Laptop help (18 Viewers)

[icemaη]

Not sure if this warrants a new thread, but since I was unable to find one serving the same purpose I started one anyways.

Need to get a new Laptop for about $1000. Its not for myself, but for a friend of mine. Primary function of watching movies and browsing the internet. Ideas?

Edit: Started it in the wrong subforum. Can someone move it to the Science and Technology one? Thanks.

 

Buy on AliExpress.com

[IrishZebra]

Build a desktop instead


Dunno man, Maybe and Acer of a Toshiba.

That'll have to do until Martin gets here.

The Aspire 5940G Core i7 has a 15.6" HD screen, 4gb ram etc. I'd go with that.

 

[JCK]

Thread moved and I recommend you look at Acer, they have good machines for erasonable prices. I cannot point out one for you because of the currency and market differences, it won't be fair.

 

[icemaη]

Thanks Jack. Will look at the Acers.
Anybody has any experience with MSIs?

 

[JBF]

I do, They're light weight and pretty good yet their main problem is the Battery as after two months or so (even with taking care of the laptop and only charging it when needed) the battery soon becomes needless and the laptop will require to be attached to the charger when used.

I recommend a Dell laptop but only a new one that is from the modern models. They're pretty good yet their prices are a bit expensive.

 

[Martin]

I like Toshiba

 

[Raz]

I like Toshiba

My personal expiriences with Toshiba isn't good. I would pick Acer, I had two Acer laptops with no bad expirience and I liked them more then the others I used.

 

[Martin]

My personal expiriences with Toshiba isn't good. I would pick Acer, I had two Acer laptops with no bad expirience and I liked them more then the others I used.

Every manufacturer has or has had some duds, unavoidable. Brand names mean very little, it's the models that matter, subcomponents are all from subcontractors anyway, Toshiba or Acer don't make anything, they just put the pieces together.

 

[Raz]

I don't realy know anything in detail in this stuff, I just mentioned what were my personal expiriences with the said firms.

 

[.zero]

Asif, I would go with either MSI, Lenovo or ASUS. Both MSI and ASUS are known for their parts that go into most other laptops and their own branded notebooks are well worth the price. But Lenovo Thinkpad is the hands-down best notebook you can buy. I have a Thinkpad for work which my firm gave me and I liked it so much that I got one as my personal computer as well.

It's a well rounded machine with quality parts and performance.

 

[Azzurri7]

Martin, the next time I want to buy a laptop can you come with me and pick one for me?

 

[Yamen]

HP or DELL for sure

 

[Martin]

Martin, the next time I want to buy a laptop can you come with me and pick one for me?

I'll meet you at the place where I bought mine, best laptop I ever had. 20min from Amsterdam :xfinger:

 

[Azzurri7]

I'll meet you at the place where I bought mine, best laptop I ever had. 20min from Amsterdam :xfinger:

 

[JCK]

Every manufacturer has or has had some duds, unavoidable. Brand names mean very little, it's the models that matter, subcomponents are all from subcontractors anyway, Toshiba or Acer don't make anything, they just put the pieces together.

Not really, some Chinese kid puts the pieces together for them and gets paid nothing.

 

[.zero]

HP or DELL for sure

No way man

Both HP and Dell are the worst possible brands for consumer and business products. They use cheap parts and make cheap builds

 

[Martin]

No way man

Both HP and Dell are the worst possible brands for consumer and business products. They use cheap parts and make cheap builds

Indeed, Dell is complete trash. My Dell laptop fell to pieces almost as soon as I bought it.

And not only that, Dell has been selling junk for over a decade, the only thing they have going for them is cheap prices and a website where you can customize everything.

 

[.zero]

Indeed, Dell is complete trash. My Dell laptop fell to pieces almost as soon as I bought it.

And not only that, Dell has been selling junk for over a decade, the only thing they have going for them is cheap prices and a website where you can customize everything.

Well its quite fitting of Dell to create inferior products since the company was started in someones garage using spare used parts of old computers to build their first line of PC's that they sold to the public.

And the saga continues...

 

[JCK]

However Dell's corporate line is excellent quality.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

No way man

Both HP and Dell are the worst possible brands for consumer and business products. They use cheap parts and make cheap builds

ezzakly! when it comes to laptops only apple comes out victorious