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my stupid $800 computer

September 24th, 2008 at 10:59 pm

ok, I am on my new computer.

I dont know why my computer was $800. oh yes I do.

It was $650. The cheapest in the store was $500 but the sales guy said it wont last a year. This model was the next cheapest price. But then I had to pay $150 for them to wipe it clean from unwanted programs and install security stuff. Then taxes. And my printer is obsolete and is not compatible with this laptop....all came to $830.00.

New question...old computer had 2005 microsoft word. We purchased Microsoft office word 2007-upgraded and installed it on old computer...bringing old windows into the current version.
-we are trying to install word on this computer using the upgraded disk but it asks for a 25 digit product key that we thought we found on the bottom of the computer...but it is 'invalid'. Any ideas?

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5 Responses to “my stupid $800 computer ”

  1. MICLASON Says:
    September 24th, 2008 at 11:03 pm 1222297390
    1222297390

    ...call the helpdesk! Make sure you have all your documents in front of you, they'll tell you where to look and what to input...

  2. Broken Arrow Says:
    September 24th, 2008 at 11:27 pm 1222298843
    1222298843

    I think it's the product key for the Windows Word/Office application?

    I think they got you to over-pay for a new computer. Not that that's a huge deal now.

    If you need any future PC help, please feel free to ask. I can try to help find you the best deals possible.

  3. gamecock43 Says:
    September 24th, 2008 at 11:30 pm 1222299052
    1222299052

    NEVER MIND!! I figured it out.

  4. thriftorama Says:
    September 25th, 2008 at 12:34 am 1222302869
    1222302869

    They ripped you off on the $150 security thing. You could have done that yourself. And I think he was lying about the $500 not lasting a year. Computers are pretty resilient these days.

  5. Broken Arrow Says:
    September 25th, 2008 at 01:31 am 1222306282
    1222306282

    Indeed, mine is a solid Lenovo, and shopping around, I got it new at the time for $400. (I've had reservations about it when they bought IBM's Thinkpads, but having had one myself, I am now quite pleased that they've maintained their general build quality. I also love the tactile response of keyboard; something that I can't say for all laptops. Yes, I am picky like that.)

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