What laptop to buy?

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What laptop to buy?
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Posted by: nunulka

I would like to buy a new laptop, just wondering which brand (HP? Acer? Lenovo? Sony? Toshiba?...?) you recommend. I will use it just for internet, office applications, photos editing, watching DVDs, battery life should be 2+ hours and prize no more than $1100. Any suggestions?

Posted by: forwardone

I have no experience with laptops at all. The desktop I now have is a `Dell` which I really like. Have you looked in to buying one of those at all Nina?

Posted by: Spunner

I was very happy with the second-hand Dells I bought, my current computer is a HP.

My first notebook was an Acer, and had a 10-hour rated battery life. (In practice, it was closer to 5 or 6) It had no fan, only thermal heat exchange.

But that was 10 years ago, they don't make them like they used to.

Posted by: nunulka

It will be my first laptop. I considered to buy one from HP. Do you think that Dell is a good brand for laptops. Which HP or Dell would you recommend (less than $1100)

Posted by: clifton

I don't have much experience as well, but I don't think the brand will be as important. I would just decide based on the features (cpu, hdd, screen, price etc) that it has

Posted by: forwardone

Check this review site out, it may help.

http://www.consumersearch.com/www/c...tops/index.html

Posted by: nunulka

Geoff, the link is not working

Posted by: Spunner

And make sure that you have warranty coverage where you live.

I bought my last HP in France, and when I was in Poland, HP Poland didn't sell the computer, so I had to send it to a friend in France, spend almost 2 months talking to HP (30 minutes on hold each call) until they finally picked it up, then it was repaired and returned to my friend's house in 3 days!

Posted by: golddust

Personally, I like Sony products; they usually come loaded with the best features. But this is really a matter of personal preference. Some people strip down to the HD and processor and use their own S/W library to add just what they want, which is sometimes a more useful approach.
Also, you may want to consider a Mac for a better OS.

Posted by: Spunner

Except that mac has practically no market share in Europe, so prices are up.

(Did you get the new OSX leopard, golddust? I see they are incorporating the Vista file version option, and the linux multiple desktops!

)

I have an adversity to Sony after their 2 attempts at rootkitting. http://www.google.com/search?q=sony+rootkit

Just my 4 cents worth.

Posted by: forwardone

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Originally Posted by nunulka

Geoff, the link is not working

Nina, I just tried and it works for me. It`s a very popular site, with a Google PR5. Very informative.

Posted by: nunulka

Yes it is working for me now too, don´t know why it was not. Thanks to all for the advice, I will look at some Czech internet shops. I am thinking about buying HP, Dell or Lenovo.