I was only going to get a Dell box. But I recanted and more the fool am I. (It was the purple... and the Dell customer service...)
My less-than-a-year-old Dell laptop started randomly turning itself off about 3-4 weeks ago. It is so random that it doesn't matter if I'm on it working or if it is idle at night. Just *poof*. I think it is overheating. Jeff thinks its a hardware failure. I'm not exactly sure what to do because, if it IS a hardware failure, the techs will have to keep my machine for a while to fix it.
This is death to me as a freelance author/technical writer.
I'm really peeved about this. I like Dell but me and their laptops do not get along so well and this isn't a problem that will go away if I remove the battery.
My less-than-a-year-old Dell laptop started randomly turning itself off about 3-4 weeks ago. It is so random that it doesn't matter if I'm on it working or if it is idle at night. Just *poof*. I think it is overheating. Jeff thinks its a hardware failure. I'm not exactly sure what to do because, if it IS a hardware failure, the techs will have to keep my machine for a while to fix it.
This is death to me as a freelance author/technical writer.
I'm really peeved about this. I like Dell but me and their laptops do not get along so well and this isn't a problem that will go away if I remove the battery.
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And that's totally not what you want to hear, but the only quick fix if that's the case is to get one of those lap fan things to help cool it. And that would just be a stop-gap.
If you have another computer you can put the things you're working on onto, I'd do that and just get it sent in asap. Less than a year old means you should still have a warranty, right?
Or a new Netbook if you're interested. Would give total portability and you could carry it to con's as backup compatibility with 100% availablity.
The HP's have a great keyboard for hands my size, worth the $100 premium over the other models to me.