suggesttions for a new laptop

[Saddle Bronc 124]

• Toshiba L305-S5914 with AMD Sempron CPU, 2G ram, 160G hard-drive, dvd-double-layer drive, ethernet and Works 9 for $400 at Costco
• L305S-5919 (celeron 585 CPU version of L305-S5914, but without Works) at Best Buy
• Presario 585 (on-paper, identical features as L305-S5914) at Best Buy
• about 31,000 laptops on e-bay (you have to bid, lowest price is $0.01)

[GiGii 4]

I dont like Dells, they always have issues. So many in fact, that Dell now has a new option for when you are buying a PC or laptop, that for an extra $15, they provide US based customer service line. I guess all the Indians were just telling people to keep restarting their computer and other b.s. answers that dont fix a thing.

I had a toshiba, and it was funky in the beggining, but lasted 2 yrs, then just died. Now i got an hp and so far it rocks! Its not under $500, but you get what you pay for.

My recommendation is not to get the AMD processor, they are like Intel knock-offs.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

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[Saddle Bronc 124]

I dont like Dells, they always have issues. So many in fact, that Dell now has a new option for when you are buying a PC or laptop, that for an extra $15, they provide US based customer service line. I guess all the Indians were just telling people to keep restarting their computer and other b.s. answers that dont fix a thing.

I had a toshiba, and it was funky in the beggining, but lasted 2 yrs, then just died. Now i got an hp and so far it rocks! Its not under $500, but you get what you pay for.

My recommendation is not to get the AMD processor, they are like Intel knock-offs.

Actually, Dell's CS-centre appears to be located in BC rather than in India (I remember getting a call from them once and it had a '604' area-code...)

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I have to say Dell's customer service has improved a lot from the "Dell Hell" of 10 or so years ago.

They have in-house tech support guys now who can connect to your machine over the internet and fix basic problems.

Few months ago one of their techies even helped me find and remove a bad hardware installation so I could get my printer working again.

[Volkswagon 0]

Buy an Asus.

[NickD 202]

How can you use a laptop with your wife sitting on your lap? But they are sure coming down in price, have a couple of super fast Toshiba Satellites with a 166 MHz processor that I paid around 3,000 bucks a piece for. Still work on the net, wonder if I can get ten bucks each on ebay for them. Still like new. Wife likes her HP, but got a docking stand for it, has that expanded keyboard with the numeric pad, 17" screen. She only used it as a laptop once or twice. HP also extended the warranty on it for two years due to a cooling fan error. If it doesn't blow before then, may help it along a bit. Has a new main board. They FedEx a prepaid box and send it back to you within a week, son's went out in 13 months.

[britbird 4]

Have you taken a look at the Dell Outlet prices? You might find a good deal there. I'd also recommend (this is a bit sneaky, but worth a shot) going to a University website and seeing if they have a linked discount. My university has a deal with both Dell and Mac for example. I think the educational discount is something like 10-15%. You should check out the online coupon sites too, because sometimes you can stack the Dell coupons.

I currently have a Dell Latitude...it's not as flashy as some of their computers, but it has behaved itself well. I think the business orientated laptops are a bit less sensitive to wear and tear. The battery wasn't the best, but Dell replaced it without having a conniption.

I haven't bought a tower PC for a long time, so I'm not sure what the deal is with those these days.

I'm not sure what sort of warranty you want...but I've heard good things about www.squaretrade.com.

[amberdima 6]

last laptop was a dell- i'm not a fan in comparison to my new hp. i'd recommend hp.

[Sprailenes 47]

Get a mac.

[Donna A 4]

my husband has had two dells and nothing but problems with both of them. i think the second time around he learned his lesson.

[2honeybears 0]

With dell you can learn how to fix your own pc..but not all are inconvinient,.in most companies in the US. we use dell in the office..you are right, if you want personal pc better stick with hp or mac which doesn't require learning the Operating Systems (all the techi stuff).. the techi people fixes everything for you..

If you'd like to learn more about computers get Dell.

I dont like Dells, they always have issues. So many in fact, that Dell now has a new option for when you are buying a PC or laptop, that for an extra $15, they provide US based customer service line. I guess all the Indians were just telling people to keep restarting their computer and other b.s. answers that dont fix a thing.

I had a toshiba, and it was funky in the beggining, but lasted 2 yrs, then just died. Now i got an hp and so far it rocks! Its not under $500, but you get what you pay for.

My recommendation is not to get the AMD processor, they are like Intel knock-offs.

Dell are for complicated people.. get Hp nalang or better yet ang sosyal na MaC.

[SpiritAlight 1]

Even the cheapest Mac will outperform the PC laptop.

No need to worry about crashes (almost never), and no worries for getting a CTD (computer transmitted disease); so you do not need to practice safe computing!

[SpiritAlight 1]

And part two:

Mac is ready to use straight out of the box.

No fuss no muss.

Plug in your mp3 player, your camera, anything and watch it just work.

I am a convert....as are many PC friends.

[HAL 9000 96]

Even the cheapest Mac will outperform the PC laptop.

No need to worry about crashes (almost never), and no worries for getting a CTD (computer transmitted disease); so you do not need to practice safe computing!

HAL 9000 appreciates your PSA for CTD awareness, Spirit. Indeed... it is for the good of other systems as I am immune from all Windows and MAC viruses.