Get another make or model. It's a new machine and you'll have to make your case that you have no faith this model and wish them to either refund your purchase or exchange for another model.
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Recently I purchased a new Toshiba Portege M300 (only available in Canada) and I have been experiencing problems similar to those that have been reported for the Toshiba Satellites. I had a Toshiba Satellite for 2.5 years and it worked pefectly in my apartment. I decided to get a new notebook because the old one was so heavy. First I tried Dell (don't ask me why) and I had trouble with their computers so I decided to return them. The problem with the Dell I had was that the computer would not recognize any devices plugged in to the USB ports and sometimes it would shut down and not turn back on. It would take 20 or 30 times to turn on. With the new Toshiba, I have lost power twice and the computer will not turn on at all - there is blinking plug light that supposedly indicates a power problem. I took the computer to get repaired, and they had to replace the motherboard entirely. I was worried that I had a power surge or something so I bought a new power bar just to be safe. Yet it happened again. This does not seem to be a power surge problem because I have other electronics plugged into the power bar including a t.v. and light yet they do not even flicker when the power shuts off to the computer. So I am wondering if this is the static problem mentioned on this board or something else. If it is a static problem, then why was my first toshiba fine? Are the new thin and light notebooks more susceptible to this problem? If anyone knows what this could be or how I can avoid this happening in the future, please let me know. I don't want to have to replace the motherboard every week or two (so far this has happened twice in the 3 weeks that I have had the toshiba).
Thanks,
Lisa

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