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  1. Geof

    I'm buying a Macbook Pro - convince me not to

    It's not bad, and the price is good, but damn HP install a lot of useless annoying software...
  2. Geof

    I'm buying a Macbook Pro - convince me not to

    Believe it or not, I bought an HP laptop in the end: HP Pavilion dv3-4000
  3. Geof

    I'm buying a Macbook Pro - convince me not to

    I opened it, took out a lot of dust out of it, closed it without losing a screw, it didn't help. I think the graphic card melted or something. When I boot, I only get weird random forms and the PC doesn't seem to boot further. I tried connecting an external screen on it. It seemed to work, with...
  4. Geof

    I'm buying a Macbook Pro - convince me not to

    Well my Acer laptop decided to work again. I guess the next step is to take a screwdriver, open it and remove the kilogram of dust that must be stuck in it. Does anyone have experience with it? Anything I should be aware of?The warranty is void anyway, so there's no issue there. Also, I'll take...
  5. Geof

    I'm buying a Macbook Pro - convince me not to

    Yeah I cleaned it up a while ago, it worked slightly better for a while, but the thing just keeps on shutting down now. Also, I want an excuse to buy a new laptop :beer: I checked the Sony's and I was pleasantly surprised by the price, they're quite mid-market now. will do.
  6. Geof

    I'm buying a Macbook Pro - convince me not to

    Ok, not going to create a new thread for it, but I'm looking to buy a new laptop (not a macbook). My two previous laptops both died due to overheating problems. They were both cheap plastic builds (Acer) and worked fine in the beginning but overheated after a while (shutting down in the...