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    when to buy fx7811

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by cridom, Oct 1, 2008.

  1. cridom

    cridom Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey Im from chile and a friend from the US can bring me a laptop early december but as Ive seen on this forums the fx7811 is having a lot of problems, so my question is. Should I get this or is it not reliable enough?

    I cant return or exchange the laptop once its here so will the newer fxs have the same problems .
    thanks

    sorry for the english as it is not my native language
     
    cridom, Oct 1, 2008
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  2. Dook

    Dook Notebook Virtuoso

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    If youre not able to do a return(which you shouldnt have to do in the first place) I would say hold off a while until GW gets the kinks fully worked out and enough people have stable machines.

    That is, if they even bother to get the kinks worked out.
     
    Dook, Oct 1, 2008
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  3. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    I would just avoid the whole line. See if you can get a 6860.
     
    Hep!, Oct 1, 2008
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  4. Quadzilla

    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    Hey my machine has been kinkless :) , but thats not to say others will have the same luck..
     
    Quadzilla, Oct 1, 2008
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  5. Dook

    Dook Notebook Virtuoso

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    Indeed. Some have had better luck than others. :)

    I was gonna ask you in a different thread how your new toy was holding up. Glad its workin so well for ya! :)
     
    Dook, Oct 1, 2008
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  6. Juliox

    Juliox Notebook Geek

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    I would ask your friend to install and run futuremark 06 05 etc if hes tek savy, if the pc locks up he should return it etc. But if he knows nothing about tek then i wouldnt risk it.
     
    Juliox, Oct 2, 2008
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  7. jacob808

    jacob808 Notebook Deity

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    Now we know the secret why Gateway can afford to sell em so cheap. They had to cut corners somewhere.
     
    jacob808, Oct 2, 2008
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  8. U.N.inspector

    U.N.inspector Notebook Geek

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    My P-7811 FX has been flawless since purchase on the second week of release. Only effort I had to put into it was flash the Bios to 9C.08.00 from the previous 9C.05.00
     
    U.N.inspector, Oct 2, 2008
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  9. bigddybn

    bigddybn Notebook Evangelist

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    What he said.
     
    bigddybn, Oct 2, 2008
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  10. WozniakMac

    WozniakMac Notebook Consultant

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    Mine is rock solid.
     
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  11. cridom

    cridom Notebook Enthusiast

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    so should I not worry?

    could any of you recomend a bag for the laptop , somthing nice with good fit
    thanks
     
    cridom, Oct 2, 2008
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  12. vinceboiii

    vinceboiii Animals are friends, not food.

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    hey should i upgrade from the m-6862 to p-7411? im planningon return mine today or 2morrow because i did a stupid thing and can't fix it so im just gonna return it but i only paid 568 with tax i gotta pull another say..700 outta my a$$ which is impossible lol but at BB they got nothing else but the 7811 and 6860, the spec on the 7811 is way better and i was looking forward to the 6864fx but they don't have anymore =[
     
    vinceboiii, Oct 2, 2008
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  13. Jakamo5

    Jakamo5 Tetra Vaal

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    my 7811 is flawless... I did make an exchange but the first one was flawless as well. The only reason I made the exchange was to get the new bios
     
    Jakamo5, Oct 2, 2008
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  14. Blarg

    Blarg Notebook Consultant

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    APC sells very good laptop bags. I have the 15 inch, and both the slimmer and the fatter 17 inch size. The fit and quality are very good. As of a couple weeks ago, they were even half price on their website.
     
    Blarg, Oct 2, 2008
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