Packard bell/Toshiba

[Greensoul]

Hello...I've recently been searching for a decent laptop for college and general use and I've narrowed it down to 2 but I really don't know what to choose. My decision is really annoying since honestly the PB is clearly better, yet I've heard very little about this company, while of Toshiba I've heard about 90% good. However, there is also the issue of where they're from. The Toshiba is from the internet, while I can go right now just half a Km away and buy the PB, so for the latter is much more easy and dependable than for the first. I really don't know what to do... Is there anyone here with some experience in laptops willing to help me out?

 

[Steel]

Packard Bell is a subsidiary of Acer, who are well known for their laptops.

With something like a laptop I would buy locally, as then if you do develop any problems it's a lot more convenient to find someone to deal with it.

 

[Greensoul]

Confirmation I really needed...thank you very much ><

 

[Minus]

There was a time when i wouldn't touch a Packard Bell but they have gone through a lot of changes since then. It is possible that it was just the market that i am in that was having the problems and they did eventually pull out of this market at least in part due to perceived quality problems.

These days Packard Bell is controlled by the same company that owns the company that made my current PC. It seems to have done fine in the year that i have had it.

I do realize that this is neither here nor there. Just surprised that Packard Bell's quality may have been higher elsewhere when they were having so much trouble here.


"When PC World decided to name the ten worst PCs of all time, it was a virtual lock that a Packard Bell machine would grace the list at number one.


Between 1994 and 1996 the company was a perennial bottom dweller in PC World's reliability and service ratings. One out of six Packard Bell machines sold at retail was returned by dissatisfied customers..."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/129857-11/the_10_worst_pcs_of_all_time.html


"...Packard Bell will withdraw from the US retail PC market entirely..."

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,2074884,00.htm


"Taiwanese PC vendor Acer has purchased 75 percent of the parent company of European electronics maker Packard Bell for US$45.8 million, Acer said in a statement to the Taiwan Stock Exchange Thursday.

Acer bought Gateway last year [2007] for US$710 million."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/31/AR2008013101390.html

 

[Greensoul]

There was a time when i wouldn't touch a Packard Bell but they have gone through a lot of changes since then. It is possible that it was just the market that i am in that was having the problems and they did eventually pull out of this market at least in part due to perceived quality problems.

These days Packard Bell is controlled by the same company that owns the company that made my current PC. It seems to have done fine in the year that i have had it.

I do realize that this is neither here nor there. Just surprised that Packard Bell's quality may have been higher elsewhere when they were having so much trouble here.


"When PC World decided to name the ten worst PCs of all time, it was a virtual lock that a Packard Bell machine would grace the list at number one.


Between 1994 and 1996 the company was a perennial bottom dweller in PC World's reliability and service ratings. One out of six Packard Bell machines sold at retail was returned by dissatisfied customers..."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/129857-11/the_10_worst_pcs_of_all_time.html


"...Packard Bell will withdraw from the US retail PC market entirely..."

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,2074884,00.htm


"Taiwanese PC vendor Acer has purchased 75 percent of the parent company of European electronics maker Packard Bell for US$45.8 million, Acer said in a statement to the Taiwan Stock Exchange Thursday.

Acer bought Gateway last year [2007] for US$710 million."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/31/AR2008013101390.html

That's one hell of a reply you gave there. thank you very much. I finally got the packard bell and it's working great so far. Technically speaking I've had no problems and even pushed it to the limit. I must say I'm impressed.

 

[Minus]

That's one hell of a reply you gave there. thank you very much. I finally got the packard bell and it's working great so far. Technically speaking I've had no problems and even pushed it to the limit. I must say I'm impressed.

I wouldn't worry about my babbling above. It was a different time and a different country, different owners. I saw nothing to indicate that their problems ever extended outside of the US. While they are gone in the US now i do have a PC that is related to them through the parent/controlling company and for a year now it has done fine for me.

 

[VanillaCreme]

I have a Toshiba. Good laptop.

Edit: You might not want to abuse it like I did. :s My poor laptop.

 

[Greensoul]

I have a Toshiba. Good laptop.

Edit: You might not want to abuse it like I did. :s My poor laptop.

Oh...when I said I pushed it to the limits I meant that I wanted to test its potential. I have no intention of turning it into a melted pile of plastic and metal if you get my drift

 

[VanillaCreme]

I have a Toshiba. Good laptop.

Edit: You might not want to abuse it like I did. :s My poor laptop.

Oh...when I said I pushed it to the limits I meant that I wanted to test its potential. I have no intention of turning it into a melted pile of plastic and metal if you get my drift

Then you should be good. I suppose this goes with any computer though... My laptop went through a lot.