laptops

bigharpoon

Hey everyone, I'm in need of a new laptop which I have about two days to buy before the crunch is really gonna suck. I'm no techie geek that needs tons of bells and whistles; I mostly use the internet and manage photos. What is the best laptop for the money, less expensive the better. Thanks for any input stuff like this is way out of my league.

0patience

Streater

Figure out how much $$ you are willing to spend and call Dell or HP. I have had many machines and if I was not buying a Mac, it would be either HP or Dell. ALL computers break. You want a manufacturer that has good customer service. I have found that HP and Dell are the easiest to deal with for warranty management. Don't get the extended warranty. The OEM warranty should be 3 years. Good luck.

marineatbn03

+1 on the toshiba, I have had mine for 4 years and it still runs like a champ. And the toshiba service is good as well.

stephen_hannibal

Luko

Agree with Stephen, I'm a Mac fanboy but if you're not goingnthatbroyte, I've always had very good experience with HP.

amz1301

bigharpoon:

Hey everyone, I'm in need of a new laptop which I have about two days to buy before the crunch is really gonna suck. I'm no techie geek that needs tons of bells and whistles; I mostly use the internet and manage photos. What is the best laptop for the money, less expensive the better. Thanks for any input stuff like this is way out of my league.

Best laptop for the money IMHO Dell. I've got an Inspiron that's about 6 years old and an XPS i7 that's about a year old. I was debating about getting a Mac or the XPS but for the $ and what you actually get I went with the XPS. Love the XPS. I'm pricing out a laptop for the mother inlaw right now. On Dell deals you can get an Inspiron 15 i3 for $540 or the i5 core for $590. You can even get to under $500 if you want.

taythegibs

im a fan of Asus, my current computer is an Asus Netbook (10 inch screen, 1gb ram, 1.60GHz, 14ogb Hard Drive, Windows 7 Starter) that i got in 09, and has handled more abuse than most computers should, im currently looking into "real" Asus laptops as i need a CD/DVD drive and this computer is starting to go. My family has had good luck with Toshibas (dad just got one with a 17in+ screen that is pretty cool) and Lenovos (also looking into refurbished Lenovo laptops...)

Vision

docbp87

Dell man here, for the same reason mentioned above. If you're like me, you're gonna put your laptop through hell. I got a pretty standard warranty on my Inspiron 1545 or whatever it is, a few years ago when I bought it, and have really gotten my money's worth. Dell customer service has been awesome to me. I have had motherboard replacements, keyboard replacement, whole pieces of the plastic shell replaced, and even (on a previous laptop) a touch-pad replacement. All free of charge under the warranty. Also, their online chat service is really helpful. They have always been easy to communicate with, and after having me try some pretty basic things, pretty much always offer to send a technician to fix it, free of charge, at my convenience. All of my dealings with their techs (all of them actually contracted technicians from some local company I guess) have been pleasant, timely, and most of all helpful.

KingoftheCove

Rob1110

Shaun.Harrison87

I'm an IBM guy through and through. My work is a T510 and I have a T43 for personal that just hit the 6year mark...never an issue with either. You pay a little more, but they are above average for durability IMO. But when I sold for BBY Toshibas were king, HP was close and Dell right behind it. I would go with ASUS personally, very good computer for $550ish

bigharpoon

taythegibs

I dont trust a dang thing that the sales people say. They are there to sell as many add ons as they can, and they will use every excuse in the book to do so. On my $280 netbook that i have had for 3 years I have had no need of an extended warranty (that most likely would have expired already) os disc...yeah, i just backup on an external drive, and if my computer gets bad to the point that it wont help then im screwed already. EEVERYTHING that has broken on my computer has been my fault.

0patience

smokeater187

1+ on HP and toshiba I've had both for years and still work great

bigharpoon

Vision

Glad to see you back brother!

phobicsquirrel

I work on computers everyday and honestly if you plan on keeping the computer for a few years then I would say toshiba or sony. Dell use to make really good stuff but they have gone down hill for a while now. Their XPS's aren't bad but you are going to pay for it. Thing is, for a good laptop your not going to get away with spending less than 800 to 1000 dollars. Then again it depends on what your looking for, but I have to work on a lot of dell and hp laptops that are less than a year old.