Dell or HP laptop?

[equate975]

I don't like new HP laptops, their physical build quality is pretty poor. I would take the dell over the HP. I used to really dislike dells, but I think their new laptops are one of the better ones out there. The only issue I have seen is HD's go out prematurely. They are WD drives which I find kind of surprising.

Edit:

in response to asubimmer, every single laptop is a pile of crap. Companies don't give a rats ass what goes into it, whatever Chinese child can do it the cheapest wins. Different companies seem to suck less every year or so.

[LBJefferies]

Then suggest something h0lmes.

Apple or Lenovo

[Saul325is]

This.

Although I don't know how Lenovo has done with the brand recently.

They have done pretty well...I have had my thinkpad (lenevo just bougtht them out at the time) and it has been running solid. Only problem with my current ibm laptop is that its too slow for my financial modeling programs/extensive excel spread sheets. It looks like I might stick with the dell laptop..

Thanks for your help gentlemen!

[scabzzzz]

Don't get too butt hurt bout the company you work for. It sucks, sorry.

My father bought his laptop for work. He doesn't play games or do anything crazy on it.

And no you didn't read what I wrote, I have seen what happened to my dad's and best friend's computers first hand. As far as my uncle that works for Dell, you are right the problems occur with pretty much their entire line of laptops from the base to the top.

Poorly built computers DO shit themselves. Just like anything that isn't built well...

And Dell support is well, possibly more of a joke than Obama in the white house

lol

I dont work for Dell, I work for a medium sized accounting firm. Before my company bought into Dell's, we used HP. I do know what I am talking about. We do have a Dell manufacturing facility in my city, and yes you are a moron.
I think that about wraps it up.

[jonmon6691]

best laptop ive ever had was an ibm thinkpad

This.

Although I don't know how Lenovo has done with the brand recently.

[etxxz]

the only reason all you computer interweb newbz have slow computers is because you download crap and install anti-viruses in your computer. learn to keep things clean, away from bad programs and if you do encounter one, learn how to shut it down.. learn the registry, learn the msconfig atleast..jesus

..and by clean i mean running programs..not memory space..noob.

-l33t

[ACMF74]

I have a Dell Latitude D600 for a few years...It has been rock solid and wouldn't hesitate to buy another Dell.....

[thornado327i]

why are you guys spendings so much? I used to get top of the line computers for years but now the best will be just average within a year or so. Now I just spend money to get something decent and replace them more often. Will end up costing close to the same in the end I guess but I don't have to worry about payments or getting jacked.

I bought an Asus laptop once. Never again. True, I paid 2/3 of what an equivalent Dell or HP would cost, but damn! It was put together so badly! All that cracking sounds from keyboard, weak hinges - never again.

I replace laptops every 3 years (well, maybe 2,5) - so if I spend 400 USD more to get a better laptop, that's about 13 USD per month in difference - I can live with that.

[e34john]

why are you guys spendings so much? I used to get top of the line computers for years but now the best will be just average within a year or so. Now I just spend money to get something decent and replace them more often. Will end up costing close to the same in the end I guess but I don't have to worry about payments or getting jacked.

[thornado327i]

Both Dell and HP have internals made by the same manufacturer. It all comes down to how are they put together. And face it - Inspirons are cheap. Mine wokrs great because I maintain it well.

But generally you NEVER EVER buy the cheapest product in range of ANY manufacturer.

If you are looking for a Dell laptop - go for Vostro or XPS - or even better Latitude or Precision.

I would take Dell over HP anyday - and it's not just because of my work.


Regards from Dell PM.

[asubimmer]

So what you're saying is your buddy's dad's brother's cousin heard something about a problem about a laptop. We're not sure which laptop model though, but probably all of them. Does this sound correct?

3k dollar Dell? Why would they need one of the high end notebooks? What are they doing on that notebook?
Sorry, computers dont just fuck themselves. Serious hardware failures from the factory get noticed pretty quick and Dell support is amongst the best.
GTFO

Don't get too butt hurt bout the company you work for. It sucks, sorry.

My father bought his laptop for work. He doesn't play games or do anything crazy on it.

And no you didn't read what I wrote, I have seen what happened to my dad's and best friend's computers first hand. As far as my uncle that works for Dell, you are right the problems occur with pretty much their entire line of laptops from the base to the top.

Poorly built computers DO shit themselves. Just like anything that isn't built well...

And Dell support is well, possibly more of a joke than Obama in the white house

[accident]

While I won't deny that Dell has stellar customer service, their chargers are still bullshit.

[scabzzzz]

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?

So what you're saying is your buddy's dad's brother's cousin heard something about a problem about a laptop. We're not sure which laptop model though, but probably all of them. Does this sound correct?

3k dollar Dell? Why would they need one of the high end notebooks? What are they doing on that notebook?
Sorry, computers dont just fuck themselves. Serious hardware failures from the factory get noticed pretty quick and Dell support is amongst the best.
GTFO

[asubimmer]

You know people who buy their cheap laptops. I know about 800 people who have dells that havent broken after months. THey are thier Latitude business laptops.

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?

[gwb72tii]

one more suggestion
theer are more than one website that rates notebooks
apple is the best if you can live with a mac
its also the fastest windows computer LOL

but i relied on user reviews
and if you do the same you're going to find dell loses