Idaho Red Rocket 3
Living Legend
- Joined
- Nov 22, 2008
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- 5,600
- Location
- Nampa, Idaho USA
- Ride
- 2006 RIII Standard Bagger w/Fairing
My 9 year old really nice Toshiba laptop gave up the ghost Friday night. It had died twice before and was resurrected. Last time we took the motherboard out and "baked" it in the oven at 250 degrees for 30 minutes. It is said sometimes doing that works because it will cause the solder to reflow a little. It worked. We tried it again on my son's off brand computer when his died about a year later. It worked for his too. But then his had some other problem with the BIOS. We had to figure that out later. So I bought a used Toshiba from ABI Computers to replace it. It is still running well. My son uses it for his gaming group.
So considering my Toshibas age and recent performance and operating problems, I decided to go shopping yesterday. I went to Best Buy and looked at what they had. Apparently they don't sell Toshiba anymore. The salesman said the quality of Toshiba laptops has gone down to crap. They were constantly returned for warranty replacement and repair so they dropped the line. I had heard over the years their quality had gotten pretty bad. All 4 of the ones I owned since 1999 have performed extremely well. Of course the last one purchased new in 2008, you know the one that died Friday night.
So after looking at what Best Buy had, I went to the local computer geek I've been buying from for the last 17 years. Mark at ABI Computers know his stuff and is very fair with his prices and services. He costs a little more than Best Buy but his services are less expensive and he usually throws in something for free. He usually has a pretty good stock of used and refurbished Toshibas on hand. Surprisingly he had none. He too told the same story about their demise and he won't stock them anymore. New or used. So he said that in his mind ACER is the quality brand for his customers. He had quite a selection of new and used available. He had everything from small to big and with Windows 7, 8 and 10 installed. I looked at 3 used 17" units with Windows 7 that were nice from $270 to $350, but for only $100 more he had a brand new 7 unit with even better specs than the 3 used units so I went ahead and purchased the new one.
I like it and it is easier to use than my Toshiba. I can see the keys better and they have just a little more space between them. Makes the typing easier for me.
So after making this short story long, I have some questions to ask.
1) I decided to stay with Windows 7 because I am used to it and like it. I have Tune ECU and have read several reports of it not working so well with Windows 10.
Is this true ? Did I make a good choice ?
2) Do any of you guys have input on Acer Computers quality and endurance ?
So considering my Toshibas age and recent performance and operating problems, I decided to go shopping yesterday. I went to Best Buy and looked at what they had. Apparently they don't sell Toshiba anymore. The salesman said the quality of Toshiba laptops has gone down to crap. They were constantly returned for warranty replacement and repair so they dropped the line. I had heard over the years their quality had gotten pretty bad. All 4 of the ones I owned since 1999 have performed extremely well. Of course the last one purchased new in 2008, you know the one that died Friday night.
So after looking at what Best Buy had, I went to the local computer geek I've been buying from for the last 17 years. Mark at ABI Computers know his stuff and is very fair with his prices and services. He costs a little more than Best Buy but his services are less expensive and he usually throws in something for free. He usually has a pretty good stock of used and refurbished Toshibas on hand. Surprisingly he had none. He too told the same story about their demise and he won't stock them anymore. New or used. So he said that in his mind ACER is the quality brand for his customers. He had quite a selection of new and used available. He had everything from small to big and with Windows 7, 8 and 10 installed. I looked at 3 used 17" units with Windows 7 that were nice from $270 to $350, but for only $100 more he had a brand new 7 unit with even better specs than the 3 used units so I went ahead and purchased the new one.
I like it and it is easier to use than my Toshiba. I can see the keys better and they have just a little more space between them. Makes the typing easier for me.
So after making this short story long, I have some questions to ask.
1) I decided to stay with Windows 7 because I am used to it and like it. I have Tune ECU and have read several reports of it not working so well with Windows 10.
Is this true ? Did I make a good choice ?
2) Do any of you guys have input on Acer Computers quality and endurance ?
Anywho, it's now running great.
