bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2007 What do you guys think are the good brands I should look for? My budget is $1300 MAX (though ideally 1100 to 1200). PCs only please. My only major spec requirement is 2 GBs of RAM, because apparently Vista is a memory pig. HP? Sony? Toshiba? Everyone tells me to avoid Dell. Will be using it for a little bit of everything, internet, writing, some light Photoshop work, maybe some very light gaming (emulators mostly). Multitasking is a must. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbacon 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2007 This MacBook I bought a couple of months ago is pretty awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cd213 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2007 I bought a Dell in June and it's still going strong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet of Mike Zagurski 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2007 Dell has a lot of customizable notebooks so be careful not go over your budget. I have a 7 year old Dell Inspiron and it works. I wouldn't use it to play any games made within the last 5 years but I can surf the net and use Open Office. The battery on the notebook died after 4 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2007 What kind of reputation does HP have? Anyone know? Their "dv6000t" series looks kinda sharp. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2007 Avoid HP as well. The only product that HP you should have is a printer, that is all. I have a Compaq though, which is real swank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2007 Aren't they the same nowadays? HP and Compaq I'm talking about - same company does both, same/similar construction and stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2007 HP owns the rights to Compaq pratically, but Compaq is the higher and better model of the two. I haven't had any problems, and other people who have compaq that I know don't have any problems either. I've heard no complaints about Toshiba laptops, and I guess thats the general concenus about them as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2007 We just bought an Acer laptop that is working great so far, but with your budget you can probably get a higher quality brand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2007 what do you guys know about Intel vs AMD processors? I know Intel Core 2 Duo's are supposed to be the best, but how much of a drop off do you get if you opt for an AMD Turion 64 X2 processor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
