Which brand would you go with for a laptop?

[sassycat]

I'm also in the market for a laptop. I was wondering if there are specific kinds of brands or designs that suit art programs and music files. I hoping to create an online gallery one day.

 

[Warhammer]

I guess Sony.

 

[jaguarr]

Get a MacBook or a MacBook Pro. You won't be disappointed.

And to whoever said Alienware, their stuff is overpriced crap that is subpar when it comes to everything EXCEPT playing games.

jag

 

[X-Chick]

Yeah, I've been to that site. Its one of the reasons I started considering a HP. Also, Mac isn't really an option for me. My friend has one and I prefer PCs. Also, I'm a Microsoft ****e.

And I'll be using it for a wide range of things, pretty much everything actually, since my desktop died.

 

[X-Chick]

And to whoever said Alienware, their stuff is overpriced crap that is subpar when it comes to everything EXCEPT playing games.

jag

Yeah, I looked at Alienware and I don't get why they're so expensive. After adding everything the HP would have, its like $500 more.

 

[Darthphere]

Because its l337.

 

[bulok]

I'm also in the market for a laptop. I was wondering if there are specific kinds of brands or designs that suit art programs and music files. I hoping to create an online gallery one day.

Toshiba has some good tablet PCs if you do art


http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/ebtext.to?page=tabletpcfam&seg=HHO


I know i might seem like I am plugging Toshibas but those suckers are great and sturdy as heck. Pricey, but you get what you paid for

 

[jaguarr]

Macs = Simple

Dell = lots of manufacturing faults

HP = Performance

Your Statement = Gross Oversimplification

If you're looking to get into the creative industries such as photography, video or music production/editing, publishing and layout, graphic design and the like, Apple machines are extremely popular in those circles. I've been a Mac fan and user for over eight years now, formerly a Windows SysAdmin and Network Admin who HATED Macs prior to taking on Mac technology as part of a former job. I've used Apple HP, Dell, Toshiba, Acer, IBM (now Lenovo), Micron (now MPC), Alienware and Voodoo PC products in systems in production environments, testing environments and at home in my personal life. Apple systems have always had the best quality and reliability in my experience, and their performance in the laptop space is currently #1 (I can pull reviews from PC magazines if you would like those references). Another great thing about Macs is their longevity. They consistenly run the latest and greatest operating systems from Apple for much longer than Windows boxes. My in-laws use a beat up 7 year old iMac I set up for them that runs the latest OS from Apple flawlessly and plenty fast for them to surf the web, check email and play music. In my experience, a seven year old PC would not run Win XP (and DEFINITELY will not run Vista). Macs also come with the iLife suite, which enables consumers to start listening to music, organizing their photos, making movies and DVD's right out of the box. Couple that with the fact that Mac OS X is more secure than Windows (there are currently 150,000+ viruses in the wild for Windows and countless pieces of spyware and malware; there are NO viruses in the wild for Mac OS X, even after being on the market for 6 years, because it's horribly difficult to write viruses, spyware and malware for that platform and I've seen the script kiddies expressing frustration over that on certain forums so its' certainly not for a lack of trying). A lot of people stick with Windows because that's all they know, even ridiculing other platforms that they know little about like Linux and Mac. It's at least worth trying to see if you might like something different from the rest of th herd.

On the Windows side, HP's hardware has consistently impressed me with it's performance and reliability more than the others. Dell has become absolute junk in the last couple of years (and their market share of late illustrates that). Sony's had some severe reliability issues. Toshiba products are alright, though definitely not on par with HP's products, IMHO.

Whatever you do, don't buy sight unseen. Make an effort to actually find a place or places you can go USE and play with each of the products you're interested in to see which one is really right for you. If you decide to explore a Mac, find a place that specializes in them such as an Apple Store or Mac specialist store. Places like CompUSA, Circuit City and Best Buy that carry them usually don't know crap about them and I've heard more than one sales person saying things about them that are absolutely untrue because they don't know any better.

Good luck!
jag

 

[Darthphere]

Like Jag said, buy an Alienware.

 

[X-Chick]

Thanks jag. I've tried Macs, but they just never appealed to me much. My best friend has one, and I'll admit, they're a lot better than I expected, great even. They're just not for me. Sony is pretty much out of the question because they don't last worth a damn, Alienware is overpriced and over-rated, and I haven't really found a Toshiba I like yet.

 

[Kaboom]

im so tired of pcs and their problems, my next will be a mac

 

[jaguarr]

Like Jag said, buy an Alienware.

Are you high?

jag

 

[jaguarr]

Thanks jag. I've tried Macs, but they just never appealed to me much. My best friend has one, and I'll admit, they're a lot better than I expected, great even. They're just not for me. Sony is pretty much out of the question because they don't last worth a damn, Alienware is overpriced and over-rated, and I haven't really found a Toshiba I like yet.

HP is probably for you, then.

jag

 

[Darthphere]

Are you high?

jag

Like Jag said, im high.

 

[Darthphere]

All these Dell horror stories are funny. Ive had a Dell Pc and Laptop for more than 5 years and never have had a problem with them in my life.

 

[sassycat]

Toshiba has some good tablet PCs if you do art


http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/ebtext.to?page=tabletpcfam&seg=HHO


I know i might seem like I am plugging Toshibas but those suckers are great and sturdy as heck. Pricey, but you get what you paid for

thanks!

 

[X-Chick]

All these Dell horror stories are funny. Ive had a Dell Pc and Laptop for more than 5 years and never have had a problem with them in my life.

I only had one problem with my desktop, which turned out to be a major irrepairable one, but it was really a fluke, not the machine's fault. And Pete has had this laptop for like 2 years and never had a problem with it.

 

[Ahura Mazda]

I bought the Dell XPS 1710 adn before that had a toshiba quosmio. The quosmio was very good but over heated very easily. The Dell is a great machine.

But if you want to go really high end there is/was an english company called Savrow that made amazing laptops.

 

[X-Chick]

Damn, I really want the 1710, but I don't really need all that stuff, at least not for the price.

 

[triplefive]

All these Dell horror stories are funny. Ive had a Dell Pc and Laptop for more than 5 years and never have had a problem with them in my life.

I'm with you.

My Dell PC is 4 years old and still runs perfectly.

My Dell laptop is 3 years old and has some major hardware problems, but it's also been through a lot of collisions and falls. But I'm typing this message on it right now.

My parents' Dell computer had a power supply failure after about 16 months, but it was a cheap fix anyway.

 

[Darth Elektra]

Toshiba all the way!