Laptop Store

[Russ]

There's nothing wrong with Dell builds other than the fact that Dell as a company are a massive pain to deal with.

If you're going to buy a PC online, don't get it from OS unless you're willing to run the risk of not having warranty or part replacement etc. Paying to ship it back is a massive nuisance.

The Australian tech search engine is http://staticice.com.au/ if you want to search for ultrabooks on there

[Mr Keshy]

There's nothing wrong with Dell builds other than the fact that Dell as a company are a massive pain to deal with.

If you're going to buy a PC online, don't get it from OS unless you're willing to run the risk of not having warranty or part replacement etc. Paying to ship it back is a massive nuisance.

The Australian tech search engine is http://staticice.com.au/ if you want to search for ultrabooks on there

I used to swear by staticice!

[Graphite]

There's nothing wrong with Dell builds other than the fact that Dell as a company are a massive pain to deal with.

If you're going to buy a PC online, don't get it from OS unless you're willing to run the risk of not having warranty or part replacement etc. Paying to ship it back is a massive nuisance.

The Australian tech search engine is http://staticice.com.au/ if you want to search for ultrabooks on there

Not if you have global manufacturer warranty

[Mr Keshy]

Not if you have global manufacturer warranty

But do they?

[Russ]

True, depends on the company though. Make sure you check that beforehand

[Mr Keshy]

I know that if you buy electronics from Malaysia/Singapore, a lot of the time you get an International Warranty.

[Graphite]

But do they?

Does who? It depends who is selling and whether that is offered by the seller and manufacturer.

[Mr Keshy]

Does who? It depends who is selling and whether that is offered by the seller and manufacturer.

That link he posted before.

[Graphite]

Doesn't staticice link you to the cheapest webstore for the item? So you can't really tell.

[paulsterio]

Does who? It depends who is selling and whether that is offered by the seller and manufacturer.

What's the seller got to do with it? As long as it's not DOA then it's not the seller's responsibility at all. It'll be between you and the manufacturer.

If you're going to buy a PC online, don't get it from OS unless you're willing to run the risk of not having warranty or part replacement etc. Paying to ship it back is a massive nuisance.

I'm assuming you mean the US, cause I got confused there.

But in all honesty though, I've never had to use warranty and I own a lot of tech.

Well I guess I did with my phone, which had an antenna fault, but I tossed up the decision of returning it via Kogan or opening it up and working on it with a soldering iron myself. So, I chose the latter (cause I'm like a DIY sort of person anyways).

[Mr Keshy]

What's the seller got to do with it? As long as it's not DOA then it's not the seller's responsibility at all. It'll be between you and the manufacturer.

I'm assuming you mean the US, cause I got confused there.

But in all honesty though, I've never had to use warranty and I own a lot of tech.

Well I guess I did with my phone, which had an antenna fault, but I tossed up the decision of returning it via Kogan or opening it up and working on it with a soldering iron myself. So, I chose the latter (cause I'm like a DIY sort of person anyways).

I never really thought about warranty that much, but when my 465 had to have an RMA, I started to pay more attention to it.

[paulsterio]

I never really thought about warranty that much, but when my 465 had to have an RMA, I started to pay more attention to it.

Usually I find that if something isn't DOA and it breaks like a year down the track, it's always an excuse to open it up and try and fix it, if I can't then it's always an excuse to buy something new ;P that's my take anyways

[Mr Keshy]

Usually I find that if something isn't DOA and it breaks like a year down the track, it's always an excuse to open it up and try and fix it, if I can't then it's always an excuse to buy something new ;P that's my take anyways

I had no idea how I could fix it.

It was weird as. When I installed the 465, it would boot into windows fine without drivers. But if I installed drivers, sometimes it crashes on the splash screen, sometimes on the boot screen, sometimes after it loaded. At that point, I swore that it would be my last green card haha. The frustration of failing hardware is quite a thing.

But yeah, $15 postage later it came back working again.

Bought it from MSY on clearance, go figure. It was also recognised as a Twin Frozr card (an MSI card btw) but it had the stock cooler. I'd burn down MSY if I could.

[paulsterio]

How is it even MSY's fault that you got a dodgy card?

If anything it's MSI's fault - but the moral of the story is that you don't buy MSI cards, stick to ASUS and Gigabyte, both have superior quality control.

I think it has to do with the power management to be honest, because the drivers would have changed settings on the card...etc. otherwise there would be no reason why it wouldn't work on the POST screen.

[Mr Keshy]

How is it even MSY's fault that you got a dodgy card?

If anything it's MSI's fault - but the moral of the story is that you don't buy MSI cards, stick to ASUS and Gigabyte, both have superior quality control.

I think it has to do with the power management to be honest, because the drivers would have changed settings on the card...etc. otherwise there would be no reason why it wouldn't work on the POST screen.

It was under clearance. It was a Twin Frozr card meaning it should've come with the twin frozr cooler. It came with the reference cooler instead.

Last time I bought a clearance product from them, the same thing happened, packaging was opened and the computer wouldn't POST. They're a dodgy business anyway. Never giving my money to them. PC case gear, Umart, Centrecom are great. Price difference these days is almost negligible and even if the other stores are more expensive, their support and friendliness makes me want to give my money to them anyway.