Recommend Me A Laptop

[Devion27]

Can anyone help recommend me a laptop off of Amazon or Best Buy or Target, I want to have one with a built in Blu-ray Drive so that I will be able to read disc id, I want to be able to have enough space so that I can get Microsoft Office down the road and get Photoshop when the time is needed, I'm looking into only spending less then 1000? my max would would be 2000?

thanks

Devion27

[supersix4]

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-dv...424283&sr=1-15

Seems ok to me...

Dells good too


HP, Asus, Toshiba, Gateway they're all pretty much the same.

you have lots of room to work with in the 1000-1500 range.

[Johnny Vinyl]

I'm no PC whiz by any stretch, but from a product perspective I can say that I have had very good luck with my Toshiba Satellite. It's a bit slow now, but still running after nearly 5 years. I also like HP's laptop designs and wouldn't hesitate to get one next time.

JMO...YMMV

[Al_The_Strange]

My HP lasted a good while (three years and counting). No complaints about it (other than I didn't get a Blu-Ray drive with it ).

Used to have a Sony Vaio that I rather enjoyed. After ten years of use, I sold it (after all that time, its computing power and RAM storage was obsolete; I also hated the power consumption). The buyer rebuilt parts of it and it's still alive and kicking.

Originally Posted by Devion27

Can anyone help recommend me a laptop off of Amazon or Best Buy or Target, I want to have one with a built in Blu-ray Drive so that I will be able to read disc id, I want to be able to have enough space so that I can get Microsoft Office down the road and get Photoshop when the time is needed, I'm looking into only spending less then 1000? my max would would be 2000?

thanks

Devion27

With those requirements, there should be a good number of computers out there that can fit your needs. I don't think it'll take that much memory/processing power to run Office. Might need a good processor/video card to play BDs and run Photoshop though.

[lucv13]

Originally Posted by Devion27

Can anyone help recommend me a laptop off of Amazon or Best Buy or Target, I want to have one with a built in Blu-ray Drive so that I will be able to read disc id, I want to be able to have enough space so that I can get Microsoft Office down the road and get Photoshop when the time is needed, I'm looking into only spending less then 1000? my max would would be 2000?

thanks

Devion27

If you are planning to add Office and Photoshop the suggestion from supersix is a great one - i7 with a dedicated gpu and lots of ram for photoshop as well as an excellent price...

Originally Posted by supersix4

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-dv...424283&sr=1-15

[HyperRealist]

You can get a Dell with 3D display and glasses for $1500.

[BohemianGraham]

HPs look pretty, but for the past few years, they've been highly problematic. My mom's had nothing but problems with the one she bought recently. My Compaq that's 4 years old works better than her HP that's only a year and a half, and even then, that's not saying much as it was also problematic and had heating issues.

I've sworn off Dell after using a couple of ther business models during undergrad. The university provided them to all the students (as part of your tuition), and you got a new laptop every 2nd year. I had an IBM thinkpad in 2003, which was a freaking tank, then we went to the Latitude in my second year. I think it was a D600, and I used that from 2004-2006. That particular model had a HDD failure rate of 33% on a campus of about 8,000 to 10,000 once you factor in admin and faculty. In 2006 I got a D610 for my final year, which wasn't much better than the D600, as it would bluescreen daily.

I love the crap out of my Vaio. I paid 850 Canadian for it, and it came with the BD drive and a dedicated graphics card.

I know others have had poor luck with Acer, but they've been great for me. My 5 year old Acer is still kicking, a bit slow mind you, but it still works. My brother has a 6 year old Acer that's held together with electrical tape and has a big gapping hole where the trackpad should be, and it still "runs," as in, he can go on the internet and download stuff with it.

This article is actually pretty good, and from my own experience, their brand rankings match up:

http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/lap...iability-1109/

I'd go with Asus, Toshiba, or Sony.

[KrugerIndustrial]

I've had nothing but problems with HP laptops. They have heating issues which can lead to problems with the motherboard and you end up sending your machine to service again and again. HP Pavilion line is for consumer use only and that pretty much says it all.

Instead I'd recommend picking up e.g. a Thinkpad which comes with a full 3 year on-site warranty and you get a well-made chassis(magnesium alloy with roll-cage vs all plastic HP). I am not sure if Lenovo is offering a Blu-ray drive as an option but you can easily install it by yourself(costs around $100).

All this would probably cost you more than $1000 but I'd say in the long run it would be a wiser choice than any plastic consumer laptop.

[BLindsay]

I have had HP's in the past and have had no more issues with them then any other brand. I wouldnt hesitate to get one again

[Johnny Vinyl]

+1 on the IBM/Lenovo ThinkPads. I had one as well in the mid-to-late nineties and true....it was a tank. Are they still using that red-dot pointer or whatever you call it. I loved that thing.

[KrugerIndustrial]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vinyl

+1 on the IBM/Lenovo ThinkPads. I had one as well in the mid-to-late nineties and true....it was a tank. Are they still using that red-dot pointer or whatever you call it. I loved that thing.

They are! And I love it too. I bought my X220 last year and it's been an awesome laptop. I only wish it'd come with optical drive but it's so small there's no room.

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by KrugerIndustrial

They are! And I love it too. I bought my X220 last year and it's been an awesome laptop. I only wish it'd come with optical drive but it's so small there's no room.

Sweet! I'm due for a new one soon and will definitely have a look again.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vinyl

+1 on the IBM/Lenovo ThinkPads. I had one as well in the mid-to-late nineties and true....it was a tank. Are they still using that red-dot pointer or whatever you call it. I loved that thing.

My peers and I used to call it the nipple.

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

My peers and I used to call it the nipple.

Good word for it actually!

[Devion27]

thanks everyone for your feedback i will look at everything everyone has posted when i get the time.

thanks

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by Devion27

thanks everyone for your feedback i will look at everything everyone has posted when i get the time.

thanks

Let us know what you decide on, and best of luck in your search!

[PS3-Playb3yond]

I would go with HP Pavilion, the one supersix4 posted has great specs. I have 2 HP Pavilion laptops and never had a problem with either. They do tend to heat up after several hours of use but as long as you have enough air going through at the bottom, it shouldn't be much of a problem. I take care of the laptops and blow the dust off the inside and all that too. I think the only way you'd have a problem with them is if you don't take care of them.

Good luck! And let us know what you decide on.

[Devion27]

will do, im doing all my research right now and when I have one picked out i will let you all know what I choose.

[PanaPlasma]

I am also looking for a laptop. It has to be quiet - silent for music playback? Is the HP a good choice for that?

Or an Asus EEE PC?

It wil be only used a music transport (for my DAC/amp). No internet browsing, video or photo editing,...

Just playing music from J River Media Center & Foobar.

[PS3-Playb3yond]

Just for music playback? Any laptop would be able to handle music playback. I don't know what you mean by DAC or what J River Media and Foobar is but whatever you decide, I recommend getting a laptop that has an Intel i3 or i5 if you can afford it.