A Warning Against College IT Departments

My sister-in-law is going to be attending her first year of college this year (yay!) But that lead to the need to purchase a computer which lead to the following question:

Should we purchase a warranty from the college technology department on a laptop that we bring there?

My answer: waste of money. Continue Reading →

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How To Buy A Laptop You Will Want To Keep - Pt. 3

The Warranty is the most important part of a laptop

If you are planning to buy a laptop then I would bet that you are planning to take the laptop with you when you leave home (at least sometimes!) This means that your laptop is going to be banged, shaken, turned upside down, swung around, exposed to direct sunlight, wired up to foreign power outlets, and a multitude of other harmful stimuli. Honestly, it is a wonder that laptops last as long as they do, but it is inevitable that your new laptop is going to eventually break. Laptops are very sturdy for their design but they are just not capable of taking the wear and tear that a laptop usually receives, even from the most careful people (like myself.) Continue Reading →

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