About to throw my laptop out of the window!

I love my Asus, except the tracker mousy thing is starting to wear out and now clicks things I didn't mean to! But when I think of the use it's had it's not surprising somethings wearing out really.
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
Did you try a plug in keyboard?

If you do go for a new one, just don't get an Asus, it's impossible to get spares for them. That's the advice of my PC Medic. Worst £500 I ever spent was that which I spent on an asus laptop for my son 🤐 :rant:
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Oh dear. I‘ve been happy with my - now quite elderly - Asus too. Except the ’n’ has worn off the keyboard. No idea why 😂 I use a Bluetooth mouse as I don’t like tracker pads.
 
If you go to look at laptops in a shop you could take your old one and ask to try a keyboard with it first maybe...

Asus get good reviews from Which, but the problem is the unavailability of spares. My son's power cord broke (the plug going into the laptop broke off the lead), they said it was a consumable not covered by warranty, but we couldn't find the right plug anywhere. In the end the internal power board failed too, and it was 6 months before the specialist could find board and cable that would work with that laptop.
I tend to go for HP. It's really difficult though because there are so many to choose from what with all the different brands and the different things each model can have 😬
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
If you go to look at laptops in a shop you could take your old one and ask to try a keyboard with it first maybe...

Asus get good reviews from Which, but the problem is the unavailability of spares. My son's power cord broke (the plug going into the laptop broke off the lead), they said it was a consumable not covered by warranty, but we couldn't find the right plug anywhere. In the end the internal power board failed too, and it was 6 months before the specialist could find board and cable that would work with that laptop.
I tend to go for HP. It's really difficult though because there are so many to choose from what with all the different brands and the different things each model can have 😬
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I got a new Asus power cord on ebay.
 
I used to have Lenovo at work ( for about 4 years) - coped with alot of work too ! Still working after I left 3 yeas ago
 
Since I don't talk Computer speak, Son No 2 is going to look at laptops this weekend for me. I don't understand about ROMS, RAMS GBs and all the other mysterious stuff involved.
 
Betsy said:
Since I don't talk Computer speak, Son No 2 is going to look at laptops this weekend for me. I don't understand about ROMS, RAMS GBs and all the other mysterious stuff involved.
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Son no2 will sort it for you @Betsy
 
We have Dell laptops at work and they have proved very reliable. Mine was 5 years old when the battery needed replacing as it wasn't holding its charge but as the laptop was out of warranty i just got given a new one.
 
Merab's Slave said:
My Computer of choice is Apple - much less hassle than Microsoft
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:agr: I have a Microsoft computer and use Microsoft daily at work. My choice of computer (particularly for photography editing) is definitely Apple. To be fair I use both every day, and both have their positives. The HP laptops at work tend to be quite reliable
 
piggieminder said:
I got a new Asus power cord on ebay.
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I thinkk you got lucky there - I bought a power cord at pc world that I was told was for Asus laptops, but it didn't fit properly. They must use several different types of end. It would be a major improvement in technology if manufacturers were made to standardise their power sockets, so one lead would fit all makes/models - like all Android phones use USB connections
Betsy said:
I know that's what sons are for!
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Not in my household - I'm the one who understands tech stuff round here, my menfolk just use it :gp:
 
I meant in a general way @Betsy . The young all seem so good with computers, it took me years to be able to switch one on!
 
When I bought my second hand desktop, although it came with windows pre installed, I didn't trust the extra programs that came with it, so I formatted the hard drive and wiped it clean completely before doing a fresh install using my own licence. That way, the only programs on my computer are the ones I installed. 👍
 
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