Dell or HP laptop?

[ThreeTwentyFissel]

Yeah, Mac OSX will run on anything x86. Right? :giggle:

Mac people crack me up.
On a side note: I've been using Sony products since day one and I gotta say, its gonna be hard for me to stray away. I think I'm gonna order up an eeePC Asus netbook soon, and toss Windows 7 on it. 8+ hours of battery life, 160gb HD, tiny as hell, n280 processor, for 300 bucks??? Yes please!

No actually your right!! I just happen to own a pc...lol

[scabzzzz]

or get what you want and install linux, or install mac osx because its all x86 hardware....

Yeah, Mac OSX will run on anything x86. Right? :giggle:

Mac people crack me up.
On a side note: I've been using Sony products since day one and I gotta say, its gonna be hard for me to stray away. I think I'm gonna order up an eeePC Asus netbook soon, and toss Windows 7 on it. 8+ hours of battery life, 160gb HD, tiny as hell, n280 processor, for 300 bucks??? Yes please!

[TheEtaUnderdog]

*** Plus 2, anything windows is garbage, save the migranes and get a Mac...;)

or get what you want and install linux, or install mac osx because its all x86 hardware....

[leland21]

*** Plus 2, anything windows is garbage, save the migranes and get a Mac...;)

Price it out...

HP Laptop $750

A Mac book with the same features, as in ram, processor speed, and hard drive, with a smaller screen and less options-- $2200 minimum

not everyone has over two grand to drop on a computer just because it's pretty and white.

[ThreeTwentyFissel]

Neither.

*** Plus 2, anything windows is garbage, save the migranes and get a Mac...;)

[HellzMindPlaya]

I have a Dell Precision M60, it is one of their workstation laptops. It was a great computer until it decided to stop working from the battery. It just up and decided one day that it wanted to become a desktop. That being said, if I decide to get a good laptop again someday I will definitely be going back, and getting another Precision.

The real reason I bought the Dell Precision was the screen. It has a 15.4 inch widescreen display with a resolution of 1680 X 1050, which is really dense. I could have opted for 1920 x 1200 but i didn't at the time because I bought it through Dell's outlet. I really wanted to replace it with something with a screen just as good, but they don't really sell anything with a screen that good at Best Buy or any other store for that matter.

I got the accidental damage protection, and boy was that nice too. They came out to my house and replaced the hinges once. Really cool.

My current setup is a Toshiba U305-S2805, picked it up off a guy on Craigslist for $375 and it has 2 GB of ram and a Core2Duo T5450. fast enough to mess around on the net, just a hair bigger than a netbook with a screen that only measures 12.1 inches. I wanted something light and small, but with a better processor than an Atom, and this think is doing just great. Runs Windows 7 like a champ!

Dell all the way!

[Saul325is]

I would like to depart from defending dell to join in on the Thinkpad love fest. I dont know how the new Lenovo version stands up but I had a thinkpad that I rocked for 8 years. That is like 3 eons in laptop time. I finally had to "retire" it because 500mhz just became too slow for todays applications.

Now it runs a lightweigh Linux build for fun and practice. The screen is a little loose but otherwise like new (save for all of the visual wear from a 8 years of use by a traveling businessman and student.

Yes sir, I love my 1.2ghz IBM thinkpad but its starting to get pretty slow...

[Super Sedan]

Acer

[bataangpinoy]

hp isnt worth its money. google hp dv6000.
mine just died, so im stuck with my old sony vaio.

[Ryan Stewart]

I would like to depart from defending dell to join in on the Thinkpad love fest. I dont know how the new Lenovo version stands up but I had a thinkpad that I rocked for 8 years. That is like 3 eons in laptop time. I finally had to "retire" it because 500mhz just became too slow for todays applications.

Now it runs a lightweigh Linux build for fun and practice. The screen is a little loose but otherwise like new (save for all of the visual wear from a 8 years of use by a traveling businessman and student.

[IronmanE30]

1. IBM Thinkpad
2. Dell

I would not buy an HP. Happy shopping.

Cheers,

Jim

[allwheeldrive]

best laptop ive ever had was an ibm thinkpad

<--- Posting from my IBM Thinkpad t23. :p

Me personally, i'd go with a Dell over an HP. The last 2 computers i've bought were Dell's and i never had any issues with them.

[Saul325is]

A 3k laptop, what kind?

Just saying. I have administered two enterprises who used Dell and our servers were rock solid and our laptops were punished and help up well. Sure they broke from time to time but what do you expect when you give something to a field project manager. Very few laptops can withstand being dropped from the cockpit of a gantry crane.

Dell also has an awesome warranty if you opt for it. They will be there the next day to replace whatever part you broke (we went through countless screens because people would slam them shut with stuff laying on the keyboard).

Dually noted, thank you sir!

[Ryan Stewart]

no I have personal experience. For one my uncle works for them, and knows plenty of stories...

But my father bought about a 3k dell laptop that he has had to send back about 3 times now and it still crashes and fails all the time.

One of my best friend's also has a relative working for a dell and bought another top of the line laptop that has spent most of its life back at dell being fixed.

You really know me well huh?

A 3k laptop, what kind?

Just saying. I have administered two enterprises who used Dell and our servers were rock solid and our laptops were punished and help up well. Sure they broke from time to time but what do you expect when you give something to a field project manager. Very few laptops can withstand being dropped from the cockpit of a gantry crane.

Dell also has an awesome warranty if you opt for it. They will be there the next day to replace whatever part you broke (we went through countless screens because people would slam them shut with stuff laying on the keyboard).

[rwh11385]

Isn't all this "its slow after 6 months" more to do with keeping your computer clear of malware/extra stuff running in the background?

We have a 7 year old dell desktop at home, that still runs just fine.

+1. Only it is just over 5 years old and a laptop, but same difference.

My sister is on her 4th laptop in 5 years, and complains they are slow, broken, or screwed up. She sees no correlation with her use of Limewire, etc. and most likely poor download / spyware sense. I took her "ruined" Dell laptop (yes, the screen can't stand up on its own, and the right clicker is pretty much broken - but spare monitor and wireless keyboard / mouse fixes that) and have a nice kitchen music / recipe setup.

Sure, I've doubled my ram, taken good care of it, and maybe had to replace a hard drive, but my Dell has been great to me and I'm loyal to them and look forward to a new, lighter Inspiron 15 with Win 7 for CHEEEEEEEEEAP ($549 with 4GB ram and Intel Dual Core T4300).