill it in the middle of things, someday it might not wake up.
don't buy HP, either. 😞