i need a laptop, suggestions plz Options

[Jen]

so, i desperately need a new laptop. i was looking at a sony vaio, but i want to get the best for the money. i am absolutely clueless at this kind of thing.

any suggestions?

[Vissi]

iv herd alot of good about Toshiba laptops, lemme see if i cant find something for ya.
How much are ya willing to spend and what gonna be using it for?
-dave

[Jen]

iv herd alot of good about Toshiba laptops, lemme see if i cant find something for ya.
How much are ya willing to spend and what gonna be using it for?
-dave

hmm. like $1200, a little more is ok. and mostly school.

[Vissi]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16834220104
or this one looks good to http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/con...H&m_2=15XGA

That first one is kinda built for gaming to though. Has realy good reviews, but a kinda short battery life.

The secound one was a bit cheaper, I recommend you get a good warranty either way.

[Jen]

are dell laptops good? b/c my desktop is shtty.

[Vissi]

There better than most. That one got a very good review on pcmag.
-dave

[zachattack15]

You can sit on my lap, and ill spin you like a top.

haha kidding.

Anyways. I have a dell and i love it.

[Starcraftjunkie]

Well, you should list all the stuff you want to do on it.
Both of Vissi's recommended choices (the Asus and the Dell) are good.

The asus will play all the games you'll want.

The dell will be a great basic school computer for a low price (you'll need to upgrade to the dvd burner if you need it though)

[Jen]

i'm anti-gamer, so i definitely, absolutely do not need any computer with added features for gaming. i think i may just get a dell.

[Hanyo]

i dont like dell laptops. I've seen so many of them fall apart.

have you consider getting a mac?

[Jen]

i dont like dell laptops. I've seen so many of them fall apart.

have you consider getting a mac?

no, because i'm not familiar with them. are they cheaper? =(

[playr158]

ferrari........./thread

This post has been edited by playr158: Apr 8, 2007 - 11:01 PM

[devilsden97]

^ i dont get it

ever think HP....there not as well know (like they dont have as big a marketing campain as dell does) but they can give u comperable processing power for a lower price then dell.

when i bought my desktop a year ago. i got mine for 1300$ wit a 200$ rebate. the same dell was gonna be 1500 to 1600$ no rebate...just somethign to keep in mind.

[FlamingCelica]

Ive got a Dell Inspiron 9300 it cost about 1900 bucks, only reason it cost so much is because its decked out for gaming and it has a 4 year warranty which includes a personal tech guy who will come to your house and fix anything wrong with it , but it has basically every option which is also great when i use it for school. Ive heard alot of bad things about toshiba and hp laptops, but ive heard that the sony vaio's are pretty decent. But basically if you have the choice go dell or sony, both have served me well, and for your price range they will both do great.

~FlamingCelica

This post has been edited by FlamingCelica: Apr 9, 2007 - 12:52 AM

[Hanyo]

it really depends on what your preference is: portiblity vs performance. You can get hard core portiblity notebooks that is small and light, but it doesn't have a cd-rom drives. Or you can get a desktop replacement that will chew through your battery in a hour but will be as fast as your regular PC.

For me, I'm using a IBM thinkpad t43. Its a nice balanced laptop, the thickest part is 1.2 inches. The major concern for me was; i wanted something light, and have a long battery life and still be able to do what a normal desktop can do. My laptop costed me about $1700 with everything upgraded ( 2 gigs of ram/ extra battery ect). 3 year warrenty

So jen, if you want something light and durable. I recomend a IBM (lenovo) or a Mac. They both make high quality laptops with good reputation and performance vs portablitly. But if your don't care about size or battery life, you move onto the other brands. They offer a faster machine and more bang for your buck. But the bad side is, you get less battery life and it weights a bit more. Remember each company has a good laptop, they won't be in business today if all there laptops are junk. And a warrenty is good because if anything breaks, you generally can't buy parts to fix it on your own.


Browse through here and see if anything catches your eye.
IBM/Levovo

Gateway

[giang723]

i'm not sure about Dell over there but over here it's pretty average, although it's cheap compared to the known brands such as Sony, IBM etc, but i find that the design structually looks pretty "cheap" compared to it's competitors, also when it comes down to fixing it, opening the bugger it a prick, but yeah i would prefera known brand over Dell anyday

[LewFX]

fujitsu, acer, ibm, toshiba, etc etc

[shin]

i can hook you up with a sony vaio C250 for $1200 jen. PM me. and it's brand new.

[tomazws]

Bulky laptop? or tiny portable laptop?

thick & bulky = dell, compaq, toshiba....
thin & tiny = sony, apple...

In reference to the comment "I want a non-game machine".

Also in consideration is, do you really want a "new" machine?

If you don't mind about an used machine, you could go to Craigslist and buy a used laptop for A LOT cheaper, just make sure it hasn't past that 1 year warranty, so you could add 2 extra years of extended warranty to it.

[Toyoca]

acer

[Jen]

i can hook you up with a sony vaio C250 for $1200 jen. PM me. and it's brand new.

I wish I had that kind of money up front, I'm putting down $500 and financing the rest through whatever company I buy it from. Unless you offer some kind of payment plan, I can't. :x Sorryyy.

If you don't mind about an used machine, you could go to Craigslist and buy a used laptop for A LOT cheaper, just make sure it hasn't past that 1 year warranty, so you could add 2 extra years of extended warranty to it.

I looked at some of the listings in my area, and none of them interested me. Plus, I would prefer a new one as I got a used one in the past, and it's a piece.

acer

I saw a lot of those, but I haven't heard much about the brand. Are they any good?

[Toyoca]

i can hook you up with a sony vaio C250 for $1200 jen. PM me. and it's brand new.

I wish I had that kind of money up front, I'm putting down $500 and financing the rest through whatever company I buy it from. Unless you offer some kind of payment plan, I can't. :x Sorryyy.

If you don't mind about an used machine, you could go to Craigslist and buy a used laptop for A LOT cheaper, just make sure it hasn't past that 1 year warranty, so you could add 2 extra years of extended warranty to it.

I looked at some of the listings in my area, and none of them interested me. Plus, I would prefer a new one as I got a used one in the past, and it's a piece.

acer

I saw a lot of those, but I haven't heard much about the brand. Are they any good?

i hear they are and not too expensive. never had one though. if i got a laptop for everyday use (browsing the web and some typing) and not for gaming id get one of those.

[ihaveacelica2]

acer

again acer ftw.

had mine for almost two years and zero problems, but i would recommend getting a 5000 series as they are more feature packed

and the best part about acers is they're very nicely priced. mine was about $700 when all said and done `

[elvasoshexai]

i've never been a fan of acer... always found their stuff cheap. dell i would say is avg... their cust service is gd... until it expires... i like asus laptops more.

[Jen]

Acers are *really* cheap. Are you sure they're good?

[LewFX]

consumerreports.com

[Toyoca]

i dont think you need that great of a notebook if u just want to browse and do nothing special...i use my parents old p3 550mhz laptop for browsing and it works just fine..

i dont think itll break down on you...unless its a lemon in general

[Jen]

i just found a nice dell for $900. i figure that will work. i'm just using it to take to school and such.

[SlickRick]

why not a Mac? i have an ibook g4. i have had it for over a year, not one virus, not one crash not, one pop up add. I mean depeneding on the apps u will use the Mac is the best. mine is over a year old, and it has features most new laptops dont come with. It was $1200 and it has bule tooth and air port extreme built in and 80 mb HD. I mean one u go Mac, u will never go back. So easy 2 use and NO viruses.

[Sh0gunkid8721]

Powerbook

[ihaveacelica2]

Acers are *really* cheap. Are you sure they're good?

ive never owned any other computer besides an acer and never will.

acer might be really cheap but thats because they make a majority of the components in-house instead of outsourcing.

on another related note i treat my acer notebook horrible: drop it, spill stuff on it and it keeps on truckin

only downside to acer is their cases, which for most people doesnt matter. i dont like how they mass produce the same case but block off some features for certain models. like take my 3003lci for instance it has a Bluetooth and a WLAN switch on the front of it, but only the WLAN switch actually works.

[Random_Stranger]

so, i desperately need a new laptop. i was looking at a sony vaio, but i want to get the best for the money. i am absolutely clueless at this kind of thing.

any suggestions?

Alienware! Just go to the website. Great laptops. Might even save yourself some $$$ but beware of possible scams on eBay. Nevermind...... Women get taken advantage of too much. Just go to the website.

[JonCars17]

I bought an acer last year for 1,000 dollars and it has been a pretty good laptop the whole time. I use mine for school aswell.

[Toyoca]

so, i desperately need a new laptop. i was looking at a sony vaio, but i want to get the best for the money. i am absolutely clueless at this kind of thing.

any suggestions?

Alienware! Just go to the website. Great laptops. Might even save yourself some $$$ but beware of possible scams on eBay. Nevermind...... Women get taken advantage of too much. Just go to the website.

have you ever had one? alienware is ridiculously overpriced and is for GAMING. and thats not what she needs. btw their customer service is horrible too

[LewFX]

alienware = dell, they bought them out..dell is good for a year before it realizes how crappy it is...if you do buy a laptop get a protection plan and future trade up program

[Random_Stranger]

so, i desperately need a new laptop. i was looking at a sony vaio, but i want to get the best for the money. i am absolutely clueless at this kind of thing.

any suggestions?

Alienware! Just go to the website. Great laptops. Might even save yourself some $$$ but beware of possible scams on eBay. Nevermind...... Women get taken advantage of too much. Just go to the website.

have you ever had one? alienware is ridiculously overpriced and is for GAMING. and thats not what she needs. btw their customer service is horrible too

Dude! Gaming computers are the BEST! If it can handle today's games..... It's worth having. Okay fine, maybe she should go the custom route then. Name brands mean nothing these days. A long time ago it meant something, but now? Pfffttt..... What I can't get is why someone would want to buy something they know nothing about, unless they teach themselves of the things they want. Otherwise they get stuck paying for something with features they won't use. I worked at a store once, and this dude wanted a camera in ABS format. I had no clue what that was and neither did he. Who did he get mad at? Me. Cuz I didn't go to "Camera School", atleast that is what they act like. As if there was a school to teach me all about cameras because I decided to have a career at 19 years old working at Target for the rest of my life. Ppfffttt Okay I am talking too much. Good luck Jen finding a computer that suits your needs.

[elvasoshexai]

alienware is overpriced... does falconnorthwest and voodoopc still exist? they all make custom gaming pcs/notebooks like alienware too... but all pricy

i'm actually surprised so many ppl recommend acer and not many ppl here mention asus... cuz asus is actually pretty popular up here while acer isn't

[Vissi]

asus ftw, yea falcon still exists, but there reealy expensive, i do love there paintjobs though. Voodo is still around to.

Ohh yea and dell bought out alienware.
edit: just realized this has been said, lol

This post has been edited by Vissi: Apr 10, 2007 - 3:32 PM