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.
Wrong forum.
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.
Oh, sorry, this is only 1.5 ghz. It is very light, still sturdy, no drives, has USB, VGA, and HDMI which I haven’t been able to get to output the screen (I’d prefer that).
no.
Do yourself a MASSIVE favor and don’t get one that has Winblows 8.1 installed.
If so, at least get one with “downgrade”(their words) rights for Windows 7 professional, and make sure the installation media is included!
Also make SURE it has 64bit hardware. No point in getting anything with 32bit hardware anymore, unless you have a ‘legacy’ application that some how depends on it.
If you have no alternative with the installed OS being Win 8.1, find another laptop all together, opt for NO pre-installed OS - insisting on a discount, and install Linux on it. You’ll thank yourself many times later. I expect Microsoft to throw Win 8 from the train faster than they did Vista. It indeed sucks THAT bad.(don’t let anyone tell you otherwise)
PS: Also get one with a SSD.
What’s wrong with the lap you have? Can’t you get the top resurfaced?
My wife is extremely happy with her Toshiba laptop, my sons with their Acers.
My advice: get a Mac and don’t look back. Not intended as a platform flame. My IIgs from 1985 or so still boots, as does every other Apple product I’ve purchased since. You can run your beloved Windows 7 in Bootcamp or inside Parallels Desktop.
Another recommendation for Toshiba and Start 8.
Build a new desktop.
Without getting an Apple, two of the best features I like on my MacBook are a metal chassis and solid state hard drive.
Intel i5 or i7 processor. Am unsure what the equivalent AMD would be.
7200 rpm hard drive would load faster than the 5400 rpm.
Check bargains at Tigerdirect.com and Neweggs.com.