which kind of labtop is the best kind to have?

Question

if you tell me what kind tell me why

Answer 1

You can't go wrong and I personally recommend Dell! There are hidden long-run costs that one does not initially see when you purchase a Notebook PC other than Dell, HP or IBM and later encounter difficulties or attempt buying replacement parts like a battery, or say a keyboard etc.



Also if you're buying for college then I do NOT recommend a Notebook PC bigger than 15.4" bec we have 3 DELLs incl a larger 17" Notebook PC and the larger ones are nice but much too heavy to lug around campus as well as too big for lecture hall desks in college...



I mentioned we own 3 Dell Notebook PCs and 2 Dell Desktops and why I recommend DELL, HP or IBM for those living in the United States is that those 3 particular PC Notebook manufacturers literally supply all the business Notebook PCs to the major corporations and Government so replacement parts are readily available esp on EBAY at even a more reasonable price than the manufacturer website. Thus in the long run, being able to get the exact replacement part extends the life on your investment.



FYI my 1st Notebook PC was Gateway bec I couldn't afford Dell at the time and what a mistake is was when I needed to purchase a new Notebook battery <= costly bec not readily available like Dells... and FYI I also ran into a similar problem when attempting to upgrade the memory.



Note if you are looking for DELL bargains, then visit their DELL OUTLET site...



http://www.dell.com/outlet



Hope the Above Info Helps!

Answer 2

If in the UK try out dixons.co.uk they have lots of refurbs and the new ones are also well priced. I have been looking at Toshiba's, I had overlooked them previously but am beginning to realise that if you go for a refurb you get a really good laptop for a low price.



Hope I helped!

Answer 3

The best kind of laptop to have, is one that suits your needs. Go to just about any store that sells them, and tell them what you want to use it for, and they will point you to the right one for your needs.

I recently got a Mac, and will never go back to a PC.

Stay away from Dell's and Acer's, they are garbage. They are cheaper, but you get what you pay for.

Answer 4

Windows OS are alot of software support..

And I recommend HP Pavilion X16-1040US..

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This laptop is a replacement for my HP zv6000 series. This is truly a great laptop. I think HP hit a home run on this one!



First, the performance is great. I will update later after I run my DVD NLE (video editing) software, Avid Liquid 7, but so far, the performance is stellar. It is fast. This comes configured with Vista Home Premium (64 bit) and it runs like a champ. I love the eye candy with the Aero interface. As someone who is highly experienced with computing, I was leery about Vista, but there do not appear any problems at all with this flavor of Vista on this machine. It's great!



The screen is gorgeous. Color, brightness, resolution all pop out. The flush screen makes for very clean lines and a professional feel. I feel the 16" screen is a perfect size. Not too small and not humongous, either. It has the wide-screen 16:9 ratio so movies look great.



The keyboard is great. This chrome design looks great but it has a solid tactile feel and is not a cheap keyboard. There is no flex in it at all. Solid. And I love having the dedicated number keypad. Time to sell my wireless Targus number keypad. The number pad keys are slightly narrower than a standard pad, but that's quite OK. You really do not notice it too much and it is a very, very small price to pay to have a dedicated pad. No more [fn] button and pressing numbers on a QWERTY keyboard!



This leads in to the size of this laptop. It is compact, thin, and even narrower in depth than my 15" laptop was. It is also lighter. There is so much to this laptop in a medium size. Very portable even though it is my desktop replacement. The AC/DC brick is even smaller. It is one of the smaller, lighter type of bricks that you will not notice in your bag.



I am a music educator. I loved my zv6000's sound system. There was none better than it on the market. This unit's sound is also tops for a laptop system. The built-in subwoofer does make a difference and there is no tinny quality to the sound. And you can get decent volume from them also. Depending on the sound levels of what you are watching or listening to, you can hear these speakers throughout the whole house. The Altec Lansing speakers really do their job well.



I love the fingerprint reader. I no longer have to type in passwords to log on to Windows or any webpage that requires a login. After I set up the login for the webpage once, I use the fingerprint reader and it's done. I use to use Roboform autofiller and I suppose it will still have its purpose for online purchases, but for everyday logging in (like my bank or corporate email or blogs) it is just a fingerprint swipe away. Very convenient. And cool.



I really like the mouse touch pad. It has a good feel to it and good response.



I like the touch playback controls at the top of the keyboard. Yes, there are some issues with the volume control as it is a bit flaky. I avoid using it when something is booting up. For example, wait until *after* your DVD player is running and at the menu to change the volume level. Otherwise it gets lost in the CPU cycles or something and you can hear it clicking and it takes forever to respond. Another thing that is helpful is to just use the really cool remote that comes with the laptop. I found that using the volume controls on the remote is easier and it responds better.



The remote control is stored in the Express Card slot. It is the newer style with a rotating ring around the select key which acts as a type of scroll wheel. For example, when you are watching a DVD and you put it in pause, moving this wheel advances or rewinds the video frame-by-frame. In certain menus like when in Windows Media Center, it scrolls the menu up or down. I haven't tested the range limits on the remote, but I do know that it still works strong at least 30' feet away, more than enough for the average living room.



Like I said at the beginning of this review, I purchased this laptop to do DVD editing and authoring. This computer has all the right ports: USB, Firewire, and eSATA. There are not many laptops that have the IEEE or Firewire port and that this also has an eSATA port is bonus. This will make dumping my DV video easy while having a fast data transfer eSATA port for my external hard drive.



I'm very satisfied with the battery life. With the standard battery, I get about 3 hours with it. That is with WiFi enabled and mostly surfing the net. I purchased the 12 cell battery and I get about 6 hours while surfing and watching a DVD. This is with Vista Aero fully-enabled (contributes to battery drain). I love it.



This bigger battery sticks out the bottom. Like most people, I find it to be somewhat of a bonus that it protrudes a

Answer 5

Alienware!