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Laptop: Which Brands are Decent?

Jessika
edited March 2007 in General
I like HP but i'm looking for some other opinions and suggestions.

What do you all think of these following brands,

Compaq
Toshiba
Acer

Also,

Which processor do you think is better, AMD64 or Intel Dual core?

With all these names it's getting confusing (Turion, Sempron, Centrino etc.)

Comments

  • Malakaiii
    edited January 2007
    I have an Averatec, which was extremely cheap when I bought it and isn't bad for what I paid. The only thing is it gets really hot on the bottom, so it's more of a "tabletop" than a "laptop"... :wink:

    If I could have a do-over, I'd probably get a Sony, Toshiba or a Panasonic. They are very sturdy and work well from what I've seen!
  • puredaaan
    edited January 2007
    k well from what i can see from your post, you're quite inexperienced with gimpuuuters...

    at the moment, go for a core 2 duo processor,

    what EXACTLY are u going to use this laptop for?
    school? games?? just internet??

    what's ur price range??

    sony's are expensive,
    dell's are worth the money you pay for

    do you want your laptop heavy?

    toshiba's are heavy in general unless you pay $2000+

    panasonics n sony's are light and expensive

    so give more info!!!
  • BryanL
    edited January 2007
    If you want a cheap entry level computer, get an Acer. For top brand I would highly suggest a Dell as their customer service and warranty is outstanding. You would want a Intel Duo 2 Core Processor over an AMD 64x2. Both give you "2" processors in one, but the AMD tends to overheat and because you are using a laptop with limited fans, you wouldn't want an AMD chip in there.

    What is your price range? Oh, don't buy from BestBuy/Futureshop unless they have a crazy deal. Go find the magazine called HUB and search in there.
  • Jimmy
    edited January 2007
    ive got a Dell but i heard "Asus" is a good brand
  • imelting
    edited January 2007
    im an enthusiast, and i must say asus is top notch : )
  • Malakaiii
    edited January 2007
    Check out Anitec. I was in there today to buy some more RAM and they are very nice in there! They also have a new location which is really snazzy and has tons of stuff.

    They even had a PINK leather(looking) laptop. I'm not a girly-girl... but it's cool to see something that looks a little different than just black or grey!
  • toast
    edited January 2007
    Dell FTW
  • Pro
    edited January 2007
    ASUS says my friend.
  • meeshmeesh
    edited January 2007
    i personally have an ASUS, it's a great laptop, with all the features that you could possibly need, battery life is really good (3 hours using the high performance mode...there's battery saving mode too). and startup is really fast even though i have a crapload of stuff on my computer. :)

    but if i didn't have this laptop, i'd get an IBM ThinkPad.
  • NukeChem
    edited February 2007
    Core 2 Duo. Stomps all over everything else out there right now.

    :tongue:
  • illicit
    edited February 2007
    NukeChem said:
    Core 2 Duo. Stomps all over everything else out there right now.

    :tongue:
    so basically the good ones would be either Toshiba or Sony

    i work at staples so i can get you 10% off the systems if you intend on buying one.

    i wouldn't suggest buying a sony over the toshiba because many models have just about the same specifications, and both companies offer international warranties for 1 year, SONY brand makes the machine cost at least a hundred dollars more because of the branding.
  • Magnificent_BastardMagnificent_Bastard
    edited February 2007
    typewriter.jpg

    I suggest this. Word processor and printer in one. The days of paying high prices for printing at SFU are long over.
  • meeshmeesh
    edited February 2007
    i've always wanted one of those...no joke!
  • Malakaiii
    edited February 2007
    Me too, me too!

    Sadly, I don't think MSN works on that thing.
  • NukeChem
    edited February 2007
    I actually have a manual typewriter much like that. It's a 1960s-era Ollivetti.

    :smile:
  • Giles
    edited February 2007
    Where all the mac users at? Apple definitely makes the best notebooks, you just have to decide whether or not you want to switch to a different OS as well.
  • Steven
    edited February 2007
    ASUS. That's all you need.
  • rawls-balls
    edited February 2007
    Holy Shite;

    Macs are the only laptops anyone should be buying.

    Why upgrade to vista when you can upgrade PAST vista with Mac OS X.!
  • clutch_king
    edited March 2007
    I'm running a lenovo, its a pretty dope machine, ive heard bad things about sony, hardware malfunctions, overheating, poor quality casing etc, therefore its not worth the money. Acer makes pretty solid higher end machines, but even their entry level stuff is okay, and dell is def worth the money.

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