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A [to-be] laptop newb -- with a dopey question
Okay, first of all, all you computer geeks [X3 and that be a good thing] probably have one straight-up answer to this. See, I've been thinking about getting a laptop. But I have NO idea which company to buy from, or what to buy. I need wireless internet, and I need something a little on the small side. Any suggestions? ^^;
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Not terribly sure. EBay may or may not be a good place to get them.
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Ebay? no...
I'd suggest a Dell if you want to buy over the phone or online, or an eMachines if you're going to buy in-store. |
It depends on what country you live in... where do you live?
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Dell definatly. They're *pretty much* the best PC company hands down.
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well, my suggestion is Dell or Vaio, dell makes good laptops, and Vaio makes the smallest ones(vaio notebook), and good too, so choose*faints*
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Either Dell or HP. I highly recommend the HP Pavilion dv1000, which is quite good.
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If it was me I'd go with the HP dv1000 (two of my cousins are going with that one) or the more powerful the HP dv4000 (it's what I got, and it's a sweet laptop). They are both well priced (mine was $1,400, but I did get lots of stuff on the computer.
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Anyways~ I'd still go with Dell, HP, or Vaio. Those are probably the best. You'll want WiFi for sure...possibly BlueTooth. IMO, look for 512 MB of RAM at least. |
Dell has an awful lot of problems. >>
Get a HP, they're pretty good. An 8 year old HP handheld and still running, I have. :p |
Well, you might as well go for HP XD. Instead of having a desktop, I have an iPAQ rx3715 Pocket PC, which works just fine XD, and my mother has an HP Pavillion dv1000 which never had any problems with it. Also, like Arcanine said, the dv4000 is another very good option XD.
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I don't like HPs much~ My last HP desktop had to be replaced three times before we got one that worked -.-;
We've switched to Gateway now~ |
Gateways are absolute and utter crap, from my experiences and from what I've heard.
For laptops, Dells and HPs are supposed to be very nice. Mine's a Dell Inspiron 9300, and I love it. Haven't had any trouble with it at all. |
Any reputable computer brand (ASUS, ACER, IBM, DELL, HP etc.) should be just fine. You'd be looking for something branded with the Centrino mark, which gets you 802.11b connectivity with a Pentium-M processor and one of the approved Intel chipsets. As for small side, just choose one of the ultraportables. I'd recommend specific models, but I'm not certain what price point you're looking at. I've heard good things about DELL notebooks, although I'd never buy a desktop from them.
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Well, to be honest if all you want it for is the wireless internet then get a cheap i-book(not a powerbook)with wi-fi. The only reason I'm saying this is because of the viruses even though Apples are getting more popular it has way less viruses out there than windows.
In the end it's all up to you. |
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It depends on the model as well. Some are better and more reliable than others.
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I'm using an IBM thinkpad
its my dads work computer yeah but its decent good firewall's and stuff |
In terms of printers, scanners etc., I prefer Canon, Andy :P. However, if it's between companies like HP and Dell, HP (which also puts out the Compaq brand now, since they bought it a few years back) is far superior.
And "good firewalls" have nothing to do with the brand. They're what you install afterwards. |
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IBM thinkpad is ok if you want to keep stuff safe (I think it's that one with the finger print thing). But they cost a lot and the finger print thing isn't needed unless you're working for some big company that doesn't want data loss. |
Epsons have awesome quality, but they're also awesomely expensive. XD
No, IBM ThinkPad is just the general brand for their notebooks. There might be a model with fingerprint recognition, but it's probably really expensive o_O |
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