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Old 09-17-2009, 10:58 PM
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Need a new laptop for my wife (old one has hinges problems developing)
nothing fancy but not sure what brand to get hp ,toshiba, other

what do others have ?

It will be for surfing ,
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Old 09-17-2009, 11:03 PM
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Hey,

I am an IT guy, own an internet company and buy my stuff from the wholesalers... But when it comes to laptops I just go to Future Shop.

I won't touch HP again, went through 2 of them and the mouse pad was horrible, currently have a Toshiba and have never had a problem. There are alot of great laptops under $1K even under $700

Compaq owns HP, so I don't touch them based on my problems with the HP unit.

Happy Shopping!
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Old 09-17-2009, 11:23 PM
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Toshiba or a Macbook!
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Old 09-17-2009, 11:35 PM
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Dell for Notebooks, Acer for NetBooks.

I run an IT Consulting firm also, have the least problems, and best support from both.

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Old 09-17-2009, 11:43 PM
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I've heard Toshiba's good but I have Mac Book Pro, it's a great laptop.
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Old 09-17-2009, 11:46 PM
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Yup, a Mac. You can run windows on it if you absolutely have to as well as Mac OS.
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+1 on the Macs. A little more money but you can't go wrong with one.
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Old 09-18-2009, 01:24 AM
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Yes, Mac is good but it is expensive. I would go for Asus - made in Taiwan but it is really good. More important, it is cheaper than most of the brands.

BTW. If you open a computer and find that most of the parts are made in Taiwan, then this is definitely of good quality. Most of the stuff are now either made in China or Malaysia.
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Old 09-18-2009, 03:30 AM
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Agreed stay away from HP/Compaq anything. For business laptop the Lenovos are good and I started buying Dell's business laptop this quarter and I have to say I do like them.

Yes Mac books are nice too.
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Old 09-18-2009, 03:40 AM
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i got a dell studio 15 with a graphics card, and it runs great. quick delivery also.
the cheaper ones are good deals on their website.
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