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HeyBub wrote:
whit3rd wrote:
On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 9:45:14 PM UTC-8, wrote:
I just got a new laptop, delivered today. One big problem; the box
was crushed.


I am looking for a program like the old "Burn In" and "PC Test" that
we used to use ...


Why? You didn't buy the box, you bought the computer. And, if
it isn't visibly physically damaged, and has normal
disk/screen/keyboard functions, why would you want to test things
(like memory)
that AREN'T particularly likely to take stress/shock damage?

Discard the packaging and enjoy the computer; life's too short to
agonize over imaginary problems.



He bought the computer at retail from Tiger Direct.
People who do that do not think like most of us.


Please help me translate that last sentence.



I just bought five Dell desktops for $100 (total). If one or more of the
desktops act a little funny, well, no great loss.