Posted on 03/28/2014 2:03:22 PM PDT by Chickensoup
Time for a new laptop. The Sony Vaio is getting tired. Am looking for a reasonably priced laptop with some power to it. It is a desktop replacement so it cannot be one of those sissy teenyweenies.
Currently have a 4gb ram, 2.20ghrtz 64 bit system running my beloved Windows 7 with word and outlook 2003.
Looking for something as big, perhaps a little lighter and certainly faster, that has a disc drive, and ports for my trackball.
I refuse to consider Dell.
Yes I know, Applehead, they are wonderful but no thanks.
Any recommendations?
Currently have a 4gb ram, 2.20ghrtz 64 bit system running my beloved Windows 7 with word and outlook 2003.
Looking for something as big, perhaps a little lighter and certainly faster, that has a disc drive, and ports for my trackball.
I refuse to consider Dell.
Yes I know, Applehead, they are wonderful but no thanks.
Any recommendations?
I just bought an Alienware 17 - super fast.
Good for 3d modeling and gaming
Take a good look at Toshiba, I have two at home, the new 19” is really a nice package. Don’t like W8, but you’re kind of screwed there now. Bought it at Office Depot on sale, don’t remember the exact price but I’m really happy with it, and I do some serious CAD/CAM work too.
I wouldn’t consider an HP............
I will also be looking for a new laptop later this year. For the past several years, I have only bought Dell, not necessarily because they make the best laptops, but because they are the only vendor who offers an on-site 24-hour service guarantee.
Dell’s on-site service has always been superb. Maybe some other manufacturer has a product that needs service less frequently (although I doubt it), but I’d rather have reliable service.
I don’t trust Geek Squad, and I don’t want to have to send or bring in my laptop and leave it anywhere for servicing.
I never hear anybody talk about on-site service probably the single most important laptop feature, but I would be interested in the opinions of my fellow Freepers about this.
Asus. They are well-priced. You can get anything from a low-end email machine to a “Republic of Gamers” laptop that will rival almost any desktop.
They are all well-built, from quality components, and I’ve had 4 and none have ever had a problem. I buy the RoG monsters and my wife uses smaller, slimmer ones.
For Windows 8, install classic shell or Start8 to get the windows 7 look and feel back. I like windows 8 as much as 7 with this one little change. The upcoming windows 8 update may be even better but I haven’t seen the features in it yet.
Alienware is Dell with cool LEDs and hipster-approved cases.
Wrong forum.
Asus.
don’t know much about them. Well built?
Haters gonna hate. I like my M11x...too bad they discontinued it.
You’re the second person this week to tell me to look at Start8, going to do it this evening.
Agreed! Asus makes a fine laptop. Pretty much one for every need and budget.
Own two, one's three years old, the other is about 8 months old. Neither's ever had an issue. Best thing: Asus didn't load 'em up with a bunch of crapware that I had to remove.
You want speed? Either find something with an SSD, or get one and clone the drive yourself.
I have this $250 Asus I got, uh, last year sometime at Best Buy; the same model remains available in the local BB stores, but bundled with a printer pushing the price up. It came with 8.0 installed, and I “upgraded” to 8.1. I prefer to use it hooked to the TV, with a wireless keyboard and mouse, because of the abominable scratchpad thing that is in lieu of mouse (wtf those don’t come with an off switch, I’d really like to know). This isn’t a netbook style, it’s a normal sized screen. I’ll FReepmail you more details if you want.
Would it be fast when have 27 windows open and multitasking?
“I wouldn’t consider an HP............”
Me either. My spouse’s HP refused to start-up, so she called their customer service this morning. (It’s 3 months old.)
HP pretty much told her, “Too bad, so sad.”
I finally got it to start by taking out the battery and pressing the start button while inserting the power cord.
I wouldn’t consider an HP............
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That was the case the last time I looked.
Alienware is over-priced Dell with cool LEDs and hipster-approved cases.
Alienware computers are NOT what they used to be. Used to be you paid a premium for one of their computers because they were built like tanks from the processor up, were faster than anything else you could buy off the shelf and were reliable.
Not anymore.
>>don’t know much about them. Well built?
Yes. I’ve had 4 of their laptops and I’ve used their motherboards in desktops for many years. I only replace them because I’m a techie and need more, faster, bigger, etc. I sell them to friends when I upgrade and they’re all still running.
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