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Hey all! I will be purchasing a laptop in the New Year and I'm wondering what is the best, reasonably priced and convenient to use system now available. Not looking for gaming. More just business and email etc..
I have had a Mac in the past.

Thanks! Very interested in any feedback.

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I'm an Apple girl currently, but if Mac wasn't an option,
I'd go with a Toshiba laptop - Tried Trusted &True
(not the cheapest but in my past experience, they were the most reliable)
 
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Toshiba

I agree Toshiba is a good bet.
 
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bakesale said:
Either A MacBook Pro or a Toshiba Satellite.
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Exactly in that order! Im using a Toshiba but I might finally take the Mac plunge.
 
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ThinkPad or MAC

Question. Do you plan on tavelling with the laptop? Do you plan on carrying it from place to place or will it mostly be left at home?

I am not a MAC guy, but MACS are a good tough reliable choice. In the PC world, there are ThinkPads and then there is everyone else. Nobody makes a better laptop than a ThinkPad. Tough, light, powerfull, secure and one of the last laptops left that actually have a frame. The rest used rigid plastic which allow the units to twist in bags and luggage, breaking LCD's and system boards, not covered by warranty BTW. The ThinkPad Warranty support channel is second to none. There T Series ThinkPads, there flagship line, start @ $1199

Hate to rain on everybody parade, but the current lineup Toshiba's is the lowest rated on the planet, with Sony not far behind. The Toshiba Satellite line is their low end student model. They used to make a good laptop, key words being used to.

HP does make a good one, unfortunately it cost over 2 grand. The Pavillion line is slow, heavy and the warranty channel is poor. Dell makes a decemt laptop, but it is the Latitude Line and their warranty channel is also weak.

If you want to buy 2 laptops in the next for years then by an HP, Dell or Toshiba. You want a laptop that will last 4 years and you can still hand it down to somebody, buy a ThinkPad.

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vidwindow said:
Hey all! I will be purchasing a laptop in the New Year and I'm wondering what is the best, reasonably priced and convenient to use system now available. Not looking for gaming. More just business and email etc..
I have had a Mac in the past.

Thanks! Very interested in any feedback.

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Like anything, "best" has to mean what's best for you, given your budget, performance needs, etc.

With all that out of the way, if I was to choose one laptop as an all-rounder it would be the HP Elitebook: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/ca/en/sm/WF04a/321957-321957-64295-3955549-3955549.html

They're built like a tank, look great, have the longest-battery life in the industry, are downward XP-compatible, and have a wide range of performance and size options.
 
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threepeat said:
Like anything, "best" has to mean what's best for you, given your budget, performance needs, etc.

With all that out of the way, if I was to choose one laptop as an all-rounder it would be the HP Elitebook: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/ca/en/sm/WF04a/321957-321957-64295-3955549-3955549.html

They're built like a tank, look great, have the longest-battery life in the industry, are downward XP-compatible, and have a wide range of performance and size options.
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The HP elite series is a good notebook, excellent in fact. But the T series ThinkPad favourably compares, the base price is lower and you get the IBM Channel for support. Lenovo may build the ThinkPad, but IBM suppoprts them.
HP Service and Support is very lacking. Hp makes some very decent products, but you need to be a good song and dance man, and jump through alot of hoops, to get any support out of them. Not that IBM is perfect, they are just better at the support game.
The margins on notebooks are thin and getting thinner, so how well a company supports a product is more important than ever. It has been my experience that IBM Service and Support does it better than the rest.

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IBM Lenovo

Todays your last day for a great deal from Lenovo.

you got 6 minutes for a LenovoY550 with a dualcore 2.2ghz 4gb ram 320G HDD bluetooth and wireless b/g/n dual layer dvd writer and a 15.6 screen, Win7 64bit go to redflagdeals.com for a link and the coupon code.

I bought two @ $559.cdn
 
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zoe_zee said:
this is slightly off topic buutt....

I recently switched to a mac, I have always used a windows based pc and am finding.... dare I say...

I really regret switching to a mac!

I feel like I don't understand anything on it :(

I guess I should google a mac tutorial or something but I consider myself somewhat computer savvy (or able to figure things out as they come up) but with this one, I am at a loss.

If it freezes, I just turn it off... is that what i'm supposed to do? Is there no equivalent to ctrl-alt-del?

I am such a newbie to mac's so, this post may be laughable, but... any advice or websites to help me out would be great

or do you feel the same way after switching?

thanks!
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This is why I keep bashing MAC. They are not user friendly. When people switch from one product to another, they want a smooth transition. Apple can't do this!
 
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Wow, thanks everyone. I'm looking for something that will travel well and has reasonable battery life. That was the biggest drawback with my mac.....
I don't want to spend a lot of cash, but I don't want to fall into the "you get what you pay for" problem either. So I guess mid-range. I really don't need all the bells and whistles.

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vidwindow said:
Wow, thanks everyone. I'm looking for something that will travel well and has reasonable battery life. That was the biggest drawback with my mac.....
I don't want to spend a lot of cash, but I don't want to fall into the "you get what you pay for" problem either. So I guess mid-range. I really don't need all the bells and whistles.

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Asus EeePC may be what you want?!
 
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How about a desktop

I'm looking for a new desktop.
Any suggestion for who's dealing what this month?


Specs:
Doesn't have to be too fancy - just powerful enough to ban, yet kind enough to show mercy.
If it could read posters' minds and warn or jolt them just before they're about to press the submit button - that would even be sweeter!
 
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Moderator-1 said:
I'm looking for a new desktop.
Any suggestion for who's dealing what this month?


Specs:
Doesn't have to be too fancy - just powerful enough to ban, yet kind enough to show mercy.
If it could read posters' minds and warn or jolt them just before they're about to press the submit button - that would even be sweeter!
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Lenovo ThinkCentre M58e – 7269D6U - SFF - 1 x P E6300 / 2.8 GHz - RAM 2 GB - HDD 1 x 250 GB - DVD-Writer - GMA X4500 - Gigabit Ethernet - Windows 7 Pro / XP Pro downgrade - pre-installed: Windows XP – Three Year Warranty – Priced at $618.00

Lenovo ThinkCentre M58e 7269D7U - SFF - 1 x Core 2 Duo E7500 / 2.93 GHz - RAM 3 GB - HDD 1 x 320 GB - DVD-Writer - GMA X4500 - Gigabit Ethernet - Windows 7 Pro / XP Pro downgrade - pre-installed: Windows XP – Three Year Warranty – priced at $722.00

Lenovo ThinkCentre M58e - 7268C4U - Tower - 1 x P E6300 / 2.8 GHz - RAM 2 GB - HDD 1 x 250 GB - DVD-Writer - GMA X4500 - Gigabit Ethernet - Windows 7 Pro / XP Pro downgrade - pre-installed: Windows XP – Three Year Warranty – Priced at $618.00

Lenovo ThinkCentre M58e - 7268C5U - Tower - 1 x Core 2 Duo E7500 / 2.93 GHz - RAM 3 GB - HDD 1 x 320 GB - DVD-Writer - GMA X4500 - Gigabit Ethernet - Windows 7 Pro / XP Pro downgrade - pre-installed: Windows XP – Three Year Warranty – Priced at $751.00

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dunnochit said:
Lenovo ThinkCentre M58e – 7269D6U - SFF - 1 x P E6300 / 2.8 GHz - RAM 2 GB - HDD 1 x 250 GB - DVD-Writer - GMA X4500 - Gigabit Ethernet - Windows 7 Pro / XP Pro downgrade - pre-installed: Windows XP – Three Year Warranty – Priced at $618.00

Lenovo ThinkCentre M58e 7269D7U - SFF - 1 x Core 2 Duo E7500 / 2.93 GHz - RAM 3 GB - HDD 1 x 320 GB - DVD-Writer - GMA X4500 - Gigabit Ethernet - Windows 7 Pro / XP Pro downgrade - pre-installed: Windows XP – Three Year Warranty – priced at $722.00

Lenovo ThinkCentre M58e - 7268C4U - Tower - 1 x P E6300 / 2.8 GHz - RAM 2 GB - HDD 1 x 250 GB - DVD-Writer - GMA X4500 - Gigabit Ethernet - Windows 7 Pro / XP Pro downgrade - pre-installed: Windows XP – Three Year Warranty – Priced at $618.00

Lenovo ThinkCentre M58e - 7268C5U - Tower - 1 x Core 2 Duo E7500 / 2.93 GHz - RAM 3 GB - HDD 1 x 320 GB - DVD-Writer - GMA X4500 - Gigabit Ethernet - Windows 7 Pro / XP Pro downgrade - pre-installed: Windows XP – Three Year Warranty – Priced at $751.00

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Custom-build desktops are the best!
 
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dunnochit

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mercyshooter said:
Custom-build desktops are the best!
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There is an argument for what you say, but it is weak. As with ALL computing it has to do with what you plan to do with the computer. For a business computer, clones are not reccomended. But having only been doing this professionally since '88, what do I know.
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