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Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23
because your $800 laptop is a bare bones model without a warranty.
if you look on that same link you posted, they have the "recommended configuration" that still doesnt come with a warranty standard.
in the pm I sent you earlier I went thru and downgraded a quick build and had to upgrade parts of the HP build to get them on equal footing and the quick build came out $500 cheaper than the HP. (all things being equal).
you can buy the HP for all I care, but keep in mind you are skimping on price by purchasing lower quality/capability with no warranty. you could add a warranty, but then that would bring the price to match a quick build from one of the sites I listed. I just dont want you to buy something then get completely fed up with it 2 months down the road and realize that if you had upgraded a little bit earlier on, you wouldnt have to be paying for it down the road (both figuratively and literally)
jmo.  |
Hrm...I thought it was with warranty. I'll have to look into that again.
I didn't want to spend that much on a laptop and really just wanted something to mess around on. Honestly, I don't know that much about laptops in general, how they are put together, etc and was just curious. I was under the impression that the HP on teh site was a pretty good quality that ran pretty fast and also came with the warranty.
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