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[Pedigree Chum]

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodd...S10050868&catid=20354&logon=&langid=EN&dept=0

Holy fookin crap, those are great specs for the price. Weight is less than the 12inch iBook too. But Averatec? Never heard of them, is their shit reliable?

 

[rastex]

Hey Pedigree, you still in town? I just got in a couple of days ago.

 

[Pedigree Chum]

In the loo? Going back this weekend actually. Still want to get all the UW people together sometime?

 

[theo]

Averatec is a decent brand. Sold lots of them during back to school time at Staples, haven't heard any complaints.

 

[alejob]

I heard Averatec uses some of the same parts as HP laptops. You just don't pay for the name.

 

[Beezy]

Damn. I didn't know that laptops had such horrible battery life. No wonder my friend always has his plugged in at school.

 

[neuroticphil]

My fiance uses Averatec, and while she isn't really pushing the limits of computing with it, it's worked well enough for her. I mean, it hasn't given her cancer or exploded yet so that's a plus.

 

[Pedigree Chum]

Damn. I didn't know that laptops had such horrible battery life. No wonder my friend always has his plugged in at school.

Best battery life I've seen is for the iBook, at 6h it's decent. Anything less than 3 = insta-no-buy from me.

 

[human5892]

:O

Jeez, that seems like a good deal. I don't blame you for making a thread about it, because my first question would've been "All right, what's wrong with this?"

 

[LinesInTheSand]

Main complaint I have about the averatecs is that they are fucking toasters... seems like they'd burn your dick off!

 

[Pedigree Chum]

:O

Jeez, that seems like a good deal. I don't blame you for making a thread about it, because my first question would've been "All right, what's wrong with this?"

I've read a few reviews and supposedly it runs pretty hot, the fan is loud and the paint comes off easily. Other than that it's pretty fantastic. Ah well, I guess i'll wait for the iBook to either be upgraded or come down in price, which will hopefully happen soon.

 

[Wellington]

My fiance uses Averatec, and while she isn't really pushing the limits of computing with it, it's worked well enough for her. I mean, it hasn't given her cancer or exploded yet so that's a plus.

:lol :lol

 

[Jdw40223]

still. a 12" screen. meh


"just gimme tha liiiiiiiiight"

 

[Pedigree Chum]

still. a 12" screen. meh


"just gimme tha liiiiiiiiight"

I'm looking for a 12' cause of the portability factor. I don't care if I have a huge cinema, widescreen display when I want to just check my email on campus.

 

[LinesInTheSand]

another thing, the screen on these things is fucking horrible

 

[Sjoerd]

I never got anything close to 6 hours from my ibook, don't know any ibook user who have gotten it.

 

[Pedigree Chum]

I never got anything close to 6 hours from my ibook, don't know any ibook user who have gotten it.

I was going off the Apple estimate, lying bastards. What's a more realistic hourage?

 

[rastex]

In the loo? Going back this weekend actually. Still want to get all the UW people together sometime?

Yup in Waterloo.

And sure, if anybody else is interested.

 

[automagnus]

it uses onboard video, so forget about gaming on it.