Ed, I was not running the Amaya's with the laptop. I have a Dell with a Pentium processor we bought at the same time and it is still alive. I don't think its just Dell, its the cheap version of any brand (and especially cheap laptops) that are trouble. Mikd E. Orantes wrote: >Mike, > I'm assuming you were using this computer to run your Amayas??? If you > can >avoid getting a laptop to use in embroidery, I would recommend so. A >desktop, although large and bulky, is much easier to service and about half >the price as well. Although you can't do much about rapidly changing >technology. Even after a few years, it wouldn't be worth your time trying >to fix a desktop either. > If your post was just a computer comment, I bought a Compact laptop > with a >Celeron processor and it was too darn slow for my purposes. I didn't >realize I was that much of a multi-tasker. I returned it within the 14 >return period and got all my money back. For this reason, I love Office >Depot. They don't charge restocking fees like Circuit City and Best Buy. >Four months later I bought another Compact during a two day sale with a >Pentium processor and it's worked great for me for at least one year now. > I wasn't crazy about Compact from things I had heard but took a chance > only >because they merged with HP a couple of years ago and Hewlett Packard can't >do wrong as far as I'm concerned. > For those looking for laptops, I've heard many times over that it is >inherent that a laptop give you problems simply by it's sheer nature. >Computers are so complex, and I mean very complex, (I used to build circuit >boards for 10 years) that the handling, different environments, and >temperature changes are just not good for them at all. And being so small >in size makes them fragile to boot. I only bought one because I had to in >order to be a traveling technician. > Best of luck to you Mike. >Ed > >Ed & Maralien Orantes >E.M. Broidery >900 Terry Parkway, Ste. 200 >New Orleans, La. 70056 >504-EMBROID ery (504-362-7643) > >-----Original Message----- >From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mike Garber >Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 10:08 AM >To: amayausers list >Subject: [amayausers] Disposable Computers > > >We bought a Dell Inspiron 1100 lap top 13 months ago (12 month warranty) >to do art work on. >It has a celeron processor. It croaked yesterday and we called Dell. >The first words out of the techs mouth (after being on hold for ever) >was "buy another one". >We told him no, we want to fix it. He helped us run some diagnostics >and determined it was the mother board that went bad. >The laptop cost $700, a new mother board installed would cost $650. >After talking to some local computer repair companies they all say the >celeron processor cheap computers are not worth fixing, they are "old >technology" and have a tendency to last just past the warranty. Its a >shame that Dell sells the crap. If we would have known this we would >have upgraded to a Pentium. > >Someone a couple weeks ago was searching for a computer....thought I >would pass this experience along. > >We are definitely living in a disposable society. I hate to throw away >a nice looking box, does anyone want to buy a frozen Dell laptop for cheap? > >Mike > > > > > > > >