Laptop Magazines

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Greetings! I want to buy a laptop in future. What will be the best
laptop magaine for a newbe? With thanks.

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"zxcvar" <arouth@radiology.umsmed.edu> wrote in message
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> Greetings! I want to buy a laptop in future.
> What will be the best laptop magaine for a
> newbe? With thanks.


None.

They are all very good at
covering up the truth when
it might hurt the companies
that pay for advertising.

In other words, you will
*never* find any negative
information in any PC mag
about any of the major
brands.



dk

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"Louie" <louiethelizard@nonya.com> wrote in message
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> I've been reading MobilePC. Has lots of
> tips and *seems* like honest reviews.


"Seems like" is the operative phrase here.

As far as I can tell, MobilePC reviews
only equipment provided by vendors. It
also reviews only US models. And what
is worst, the reviews barely scratch
the surface. They appear to be written
more for the well heeled executive who
has money to spend on a new toy, than
for the serious computer professional
who needs to get work done.

My recommendation is very simmple:
stick with top of the line models
from Panasonic, IBM and Fujitsu,
and remember it is all downhill
from there.



dk

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"Dan Koren" <dankoren@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> They are all very good at
> covering up the truth when
> it might hurt the companies
> that pay for advertising.
>
> In other words, you will
> *never* find any negative
> information in any PC mag
> about any of the major
> brands.
>
Well I don't know where your wisdom comes from. Take PC Magazine for
example. HP Pavilion ze5300 got a mediocre 2/5 rating there
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1275613,00.asp, even though HP sure is
one of their major advertisers. And this is just one of the examples.

Regards
Lucar

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Do you own your software or have a friend in the store load you up when you
buy?

I resisted the urge to compare windows and macs going downhill with men.

"Lucar" <lucar@gazeta.pl> wrote in message
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> "Dan Koren" <dankoren@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Oh really? How about Apple Powerbook laptops then? Are they downhill too?
>
> Regards
> Lucar
>
>