Best Laptop for FSU

Pasbal
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:36:52 +0000

The FSU Computer Store advertises that they are authorized to repair many brands of computers. I’ve never seen them listed as an authorized repair location for my laptop (a Lenovo), and upon looking at the authorized repair locations for many major brands (including Apple, ASUS, Acer/Gateway/eMachines, HP/Compaq, Dell/Alienware and Toshiba), they aren’t listed as an authorized repair location for most of those companies (in fact, unless I’m looking in the wrong location, they aren’t listed as an authorized repair location for any of those companies).

That means that sure, they might be able to help fix your computer, but they are not authorized by your manufacturer to do so- and this is actually important. That puts the FSU Computer Store about on par with your friend who knows how to fix computers in the manufacturer’s eyes- and probably cheaper for you than the FSU CS, too.

I do think it’s interesting that they sell Acer and HP laptops but aren’t authorized to repair either brand. Considering that both lines they sell are actually typically not known for their build quality (Acer and HP typically rank in the bottom 3 of the major manufacturers for reliability, along with Acer’s subsidiary Gateway), I would steer clear away from the FSU CS.

You might be able to find something awesome at the FSU CS. Who knows. I however can’t recommend them to anyone based off the fact that when they were in their old location the windows were plastered with “authorized repair center for” and then a list of just about every brand of laptop, and yet they aren’t actually listed as being authorized by any manufacturer I looked up. If they’re that deceptive up front, I’d hate to see what happens when you trust them with your laptop for repairs. They sound almost like Geek Squad.