[amsat-bb] Re: Notebook Computers

[Jim Jerzycke]

Have to agree with you about Acer. I just spent 4 hours on a friend's new Acer to get it to work properly!
Jim


--- On Wed, 11/12/08, Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d at earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d at earthlink.net>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Notebook Computers
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org, amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 10:51 AM
> >http://www.walmart.com...
> 
> Just FYI...
> 
> "ACER" is a Chinese term, meaning "watch out
> for compatibility problems with the rest of the world."
> Research these cheap laptops carefully - you will find
> horror stories from folks with Acer machines that aren't
> really trying to do anything extraordinarily out of line.
> 
> And, of course, "Wal-Mart" is another foreign
> term, roughly translated: "We'll sell America
> anything, 'cause they love this Chinese crap..."
> 
> Just my opinion. I may be wrong.
> 
> Clint Bradford, K6LCS
> 909-241-7666
> 
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