My mom's getting me a laptop for my birthday. Which kind of laptop is best to get
2007-03-19 17:38:49 · 9 answers · asked by yo-yo 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Its depends on what kind of laptop u need, There are various categories of laptop,
1. Ultra mobility
These are the laptops which have long battery life and usually have 10"/12"/13" screens and low performance.
2. Business + Home (these are the usual ones)
They have reasonable battery life like 3-4 hrs and have screens 14"/15".
3. Desktop Replacement / Games/Entertainment
They have low battery life like 2-3hrs sometimes < 2 hrs but great performance, huge screen 17"/19"/21" and usually have all the high tech stuff.
4. Apple Mac book.
1 and 3 are usually expensive where as 2 is relatively less priced. I donot know much about 4.
You can see in shopping.yahoo.com for the design and review to make your decision :).
2007-03-19 17:58:27 · answer #1 · answered by Kutti Jr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are three factors i used to select my last laptop: function (how i will use it), manufacturer's support rating and budget.
function: key is to decide if you want a hi performance gaming machine vs an all-around performer vs a light and compact machine. performance gaming machines are heavy and expensive. light and compact units are great if you're doing heavy travel (especially air travel) but you sacrifice screen size, keyboard functionality, and usually on-board drives (optical drive may be separate unit). my recommendation would be to look first at all-around performers. i'd say that would be a 15" screen, minimum 120gb hard drive, built-in cd/dvd burner, 1gb-2gb of RAM.
manufacturer's support - none are exceptional. dell, hp, toshiba, lenovo come to mind as good. check comsumer reports on-line for their reviews of mfgr's service. mac's are probably the best but they're pricier and you're locked into apple's architecture (that's either good or bad, depending on how you view apple's approach).
price: you can get a nicely configured all-around 15" screen laptop for under $1K. if your budget is much lower, try a 14" screen laptop. don't scrimp on RAM - 1gb minimum (tho you can expand that later in most cases). harddrive at least 80gb and larger if you want to store lots of music.
go to best buy (not my favorite store but lots of selection) during their slow period (weekdays during the day) and try out lots of machines.
i really like my hp dv6000z. vista has been a bit of a hassle.
cheers,
gato
2007-03-27 03:00:05 · answer #2 · answered by gato 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best is alienware. They offer the best performance for the price. My recomendation would be the Aurora mALX (http://www.alienware.com/product_detail_pages/Aurora_mALX/aurora-m_overview.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-AURORA-M-ALX&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT)
it is great for gaming and just about anything else you would need it for. If thats too pricey i'd check out some of there other ones
2007-03-19 17:55:55 · answer #3 · answered by Joshua 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HP Pavillion zv6000, great computer but not cheap, costs around $1,700, but it is totally worth the price.
2007-03-25 17:16:54 · answer #4 · answered by Over and Over 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't list a budget, but different computers for different people.
My recommendation is that if you are not computer savvy than a Macintosh computer is probably a good buy.
2007-03-19 17:44:51 · answer #5 · answered by Brock Lee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hp is te best wen u luk fr functionality, etc...
go fr a mac if u prefer the luks...
2007-03-26 22:35:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you want to have a laptop that is the expensive one.
2007-03-19 17:42:27 · answer #7 · answered by da skoolar 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Any thing HP is my modo!
2007-03-19 17:46:25 · answer #8 · answered by Choir~Geek 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
don't get a hp they don't honor their warranty.
2007-03-19 17:50:09 · answer #9 · answered by Brenda L 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋