On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:22:36 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

On Jul 19, 7:58*pm, John H wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:56:06 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On Jul 18, 11:52 am, John H wrote:
...thinking about this one. Any input? Anyone ever heard of it?

http://tinyurl.com/4xhpyk6

My wife has one and it's a nice machine, but it is heavy. and it's
also loaded with Visa, which is kind of a pain, but it does everything
she needs it for, which is a lot more than what i need. She's had no
problem with the machine itself, but the battery died w/in warranty,
and who ever she bought it from sent her one out promptly and a call
tag to send the defective one back shipping paid both ways.

The Geek Squad at Best Buys will remove all that stuff for $25. Not sure if they'll work on any
computer, or if it has to be bought there. My wife's was very clean when she brought it home.

hmmm, I said 'Visa" when I meant "Vista" just now caught it. but you
knew what I meant, I'm sure....

No, I thought you meant that advertising crap that comes loaded on most new computers. I'm not too
bright, as you can tell.

The two I'm looking at now both have Windows 7.

They are the one above and this one: http://tinyurl.com/3s8nrxw

They're both the same price, but the Lenovo has a few more features, like Blu-Ray DVD, bigger hard
drive, more RAM, one more USB port and a 5-in-1 card reader, and what appears to be a nicer keypad.

A friend has a Lenovo he bought in 2007. Uses it in his garage. Loves it.

I'm leaning that way.