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Old 01-27-2009, 05:13 PM   #1
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Recommend me a Laptop!

Looking for a new laptop after my old one died.
I have a budget under $700.
Dont play any intense games, only dota once in awhile and mostly use it for Pr0n + websurfing.

I've asked people for suggestions they told me not to get HP/compaq and acer.
I have no take on this, so i need some suggestions. =P

Suggest me something. Looking for a 15inch or so, not interested in those net books.
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Old 01-27-2009, 05:18 PM   #2
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Maybe an older/used IBM Thinkpad. They're built top notch.
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Old 01-27-2009, 05:29 PM   #3
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im all about Sony, my Vaio is the best computer i've ever owned
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Old 01-27-2009, 06:16 PM   #4
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Pron x 5hrs a day x 2yrs and still no break down?
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Old 01-27-2009, 07:36 PM   #5
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Pron x 5hrs a day x 2yrs and still no break down?
Get a Thinkpad for that stuff. Thinkpads are tanks... the Toyota of computers.

Both in that it's reliable and quite boring.
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Old 01-27-2009, 07:43 PM   #6
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acer seems fine for me. Used me pretty much 6+hours a day for 6 months and so far everyting still looks good.
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Old 01-27-2009, 07:52 PM   #7
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Pron x 5hrs a day x 2yrs and still no break down?

mine is used almost 10 hrs a day, the only thing died is the battery
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Old 01-27-2009, 08:14 PM   #8
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^ me too, mine is on all day long, getting use, on wireless connection, and nothing has changed since day one, it's about 1.5 years old at this point
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my SZ is actually close to 3 yrs old now...
but its getting quite ugly due to wear and tear, keyboard wearing out, scratches everywhere...
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Old 01-27-2009, 08:28 PM   #10
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i suggest a thinkpad too. they are built with better quality, and feels better to the touch too.
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Old 01-27-2009, 09:57 PM   #11
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acer seems fine for me. Used me pretty much 6+hours a day for 6 months and so far everyting still looks good.
Just wait... Acers suck. Even their high-end "Ferrari" models - I've had many friends with Acer laptops with issues. Dead fans, dead mobos, bad drivers... *shudder*

Usually slightly after 1 year, then it fails.
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Old 01-27-2009, 10:07 PM   #12
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go for a thinkpad or a dell
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Old 01-28-2009, 04:09 AM   #13
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dell+complete care warranty.

end story.
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Old 01-28-2009, 08:01 AM   #14
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dell business line laptop+complete care warranty.

end story.
Fixed. The Inspirons are iffy. Go with a Latitude/Vostro/XPS.
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Old 01-28-2009, 01:24 PM   #15
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are you guys serious about the thinkpads? IBM is terrible...
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Old 01-28-2009, 02:50 PM   #16
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thinkpads are actually really good...but with your budget of 700$ you don't have much choice xcept for the laptops available at bestbuy/futureshop. They usually carry acer, HP...etc.....they're O kAY for your usage...just reformat to win XP and it'll b good to go. Another option is if you are willing to buy used then you have a wider availability. I believe my gf is selling a white hp laptop thats 15" for about 500$...dual core..3gb ram...and is for sure capable of dota and such.
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Old 01-28-2009, 03:41 PM   #17
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thinkpads are actually really good...but with your budget of 700$ you don't have much choice xcept for the laptops available at bestbuy/futureshop. They usually carry acer, HP...etc.....they're O kAY for your usage...just reformat to win XP and it'll b good to go. Another option is if you are willing to buy used then you have a wider availability. I believe my gf is selling a white hp laptop thats 15" for about 500$...dual core..3gb ram...and is for sure capable of dota and such.
500hmm whats the model?

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