I really did like the machine, but it has developed an issue that no one, whether it's maingear phone support, myself or the tech guy at the office can solve.
Really, at this point, I feel like I either need to incur an unecessary expense to get it repaired (or further not repaired) or just buy a new computer.
Only problem is the machine was lasting me just fine and I wasn't planning on getting a new computer for at least another year and a half maybe, once the 2011 pin sockets came out perhaps.
Now I not only feel like I need to buy a new computer at perhaps not the best time as far as hardware evolutions go, but I really don't know where else to go.
It's not so much that I'd mind buying from Maingear again, but it's severely messed up to buy another computer from them due to the unsolvable issue I'm having. Sure I could ship it to them to get it looked at, but that would cost 100 bucks minimum just to find out what the problem is, plus at least a couple weeks to get it back so I can have it fixed (which will cost more money). So basically, I just on principle don't feel very good about getting another Maingear due to this issue.
I reached the end of useful phone tech support with one of the top techs at Maingear, and even gave it to the the IT guy at work and even he's stumped. Even whiping my hard drive clean and doing a reinstall of windows (on various hard drives with various windows discs) has not fixed it, it feels like most everything sensible has been ruled out. It's like it has cancer or something.
The bit issue is that I got a Maingear to avoid a headache like this ever, plus the difficulty of being with out a computer for at least 3 days and counting now, so I am basically not happy. The machine was always very good, but I was hoping for a little more out of tech support (even though this problem is quite the mysterious doozy). I just feel like if Ihave to be forced into updating my computer now, sooner than intended, I would like to make sure I buy it from someone who could have maybe done a little more for me if it ever happens again, since that is pretty much the point of me doing this rather than going through the trouble of making it myself in the first place.
Really, at this point, I feel like I either need to incur an unecessary expense to get it repaired (or further not repaired) or just buy a new computer.
Only problem is the machine was lasting me just fine and I wasn't planning on getting a new computer for at least another year and a half maybe, once the 2011 pin sockets came out perhaps.
Now I not only feel like I need to buy a new computer at perhaps not the best time as far as hardware evolutions go, but I really don't know where else to go.
It's not so much that I'd mind buying from Maingear again, but it's severely messed up to buy another computer from them due to the unsolvable issue I'm having. Sure I could ship it to them to get it looked at, but that would cost 100 bucks minimum just to find out what the problem is, plus at least a couple weeks to get it back so I can have it fixed (which will cost more money). So basically, I just on principle don't feel very good about getting another Maingear due to this issue.
I reached the end of useful phone tech support with one of the top techs at Maingear, and even gave it to the the IT guy at work and even he's stumped. Even whiping my hard drive clean and doing a reinstall of windows (on various hard drives with various windows discs) has not fixed it, it feels like most everything sensible has been ruled out. It's like it has cancer or something.
The bit issue is that I got a Maingear to avoid a headache like this ever, plus the difficulty of being with out a computer for at least 3 days and counting now, so I am basically not happy. The machine was always very good, but I was hoping for a little more out of tech support (even though this problem is quite the mysterious doozy). I just feel like if Ihave to be forced into updating my computer now, sooner than intended, I would like to make sure I buy it from someone who could have maybe done a little more for me if it ever happens again, since that is pretty much the point of me doing this rather than going through the trouble of making it myself in the first place.