What brand of laptop is best
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Gareth
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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.
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.
funkysnair
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asus has done me good up to now
Aastii
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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
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
I have a Dell Latitude C840 (which is 7 years old) as my main laptop. I don't need much more for a laptop as my desktop fulfils most of my needs but I have to say, it's an excellent machine!
It runs quickly, is upgraded easily and built like a tank (albeit at the expense of portability). It is massive (fat and heavy) but I love it!
My Dell is a fantastic machine and if they still build them like they did 7 years ago then it will last you a long time!
It runs quickly, is upgraded easily and built like a tank (albeit at the expense of portability). It is massive (fat and heavy) but I love it!
My Dell is a fantastic machine and if they still build them like they did 7 years ago then it will last you a long time!
Aastii
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If you want to fix that you can ghetto fix with new screws or a couple of cable ties, it will keep the screen up and hopefully lengthen the life at the very least, even if it doesn't look the bast
gamblingman
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New Laptop
Yea a new computer, that is always fun.
I read your question, and the replies. I bet your having a hard time deciding what kind to buy based on the replies as everyone is puttin in their own two cents.
The first thing I thought was, What do you like to do with it?
Are you the type that will carry it all over campus, to classes, to the pool hall for musci, to to gf/bf 's home, play games, or will it sit on the table never moving and only used for school stuff and email?
What kind of life do you like to live? wild and adventurous? Do you go through a lot of cell phones every year ( like more than 3)? Are you more of a homebody? Will other people be using it too?
Do you like shiny stuff and thin or do you not care much about aesthetics?
Will you be typing a lot of word-papers and excel-type of documents?
how much money are you really willing to spend? (for instance I spent $3000 on mine, my gf spent $900 on hers)
Do you go to Starbucks a lot? Will you carry it around a lot?
Is it really rainy where you are? It there the potential for it getting wet often? Is it really dusty there?
How much can you carry, weight wise and still be comfortable?
Try simulating with bags of flour if your not sure. 10 pounds may not seem like much now but after you climb some stairs and walk all over town it might be killing you.
Do you mind buying online or do you prefer department stores or a local computer store?
How long does it need to last; 2 years? 10 years?
Do you want service plans or are you ok on your own?
Do you like package deals or would you prefer to buy everything separate?
Its a lot of questions, I know. but these should help you to narrow your search. These are the same kind of questions I asked myself when i buy computers.
Yea a new computer, that is always fun.
I read your question, and the replies. I bet your having a hard time deciding what kind to buy based on the replies as everyone is puttin in their own two cents.
The first thing I thought was, What do you like to do with it?
Are you the type that will carry it all over campus, to classes, to the pool hall for musci, to to gf/bf 's home, play games, or will it sit on the table never moving and only used for school stuff and email?
What kind of life do you like to live? wild and adventurous? Do you go through a lot of cell phones every year ( like more than 3)? Are you more of a homebody? Will other people be using it too?
Do you like shiny stuff and thin or do you not care much about aesthetics?
Will you be typing a lot of word-papers and excel-type of documents?
how much money are you really willing to spend? (for instance I spent $3000 on mine, my gf spent $900 on hers)
Do you go to Starbucks a lot? Will you carry it around a lot?
Is it really rainy where you are? It there the potential for it getting wet often? Is it really dusty there?
How much can you carry, weight wise and still be comfortable?
Try simulating with bags of flour if your not sure. 10 pounds may not seem like much now but after you climb some stairs and walk all over town it might be killing you.
Do you mind buying online or do you prefer department stores or a local computer store?
How long does it need to last; 2 years? 10 years?
Do you want service plans or are you ok on your own?
Do you like package deals or would you prefer to buy everything separate?
Its a lot of questions, I know. but these should help you to narrow your search. These are the same kind of questions I asked myself when i buy computers.
speedyink
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I can vouch for Dell and Asus myself. My Dell has worked great for 2 years, still pretty much like the day I bought it with a few minor scratches and scuffs. Also easily upgraded to pretty much current day specs (added more ram and bigger hdd). I haven't had my Asus EEE for as long (5 months) but it's held up well. I dunno about Asus' notebooks though, as my friends fairly recent one is kind of falling apart, with some plastic bits falling off and overheating problems. I think thats a more common thing with gaming notebooks though.