Compaq vs Toshiba!

[crear]

I am planning on buying one of these laptops tommorow. Which one do you think is better and why? Thanks for the help


Compaq ze2308wm for $398

Amd Sempron 2800+ 1.6ghz
256 ddr2 ram
40 gb HD
Dvd/cd-rw Combo drive
802.11 wirelass lan

Here is the link to the Toshiba- http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...t&productCategoryId=cat15157&id=1124432597892

 

[shupola]

i would say the toshiba. its cheaper. they are both pretty similar though.

i would recomend getting more ram for either one of them. 256mb will be pretty slow, depending on what you are gonna be using it for.

btw, i think you will be getting an EXCELLENT deal on either one of them

 

[spamdos]

toshibas are pretty solid builds

 

[Jerkstore]

In my experiences selling laptops....Toshiba is teh suck
In my experience owning laptops....Compaq is no better

I'd recommend you an Acer or an Asus, but for that price, whatever you get....you get what you pay for

 

[computerhakk]

the toshiba. they're pretty sturdy and reliable.

i have a toshiba for about 2 years now... nothing wrong... still works as if it was still new... but they're some of the good brands out there.

 

[crear]

PS- The toshiba is running a celeron m and HP is running Sempron 2800

 

[Industry2m]

In my experiences selling laptops....Toshiba is teh suck
In my experience owning laptops....Compaq is no better

I'd recommend you an Acer or an Asus, but for that price, whatever you get....you get what you pay for

Toshiba is suck? ok then.

Toshiba is one of the best notebooks to buy. I wouldn't even touch the compaq. Acer is my next choice.

 

[kof2000]

when i buy laptops i dont buy by brands i look at the specs.

 

[Geoff]

i am planning on buying the Toshiba Satellite 370 tomorrow for $380.

 

[Jerkstore]

The only good Toshiba's are way out of your pricerange....again, you get what you pay for

 

[Geoff]

I think a $380 laptop with those specs will be very good for me, all i play on doing is Internet, microsoft office stuff, IMing, and games like CS 1.6 and AoE2.

 

[crear]

so jerk you would go with the hp then?

 

[Geoff]

Well if you get it at a store, then they should have a 30 day warrenty or something, so if it breaks within that time then bring it back.

 

[hajihabeeb]

i am debating between these two laptops as well. can't decide which is better.

 

[crear]

which one?

 

[crear]

i know man, they both seem the same, im just wondering which is better quality

 

[Jerkstore]

I would go with the HP based on the AMD alone...
I've had better performance, longer life and overall better computing using AMD over any Intel products

Some will say otherwise, but it's just a matter of oppinion
The last HP I bought though...was a mistake (P4 2.8Ghz) and I was kicking myself pretty much right away for buying it

HP has no support for Linux, they basically told me that I voided my warranty when I installed SUSE (which is a joke cause it's only software), I was simply displeased with their support and functionality....at the same time, I could say the same thing about the toshiba's that I've come across