Need advice for new laptop... Mine is almost 6 years old

[CZ-75]

My Lenovo has seen better days... Time to get a new Laptop. Budget is $800 plus tax.

I want PC, no Apple products, please. I'm in Financial Planning & Analysis, so i pretty much live on my work PC using Excel all day.

But it is my home computer I need to replace, so anything non-apple will do. I don't do any gaming, just a lot of web surfing and the occasional late night Excel/ work related stuff.

So I want the best speed for the money. After all, I made the existing laptop last 6 years before I started to get tired of waiting for it.

What say ye 71-73 Mustang loving computer nerds?


BTW, this is currently at the top of my list

http://www.microcenter.com/product/424061/Satellite_S55-A5377_156_Laptop_Computer_-_Ice_Silver_in_Brushed_Aluminum

 

[goodnigh]

I bought a couple from this company.

Am happy with the product. You also

want to check Amazon, same products

and sometimes cheaper.

http://www.toshiba.com/us/customlanding.to?page=RTS_Satellite_Laptops&src=ECEB&cm_mmc=Email-_-broadcast-_-ecbscsp012414-_-ECEB&RMID=RSYS_012414_WE_RTS_Sat_329&RRID=151483727#25+216+366+367+368+369+4294946141+371%7E10%7E0%7Ep_Featured

mike

 

[Don C]

My work laptop is a Dell, and I have had Dell laptops for13 years, and other than an issue with the batteries a few years ago have had no problems with them. If I were to get a home laptop I would probably go with Dell, unless I found a super deal on something else at Amazon. This Dell has a 17-inch screen and 1TB hard drive, for $650, pretty impressive:

http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-i17RM-5162sLV-17-3-Inch-Laptop/dp/B00F3ZNR1Q/ref=sr_1_8?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1390698316&sr=1-8&keywords=dell+laptop

 

[goodnigh]

On a different note, I ordered a new desktop.

Mine being ~7 years old running Vista. They

are actually selling versions of Windows 7,

why would that be? Something about a

"reverse downgrade option". My desktop

crashes a lot even with malware and virus

software running plus regular registry and

file cleaning. The laptop running 7-64 Never

crashes.

mike

 

[Mister 4x4]

Hard to go wrong with a Dell or HP - I think HP has the best deals between the two, though.

I've always heard that Toshiba's are junk - but I don't have any experience with them. Every time I've seen Toshiba Satellites on sale, I keep thinking I should get one.

But then again, I scored a MacBook Pro from a guy who fished it out of a dumpster. I repaired the LCD and hacked the password for him so his daughter could have it (because she just loved Macs... but had a Dell) - and he brought it back to me a few days later asking if I wanted it (she couldn't figure it out). Surfing the 'net, playing movies, checking e-mail, and running the odd Office app (I have Office for Mac) runs like a champ. Nothing like a $2600 MacBook Pro for the $130 cost of repairing the LCD.

 

[caspianwendell]

Dell or Toshiba is a good way to go. I have worked on them all over the years and can tell you from experience to stay away from E machines, HP's, apples, and mac's. I have 2 toshibas, and 2 dells that just won't quit...and one of those dells is my shop computer that takes a lot of abuse. I rotate them from house, to shop, to my kids. One old toshiba has the letters wore off the keys and still works great.

 

[71_resurrection]

We'll as a full time professional and student, I bought a MacBook Pro 13" a little over a year and a half ago, it still runs like the day I bought it and am told by many people that it will continue to do so for about the next millennium. That being said, it was a 1200$ laptop. With a budget of $800, I would go for a high Asus. I have had both HP and Sony and they didn't last more than a few years a piece. I built a desktop with and Asus motherboard in it and it ran for about 6 years strong.

 

[jbojo]

I am partial to HP, Dell and Lenovo. My last purchase was the Lenovo Twist which allows you to use it as a Laptop or tablet. It's really a good machine though I am not too partial for Win 8. I use it for browsing the internet or general everyday use. I still prefer desktop machines though. No experience with Mac's.

-jbojo

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=lenovo+twist&tag=mh0b-20&index=aps&hvadid=1691360231&ref=pd_sl_zmquiobr3_e

 

[CZ-75]

Thanks for all the advice, guys!

 

[hyena429]

I been computing for 20 years now...i seen the best be junk and the worst be great..lol...Now days..None of them really make a bad machine..I use to hate HP..Gateway..and use to build my own..but when i finaly had to get a new one...i tried to build a pentium i7 cost was a bit too high..So i decided to build it threw dell for warranty incase something fried....They wanted 2,000 for what i needed and wanted...I built it threw a few other compaines with the same high price tag...I finaly broke down and built it threw HP..They got me everything i needed and more for 950 bucks...It been a champ for over 3 years now playing every game i wished...i have nothing but good to say about HP right now..lol..Bang for the buck..I could not beat them.

 

[73vertproject]

I just bought a Dell like the one in the link Don C provided, but bought from Dell for the warranty value. I love it except I hate Windows 8, which was created for touchscreen and I prefer the built-in mouse. I've been using Dell exclusively since 2004 and love the customer service and product quality. The only reason I replaced the 2004 laptop is because my wife spilled stuff on it and the keys were sticky, as well as breaking off the 3 key during an argument. :s

 

[CZ-75]

I ended with the Toshiba Satellite S50 A3577

I like the 10-key number pad, because I'm a dork an can actually use it without having to look at it.

It came with a 1Tb hard drive, I7 quad core processor, Window 7 Professional 64, 16G memory, Harman kardon speakers, HDM! port, USB3 ports, DVD read/write, memory card reader, touch screen.... Pretty good for $799.00