Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2
This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with complex objects.
# 1 27-07-2007 , 04:55 AM
arran's Avatar
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 3,708

Do not buy a Sager laptop or buy stuff from discountlaptops.com!!

Do not buy a Sager laptop or buy stuff from discountlaptops.com!!

I bought a Sager laptop from discountlaptops in May of '06 and it has been nothing but trouble. Shortly after purchasing, it repeatedly overheated and then shut down completely and I had to send it back for repair. Then a couple of months after that, the hard drive became corrupted and i spent several days trying to fix it. Other problems have included white spots appearing on the screen and two of the fans not working, as well as other minor problems.

Now, this last week, I have had problems booting up - the clock won't come on, the disc drive won't work and the sound is ****ed. It also has problems shutting down and restarting. If I use a pin in the hole of the disc drive door to manually eject, then it will start up fine, but when I next boot up the problems will start again... I figured it was a drive problem, so I updated it, uninstalled, completely removed it, but still the problem persists.

So I figured that was the last straw - I want a new laptop - but my Sager warranty has ended. Not to worry, I bought a $200 two year extended warranty from discountlaptops... here's where it gets really good.

discountlaptops sell their warranties through a third party seller - ATS warranties - who have now gone bankrupt. Not only that, discountlaptops has been bought by a new company, so they are not legally obligated to honour my warranty!

So basically I spent $200 on a warranty that isn't worth shit!

so...if you are thinking of buying a laptop from Sager or discountlaptops.....DON'T!!!

:headbang: :headbang: :angery: :headbang: :angery: :headbang:

# 2 27-07-2007 , 05:08 AM
Perfecto's Avatar
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: TN (USA)
Posts: 1,889
Dude, that's pretty darn unfortunate! Sorry to hear that but thanks for giving us all the heads up (which I'm sure is the only positive side of the situation).


Don't be satisfied with what you can do but rather strive to do the things you can't do!
Exceed Expectations!
# 3 27-07-2007 , 05:38 AM
gster123's Avatar
Moderator
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Manchester Uk
Posts: 6,300
Thats bad man,

Was it your AMD 64 laptop that you got??

Its really really bad when that happens, with no notice, should have at least told you about the situation, if I could swear about it on the forums I would as thats a pile of ...., hate the way that companys pass the buck and then .... you off knowing that youve got no way round.

I got screwed on a secons hand car warrenty, I was lucky as the garrage sorted the problem out with just parts cost, no labour, which was a godsend as it was the engine mounting bolts that went, which cost a lot to fix the probs that it made.

Have you looked into seeing if you can get the creditors of the warranty company to either sort it out or get money back for a void product? Then again they probably will mess you about.

So bad to hear that man.


"No pressure, no diamonds" Thomas Carlyle
# 4 27-07-2007 , 06:12 AM
Joopson's Avatar
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 2,314
thats horrible,
well, you can always try to sue them or something, that might work.


Environment Artist @ Plastic Piranha
www.joopson.com
# 5 27-07-2007 , 06:44 AM
starjsjswars's Avatar
Subscriber
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: IL
Posts: 1,052
Man dood that sucks!!


i just bought a desktop from newegg.com and made it ($1430)


I have a Q6600 Qaud core precosser and it runs maya like a charm! i would go desktop if you could...


A great mod for Jedi academy www.moviebattles.com

Computer Rig-

64-bit vista
23.5 inch LCD + a 19 inch
Q6600 intell qaud
4 gigs of ddr2 ram
8800GTS 512 video card @700mhz
# 6 27-07-2007 , 11:09 PM
arran's Avatar
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 3,708
hey - thanks a lot guys! user added image Just thought I should post my experience in case anyone was looking to deal with either company.

I'd be tempted to take legal action, but I imagine it's probably not worth the time or amount of money it would likely cost...

# 7 28-07-2007 , 06:53 AM
mastone's Avatar
Maniacal boy king of Babylon
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: the netherlands
Posts: 1,605
I think it sucks, and in holland a company like that would'nt get off that easy.
When a company is going bankrupt they must make sure that they can fulfill their obligations, or a settlement in which it is arranged.

Posting Rules Forum Rules
You may not post new threads | You may not post replies | You may not post attachments | You may not edit your posts | BB code is On | Smilies are On | [IMG] code is On | HTML code is Off

Similar Threads