What tech purchase do you most regret having purchased?

[LiquidEvilGaming]

Be it due to over paying, or the device being a POS,or just being not what you expected what piece of tech did you buy you regret most?


For myself it would be when i bought a Macbook Pro in 2009

It wasn't a horrible machine but given the price it commanded i could have done much better with a windows equivalent or Linux laptop.  It overheated quite frequently to the point it was uncomfortable to use in my lap.  OSX i had not used since the PowerPC days and nothing new really ""wowed"" me for the premium price Macs command.  The build quality of the exterior was fairly good but given an ASUS zenbook is built just as well for much less...The logic board had to be replaced twice and i finally ended up selling it in 2011 and bought a Dell latitude instead (Which i still have and still runs very well as a backup laptop to this day).  Never again would i consider a Macbook at the prices they command short of a major price drop i can simply do much better with a Windows/Linux based machine for far less.

Runner up:  The Playstation Vita , such a powerhouse of a handheld upon it's launch yet the handheld basically only had a library of RPG's and little to no support from Sony after the first year.  While i enjoyed several rpg's the handheld had to offer and i felt it was more "me" than the 3DS (purely from a hardware standpoint) the memory card prices and mediocre at best library made me regret how much i invested into the platform given Sonys almost failure to even acknowledge the handheld existed. 


Very curious to hear what all of your biggest tech purchase regrets are,

[Kompanion]

PS4. I almost literally never play it because of my pc. The only time I've played it is when arkham knight was getting almost negative fps on pc...

[LiquidEvilGaming]

PS4. I almost literally never play it because of my pc. The only time I've played it is when arkham knight was getting almost negative fps on pc...

When i built my new rig i felt similarly and sold my Ps4/xbox 1 and wii-u and moved the gaming topics of my YOutube channel purely to PC so i can relate.

[smknjoe]

a Macbook at the prices they command short of a major price drop i can simply do much better with a Windows/Linux based machine for far less.

I've had 2 or 3 recent Macbooks and I inevitably sell them after a few months for the same reasons. I currently have one that was issued to me at work and it's not bad with 16GB RAM and a quad core i7, but I could get something better for about $500-$1000 less.

I sort of regret getting in on the first batch of RaspberryPis in 2012. They were very finicky when it came to power supplies and not useful for much, other than being used as a SAMBA share. The Pi2s are pretty awesome though!

[iLLucionist]

Tefal steam iron. They suck. Drip water, leak, too much or little steam. But unfortunately I do not know a less crappy brand.

[tp4tissue]

Tefal steam iron. They suck. Drip water, leak, too much or little steam. But unfortunately I do not know a less crappy brand.

Arn't you a guy ?

[Fire Brand]

Tefal steam iron. They suck. Drip water, leak, too much or little steam. But unfortunately I do not know a less crappy brand.

Arn't you a guy ?

Guys need good Irons too TP what do you do with your creased clothes?

[tp4tissue]

Tefal steam iron. They suck. Drip water, leak, too much or little steam. But unfortunately I do not know a less crappy brand.

Arn't you a guy ?

Guys need good Irons too TP what do you do with your creased clothes?

dry cleaner..

But I heard those  steam pump thingies that look like small vacuum cleaners can do the creases faster than an iron..

It's like, you just hang up ur shirt, yea ?  then you just spray it with the steam.. and it's straight..

I guess you could do this for the majority of the shirt,  and then just have to iron the collar area..

[pr0ximity]

But I heard those  steam pump thingies that look like small vacuum cleaners can do the creases faster than an iron..

It's like, you just hang up ur shirt, yea ?  then you just spray it with the steam.. and it's straight..

I guess you could do this for the majority of the shirt,  and then just have to iron the collar area..

Yup, did this at a clothing store I worked at in high school. They work pretty damn well, actually. Trying to remember, I don't think collars were an issue because they still had those cardboard supports in them in the store.

No idea what owning one would be like. Irons really aren't that difficult to use..

Think it's been a while since I bought crappy tech. Maybe the Pioneer receiver in my car, thing is a piece of trash, but it gives me Bluetooth  Seriously I can't believe they retail for the price of an iPad (I got mine open-box on the cheap though). Complete and utter garbage.

[G-Dubs]

I'm sure I'll have others, but there's only one that pops into my head now.

Back when the 6800GT was the best card on the market, SLI was still very new and exotic. I bought an SLI motherboard and a pair of 6600GTs since theoretically a pair of them using SLI properly would run better than a single 6800GT. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of the SLI profile stuff and how finicky it was. It really hit home when FEAR came out and I saw the 6800GT's benchmarks and compared them to my own. I lived with that boneheaded mistake until the 8800GT was released, which was 3-4 years, I think. 

[Hellcatz]

Tefal steam iron. They suck. Drip water, leak, too much or little steam. But unfortunately I do not know a less crappy brand.

Or do what I do and use the steam from the shower to unwrinkle your shirt. #poormansiron #killing2birdwithonestone

[Rad]

I bought a Mac Mini that doesn't get the use it deserves. Probably gonna sell it.

[LiquidEvilGaming]

I bought a Mac Mini that doesn't get the use it deserves. Probably gonna sell it.

Had one of the last PowerPc versions of those with bluetooth and a whopping 1Gb of ram!  Gave it away recently to a family that would actually use it.

[iLLucionist]

Tefal steam iron. They suck. Drip water, leak, too much or little steam. But unfortunately I do not know a less crappy brand.

Arn't you a guy ?

A guy who needs to wear business shirts and blazers, so I'm bound to ironing.

[iLLucionist]

Tefal steam iron. They suck. Drip water, leak, too much or little steam. But unfortunately I do not know a less crappy brand.

Arn't you a guy ?

Guys need good Irons too TP what do you do with your creased clothes?

dry cleaner..

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But I heard those  steam pump thingies that look like small vacuum cleaners can do the creases faster than an iron..

It's like, you just hang up ur shirt, yea ?  then you just spray it with the steam.. and it's straight..

I guess you could do this for the majority of the shirt,  and then just have to iron the collar area..

Thing is... hanging it dripping wet doesn't always solve the trick. But do those steamers actually really work?

[iLLucionist]

Tefal steam iron. They suck. Drip water, leak, too much or little steam. But unfortunately I do not know a less crappy brand.

Or do what I do and use the steam from the shower to unwrinkle your shirt. #poormansiron #killing2birdwithonestone

I actually only do this to unwrinkle wool (like pants of my suit).

[tp4tissue]

I'm sure I'll have others, but there's only one that pops into my head now.

Back when the 6800GT was the best card on the market, SLI was still very new and exotic. I bought an SLI motherboard and a pair of 6600GTs since theoretically a pair of them using SLI properly would run better than a single 6800GT. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of the SLI profile stuff and how finicky it was. It really hit home when FEAR came out and I saw the 6800GT's benchmarks and compared them to my own. I lived with that boneheaded mistake until the 8800GT was released, which was 3-4 years, I think. 

I had a pair of 6600gt back in the day too.. 

It worked fine on the newest games.. but not on the older ones..

[Ciemnika]

I bought an MSI Ghost Pro laptop, which was a pain from day one. The trackpad was horrible, it had literally 25 minutes of battery life, and the gaming performance wasn't great. It was also expensive and felt quite flimsy. The model I had was also reputed to have some of the BIOS / UEFI backdoors from China in it, and I took a pretty substantial loss in selling it. I built a new desktop after, which I quite like. That definitely ranks pretty highly.

I'm not sure this counts, but the item I had the biggest remorse over was definitely an Acura ILX sport package. While the car was reasonable enough to drive, the seats were unbelievably uncomfortable on long drives and driving the stupid thing just made me unhappy. I was thrilled to unload it and buy another Jeep.

[iLLucionist]

I'm sure I'll have others, but there's only one that pops into my head now.

Back when the 6800GT was the best card on the market, SLI was still very new and exotic. I bought an SLI motherboard and a pair of 6600GTs since theoretically a pair of them using SLI properly would run better than a single 6800GT. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of the SLI profile stuff and how finicky it was. It really hit home when FEAR came out and I saw the 6800GT's benchmarks and compared them to my own. I lived with that boneheaded mistake until the 8800GT was released, which was 3-4 years, I think. 

I had a pair of 6600gt back in the day too.. 

It worked fine on the newest games.. but not on the older ones..

Oh man.. The 6600gt was gold back in the day. I had a couple. Even modded some to fit a quieter cooler. They were relatively cheap but great and especially in SLI.

[iLLucionist]

I bought an MSI Ghost Pro laptop, which was a pain from day one. The trackpad was horrible, it had literally 25 minutes of battery life, and the gaming performance wasn't great. It was also expensive and felt quite flimsy. The model I had was also reputed to have some of the BIOS / UEFI backdoors from China in it, and I took a pretty substantial loss in selling it. I built a new desktop after, which I quite like. That definitely ranks pretty highly.

I'm not sure this counts, but the item I had the biggest remorse over was definitely an Acura ILX sport package. While the car was reasonable enough to drive, the seats were unbelievably uncomfortable on long drives and driving the stupid thing just made me unhappy. I was thrilled to unload it and buy another Jeep.

I never heard good things about MSI laptops OR their supposedly great motherboards. I'm wondering what their reputation was built on.

[LiquidEvilGaming]

I bought an MSI Ghost Pro laptop, which was a pain from day one. The trackpad was horrible, it had literally 25 minutes of battery life, and the gaming performance wasn't great. It was also expensive and felt quite flimsy. The model I had was also reputed to have some of the BIOS / UEFI backdoors from China in it, and I took a pretty substantial loss in selling it. I built a new desktop after, which I quite like. That definitely ranks pretty highly.

I'm not sure this counts, but the item I had the biggest remorse over was definitely an Acura ILX sport package. While the car was reasonable enough to drive, the seats were unbelievably uncomfortable on long drives and driving the stupid thing just made me unhappy. I was thrilled to unload it and buy another Jeep.

I never heard good things about MSI laptops OR their supposedly great motherboards. I'm wondering what their reputation was built on.

Iv'e actually had excellent luck with MSI motherboards(Both my current desktops run MSI motherboards as well without issue) and HORRID luck with Asus which is supposedly superior.  That said most laptops are made by a handful of OEM's and simply re branded such as Compal,Clevo etc etc Are MSI laptops even made by MSI? Or just one of several OEM rebrands like the extreme majority of laptops really are?

On a total side note i wish my younger sister had your luck with Jeeps, she's had two Grand Cherokees which both near fell apart at 100k and now she has a Compass that's been in the shop almost as much as it's been on the road (2014)

Personally iv'e never owned one as i loathe American cars but given seeing her experience with them i'm shocked she bought her third, it IS comfortable though that's really hard to deny.

[iLLucionist]

I bought an MSI Ghost Pro laptop, which was a pain from day one. The trackpad was horrible, it had literally 25 minutes of battery life, and the gaming performance wasn't great. It was also expensive and felt quite flimsy. The model I had was also reputed to have some of the BIOS / UEFI backdoors from China in it, and I took a pretty substantial loss in selling it. I built a new desktop after, which I quite like. That definitely ranks pretty highly.

I'm not sure this counts, but the item I had the biggest remorse over was definitely an Acura ILX sport package. While the car was reasonable enough to drive, the seats were unbelievably uncomfortable on long drives and driving the stupid thing just made me unhappy. I was thrilled to unload it and buy another Jeep.

I never heard good things about MSI laptops OR their supposedly great motherboards. I'm wondering what their reputation was built on.

Iv'e actually had excellent luck with MSI motherboards(Both my current desktops run MSI motherboards as well without issue) and HORRID luck with Asus which is supposedly superior.  That said most laptops are made by a handful of OEM's and simply re branded such as Compal,Clevo etc etc Are MSI laptops even made by MSI? Or just one of several OEM rebrands like the extreme majority of laptops really are?

Yeah, that's probably true. For MSI, I'm talking about around 2005-2010, never touched the brand after that out of disappointment. Went the ASUS route for motherboards, but they also failed on me occasionally, especially DOAs. Tried gigabyte, but those were really hit or mis for me unfortunately.

I actually was under the impression most motherboards were actually produced by ASUS (not Foxconn) but to different specs and levels of quality but I could have that completely wrong. Just heard it once.

[LiquidEvilGaming]

I bought an MSI Ghost Pro laptop, which was a pain from day one. The trackpad was horrible, it had literally 25 minutes of battery life, and the gaming performance wasn't great. It was also expensive and felt quite flimsy. The model I had was also reputed to have some of the BIOS / UEFI backdoors from China in it, and I took a pretty substantial loss in selling it. I built a new desktop after, which I quite like. That definitely ranks pretty highly.

I'm not sure this counts, but the item I had the biggest remorse over was definitely an Acura ILX sport package. While the car was reasonable enough to drive, the seats were unbelievably uncomfortable on long drives and driving the stupid thing just made me unhappy. I was thrilled to unload it and buy another Jeep.

I never heard good things about MSI laptops OR their supposedly great motherboards. I'm wondering what their reputation was built on.

Iv'e actually had excellent luck with MSI motherboards(Both my current desktops run MSI motherboards as well without issue) and HORRID luck with Asus which is supposedly superior.  That said most laptops are made by a handful of OEM's and simply re branded such as Compal,Clevo etc etc Are MSI laptops even made by MSI? Or just one of several OEM rebrands like the extreme majority of laptops really are?

Yeah, that's probably true. For MSI, I'm talking about around 2005-2010, never touched the brand after that out of disappointment. Went the ASUS route for motherboards, but they also failed on me occasionally, especially DOAs. Tried gigabyte, but those were really hit or mis for me unfortunately.

I actually was under the impression most motherboards were actually produced by ASUS (not Foxconn) but to different specs and levels of quality but I could have that completely wrong. Just heard it once.

I'm fairly certain though not positive that is not the case with motherboards unlike laptops.  That said to my knowledge ASUS is the #1 most sold brand of motherboards worldwide i believe ,However i stress the fairly certain part,i do tend to buy cheaper motherboards as i don't overclock and i'm not an SLI fan so a basic level suits my needs fine and typically it just so happens MSI usually has several good deals in the price range of motherboards i usually buy.  Gigabyte i do seem to hear very mixed results on though varying wildly model to model as far as motherboards go.

[PunksDead]

i bought a membership to bearshare p2p in highschool on my moms cc. She couldnt cancel it no matter how hard she tried, overseas calls, dropped calls, etc. She had to cancel the card and it ****ed up alot of her other auto pay bills.

bearshare sucked ass anyways

[Ciemnika]

MSI motherboards are functionally pretty good, and they have some nice features. The laptops, however, were typical "cheap Chinese" type build. They're the sort of stuff you almost expect for knock-off parts, in terms of physical construction, which is a bummer.

RE: Jeeps - My first Jeep was a 1996 XJ Cherokee, which I bought barely used in 1997, and drove from about 15k miles to 240k miles without any real incident. I did a load of work to it and off-roaded it hard. My current Jeep is a 2010 2-dr Wrangler, which is in the process of being built up. It's already modified a decent amount, and is well on the way to being a great off-road toy.

[tp4tissue]

Yeah, that's probably true. For MSI, I'm talking about around 2005-2010, never touched the brand after that out of disappointment. Went the ASUS route for motherboards, but they also failed on me occasionally, especially DOAs. Tried gigabyte, but those were really hit or mis for me unfortunately.

I actually was under the impression most motherboards were actually produced by ASUS (not Foxconn) but to different specs and levels of quality but I could have that completely wrong. Just heard it once.

Only the MSRP $150+ boards are good.. everything below that number is very cut quality..

The msrp isn't the street price though, they're usually $30 less than msrp at the microcenter/online sales.

[CSCoder4ever]

Razer Naga Epic, 'nuff said.

[Leslieann]

The latest tech regret is Android Tablets.
I bought a Lenovo a while back, used it so little, the battery is all but shot, that's better than the Asus I bought to replace it (I got a good deal on both).  I thought maybe a better tablet would get me to use it more and I had it a total of 3 days before it locked up, decided I didn't need it and I sent it back.

It's not that they are bad, but I just have no use for them, just like my first netbook, it was neat, tiny, and small, but when it came to actually doing anything, it was inferior to all my other tech. I'd probably use my Baytrail tablet more if I could run Linux, but since that doesn't work, it pretty much only gets used when I'm dining out and don't want to use a laptop or my phone. I used it to run my printer for a while, but once I got my mini laptop, it's been used less and less.

[raymogi]

Samsung phones. I don't know why I kept buying the latest one out only to be disappointed two days later.

[Bucake]

i recently bought a 150 euros NIB microsoft trackball from like 15 years ago..
reviews on it totally hyped me up, and when i found one NIB locally i immediately snagged it. why? well, i knew it would be totally undamaged, unscratched, etc..
it looked very comfortable, had a scroll wheel, 5 buttons, reviews were wild about the thing, plenty of people are quite sad about the fact it was discontinued..


well, it's a piece of ****. i wasted my money and still feel mad at myself for being so stupid.
i guess the reviews were wild about its ergonomics and features, but not its internals - the bearings are crap, and the sensor is absolute garbage. M1 is incredibly mushy and just feels terrible..
the bearings can potentially be replaced, but the sensor can not. M1 can also not be fixed because it's a design flaw.

the worst part is that i feel like this thing is worth no more than 10 euros, but selling it for only 10 would just hurt too much.
so i guess i'm stuck with the thing forever. might as well throw it away.
/angryface

[Jokrik]

Colormunki display calibrator

only to find it DOES NOT work with windows 10

grrrrr.....

[appleonama]

when i was 12? i bought a MYLO

[KRKS]

A smartphone.

I have a tablet for mobile entertainment, and the battery life of a normal phone is much more useful in both my work and private matters. And it doesn't help that it was some crappy no-name brand that would lag doing just about anything. Thankfully I already sold it.

[iLLucionist]

A smartphone.

I have a tablet for mobile entertainment, and the battery life of a normal phone is much more useful in both my work and private matters. And it doesn't help that it was some crappy no-name brand that would lag doing just about anything. Thankfully I already sold it.

Battery life is horrible on smartphones, that's for sure. I'm still wondering how we end up with "accepting" 1 to 2 day max battery life for an iPhone. Before the iPhone, Nokia's were famous for holding up 1-2 weeks in standby. How did marketing convince us we want to continuously charge our phone?

[pr0ximity]

I bought a Mac Mini that doesn't get the use it deserves. Probably gonna sell it.

You can always make a robot out of it http://m.instructables.com/id/Sparky-DIY-Web-Based-Telepresence-Robot/?ALLSTEPS

[whentheclouds]

Samsung phones. I don't know why I kept buying the latest one out only to be disappointed two days later.

you referring to the s7/e?

[LiquidEvilGaming]

Samsung phones. I don't know why I kept buying the latest one out only to be disappointed two days later.

I can kind of share that one after having gone through an S2 skyrocket,S3,Note 3 and S4 i ended up (sure i'll catch flack for this) went back to iPhones and iPads.

[raymogi]

Samsung phones. I don't know why I kept buying the latest one out only to be disappointed two days later.

you referring to the s7/e?

I stopped at S6Edge. Can't ever take me away from my iPhone.

[iLLucionist]

Samsung phones. I don't know why I kept buying the latest one out only to be disappointed two days later.

I can kind of share that one after having gone through an S2 skyrocket,S3,Note 3 and S4 i ended up (sure i'll catch flack for this) went back to iPhones and iPads.

Why did you go back to iPhone? Curious.. (I have a iPhone 5S myself.. love it).

[raymogi]

Samsung phones. I don't know why I kept buying the latest one out only to be disappointed two days later.

I can kind of share that one after having gone through an S2 skyrocket,S3,Note 3 and S4 i ended up (sure i'll catch flack for this) went back to iPhones and iPads.

Why did you go back to iPhone? Curious.. (I have a iPhone 5S myself.. love it).

Somehow much easier to do stuff on and the fact that it's always buttery smooth when you play games on it. I own a Nexus 6P also but even that beast can't play game as smooth as an iOS device.

[romevi]

Samsung phones. I don't know why I kept buying the latest one out only to be disappointed two days later.

I can kind of share that one after having gone through an S2 skyrocket,S3,Note 3 and S4 i ended up (sure i'll catch flack for this) went back to iPhones and iPads.

Why did you go back to iPhone? Curious.. (I have a iPhone 5S myself.. love it).

Somehow much easier to do stuff on and the fact that it's always buttery smooth when you play games on it. I own a Nexus 6P also but even that beast can't play game as smooth as an iOS device.

iOS devices definitely are smoother overall, but I prefer the customization and freedom of stock Android devices, even if it means all those third-party apps make the experience a little jarring and laggy at times.

[LiquidEvilGaming]

Samsung phones. I don't know why I kept buying the latest one out only to be disappointed two days later.

I can kind of share that one after having gone through an S2 skyrocket,S3,Note 3 and S4 i ended up (sure i'll catch flack for this) went back to iPhones and iPads.

Why did you go back to iPhone? Curious.. (I have a iPhone 5S myself.. love it).

Somehow much easier to do stuff on and the fact that it's always buttery smooth when you play games on it. I own a Nexus 6P also but even that beast can't play game as smooth as an iOS device.

iOS devices definitely are smoother overall, but I prefer the customization and freedom of stock Android devices, even if it means all those third-party apps make the experience a little jarring and laggy at times.

I myself went back for many reasons but here are my major ones

1. Even though Android devices on paper are more powerful iOS is just so much better optimized even my now aging iPad mini with retina feels smoother than newer Android tablets. Much the same is true with their phones from my own experiences.

2.  Long term software and security support, i often access account information for work and login to websites on the go where i order from for work on the go and Apple devices are supported better both long term software wise and generally in the security department as well.

3. Applecare+ In my line of work it's not uncommon to incur physical damage to ones tablet or phone and carrier plans are OUTRAGEOUS for both cost a month and deductible cost to replace a device.  Third party plans are generally very shady...Squaretrade is alright but even they only cover repairs up to the cost of the device and then the warranty is considered over...for a smartphone or tablet that can be one major repair sometimes.  Applecare+ is simply the most reasonable priced option for the protection it offers on devices of such cost that are used daily IMO.

4. If i need a RIGHT NOW repair or replacement there are tons of Apple stores near me..at worst i at least get a loaner for a few days.  With android phones if they need to be sent to the manufacture you either need a backup phone on stand by or sit and wait for weeks to get your device back.

5.  The lightning cable, iv'e never had a lightning cable or port fail on me....ever.  I have had plenty of Micro USB ports fail on me and often at the worst possible times....but again even should the lightning port fail as in #4 getting it repaired or replaced is WAY faster and way easier.

I could drone on with a ton of other reasons honestly...and i don't hate Android or the devices within it's ecosystem not at all.  Android has many clear benefits of it's own and anyone who denies that really IS just being an Apple fanboy.  It just so happens Apple devices in general suit my needs and wants at this time better than Android devices to.  Should that ever change in the future so will the devices i buy.

[tp4tissue]

People complaining about cellphones are doing it wrong..

STOP USING IT,  problem solved..


Everything is better on PC..   MINIMIZE cell use to absolute terms..  because it's a disappointing experience every single time..

Screen is small..  My hands are tired..  it doesn't respond quickly.. Takes me 10x as long to post something on it.. 

AND... AND it gives me Wrinkles from having to squint my eyes so often..

[LiquidEvilGaming]

People complaining about cellphones are doing it wrong..

STOP USING IT,  problem solved..


Everything is better on PC..   MINIMIZE cell use to absolute terms..  because it's a disappointing experience every single time..

Screen is small..  My hands are tired..  it doesn't respond quickly.. Takes me 10x as long to post something on it.. 

AND... AND it gives me Wrinkles from having to squint my eyes so often..

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I think most people minimize it to when it's needed..lord knows when i am home i rarely ever touch my tablet or phone.  But on the go they are more or less required these days honestly.

[kawb]

Anything !@#$ Comcast. Worst company of ALL TIME, trained monkeys could do better then most of their techs.

[validifyed]

More than 1080p on a laptop monitor. Poor graphics support leads to screen tearing, and in general you have the higher power consumption - a big FU at the end of it all, given that it was supposed to be the "trade-off" for the benefit of a higher res screen.

Id like to note that I got a WQHD screen, as I was fairly sure 4k was super dumb - but a friend convinced me 4k was amazing (And I totally interrogated him about his choice), and the bloody company really sold it... fk

[zombimuncha]

Sony Bluetooth Audio (A2DP) receiver. This thing drops out and pauses the connection quite frequently, and in between the dropouts it speeds up and slows down the music, raising and lowering the pitch in a most annoying way.

[Marizen]

I regret switching from my LG G4 to an iPhone 6. The only reason I did was because the plan through my job is really cheap. I could cancel it and just reactivate my G4, but when I cancelled the contract I had to pay $585, and that will be a huge waste if I reactivated without waiting a few more month for that to kinda pay itself off.

[tp4tissue]

More than 1080p on a laptop monitor. Poor graphics support leads to screen tearing, and in general you have the higher power consumption - a big FU at the end of it all, given that it was supposed to be the "trade-off" for the benefit of a higher res screen.

Id like to note that I got a WQHD screen, as I was fairly sure 4k was super dumb - but a friend convinced me 4k was amazing (And I totally interrogated him about his choice), and the bloody company really sold it... fk

??

That's weird, are you on windows 7 or 10..

[validifyed]

More than 1080p on a laptop monitor. Poor graphics support leads to screen tearing, and in general you have the higher power consumption - a big FU at the end of it all, given that it was supposed to be the "trade-off" for the benefit of a higher res screen.

Id like to note that I got a WQHD screen, as I was fairly sure 4k was super dumb - but a friend convinced me 4k was amazing (And I totally interrogated him about his choice), and the bloody company really sold it... fk

??

That's weird, are you on windows 7 or 10..

10, Came installed with 8 but there was no way I was going to use that trash.