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[maharetr]

The laptop I have now is slowly dying after three years of devoted service, and I'm in the market for a new one.

Talk at me about your laptop? What brand is it? RAM, storage space, how much you paid for it, bits you like, bits you don't like? Do you have Vista? How's it working for you? :) Aside from "wireless internet" and "lots of storage space" requirements, I'm open to suggestions/sermons ;)

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[prk.livejournal.com]

I'm kinda an IBM (now Lenovo) Thinkpad fan. I've just ordered another one, but they're at the expensive end of the market (about $3.5k). They're rock solid and reliable though *touches wood*.

We're using HP at work, and they're okay, but a bit iffy if you take them in and out of a docking station.

I'd strongly suggest avoiding Sony - they're not so good in the notebook market, although they do make cute little notebooks.

I've previously used Toshiba and Dell and wouldn't touch either again, although amarillion may be able to give an update on Toshies as they're the main laptop used at her new workplace, so she'll know if any of the current models have hardware issues :)

I've heard mixed feedback on Asus & Acer. Some models are good, some have issues. Everyone has their own preferences. That said, these are the two brands which are usually at a pretty good price point for features.

If you're buying new, now, I'd suggest a minimum of 1.5GB of RAM (2GB recommended). Other features are what wireless protocols are supported, how fast the HDD is (5400RPM vs 7200RPM), CD & DVD Burner, how large the screen is, etc.

If you don't have any specific software requirements, Vista is useable and will give you support for the next 3 / 4 years, whereas XP may be end of lifed.

If I wasn't a Thinkpad snob, I'd probably investigate something like the Acer Travelmate 5625 WSMI or Acer Aspire 9425WSMi.

But I'd be asking other Acer users how they're going first!

Can talk more on Friday if you like.

*hugs*

prk.

[japester.livejournal.com]

We're using HP at work, and they're okay, but a bit iffy if you take them in and out of a docking station.
or touch them out of line, or sneeze near them.
I mean, rebooting at random times? That's plain silly.

[maharetr.livejournal.com]

or touch them out of line, or sneeze near them. Hee!

I use a HP now, and actually, it's never been particularly stellar. Sounds like switching brands are in order!

[maharetr.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, you rock. Thank you muchly for this. *bumps Acer to the to top of a short list*