So...anyone know about laptops?

[Zevico]

Well, I'm probably getting a laptop within the next few weeks, but I don't know which are the good brands, the bad ones, the mediocre, and what speed I should get.
I would like to use it for:
1) Word/Office/etc.
2) Games. Shiny, shiny games. Can laptops run the newest games nowadays? Civ4, for example?
3) Must be a PC. No Macs for me.
I guess most laptops can do all of that actually, so what I'm really asking here is what are the most reliable brands, the best buys, etc. Thanks!

[Kuciwalker]

Get Anus brand laptops. The black ones are the best.

[KrazyHorse]

Sigged.

[Pekka]

The governor approves this message.

[sprucemoose3311]

resellerratings.com

look at powernotebooks.com, they have a very high rating, especially when compared to dell, hp, gateway, etc


if not a powernotebook.com, then a toshiba


if you do get one from the site, make sure you have access to programs such was xp pro, ms office, etc.
that will bring down the price

[Thue]

Never buy a Dell laptop.

[Zopperoni]

Re: So...anyone know about laptops?

Originally posted by Zevico
Can laptops run the newest games nowadays?

Can you spare 4,000 dollars?

Otherwise, Toshiba is your best bet here. It has a wide range of multimedia notebooks.

[Whaleboy]

IBM/Lenevo Thinkpads

[Apocalypse]

My 2 1/2 year old laptop can run Civ4.

[Sava]

So...anyone know about laptops?

no...

what's a "laptop"?

[Dinner]

Toshiba used to be one of the best brands though I haven't looked at lap tops in years.

[Nostromo]

Zevico, there are plenty of laptop advice threads already. Just do a search.

I can vouch for Toshiba! Had one for years and its very reliable. You get a lot of bang for the buck, too!

Don't get a Dell. A friend of mine got one and he isn't satisfied. And I hear that more and more.

And don't get a IBM/Lenevo Thinkpad. They're expensive for nothing. And its seems they're not very reliable.

And don't get a Averatec. They're crap, pure and simple. A friend of mine asked me: what should I buy? I told him: a Toshiba. The cheap bastard got an Averated instead. And now the paint is peeling of the laptop. Yes, the laptop's color was painted on the plastic!

- Get a Pentium-M, they're less noisy
- For games, get a laptop with a Nvidia or ATI card.

[Lorizael]

My Dell laptop has done everything I've wanted it to do... except play Civ 4. I'm quite satisfied with it... except for that last part.

[Nostromo]

Btw, do you plan to do this with it?

http://www.killsometime.com/Video/video.asp?ID=356

[Asher]

And don't get a IBM/Lenevo Thinkpad. They're expensive for nothing. And its seems they're not very reliable.

That's nonsense...