Suggestions about Laptop ?

[caperjack]

my daughters sony viao is 3 years old i think working as good [excpt for hdd problem a new hdd fixed that ]as any of the other laptops we have owned .iam using a macbook laptop right now ,used one i bought for about 300.cdn$ works good ! only issue i have is the OS its updated to the highest it will take .OS10.6.8

 

[strollin]

... I bought a Toshiba for $100 less. The thing kept crashing on me and after the fourth restore, I took it back, paid $100 more and got the HP mentioned above.

My daughter has a Toshiba and I think she's happy with it.

You can get a lemon with any brand. I bought a Toshiba laptop about 6 months ago and have not had a single issue with it.

 

[caperjack]

just saying , out toshiba died with out warning after running great for 3.5 years ,never was able to fix it ,motherboard died i think .had a Compaq that lasted for well over 4 yrs of regular use and abuse,lol

 

[whs]

I had my problems with the VAIO too. If you want to know the story, you have to read these 6 pages.

But that does not change the fact that it is a very solidly built laptop. I had the technician in my house taking it apart and I could see inside. It was a great laptop for what it did but it had a retarded BIOS. That was too bad because I really liked it and hated to return it.

 

[strollin]

Personal, individual anecdotal stories of each our laptops doesn't really provide any useful information as to the quality/reliability of any given brand of laptop since the sample size is way too small to be meaningful.

 

[popeye]

Personal, individual anecdotal stories of each our laptops doesn't really provide any useful information as to the quality/reliability of any given brand of laptop since the sample size is way too small to be meaningful.

Quite true. I've had good luck with Acer over the years past about 2006 but others say they are junk. I don't move mine around much though.

I think they are tied to HP. One of mine had a HP number on the box when I received it.

 

[caperjack]

th way i see some people treat there laptop you would think it was a Sherman tank ,and i seen a lot ,people bringing them into repair shop and tossing them onto the counter and cussing because the dam thing wont work right

 

[Blazergamer]

So I finally opted for an Acer Aspire V5 series with an i5 processor 8gigs of Ram for 600$. The downside is the integrated graphics but I don't really need it because I have a PS4.

 

[popeye]

So I finally opted for an Acer Aspire V5 series with an i5 processor 8gigs of Ram for 600$. The downside is the integrated graphics but I don't really need it because I have a PS4.

The integrated graphics on the i5 is pretty good plus the 8GB Ram will help. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Like caperjack said above, try to avoid treating it like a Frisbee. Unless military grade, I don'r think any of them hold up well to being tossed around.

 

[Chuck38]

So I finally opted for an Acer Aspire V5 series with an i5 processor 8gigs of Ram for 600$. The downside is the integrated graphics but I don't really need it because I have a PS4.

Sounds good!

 

[brummyfan]

Personal, individual anecdotal stories of each our laptops doesn't really provide any useful information as to the quality/reliability of any given brand of laptop since the sample size is way too small to be meaningful.

Quite true. I've had good luck with Acer over the years past about 2006 but others say they are junk. I don't move mine around much though.

I think they are tied to HP. One of mine had a HP number on the box when I received it.

Yes, me too, quite happy with Acer since 2007, 5610z still going strong.

 

[Lee]

Oh Hell go with a iMac Mac Book Pro 13.3, and put Win 8.1 in Boot Camp. . .oops, sorry guys, the Devil made me so that. . .

Umm, he needs to stay under $800...

Graig's List. . .

 

[Chuck38]

Graig's List. . .

I didn't even think about that!

 

[Wynona]

So I finally opted for an Acer Aspire V5 series with an i5 processor 8gigs of Ram for 600$. The downside is the integrated graphics but I don't really need it because I have a PS4.

Good choice and good price. I've used Acer stuff (no PCs though) in the past and always had good luck. In fact, this 23" monitor is an Acer!

 

[Chuck38]

...this 23" monitor is an Acer!

Wow! 23"!! That sounds pretty nice!

 

[Wynona]

...this 23" monitor is an Acer!

Wow! 23"!! That sounds pretty nice!

It is. I was stuck with a 17" monitor and this one came on sale at the same time I had a little extra change, so . . .

 

[Chuck38]

I'm using a 11.6" screen!! So even 17" sounds nice!!