My first notebook computer was a Zenith, back when they made computers. Zenith no longer makes computers because they either sold that side of their business to a larger company, quit because they thought it was not profitable or they got forced out of that particular line of work because other companies were stronger. For whatever reason, it’s too bad because that notebook computer lasted me many years without any major problems, unlike the computers I keep getting these days.

My Zenith notebook was a Pentium I. At that time, it was not a top-of-the-line computer, but it worked like one. The notebook computers these days whether they are top-of-the-line ones or not, don’t work like top-of-the-line computers at all. They seem to breakdown or have problems within the first month or shortly thereafter no matter how low or high the pricetag is.

From my experience, used refurbished notebook computers are better purchases than new ones. They already have the kinks worked out and faulty parts have been replaced with better working ones. The computers have also usually been tested by people to make sure they work and work right.

So if you are in a situation to buy a new notebook computer, you might want to rethink going out and buying a new one, one that hasn’t been tested or used by someone else. If you do decide to get a new, you may consider asking the salesman if you can have the floor model. If there are any problems with it when you check it out on the floor, they’ll probably fix it or give you a discount on it where you can take it home with you and get it worked on under the store warantee. Once you get it back, it should be good as new and you will probably not have any problems with it for years to come.

I’m in the market for another notebook computer as of yesterday, when my Sony Vaio of only three years quit completely! It died. It’s probably the power source, but it isn’t worth buying a new one because there are several other problems with the notebook that I don’t consider it worth fixing. I’ll probably sell it out piece by piece to someone with the same model looking to fix the one they have instead. It was the only other notebook I had that didn’t die within the first year or have some sort of failure that rendered it useless. The only problems I had with it was overheating, something that was caused by a dirty fan, keys that don’t work on the keyboard, a broken screw on the inside of the screen that makes the screen wabble sometimes when the other screw isn’t tight, and now the power source. Other than those problems, it worked well.

My next notebook computer will definitely be a used one, one where I know the problems before I buy it, or at least know about the ones that got fixed before I bought it. What will yours be?

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