What brand of laptop is best

bengal85 · 04-26-2009, 07:27 PM

I am going to be purchasing a laptop for College here in a few weeks and I wondered what is best out of the brands I have in my mind? They are

Acer
Dell
Hp
Compaq
toshiba (Only if they had a sweet deal would I go with this I think)

any opinions or suggestion would be helpful

bengal85 · 04-26-2009, 07:57 PM

any one

Andy- · 04-26-2009, 08:03 PM

Acer probably, quick and stylish.

But if you really want to get a nice notebook, Vaio.

Gareth · 04-26-2009, 08:04 PM

My favourite brand of laptop is Dell business series (Vostro/Latitude etc). Because they look professional, dead reliable and unlike many, are designed for transport.

My Dad flies between the UK and USA every 2 weeks for the past few years, with flights in between to places such as Canada, Brussels, France etc and his Latitude D630, which is 2 years old, has not failed/broke once.

Andy- · 04-26-2009, 08:09 PM

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My Dad flies between the UK and USA every 2 weeks for the past few years, with flights in between to places such as Canada, Brussels, France etc and his Latitude D630, which is 2 years old, has not failed/broke once.

If you take care of your notebook - Secure it, not a lot of downloads, clean, update it -, it won't really matter what manufacturer your notebook belongs to, just depends on how you use it, and it's components.

Gareth · 04-26-2009, 08:12 PM

I don't mean the software end, I mean the physical hardware and strength, as when you travel, the laptop sure does get thrown around.

Andy- · 04-26-2009, 08:16 PM

Ah, well, any notebook that breaks at sudden impact( minor impact ) shouldn't really be bought.

But, it is true tho, I had a Dell notebook a couple of years ago, didn't fail me once.

PabloTeK · 04-26-2009, 08:17 PM

My HP is a pile to be honest, nasty plastics, screen flex (caused damage to the screen as a result), it's oddly slow and the HDD squeals at me for no reason. Plus lets not forget the 45 mins battery life, down from 1h 45! I'd go for the Dell.

Aastii · 04-26-2009, 08:23 PM

I have 2 laptops in my house, one of which is advent, the other is packard bell. The packard bell one doesn't move ever but is 2 years old and the screen has gone, got lines going down it, the advent hoever i am surprised at. It has, quite litteraly, been dropped, thrown around, basically had the crap beaten out of it and still works a dream!! Only ever had one problem but that was software related that was easily fixed by rolling back, but they are a good make.

From the list you have got, Dell would be good for reliability, robustness and looks, Toshiba are good for the same reasons, however are not quite so tough from experience

laznz1 · 04-28-2009, 04:31 AM

Dell or HP or Even a ASUS a fairly decent

04-26-2009, 07:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
bengal85 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 450	What brand of laptop is best I am going to be purchasing a laptop for College here in a few weeks and I wondered what is best out of the brands I have in my mind? They are Acer Dell Hp Compaq toshiba (Only if they had a sweet deal would I go with this I think) any opinions or suggestion would be helpful

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Gareth Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire, England Age: 19 Posts: 1,801	My favourite brand of laptop is Dell business series (Vostro/Latitude etc). Because they look professional, dead reliable and unlike many, are designed for transport. My Dad flies between the UK and USA every 2 weeks for the past few years, with flights in between to places such as Canada, Brussels, France etc and his Latitude D630, which is 2 years old, has not failed/broke once. __________________ Gareth's Desktop Computer - *All parts are from Newegg in the United States!* *Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz* 8GB DDR2 PC8500 RAM 750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 RAID 0 Striped Powercolor Radeon HD4870 1GB Windows 7 Professional x64 Hiper 730W ATX 2.0 PSU NZXT Silence Whisper Case 22" Widescreen 1680x1050 + 19" Widescreen 1440x900

04-26-2009, 08:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Gareth Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire, England Age: 19 Posts: 1,801	I don't mean the software end, I mean the physical hardware and strength, as when you travel, the laptop sure does get thrown around. __________________ Gareth's Desktop Computer - *All parts are from Newegg in the United States!* *Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz* 8GB DDR2 PC8500 RAM 750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 RAID 0 Striped Powercolor Radeon HD4870 1GB Windows 7 Professional x64 Hiper 730W ATX 2.0 PSU NZXT Silence Whisper Case 22" Widescreen 1680x1050 + 19" Widescreen 1440x900

04-26-2009, 08:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Aastii Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St Helens, UK Age: 16 Posts: 3,501	I have 2 laptops in my house, one of which is advent, the other is packard bell. The packard bell one doesn't move ever but is 2 years old and the screen has gone, got lines going down it, the advent hoever i am surprised at. It has, quite litteraly, been dropped, thrown around, basically had the crap beaten out of it and still works a dream!! Only ever had one problem but that was software related that was easily fixed by rolling back, but they are a good make. From the list you have got, Dell would be good for reliability, robustness and looks, Toshiba are good for the same reasons, however are not quite so tough from experience __________________ Intel E6750 @ 3.2GHz P5N-E SLI 8GB PC6400 OCZ Gold Asus 8600gt silent cooling SLI 180gb Samsung Main drive, 200GB Maxtor Backup Corsair TX850W

04-28-2009, 04:31 AM	#10 (permalink)
laznz1 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Resident Kiwi Age: 17 Posts: 2,202	Dell or HP or Even a ASUS a fairly decent __________________ RNZSigs If you only knew how much it hurts

04-26-2009, 07:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
bengal85 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 450	any one

04-26-2009, 08:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Andy- Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 28	Acer probably, quick and stylish. But if you really want to get a nice notebook, Vaio.

04-26-2009, 08:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
Andy- Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 28	Ah, well, any notebook that breaks at sudden impact( minor impact ) shouldn't really be bought. But, it is true tho, I had a Dell notebook a couple of years ago, didn't fail me once.

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