I'm sure I'm not the first, nor will I be the last...

I just had to sell my new laptop to my dad, who was coincidentally on the lookout for a new one. Basically, Windows 10 sucks. It sucks HARD. Add to that the fact that Lenovo don't make Windows 7 drivers for this particular model and what we have is a laptop that will not run TS3. 

Every compantibility mode, every workaround out there... I tried them all. Nothing worked. I've been trying to get this damn thing to run for the past wee, but to no avail! I'm not gonna lie, there were tears. I just don't have that kind of money to be throwing around, y'know? If I buy a new laptop/phone/TV, it's because I need something a little better, not just because something new has been released and I have to have it.

The live chat on the Argos site was as useful as a chocolate teapot. "Take it to your local store," they said. This is code for "Waste your day off in our store, fighting for a refund we will never give you" according to most Argos customers on the internet who have tried to return laptops. It's not like I didn't read the spec or go through their entire Q&A section on every colour variation page for this model. In fact, the first question on there was regarding Sims and Minecraft, to which a member of the Argos team replied, "Yes, this will run those games". Lyings sacks of sh...

Anyway, as I said, daddio to the rescue. He was looking at spending roughly that amount on a new laptop and this one will be spectacular in terms of his needs - just not so much for mine. I'm back on the horrid HP laptop and back in the loving arms of Windows 7, reinstalling TS3 as we speak (which I had been planning to do anyway).

So what have we learned from this?

• Never trust an Argos employee's technical knowledge
• Always check the manufacturer's site for driver's if you're planning on installing a different OS
• Never trust an Argos employee's technical knowledge
• Avoid Windows 10 at all costs
• Never trust an Argos employee's technical knowledge