labtop
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- armed_rob
Im about to buy a PC labtop 4 my girl...
Im ONLY into mac's so I dont know witch brand to pick...
is there any difference???
- fate0
Get her a Vaio, Dell, or an IBM, pretty much all of those are good. I'd stay away from HP, Acer, and Compaq.
- zeroblade0
Do you place it on top of the laboratory?
- warheros0
indeed you do!
- wyatt0
I'd say toshiba all the way, by far the most reliable and serviceable - otherwise IBMs are troopers and Dells will break often but have the most lineant replacement policy so they might be worthwhile, too. Stay away from sony, it will magically become obsolete within 6 months, and it will also lose its silver shine in 3
- warheros0
i have a friend that has a toshiba, and it didnt have any of the service packs. isnt that a bad thing? i found it odd...
sony's dont like to cooperate with other manufacturer's hardware. they are sluggish too.
have a dell, very happy with it. recommend getting the 3yr warranty, very nice.
PC's are ghey™ sometimes though, look into those mac labtops®
- wyatt0
to get the service pack just hit the windows update button. Theres only 1 service pack, the second is coming in a few months - it wont necessarily come on there.
- fate0
I've been using a rather old Vaio for a long time, 1ghz but still runs like a champ. Sony is still learning to make solid laptops but they sure are pretty
- Neuarmy0
i gots a hp lappy, does me good.
- stabilitee0
lol zero
- stabilitee0
toshiba makes a great pc laptop
ibm thinkpads are on of the most long lasting/reliable laptops, only downside is they are ugly as shit
sony z series are great, thin, and sharp looking
- warheros0
the university i attend gives out HP's and Compaq's.
neither are any good when you are in the architecture school and have to render, render, render. SLOW AS HELL.
- Nematoth0
I'd go Toshiba all the way... Get the three year warranty and you're sported.. Great screen, nice looking.. great speakers (I got the one with the Harman/Kardon speakers and they are fantastic for a laptop)
I have mine running 24/7 and it never gives me any bother..
Highly Recommnded.
And I agree with statement about Dell.. good cusomter service and replacement policy ..
And IBM are the most rugged/reliable when it comes to dropping them and stuff like that.. so if you're out n about (say ur an architect on site fdr example) then they might be your best bet..
- zeroblade0
get an Acer... value for money... their desktop sucks but their laptops works well.
Sony used to have a string of incompatibility probs.
Toshiba's overpriced.
Do look out for Taiwanese brands (like BenQ, Twinhead) too, they give you your money's worth.
- Nematoth0
I would never advise anyone to go for a cheap laptop... made that mistake myself..
Go for a well known brand.. they have the experience in knowing what makes a laptop work best..
ie. Toshiba, IBM... perhaps Sony
but NOT taiwanese brands.. A friend of mine had a really dodgy BenQ laptop and I had a Prestigio (another taiwanese brand) and it just stopped working after a few hours of intensive work.. ping.. off it went.. (only 6 months old)
- fate0
Stay away from acer.
- warheros0
no acer's, HP's, or taiwanaese brands.
we are down to...
IBM, Dell, Toshiba, iBook
did i miss anything?
- sauerbraten0
you're girlfriend would look much, much hotter with a cute iBook.
- warheros0
so true.
- Mick0
My Dell is as stable as stable can be - happy with it even if it is a little heavier than some other brands.
