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Another Laptop thread. what to buy?
#10279105 - 05/03/09 04:27 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Can someone point me to a website with good reviews? And a good place or site to buy from? I'm not sure if websites like pcworld have biases and such
I found an ok deal on a brand new 15" macbook pro. but it is still very expensive and i really don't think that I need such a powerful machine. I feel like I could get something that would suit my needs (home use) for half the suggested price
Something cheaper would be better. I know nothing about computers or anything... I'm would to spend 1000 or less if possible
Some art capability would be nice, for photography. Otherwise I'm not too fancy.
I keep reading mixed reviews about operating systems (vista vs XP) and stuff...
edit: Spend a lot of time on the internet. built in wireless would be nice
Edited by ABC (05/03/09 04:39 PM)
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: ABC]
#10279446 - 05/03/09 05:35 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: sherm]
#10279810 - 05/03/09 06:47 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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stick w/ xp, or wait till next year. m$ is releasing a new os (windoze 7) which will kill off both xp and vista. kind of a crappy time to buy a lappy knowing it will be obsolete by christmas.
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: iateshaggy]
#10280431 - 05/03/09 08:25 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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iateshaggy said: stick w/ xp, or wait till next year. m$ is releasing a new os (windoze 7) which will kill off both xp and vista. kind of a crappy time to buy a lappy knowing it will be obsolete by christmas.
this is true, but he doesn't sound like he needs a state of the art computer.
i would not get a macbook. you pay a lot for the brand and it sounds like you just want a capable machine.
hp's are pretty much the best technology for your money. check this out:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834147926
$549 with mail in rebate. that's about half the price of a new stock macbook, and it has twice the ram and a faster processor.
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: iateshaggy]
#10280543 - 05/03/09 08:46 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: ABC]
#10280654 - 05/03/09 09:03 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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avoid acers. they have a reputation for being cheaply made.
i don't know anything about MSI.
netbooks kick serious ass though. i take mine to classes all the time. it's a lot easier than carrying around a full sized laptop, and the intel atom processor is surprisingly powerful and efficient. great for surfing the net, listening to music, etc. i wouldn't recommend it though unless you have another computer to use with a bigger screen and keyboard. you'll go insane trying to type a full paper on a netbook.
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: JT]
#10280820 - 05/03/09 09:35 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Alright, I'll get a notebook. Probably going to be more practical
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: JT]
#10281056 - 05/03/09 10:20 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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justin_thyme said: hp's are pretty much the best technology for your money. check this out:
I'm typing this from an HP laptop. HP hasn't made a decent product in a decade. Fuck HP.
Even the HP scientific calculators are shit these days. I have an HP49g+ which is from the line which used to be the best made calculator out there. These days it's still top of the line in terms of capabilities, but shit in terms of build quality. Ever since HP sold off Agilent, the same has been true of every product they make. This laptop is a year old and it barely runs. It still has a decent level of hardware but 2 out of 3 USB ports are dead, the hard drive is on its last legs, it is constantly overheating, locks up every few days, a lot of the finish has rubbed off.... It came with 2 built-in mics and two headphone jacks... What a bunch of gimmickry bullshit. Fuck HP...
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: ABC]
#10281171 - 05/03/09 10:46 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: DieCommie]
#10281475 - 05/03/09 11:54 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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thinkpads are by far, the greatest laptops on the planet. Well made, beautiful and functional. Specifically the X series. Buy a used one, and if it is under a year old, drop $300 on ibm's depot replacement warranty, and they will hold you down, no matter what. I dropped 22oz of beer into my comp and only the speakers stopped working, and there was a warm little beer breath coming out of the vent. Lenovo replaced it in 2 days, DHL shipping at their expense.
otherwise, get an asus netbook. They are ill.
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: ChuangTzu]
#10281631 - 05/04/09 12:38 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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i'm typing this from my HP and it kicks ass. i've heard nothing but good stuff from the people i know who own them and reviews online are generally positive.
oh yea someone else mentioned lenovo. those are very nice too.
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: abetterlie]
#10281685 - 05/04/09 12:48 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thinkpads used to be the greatest laptop, however Lenovo is fucking the brand up imo. The screen quality is almost a joke compared to the glory of the old IBM's. The new laptops also have a poor quality keyboard. If you push certain buttons the whole keyboard flexes downwards. Overall they still might be the best, however if Sony ever makes their 13 inch model (I forget the name) in a 14 or 15 inch, then the crown shall be passed.
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: Chespirito]
#10286710 - 05/04/09 09:07 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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I recommend anyone looking at buying a laptop to chec kout ASUS. Not Acer...ASUS. I think they're the best thing going right now and I couldn't be happier with my M50VM.
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: Chespirito]
#10290138 - 05/05/09 12:36 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Yeah, thinkpads are not nearly as amazing as they used to be, but I still like the x series over pretty much anything out there now. The resolution SUCKS for the screen size, but I will live with it until something better comes along. 1024x768 is pretty much unacceptable at this point for a 12" screen, I think.
I have had extremely poor luck with sony laptops. They always come with a ton and a half of sony software that is buggy and hard to get rid of. But maybe that is just me.
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: abetterlie]
#10307162 - 05/08/09 08:37 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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I just bought a ThinkPad T500.
No complaints.
Thinkpads are still the best laptops even if Lenovo has dragged down the Thinkpad quality a tad.
For heavy heavy gaming I would go for something else though. They have only average to slightly above average video cards. If your into gaming I would go for a cheaper laptop that just focused on having a well above average video card.
Memory and Hard Drives can always be upgraded in a laptop. Things like CPU and Video card cant. So those might be things you should get the best for your money on and then upgrade the rest later as needed.
Good luck.
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: Ritual]
#10313774 - 05/09/09 05:38 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Buy a refurbished macbook or macbook pro from apple.com , it will last alot longer than other notebooks.
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: Glenners]
#10315626 - 05/10/09 01:45 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Why will it last longer?
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: ABC]
#10315711 - 05/10/09 02:31 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Toshiba X series.
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: ChuangTzu]
#10315913 - 05/10/09 04:51 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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I'm typing this from an HP laptop. HP hasn't made a decent product in a decade. Fuck HP.
With HP, a lot depends upon the series. The consumer line is crap. The business line isn't bad, but isn't great. Their tech support sucks.
Lenovo gets good marks on tech support. Hardware is so/so.
Apple gets good marks on tech support and good marks on hardware, but bad marks on price. It is very expensive for what you get.
I avoid Acer, Toshiba and Sony because they are so difficult to get serviced, at least in the Caribbean. Got a problem, send it away rather than taking it to a local service provider.
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For heavy heavy gaming I would go for something else though.
Heavy duty gaming, or heavy duty anything, on a laptop, is stupid. They are built to be small, light, and portable, not to be high performance computational beasts. If you want high performance, for the money, you can get a much better performing desktop. With a laptop, you are paying for portability and sacrificing performance.
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Re: Another Laptop thread. what to buy? [Re: Viveka]
#10316105 - 05/10/09 07:47 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Viveka said: Why will it last longer?
Good hardware, an OS that doesn't slow down over years of use, fuck that anti virus stuff, plus when you want to upgrade you can get alot of your initial investment back when you sell it. Macs seem to hold their value good even when being sold used. (the first mac i had was an old ibook and it ran awesome)
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