[O/T] Cheap laptops?

[Yu Meng Chong]

Hi Rick, 

> What is wrong with Dell? They have a generally good reputation for  
> quality stuff. The Dell laptops I've had for work. Have always been  
> reliable.

I have a customer with over 50 Dell desktops, laptops and servers and 
they work pretty well, though their lifespan isn't quite as long as I 
would like (they run reliably for about 3 years then fail in weird and 
wonderful ways). For Dell laptops, I would recommend that you avoid the 
whole Inspiron range as the keyboard seems flimsy (to me anyway). 

> 
> I prefer supporting US manufacturers so, seeing how MSI is a Chinese 
> 
> company, I'll likely go for the Dell. 

Umm... I've found MSI motherboards in some IBM server models, mostly 
tower servers. MSI makes pretty reliable stuff -- I had a Pentium Pro
motherboard made by MSI that lasted many, many years!

> (no disrespect meant to those on 
> this list who live outside the US)

Don't worry about it! ;)

pascal chong