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getting a laptop, can't decide
Name: platinum Date: March 28, 2007 at 11:19:53 Pacific OS: windows xp CPU/Ram: core solo Product: ZT, Cisnet
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hi all!
i have come across a laptop that is real cheap (i can get it at the local staples for $397 canadian).
is $397 Canadian dollars a good price for a laptop like this? i don't use it for much. the one at the store is the last one, and it's brand new, never used, sealed in a box
Name: OtheHill Date: March 28, 2007 at 12:06:58 Pacific
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Your link isn't working.
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Response Number 2
Name: larryf215 Date: March 28, 2007 at 17:16:22 Pacific
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link worked ok for me
larry
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Response Number 3
Name: platinum Date: March 30, 2007 at 13:42:57 Pacific
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so, is it a good deal?
Right you are if you think you are
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Response Number 4
Name: OtheHill Date: March 30, 2007 at 14:34:09 Pacific
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Link is now working. If the screen size will work for you it seems to be a good price. It isn't state of the art by any means but laptops were never intended to be. I'm in the USA. If the current exchange rate is about 82 cents CAD per US dollar then that comes out to about $325 US. You can't buy much for that. It is Centrino, which is good. Makes the battery last longer.
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Response Number 5
Name: platinum Date: April 2, 2007 at 17:05:21 Pacific
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all the better!
i've bought it from my local staples, and i get an employee discount cuz i work there. :D :D :D
but now that i have it, i have a question:
after the bios splash screen, it displays a message that says "Press F10 to start Recovery" how do i disable this? it flashes the message for like 7 seconds, and when i turn on the laptop, i want to use it, not wait for a recovery thing to go away
Right you are if you think you are
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Response Number 6
Name: OtheHill Date: April 2, 2007 at 17:52:30 Pacific
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You may need to enable fast boot in the BIOS screens. Seven seconds isn't very long. Don't be so impatient. The time might come that you will need to perform a recovery and you won't remember how to do it. I suggest you leave the screen alone.
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Response Number 7
Name: platinum Date: April 3, 2007 at 07:59:06 Pacific
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fair enough. i guess i can wait 7 extra seconds :)
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