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[NejinOniwa]

Toshiba NO NO NO NO NO, bad.

Go with a safe brand, at least. Not to spark another fanboyism war over which brand is best, but some are just NOT OK.

[Cockleshell]

So apparently the computer i was thinking of buying has a habit of self-immolation or some fucking shit. http://forums.toshiba.com/t5/Audio-Sound/no-sound-usb-on-satellite-l505d-gs6000/td-p/172564/page/10

That's basically what happened with mine, it decided to fry itself from the USB port though. Toshiba satellites are the worst laptops I've ever used, past, maybe an old old dell.

[Red-Machine]

My Toshiba Satellite Pro from 1997 is still going strong and in mint condition! :3

[Nichi]

I've never used a Toshiba laptop for a long period of time, so I can't comment here

[Bella]

It seems like a decent computer and I'd love to check it out, but I really really don't want to take a chance on a lemon or a model that has a known history of major issues. I know it could be a problem that only effects 0.5% of models or 10% of them and it might not even be the cause of the software problems on this computer in question, but I'm just so afraid that it is ... it absolutely sucks getting stuck with a computer that has chronic hardware issues. (I know, it's happened once before and it was the worse computer-experience of my life.) :z

[Nichi]

I know the feeling. That's part of how I felt when raiding the broken laptops at that computer place; I wondered "What if the model I got was known for hardware issues?"

[NejinOniwa]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=ucELW0EB58Q
And now, your daily dose of Watching Bella Go Green With Jelly.

[Chocofreak13]

@pentium: the weird thing about tk's battery is that this is the first time it's done this. TK's battery has never been spectacular, but instant shutoff wasn't something he's done before.

also, you should get that wasp thing checked out. i'm still shocked at how little you've been to the doctor.

@bella: depression makes you sleep a lot, so make sure you keep that in check. :\

you were planning on buying a PC, and you didn't ask us? the fuck? (or did i just miss it?) i haven't heard anything from my friends about toshiba, and i think i've only seen one in use in person, so that kind of speaks to my experience with them. i'd avoid. :\

@cockle: i'm sorry you said hello to the fire. ;^;

@nej: OH GOD THAT IS SO CUTE.

sorry for the absence, i've been "cleaning" for the past 2 days (i quote that because the room looks worse now than it did before, but this always happens when i clean), now i'm at my grandparent's for the next 2 days while everyone's in canada. the changeling game is still on for saturday afternoon/evening for everyone who is still playing.

also, i think my grandparents' cat, Lenin, might be lonely with my grandpa gone. so i'll let him sleep in here. :3

[Nichi]

I would, if (1) I had insurance or a fuckton of money to pay for a trip to the doctor, and (2) I knew who my doctor was (I hate being one of those people who clog up ER with non-emergencies >_>; )

(Even though I've never been, I think I do have a doctor. IDK)

[Chocofreak13]

you probably don't, considering how long it's been. :\

[Nichi]

Probably not, yeah. I wish I had medical insurance or something, in case I ever needed it >_<;;

[Chocofreak13]

it's still odd to me how little you went as a kid. there's no kids' insurance in texas?

[Nichi]

I've never heard of such a thing as "free health insurance for kids", so I'm leaning no on that

[Chocofreak13]

guess it's just a new hampshire thing. here, kids get free health insurance through the state till they're 19. it's called Healthy Kids, and you get either Gold or Silver level depending on your need. i had gold for 99% of it, with it dropping to silver for a few months after my sister aged out of the program (for some reason, they took me off the list, too).

[Nichi]

I guess so, but that does sound nice