PC Laptop Recommendations?
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- Greg_417n
I'm in need of a new laptop and am wondering what anyone would have to say about theirs. My friend Mike swears by his IBM ThinkPad (so Mike, please don't tell me to buy a ThinkPad), and I've personally only had Dell's in the past. I was pretty happy with the Inspiron, but don't know.
Currently pricing IBMs, Toshibas, Compaqs, and Dells. I will listen to anyone with good experience. Looking somewhere in the $1600-$2100 range.
Thanks.
- mbr0
I just went shopping for one, so here's my 2cents:
Dell - great reputation, most love theirs, great support (but not the strongest points for repairs, close, though), definitely one of the best 'packages' to buy. They were the cheapest, esp. when you discount the no tax (for mail order)
IBM - great reputation, everyone loves theirs, stellar reliability, definitely one of the best laptops.
Compaq and Toshiba - are always at the top of the customer satisfaction/reliability, but I personally haven't used them .
There was a PC Mag (or World, can't remember) that had a large article comparing reliability, satisfaction, price, support, etc., a few months ago. Its probably up on their site.
The Dell is great, and it was by far the cheapest.
- sp0
i own a ibm thinkpad 600x and it hasn't every given me trouble. i recently updated the bios to make it more compatible with redhat 8, but other than that it's a sturdy machine.
one of the key points i like about ibms, other than the architecture and stability, is that they are no-frills laptops. the 600x i have is a tiny smidge over an inch thick, and it's light...not too mention it's just a plain black laptop. no shiny silver arcs or any of that crap they put on dells and gateways.
it is an old p3 500 with 256 meg of ram and a 20 gig drive...and it's lasted me for quite a while.
the one bad thing about ibm notebooks is the lack of an intense graphic card.
if i had the money and needed a laptop i would probably buy a ti-book now and run linux off it...but, at the moment, i'll stick with my thinkpad.
i've heard good things about dell laptops. but, i don't like bulky, huge, heavy laptops. if i wanted to lug my desktop around, i would.
and, sony makes some smooth laptops too...a lot of those are reasonably priced...and they stick pretty decent graphic cards in them.
- unknown0
just buyin one in the UK at the moment, think the IBM laptops are good but overpriced compared to Dell... With dell you get good value for yer money
- toulouz0
my Dell is a year old, a desktop replacement spec, cd burner, etc.
I'm deleighted with it, faultless
- thepod0
i just got an alienware laptop [not for gaming] and so far it's been amazing. it's somewhat heavy and rather pricey. but for the kind of stuff i've been working on lately...it's been great.
- mylaptop0
mylaptop (geddit) is a Dell Latitude CPx, only a 750MHz but I bolted a CD-RW, Firewire card and some more memory on to it and it runs like a 75 Capri
I'd go with Dell again and my mate just picked up a very nice Latitude for a good price in the 'Hot Deals' section of their website
- Greg_417n0
Thanks for all the responses. Good stuff.
- Ctrl_Z0
semi offtopic...I'm not a laptop guy myself (yet at least) but a friend of mine has a RF hookup on his laptop. I think that is a sweet idea, him and his roomate share the connection and can roam through the whole house with minimal packet loss. the day I get a laptop that will be a goal for me. just an idea for you laptop heads.
- Nytram0
I finally got my Dell 8200 for abt a month. So far, i'm satisfied with the performance with 3D and photoshop. To top this performance,i've upgraded my card to 64mb with 512mb ram at a cost of USD2.2K.