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Old 09-30-2006, 08:04 PM
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Mdg has this notebook for about $600 (horizonbook 1400xl) and my question is, How are mdg's product are they good or bad?..
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Old 10-02-2006, 08:16 PM
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They used to be not very good. I haven't heard much lately about them at all.
What are the specs of the notebook?
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Old 10-03-2006, 01:13 AM
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Can't say anything about MDG's - but if you look you'll notice the majority of laptops look almost identical (minor aesthetic changes) with near identical specs... There is a reason for that

I bought a refurbished Gateway laptop - couldn't be happier... Ok well more ram would be nice but....
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Old 10-03-2006, 04:13 PM
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In the industry we always said.
MDG=Mostly Damaged Goods
But most laptops in that price range will be a celeron with 256MB of ram.
Go for a model a bit higher at least $800-$1000 or you will be disappointed by the lack of performance within months, and all you can really upgrade on laptops is adding some ram.
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Old 10-03-2006, 04:27 PM
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Consider this thread closed, as I'm going to get a Dell notebook. Mdg's notebook has an ok setup with a 512mb of ram and for under $600 thats sound like a bargain.. however the research I've done on Mdg turned out to be negative..
Thanks for all the comments guys.
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Dude your gettin a dell!

Good choice. I couldnt be happier with mine.
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Except for the hours you'll spend uninstalling all the preloaded "offers" and crap that dell ships on their consumer lines, you'll be happy. Seriously, I think Dell may make more money selling advertising than building computers.
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Dude your gettin a dell!

Good choice. I couldnt be happier with mine.
Ditto.. Dell is awesome.
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Except for the hours you'll spend uninstalling all the preloaded "offers" and crap that dell ships on their consumer lines, you'll be happy. Seriously, I think Dell may make more money selling advertising than building computers.
C'mon that applies to virtually any reseller beyond the boutique shops... Heck we bought a copy of XP, only to get 2-3 dozen useless 'free offers' and ISP's and nagware and and and...
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thats exactly it!!!
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