Comments on: Averatec N3400 Hands-On: Sleek and Affordable http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-averatec-n3400 News and views on today's hottest laptops, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:37:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ben http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-averatec-n3400/comment-page-1#comment-22271 ben Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:23:31 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=18656#comment-22271 This is all well and good, but... The good news is that I had an excellent experience with their 1020 (give or take a mic input that has never worked). I finally let it go for good a few months ago - my dad needed a spare XP machine, why not that one? It's not much bigger (or heavier) than the Lenovo S10 that replaced it on my desk. The bad news is that I also experienced their (contracted) depot service... in my case, I was ripped off to the tune of $300 for a new hard drive when the RMA was for a new keyboard. The depot claimed that the machine was damaged in transit and advised me to pay for new case parts as well, which I flatly refused. Finally, they refused to send me photos until I agreed to accept an invoice for the "broken" HDD. When I got the machine back, the case was in the same condition as it was when I sent the machine off. I did a nuke-and-pave on the machine about two months ago and saw Averatec's new site while ensuring that Internet Explorer was configured to my requirements. New ownership? In any case, I sure hope that they got the depot issues straightened out. P.S. If anyone with a stake reads this, I still have all of the old e-mails that I exchanged with the depot. They make for frustrating reading. This is all well and good, but…

The good news is that I had an excellent experience with their 1020 (give or take a mic input that has never worked). I finally let it go for good a few months ago – my dad needed a spare XP machine, why not that one? It’s not much bigger (or heavier) than the Lenovo S10 that replaced it on my desk.

The bad news is that I also experienced their (contracted) depot service… in my case, I was ripped off to the tune of $300 for a new hard drive when the RMA was for a new keyboard. The depot claimed that the machine was damaged in transit and advised me to pay for new case parts as well, which I flatly refused. Finally, they refused to send me photos until I agreed to accept an invoice for the “broken” HDD. When I got the machine back, the case was in the same condition as it was when I sent the machine off.

I did a nuke-and-pave on the machine about two months ago and saw Averatec’s new site while ensuring that Internet Explorer was configured to my requirements. New ownership?

In any case, I sure hope that they got the depot issues straightened out.

P.S. If anyone with a stake reads this, I still have all of the old e-mails that I exchanged with the depot. They make for frustrating reading.

]]> By: Andy http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-averatec-n3400/comment-page-1#comment-22243 Andy Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:37:34 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=18656#comment-22243 Wow... this is a great informative site. I was hoping you can help me... I was looking at a Samsung NC10 10.2" Netbook and wanted to know if this is a good laptop. I want to give my son a laptop...I found this site called qwikwin.co.uk that is offering a grand opening promotion that they are giving away this computer...wanted to know what the computer is worth..thanks Andy Wow… this is a great informative site. I was hoping you can help me… I was looking at a Samsung NC10 10.2″ Netbook and wanted to know if this is a good laptop. I want to give my son a laptop…I found this site called qwikwin.co.uk that is offering a grand opening promotion that they are giving away this computer…wanted to know what the computer is worth..thanks

Andy

]]> By: Alex http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-averatec-n3400/comment-page-1#comment-22227 Alex Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:38:45 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=18656#comment-22227 Finally, some info on this thing. I am really intrigued by this laptop, but there is still no word on battery life. Can't wait for the review. Also I think a comparison to the macbook air isn't really fair, it's almost half the price. Finally, some info on this thing. I am really intrigued by this laptop, but there is still no word on battery life. Can’t wait for the review. Also I think a comparison to the macbook air isn’t really fair, it’s almost half the price.

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