Laptop Advice

[Chape19714]

I would recommend a Toshiba (they spelize in laptops) with Intel Centrino Mobile Tech. processor, which will allow wireless internet. WHATEVER you do, do not get a Intel Celeron processor, any amount of games will crash it.

you can shop and compare as well as custimize Toshiba's at www.toshibadirect.com

The corp. website is www.toshiba.com

I have 2 toshiba's and both work great! One is almost 4 years old and still running strong! you can post any questions you have, or drop me a PM, i'm pretty good with computers and features, not an expert, but I hold my own.

 

[maelstrom]

Ideally, you should purchase a MacBook or MacBook Pro and come on over to the light side.

If you insist upon staying in the dark ages, I'd recommend Sony, Toshiba, and Alienware. My boyfriend's mom got a Toshiba laptop for Christmas and I think it's pretty nice. His brother got an Acer laptop for graduation but I have yet to play with it.

Do not under any circumstances get a Dell computer of any sort. Bad news. I speak from personal experience on THREE of their computers. The hardware sucks and the "tech support" if you can call it that sucks even more. I had three Dell computers, two desktops and one laptop, each with issues, some worse than others. One of which was a real lemon and they would not replace it after two hard drive replacements and two motherboard replacements at their expense. Tech support is a joke. They speak extremely broken English, seemingly know nothing about computers, and will have you physically take apart your computer with their directions over the phone to try to diagnose a problem. Most people have no business going anywhere near the inside of their computer, much less removing the processor like they had me do once.

 

[Lil'mermaid]

Do not under any circumstances get a Dell computer of any sort. Bad news. I speak from personal experience on THREE of their computers. The hardware sucks and the "tech support" if you can call it that sucks even more. I had three Dell computers, two desktops and one laptop, each with issues, some worse than others. One of which was a real lemon and they would not replace it after two hard drive replacements and two motherboard replacements at their expense. Tech support is a joke. They speak extremely broken English, seemingly know nothing about computers, and will have you physically take apart your computer with their directions over the phone to try to diagnose a problem. Most people have no business going anywhere near the inside of their computer, much less removing the processor like they had me do once.

Thats the major drawback with Dell. Anytime I've had to call its been nothing but annoying and useless. Last time I called them they told me that they couldn't help me because the problem wasn't their concern. I eneded up having to use Best Buy's Geek Squad to get it fixed.

I looked at Viao laptops in BB and they look to be a good choice too, but I didn't get one because we couldn't get anyone to help us in the store, so they lost a big sale.

 

[WDWScottieBoy]

I used to only buy Dell's, have two desktop's and a laptop, but the laptop is too old for me now.

Since I now have been building computers for fun, I can see what's good and what's not. Because of my Dell laptop being old, I decided to go out and buy a new Toshiba laptop yesterday. I'm only going to use it to take notes at school, so I didn't want anything special.

http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do...smVXr4ajnTmLLhrZ:10gg9eb56?level=SK&id=181452

That's the one I bought, again, just something simple. Also, if you buy at Office Depot before the 12th (for that specific laptop) it is $150 off.

And as others have said, Toshiba and Sony are going to be your best bet. Good luck, and if you have any more questions feel free to PM me or ask here and I will do my best for you!

Good luck! :wave:

 

[Connor002]

Ideally, you should purchase a MacBook or MacBook Pro and come on over to the light side.

If you insist upon staying in the dark ages, I'd recommend Sony, Toshiba, and Alienware. My boyfriend's mom got a Toshiba laptop for Christmas and I think it's pretty nice. His brother got an Acer laptop for graduation but I have yet to play with it.

Do not under any circumstances get a Dell computer of any sort. Bad news. I speak from personal experience on THREE of their computers. The hardware sucks and the "tech support" if you can call it that sucks even more. I had three Dell computers, two desktops and one laptop, each with issues, some worse than others. One of which was a real lemon and they would not replace it after two hard drive replacements and two motherboard replacements at their expense. Tech support is a joke. They speak extremely broken English, seemingly know nothing about computers, and will have you physically take apart your computer with their directions over the phone to try to diagnose a problem. Most people have no business going anywhere near the inside of their computer, much less removing the processor like they had me do once.

Ominous predictions for the place I was first heading toward...:lookaroun

I recently saw and add for a Toshiba somewhere, which I'll now have to go find, but was wear. To be honest, that ad and your suggestion are the first times I've heard of the brand in computers. Alienware I've only heard of for it's gaming stats.

I'm only going to use it to take notes at school, so I didn't want anything special.

Mine will have to be more versatile... almost like a second desktop.

And as others have said, Toshiba and Sony are going to be your best bet.

Two names I've just now learned to make laptops. :lookaroun

Good luck, and if you have any more questions feel free to PM me or ask here and I will do my best for you!

Thanks. :wave:

 

[Pongo]

Connor, forgive me for slightly commandeering your thread, but I too am on a small hunt for a college-worthy laptop.

Does anyone have one of those laptops that you can also use a stylus to actually write on the screen if you don't feel like typing? The kind where the screen turns around backwards and sits on the keyboard screen-side up. I don't know what they're called, but they look pretty cool and versatile, not to mention useful.

Are there any reviews of those? Price ranges? Names?

 

[Connor002]

Connor, forgive me for slightly commandeering your thread, but I too am on a small hunt for a college-worthy laptop.

No problem. :lookaroun

 

[Lil'mermaid]

Connor, forgive me for slightly commandeering your thread, but I too am on a small hunt for a college-worthy laptop.

Does anyone have one of those laptops that you can also use a stylus to actually write on the screen if you don't feel like typing? The kind where the screen turns around backwards and sits on the keyboard screen-side up. I don't know what they're called, but they look pretty cool and versatile, not to mention useful.

Are there any reviews of those? Price ranges? Names?

My doctor uses a Fuji laptop (I think) and I know that the screens spin and that you can write on them.

 

[Laura]

So far I've had experiences with a Toshiba laptop and a Dell.

The Toshiba was built poorly and didn't last long. They didn't offer any decent insurance on it so I ended up spending fortunes on repairs before giving up and throwing it out.

I'm currently using a Dell Inspiron 6000 which I bought a little over a year ago. I chose Dell because they have awesome accidental damage coverage. The coverage was $400 extra, but well worth it. In a year I've already needed the keyboard replaced twice and the motherboard replaced once. I will agree that it is kind of a pain to have to listen to the foreign customer service agents walk you through disassembling your own computer (usually for no reason) to try and rule out some things, but they are very friendly and they try to be helpful (maybe even a little too helpful). They give followup calls to make sure everything is working out well. And with the insurance I have on it whenever I have a problem someone comes to my house and fixes it usually within 24 hours. It's great.

But like all PCs with Windows, after a year of regular use it's slowing down and not working too well anymore and causing me more hassle than it's worth.

So I took the plunge the other day and ordered a 2 GHz Macbook which should arrive on Wednesday. I'm so excited I can't even stand it. Everything I've read about the Tiger OS and all the other Mac software sounds phenomenal, and it should be great for graphic design (which is what I do for a living).

I was so excited about the Mac I even convinced my best friend BJ (who posts here too) to buy one too. So now we'll be Mac buddies LOL.

 

[Wilt Dasney]

I was so excited about the Mac I even convinced my best friend BJ (who posts here too) to buy one too. So now we'll be Mac buddies LOL.

I was never good at resisting peer pressure. :lookaroun

(Plus you said I'd get ice cream.)

 

[wannab@dis]

My suggestion is a Dell or Toshiba. If you can budget the money, look into an XPS laptop from Dell. They have 'personalized' U.S. based support for the XPS line and the laptops are built specifically for multimedia, video intensive gaming, etc. If an XPS is outside your range, look at the Inspiron line. I have a e1705 and it's been a great machine and I've dealt with support one time and had no problems. Be sure to order a CD with your OS on it so you can re-install if you want without using their goofy partition install.

Toshiba makes great laptops, but the price is generally higher than Dell. Their support has just as many negatives percentage wise since they don't sell near as many as Dell does.

My suggestion is that you try to get a Dual Core processor and make sure it has a video card and not just the 'onboard' video. Good luck and PM me if you have any questions. I'll be out of the loop for the next few days but should be able to respond as soon as I can. (Probably on Tuesday.)

 

[WDWScottieBoy]

A good thing for Dell: they just moved their tech support BACK to the USA after they did a study and found out that their customers weren't happy with the tech service from it being in India. It was one of the first to move back here, and it's been great. I still would contact them about my previous Dell's.

Also, go to www.newegg.com or www.tigerdirect.com and they usually have some really good deals.

 

[Woody13]

Go to Sam’s Club on the Internet. They sell a Dell Inspiron E1705 with excellent specifications for $1,599.00 delivered to your home. If you’re not a member, you can join for $35.00.

 

[lwalker8]

Why are people so afraid of Macs? They are better, end of story. Anyone whose has a Mac just laughs when they see someones Windows computer, cause everytime they see it it's broken- and who is gonna fix it?:brick: Anyways...yea, once you go Mac you never go back!:kiss:

 

[maelstrom]

BJ got a Mac??!! I've only been pushing that for three years now.

 

[Wilt Dasney]

BJ got a Mac??!! I've only been pushing that for three years now.

Only two. (And you never promised ice cream.) :lookaroun

 

[Uponastar]

George has given his opinion. . .
He thinks you should go with the Dell.
He has a list of options you should choose, but I'll get back to you on that.

 

[Connor002]

George has given his opinion. . .
He thinks you should go with the Dell.
He has a list of options you should choose, but I'll get back to you on that.

Remind me to but George lunch sometime...

 

[Uponastar]

Remind me to buy George lunch sometime...

He's done three-way calls with Dell, himself and the client purchasing one. He helps them choose the best set-up for them. I told him what you need and what your budget is and he has some ideas. He's just not here right now! :lol:
I'll let you know. . .

 

[MyNameisStitch]

GO FOR A MAC!

Unless... you don't... like Macs... :lookaroun

Then I can't help you. Whatsoever.

Ideally, you should purchase a MacBook or MacBook Pro and come on over to the light side.

So I took the plunge the other day and ordered a 2 GHz Macbook which should arrive on Wednesday. I'm so excited I can't even stand it. Everything I've read about the Tiger OS and all the other Mac software sounds phenomenal, and it should be great for graphic design (which is what I do for a living).

I was so excited about the Mac I even convinced my best friend BJ (who posts here too) to buy one too. So now we'll be Mac buddies LOL.

Why are people so afraid of Macs? They are better, end of story. Anyone whose has a Mac just laughs when they see someones Windows computer, cause everytime they see it it's broken- and who is gonna fix it?:brick: Anyways...yea, once you go Mac you never go back!:kiss:

High-Fives all around, i'm a fellow Mac Addict. :sohappy::sohappy::sohappy: