Re: PT for Windows. Would this be a red flag to you?

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:35:59 -0400,
[email protected] wrote:

>On Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:30:41 -0400, micky <[email protected]>
>wrote:
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>>So far I can't find the Acer Aspire premium laptop anywhere else, even
>>at acer.com/us-en/laptops!  Is   premium   just some Amazon advertizing
>>word and they don't say what the model is? 
>>https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D63QRTTK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2HR3WADFB8IU9&psc=1
>>
>>I wanted to find out how much it weighs, but now I also wonder why it's
>>so hard to find. 
>>
>>And what is a WOWPC bundle that's supposed to be included but wasn't in

Wowpc turned out to be the refurbisher, so it's something they include. 

>>one review?   Is that world of warcraft?   That's all that google came
>>up with.   Oh, searching the ad for WOW, I see that that is the vendor.
>>It's neither sold nor shipped by Amazon.  No wonder it doesn't use a
>>real model name.  Is this a red flag?   A disqualifying red flag? 
>>
>>Would you bothter to look at the vendor's review page? 
>>
>>Oydisen WOWPC gets 85% positive in the last 12 months. 
>>https://www.amazon.com/sp?ie=UTF8&seller=A2HR3WADFB8IU9&asin=B0D63QRTTK&ref_=dp_merchant_link
>>
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>For many years  -  from the time my eldest went off to college  -
>I've been buying  re-furb ThinkPad  T-series laptops - 
>with never a problem or complaint.  

the only new computer I ever bought was in 1884 a PC Jr, when that was
iirc about the only one around at a low price, $1100 with 14 proof of
purchas from Kimberly-Clark or some company like that.  Unfortunately
they stopped selling it 3 months later, but I was still able to use it
and just it for almost 10 years, and I even remoted in to work a few
times when I was on call (steel plant).   

Then I bought an XT that was in pieces, then I "built", assembled my
own, but didn't save any money afaik and since I dont' need anything
special, like gaming, I haven't done that again. 

Then used computers at hamfests, a little ACER to run XP bought on ebay
I think.  reconditioned by Amazon, two free ones from a friend whose
business upgraded, and some I don't remember 

>The one time I bought a new laptop - for my youngest  off-to-college -
>it was an Acer  -  on sale for ~ the same as a refurb ThinkPad.
>.. it started having problems at  13 months and she needed 
>a replacement before her second year was done.

I've had good luck with Acer, the little one that was my frist laptop,
and the one I'm using now that's given me no trouble except the battery
wore out about a month ago.  New batter and everything is fine again. 
>
>Here's just one example of a refurb seller in Toronto  -  
>   presently no ThinkPad T  but they come & go quickly - 
> - prices are Canadian dollars  -  you do the math.
>
>https://www.infotechcomputers.ca/product-category/refurbished-laptops/

I'm thinking this might be my last laptop and that refurbished ones
won't have all the new bells and whistles.  Plus I'm still living in
thrifty mode.  I have no children and no one but charities to leave my
money to, and all the paid** staff of the charties live better than I
do, so what am I saving my money for?   Especially since we're only
talking about an extra 300 to 400 dollars. 

**The last time I mentioned somewhere that the people who work for
charities live better than I do, I got a complaint that they work for
free.  I know most do work for free, but I was referring to the paid
staff, so now I specified that.  They all live middle-income lives or
higher, some much higher, whereas I'm still living lower-middle,   I'm
not complaining. I could spend more money if I wanted and maybe I want
to on a new computer.  But really, only if it has something a used or
reconditioned one doesn't have.  (And 800 is still out of the question.
:-)  )  

>   John T.