What brand laptop do you have?

[biggestmexi]

Looking to get a cheap lappy.

I have a PC at home that will handle most of the HARD work so i dont need it to be super fast.

I want reliability, good wireless range, and mostly intel CPU.

And cheaper. I have a couple friends with acers. Ones an old when witha kid that knows what he is doing and it has been running strong for him for several years.

How about Toshiba?

No Macs.

[Gvac]

What else???

A MAC!!!

It rocks!!!

[KnoxHarrington]

Could you live with a netbook? If so, the MSI Wind netbooks are sweet.

Though I'd get XP off it and either slap on the Win 7 RC or Ubuntu.

[boosterp]

Mine is a 17" Lenovo Y710 series that is well speced out and under $1000.

Acer is my choice though for good cost efficient/best bang for the buck laptops. Asus Eee for the best netbooks.

[Death Metal Moe]

Even though a few posters on this board have shown me some stories that HP got a few low grades in an independent survey, I'm still a HP guy.

Love the look of the machines. Love how they have very nice displays standard on most models. Like how they have one of the best websites to assemble a notebook with the most options available.

I've had 2 of them, one a refurb that lasted like 3 or 4 years and I really only dumped it because it wasn't playing the games I wanted, and also the one I recommended for my grandma works great too.

[IMSlacker]

I have two Toshiba laptops. One's five years old and the second one I just got last month. The new one is a L305-S5939. Got it for $600 at Frys. Toshiba makes really good laptops, but they have integrated graphics, so they're not for gamers.

here are the specs.

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6400

Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (SP1, 64-bit)

4GB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz SDRAM

15.4" widescreen

WXGA with TruBrite® Technology

1280x800, Supports 720p content

Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
128MB-1759MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory

320GB HDD (5400rpm)

DVD-SuperMulti drive (+/-R double layer) supporting up to 11 fomats

Intel® Wi-Fi Link 5100AGN (802.11a/g/n)

Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel

TouchPad pointing device, 86 key US keyboard

Modem

10/100 Ethernet LAN

Standard stereo speakers, Microphone jack (mono), Headphone jack (stereo)

75W (19V 3.95A) Auto-sensing, 100-240V / 50-60Hz input

Li-Ion (4000mAh)

1-ExpressCard™ Slot

3-USB (2.0)

4-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter

Software*
TOSHIBA ConfigFree®, Microsoft® Works Version 9.0, WildTangent® Orb™ Games Console, Hard disc (HDD) recovery, TOSHIBA Face Recognition, Norton 360™ All-In-One Security (60-day Trial), TOSHIBA DVD Player, TOSHIBA Disc Creator, TOSHIBA Recovery Disc Creator, TOSHIBA Speech System, Microsoft® Office Trial Home and Student 2007 Edition (60-day trial)

Weight*
Starting at 5.49 lbs.

Color
Matte Silver

Warranty*
1-Yr Parts and Labor, 1-Year Battery

[boosterp]

Even though a few posters on this board have shown me some stories that HP got a few low grades in an independent survey, I'm still a HP guy.

Love the look of the machines. Love how they have very nice displays standard on most models. Like how they have one of the best websites to assemble a notebook with the most options available.

I've had 2 of them, one a refurb that lasted like 3 or 4 years and I really only dumped it because it wasn't playing the games I wanted, and also the one I recommended for my grandma works great too.

I have recommended HP to my parents for some time now. It is true their customer service got low marks, but the still make good products and are worth a look at.

[Death Metal Moe]

I have two Toshiba laptops. One's five years old and the second one I just got last month. The new one is a L305-S5939. Got it for $600 at Frys. Toshiba makes really good laptops, but they have integrated graphics, so they're not for gamers.



My family got my mother a Toshiba a few years ago. With a $20 RAM upgrade the thing will last her for many years to come, the things are great.

Also, Toshiba sells a gaming line of Laptops that I am very impressed with. My buddy Grim Sanity has one and the thing is tits. Dual NVIDA graphics cards. The thing burns your leg as it vents if you lay it on your lap.

[biggestmexi]

a few buddys have hp's as well. never said a bad thing about them.

i guess its mostly the user as the case is in Desktops and what not.

[styckx]

Acer intel dual core @ 1.73 GHZ. I tossed an extra gig of ram it in. Paid $500.00. I just use it to browse the net, watch an occasional movie and photoshop.

I laugh at people who spend $2k on a laptop and just play solitare and use facebook

[instrument]

I want reliability, good wireless range, and mostly intel CPU.

don't get a metal laptop, they are notorious for horrible wifi range.

and most laptops are reliable as long as you don't abuse them, most issues i've seen with users laptops is from abuse.

i presently have a HP/Dell/Sony/and old ibm, and a macbook pro, i'm not big on the widescreens that a lot of manufacturers use, so i tend to use the old hp the most.

it's all plastic and gets great wifi reception, my only complaint under windows are the fans! which aren't an issue at all using linux...

the dell is uber quiet with any os....

its also partially metal as well.

i honestly wouldn't pay more then 400 bucks for an adequate windows machine.

[biggirl]

Acer intel dual core @ 1.73 GHZ. I tossed an extra gig of ram it in. Paid $500.00. I just use it to browse the net, watch an occasional movie and photoshop.

I laugh at people who spend $2k on a laptop and just play solitare and use facebook

You must know my husband. I wanted a really cool laptop that was well over $1000, and he said "no, you just use it for facebook" Haha! He made me get the $450 Gateway. It is ok, I guess. It works for facebook!

[Nothing Sound]

I have 5 computers in all. 3 desktops and 2 laptops. They are all Dell.
I only buy Dell and would never even think about buying any other brand.

[led37zep]

I have a Mac Book Pro and it can do all sorts of fancy things.

[OGC]

Apparently the Mac people can't read.



I second the Dell recommendation. I won't say we've never had problems, but I will say we've never had to pay for a repair or had any troubles with Dell's service

[cougarjake13]

sony vaio

[SatCam]

Dell Mini 9 with Ubuntu Netbook Remix. Would recommend the mini 9, can't speak for their higher end notebooks tho.

[biggestmexi]

i'm not big on the widescreens that a lot of manufacturers use, so i tend to use the old hp the most.



yes no widescreen either. do not like

[britneypablo]

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<font color="deeppink"> 12inch Ibook....need to get a new charger...so in the mean time i just use my desktop

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the 20inch



and of course on the go i have the itouch...in a case the same color as my font of course



and i dont care if u dont like macs....i will push them on u anyways

[SatCam]

and i dont care if u dont like macs....i will push them on u anyways

please do

[boosterp]

$600 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146556)

[extracheese]

DELL is selling this INSPIRON 15 for $449




HD DISPLAY - Glossy, widescreen 15.6 inch display (1366x768)
MEMORY - 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz
HARD DRIVE- 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
VIDEO CARD Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
BATTERY OPTIONS 6-cell battery
WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card
SOUND OPTIONS Soundblaster X-Fi Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled
REMOTE ACCESS Dell Remote Access, free basic service edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty

[Snoogans]

dell

[Devo37]

HP Pavilion dv2000.

no complaints. my last one was a Dell Inspiron, which i had for 5 years without any problems.

[underdog]

My wife and I both have Dells for our personal laptops. Her wireless card died, but that's really the only major problem we've had in 3-4 years.

My work laptop is a Lenovo. It's a beast and perfect for work, but I like my Dell more.

I'll be purchasing an Asus next, but that's because I'm switching to a netbook.

[Death Metal Moe]

$600 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146556)

Wow, nice deal and I LOVE Newegg.

[biggestmexi]

OMG

tiger direct for laptops for sure.

tons of them for 499.97 and 499.99

some refurbed but they work.

and they have a great choice.

[boosterp]

OMG

tiger direct for laptops for sure.

tons of them for 499.97 and 499.99

some refurbed but they work.

and they have a great choice.

I think with Tiger and Newegg that you can get the extended warranty which I suggest if you are truly going to be mobile.

[Doctor Manhattan]

and of course on the go i have the itouch...in a case the same color as my font of course

The iPod touch comes in colors?