Laptops

[spike]

I need to get a laptop soon. I was trying to justify an Alienware but I just got carried awy a little and configured one here at $2700. It starts at around $1500 so I'm sure I could back off a few things.

I'm also looking at a Dell flyer at their XPS laptops.

I want something with good gaming performance.

 

[spike]

With an Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor, a 17-inch widescreen display and up to 512MB of dedicated NVIDIA® graphics, the XPS M1710 has ushered in a new era of mobile gaming.

http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/xpsnb?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

Still pretty high at $2300.

The Aurora m9700 is the first and only 17” dual-graphics card system, giving you up to a 100% increase in graphics performance over single graphics card systems. Want even more? How does 1GB of graphics memory sound?

http://alienware.com/product_detail_pages/Aurora_m9700/aurora-m_overview.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-AURORA-M-9700&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT#pdp-nav

Starting at $1699.

Start at $1729

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_CTO-Start?ProductSKU=B1NBSU06-A&catname=cpu_VAIONotebookComputers_AR_Series

 

[Inkara1]

I've never liked Dell's laptops, even before their batteries started causing fires. My ex-GF has a laptop and het computer is exactly the reason I bought a Gateway. I don't use it enough to know if it's truly a good laptop or not but I've been happy with it.

 

[samcurry]

dont get the Sony, they suck. I have one and would never get another.

 

[Gonz]

Sony is/was the battery manufacturer for all the firebombs. Bad batteries & bad laptops. Hmmm, do they want to see the desktop make a comeback?

 

[spike]

So Sony sucks. Dell sucks (I have had more than one totally unreasonable experience with Dell support).

I know 3 people with HP laptops that have had serious problems within the first few month they've owned them.

I know there's a few other brands but Alienware is looking better and better at the moment. I do have to look at the fact that at $1699 I could by two laptops though.

There's $999 model here
http://www.alienware.com/product_detail_pages/Area-51_m5550/area-51m_overview.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-AREA51M5550-R3&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT

I'm not sure how much I'm going to regret going with a 15.5" widescreen instead of a 17" widescreen and half the video card memory.


Gotta love the look of their $4500 model.

 

[Luis G]

I've had an HP for almost 3 years now, it is using its 3rd HDD too.

 

[Spirit]

I have a Toshiba Satellite P100. I love it.

 

[woodman19_99]

Well, as for alienware, I have one bad report to show you, although it is not from personal experience:
Starts Here
Ends Here

Personally, I have always been interested in an Alienware laptop, as they seem to off the most options for a laptop and seem to be very customizable, all be it at a rather steep price.

I have a mobile Dell, which I have yet to have a problem with, but have never touched their Desktop Replacement stuff. I had a Toshiba which was okay with the exception of Windows ME as the OS (what a nightmare!). My brother had a behemoth of a Gateway notebook way back when, but he had customer service issues with them, which we no longer discuss...

 

[PostCode]

Stay away from Dell, Alienware (now owned by Dell), Sony, and HP. Toshiba makes the best. Whatever you get, make damn sure you get a three years warranty and, if possible, an accidental insurance warranty (covers spills, drops, etc...) as well. Laptops are by far much harder to fix than a desktop and other than the hard drive, memory, and a few other components, will cost a bundle when trying to buy individual parts for them.

 

[Inkara1]

I was just about to ask, hadn't Dell bought Alienware... but I guess that got answered for me.

 

[Professur]

Stay away from Dell, Alienware (now owned by Dell), Sony, and HP. Toshiba makes the best. Whatever you get, make damn sure you get a three years warranty and, if possible, an accidental insurance warranty (covers spills, drops, etc...) as well. Laptops are by far much harder to fix than a desktop and other than the hard drive, memory, and a few other components, will cost a bundle when trying to buy individual parts for them.

Try ... it's pointless to try and repair outside of warranty. There's not a part going for a 3 year old lappy that's less expensive than the entire machine costs used. I'm getting Thinkpad PIII, 1.13G for $400C, and the LCDs are $1100 from the parts depot.

 

[Inkara1]

How are the ThinkPads now that Lenovo bought the line from IBM?

 

[Professur]

No different.