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Posted by Lalo (Member # 3772) on :

Damn, but it's been a long time since I've frequented Hatrack...

As some of you know, a few months ago, I met an impossibly perfect woman, and fell in love with her. Unfortunately, her poor taste extends to laptops as well as boyfriends, and the Toshiba she's toting around now breaks down more often than a Mexican soap opera.

She needs a new laptop (he said fully aware of the irony) -- and, for that matter, so will I once I head to NYU come August. Any suggestions? I can wait until August, if there's anything particularly revolutionary coming along in the next six months, but she can't -- are there any brands that don't implode upon her touch as this one (the laptop, not me) (well...) does? As much as I'd love to be her only laptop, I understand that she needs a computer -- so, what, Sony? Compaq? HP? Her budget's roughly $1500, more or less depending on how strong your recommendation for that computer, and she doesn't need much more out of it than typical college student usage.

Thanks, kids. I miss you -- hopefully, I'll meet half of you come April.

Any help'd be much appreciated.

Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :

I'd suggest one of the off brand companies. Asus makes a good laptop. Sager makes a pretty good system as well.

Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :

Are size and weight significant factors? Does she need it to be svelte?

Posted by Lalo (Member # 3772) on :

The lighter the better, for her. For me, it doesn't matter. Are there significant variations between laptops, he asked cluelessly?

Posted by Lalo (Member # 3772) on :

And thanks, Boris -- browsing as we speak.

Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :

Yes. Massive variations in weight and dimensions. As to actual *advice*, though, since you aren't interested in Apple I can't really offer anything useful. [Smile]

Posted by WheatPuppet (Member # 5142) on :

IBM used to make a good laptop, but their PC sales division got sold off to some Chinese joint. I don't know if the quality is going to be affected or not.

I second the Asus mention, some of those laptops are mad spiffy.

I saw an ad somewhere for a laptop with a little flip-out remote that interacted with the DVD software. I want to say it was an Asus, but I honestly don't remember.

Alienware sells a $1500 laptop that looks pretty cool.

Avoid laptops with the moniker "desktop replacement", since they tend to be not-so-portable.

Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :

Don't EVER get an Acer. I named mine the Craptop. That should give you an idea. . . [Angst]

Posted by Jaiden (Member # 2099) on :

*wonders how Lalo is doing*

Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :

Oh man, you got me all excited by bumping this.