Need to replace my daughter’s dead laptop. My son referred me to this site and I’ve been looking for a few days (forums/articles), now just SO confused.
Chief complaint on past laptops: very slow and laggy, battery life and problems.
Must haves: optical drive, webcam/mic, smooth surfing, storage, decent life expectancy, light gaming.
I've answered the suggested questions. Here they are:
budget? Prefer abt $600-700, but if absolutely necessary: $900
size? 15.6. Prior laptop was too small at 14”. Using a 17.3 now and although a bit big, is preferred to 14”.
screen resolution? All have been 1366x768 and that has been adequate
portable or desktop replacement laptop? Some portability, used for school and trips home.
battery life? As much as possible. Battery life has been a huge issue in past.
games? ? Some gaming, but mostly browswer-based. Ideally capable of playing future games smoothly on low settings -
tasks? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.) Research, school work and online classes, watch movies, videos, music, social networks, store photos, documents, presentations, some gaming
storage (Hard Drive)? Lots! Ran out of space on last computer, which was 500gb. Prefer convenience of all info stored on one drive, rather than have to carry a 2nd external hd, or cloud compute.
time to keep your laptop? Hopefully 3-4 years.
Optical? Bluray not necessary, but DVD optical reader/writer IS important to avoid carrying around another external item.
brands you prefer to buy and brands you don't like and explain. Have limited information: HP was past 2 laptops, both SLOW and laggy, only lasted about 1.2 & 1.5 years, and power cord/power supply on both HPs was always a problem (eventually it became impossible to charge unless in a very specific position, until finally not able to charge ever). PC s have all been home built by older brothers.
additional info: NEED input on which brands are best. Have been considering Dell, Toshiba, possibly Lenovo.
Questions:
Why are lenovo’s so recommended here? I don’t understand this because their ratings on Amazon, Newegg, etc. are typically low. Yet, here it seems advisors always suggest Lenovos.
Feedback on Toshiba/Dell/Lenovo/Acer/Asus etc. Which brands are more suited to long life/durability? Which brands are more prone to problems?
Please suggest any laptop that you think might be adequate and best VFM. If you could provide links that would be extremely helpful.
Chief complaint on past laptops: very slow and laggy, battery life and problems.
Must haves: optical drive, webcam/mic, smooth surfing, storage, decent life expectancy, light gaming.
I've answered the suggested questions. Here they are:
budget? Prefer abt $600-700, but if absolutely necessary: $900
size? 15.6. Prior laptop was too small at 14”. Using a 17.3 now and although a bit big, is preferred to 14”.
screen resolution? All have been 1366x768 and that has been adequate
portable or desktop replacement laptop? Some portability, used for school and trips home.
battery life? As much as possible. Battery life has been a huge issue in past.
games? ? Some gaming, but mostly browswer-based. Ideally capable of playing future games smoothly on low settings -
tasks? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.) Research, school work and online classes, watch movies, videos, music, social networks, store photos, documents, presentations, some gaming
storage (Hard Drive)? Lots! Ran out of space on last computer, which was 500gb. Prefer convenience of all info stored on one drive, rather than have to carry a 2nd external hd, or cloud compute.
time to keep your laptop? Hopefully 3-4 years.
Optical? Bluray not necessary, but DVD optical reader/writer IS important to avoid carrying around another external item.
brands you prefer to buy and brands you don't like and explain. Have limited information: HP was past 2 laptops, both SLOW and laggy, only lasted about 1.2 & 1.5 years, and power cord/power supply on both HPs was always a problem (eventually it became impossible to charge unless in a very specific position, until finally not able to charge ever). PC s have all been home built by older brothers.
additional info: NEED input on which brands are best. Have been considering Dell, Toshiba, possibly Lenovo.
Questions:
Why are lenovo’s so recommended here? I don’t understand this because their ratings on Amazon, Newegg, etc. are typically low. Yet, here it seems advisors always suggest Lenovos.
Feedback on Toshiba/Dell/Lenovo/Acer/Asus etc. Which brands are more suited to long life/durability? Which brands are more prone to problems?
Please suggest any laptop that you think might be adequate and best VFM. If you could provide links that would be extremely helpful.