tookey August 16, 2008 Share tookey Member August 16, 2008 (edited) I don't really know much about purchasing brand name laptops. The last computer I bought, I built. What company has the best laptops I can get, with the least bloatware? What brands do you like? Who has good support? Edited August 16, 2008 by tookey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage August 17, 2008 Share ZeroDamage Member August 17, 2008 This may surprise you but I recommend a Macbook Pro, use Bootcamp if you want Vista or XP on it. You will get top notch support from Apple on the machine with the best specs including top of the line video card, etc. That is my recommendation anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters August 17, 2008 Share stutters GC Alumni August 17, 2008 This may surprise you but I recommend a Macbook Pro, use Bootcamp if you want Vista or XP on it. You will get top notch support from Apple on the machine with the best specs including top of the line video card, etc. That is my recommendation anyway.this quote needs to be preserved, and the thread closed. other opinions will come along, but they'll be wrong. - sj transcribed by my macbook pro. dictated but not read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZesteR August 17, 2008 Share ZesteR Member August 17, 2008 Do you have a budget?? Best bang for your buck, I believe, is getting a dell, hp, asus. Each brand I have some pet peeves, but could have changed by now. Dell, ya gotta watch, they like to put in a 56K modem and a 10/100 rj45 network card... (why??) I do like apple products, never used any laptops of their's, but the Mac OS is a nice change of pace. I know my college gives a lil discount for apple products too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice_Berge_00 August 17, 2008 Share Ice_Berge_00 GC Alumni August 17, 2008 I have been very happy with my Dell e1505 that I bought a year and 1/2 ago. I have not had to work with their customer service so no opinion there, but the laptop has been very good for me. I have Vista Home Premium on it. I would have just changed 1 thing, get the actual sound card instead of the integrated one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX August 17, 2008 Share NOFX Member August 17, 2008 I find out what i want my laptop for.. travel, not sitting at my desk. So I want the lightest possible. I don't care about horsepower, but no modern day laptop is going to crawl. I buy them off ebay and put my own OS's on them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo August 17, 2008 Share Cujo Member August 17, 2008 you'll be happy with anything asus. probably the most bang for your buck laptops. dell and hp don't even come close when you compare features set of similarly priced laptops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovetomatoes August 19, 2008 Share ilovetomatoes Member August 19, 2008 I <3 my asus laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher August 19, 2008 Share Preacher Member August 19, 2008 I just bought this one I'll let ya know how it performs. The problem with most name brand laptops is all the "bloatware " installed on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZesteR August 19, 2008 Share ZesteR Member August 19, 2008 if i can get a brand name laptop that has bloatware on it, for a cheaper price, i can take the bloatware off myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher August 19, 2008 Share Preacher Member August 19, 2008 I went with that Acer because of the screen, RAM and hard drive space. The CPU was also a little faster than most in the price range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa August 19, 2008 Share Playaa Member August 19, 2008 If it ain't gonna be a MacBook Pro (which it should be) then it had better be an Asus. But seriously...get a MacBook Pro. I have had a few laptops in my day (HP, Compaq, Sony, Apple) and none of them felt as usable and "fresh" after a year as my MacBook Pro does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher August 19, 2008 Share Preacher Member August 19, 2008 I also chose the Acer because it has nothing to do with Apple and it's evil scheme to compromise the integrity of fly fishing in the lower half of Alska. The bastards!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now