FWIW, I bought my old laptop from Best Buy during a back-to-school tax holiday. I have documents on it dating back to February 2010, so I think I bought it in August 2009. It's old enough to have come with Vista, which I am still using. It was an ordinary laptop that they had available in the store, with a normal amount of bloatware. I bought it because it was on sale in addition to the sales tax holiday. And I really have had no problems with it until the screen developed the black splotches last month.
The biggest lesson for me through this whole adventure is that computer equipment is not something that I want to buy from an online store. It is too fragile, is not handled carefully enough in shipping and is not easy to return when there is a problem. It's worth buying from a local store, even if you have to pay a bit more.
- Gray 2010 carbon WSD road bike, Rivet Independence saddle
- Red hardtail 26" aluminum mountain bike, Bontrager Evoke WSD saddle
- Royal blue 2018 aluminum gravel bike, Rivet Pearl saddle
Gone but not forgotten:
- Silver 2003 aluminum road bike
- Two awesome worn out Juliana saddles