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May 06, 2014, 11:51:42 PM
#31
I will choose Lenovo G505s.
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April 29, 2014, 11:39:51 AM
#30
im currently looking for a laptop for school in the fall if anyone has any good recommendations it would help alot i would like someting like 15 in screen and i would be able to do just about anyting on but good price also. an will last me my whole time in college. 4 years thanks
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April 29, 2014, 11:24:33 AM
#29
ASUS offers the best laptops so far.
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April 29, 2014, 09:39:32 AM
#28
I've a Dell XPS and after 1y battery life is 15min... I would choose the Lenovo Wink
The same happened with my Lenovo, the battery lasts 5 minutes now.  Cheesy
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April 29, 2014, 09:35:45 AM
#27
I've a Dell XPS and after 1y battery life is 15min... I would choose the Lenovo Wink
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April 29, 2014, 09:08:32 AM
#26
I choose Lenovo... If Lenovo likened person, he is tough, sturdy, elegant look.
I didn't have too great experience with Lenovo. My laptop from Lenovo is the only one that ever had a problem (battery is partially broken).
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April 29, 2014, 08:41:37 AM
#25
I choose Lenovo... If Lenovo likened person, he is tough, sturdy, elegant look.
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April 28, 2014, 04:40:34 PM
#24
Asus has been having some of the best laptops ever, check out the G75W and the newer models.
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April 28, 2014, 03:45:49 PM
#23
Thanks for the replies and insights.  I've found tons of good deals, the problem is I don't really want to deal with refurbished stuff so in the end I went with 3 g505s, even though they have a bios issue. 



There is nothing wrong with refurbished. I've seen refurbished hardware last longer than new one. One of my laptops is a refurbished HP.
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April 27, 2014, 06:24:59 PM
#22
Thanks for the replies and insights.  I've found tons of good deals, the problem is I don't really want to deal with refurbished stuff so in the end I went with 3 g505s, even though they have a bios issue. 


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April 27, 2014, 04:55:48 PM
#21
The Thinkpad has the best build and the fastest hard drive.  The processors are all similar in speed.

It depends on what you're looking for.  If you go for the ThinkPad Just make sure you can get by with only 60GB so of storage space.  A 128GB SSD will come with <100GB free and if you fill the SSD all the way up it will be slower than an HDD.
If you fill up the HDD all the way up it will be also slower. This point is pretty much invalid.
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April 27, 2014, 04:10:07 PM
#20
The Thinkpad has the best build and the fastest hard drive.  The processors are all similar in speed.

It depends on what you're looking for.  If you go for the ThinkPad Just make sure you can get by with only 60GB so of storage space.  A 128GB SSD will come with <100GB free and if you fill the SSD all the way up it will be slower than an HDD.
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April 27, 2014, 03:19:18 PM
#19
I repeat what I said before, if you are limited to the list the lenovo is the better choice, but neither of those is a good choice anyway, too outdated for the price you are paying for them for 600$ you'll be able to buy a laptop with new generation hardware ( a 4th generation intel i5 cpu and probably a 720M GT or equivalent, or at least an HD4600 graphics
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April 27, 2014, 02:39:44 PM
#18
Dell Inspiron for me
i also like to use inspiron model by dell but problem is i have no care center near for repair so its risky investment
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April 27, 2014, 02:38:25 PM
#17
Dell Inspiron for me
i also like to use inspiron model by dell but problem is i have no care center near for repair so its risky investment
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April 27, 2014, 02:33:27 PM
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Dell Inspiron for me
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April 27, 2014, 02:00:33 PM
#15
lenovo works great among these all hp is ok too and very stylish however i dont like dell because i have been a dell user before and its only end up with the same problem their lcd is not good at all and you also need to always put a cooling fan to prevent the heat which is suck
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April 27, 2014, 12:08:44 PM
#14
HP, its work great.
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April 27, 2014, 11:04:39 AM
#13
I would stay away from the acer. Nothing against them, but I heard their technical assistance is really bad. On your list I would go for the first one because of the ssd.
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April 27, 2014, 09:24:08 AM
#12
The Thinkpad will be the fastest, because of the SSD.

But at 128GB, you won't be able to store much.

It depends on what you want to use the laptop for - work or storage.


This is what I thought exactly. I'd pick the one with SSD. You can always buy some external disk to store your stuff and carry it around in your laptop bag.
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April 27, 2014, 09:19:29 AM
#11
Err, you should probably look at reviews, and look at sites like Notebook Check to help you. There they also do benchmark tests on laptops, durability, and things like that. And you should also see reviews on the company.
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April 27, 2014, 09:11:35 AM
#10
I prefer the first one!
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April 27, 2014, 02:44:33 AM
#9
On balance, I would go with the Lenovo
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April 27, 2014, 02:33:33 AM
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The Thinkpad will be the fastest, because of the SSD.

But at 128GB, you won't be able to store much.

It depends on what you want to use the laptop for - work or storage.

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April 27, 2014, 02:31:06 AM
#7
for laptop brands stick with asus or samsung
all the dell, hp, etc brands are absolute trash. they take bids on their internal parts and select the cheapest manufacture.
this is why their systems tend to break or fail quickly.

if you dont "need" a laptop, dont go with one. they have around 1/3 - 1/4 the actual computing power of their desktop counterpart and with their undersized heatsinks they tend to scale back on power when you truly need it while being more expensive.

as for ram, 8gb is where you need to be. a 64bit os will perform much quicker than 32bit, and you do not want to run a 64bit os on 4gb of ram.
64bit os uses 2x the amount of ram for the same operations vs 32bit.
while you may not need all 8gb its better to have the headroom.
samsung is crap. Their products feel so plasticky and cheap. Dropped my lifebook 5 times, still working fine. Samsung? 1 time and the screen cracked.
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April 27, 2014, 02:27:37 AM
#6
for laptop brands stick with asus or samsung
all the dell, hp, etc brands are absolute trash. they take bids on their internal parts and select the cheapest manufacture.
this is why their systems tend to break or fail quickly.

if you dont "need" a laptop, dont go with one. they have around 1/3 - 1/4 the actual computing power of their desktop counterpart and with their undersized heatsinks they tend to scale back on power when you truly need it while being more expensive.

as for ram, 8gb is where you need to be. a 64bit os will perform much quicker than 32bit, and you do not want to run a 64bit os on 4gb of ram.
64bit os uses 2x the amount of ram for the same operations vs 32bit.
while you may not need all 8gb its better to have the headroom.
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April 27, 2014, 02:18:37 AM
#5
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8908631&CatId=4935    Dell Inspiron 15R 15.6" HD, AMD A10-5745M, 8GB DDR3L, 1TB HDD, Windows 8.1, model i5535-2684sLV

Go for this one. I am using a Dell Inspiron 15R 15.6" for the last 3.5 years. Never had a single complaint, despite using it 12 hours+ every day!
Hmm... a Dell huh? I personally had one for 2 years, and it spoilt. However, the customer support staff was very helpful and offered me a covered repair. Not a bad experience.
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April 27, 2014, 01:54:46 AM
#4
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8908631&CatId=4935    Dell Inspiron 15R 15.6" HD, AMD A10-5745M, 8GB DDR3L, 1TB HDD, Windows 8.1, model i5535-2684sLV

Go for this one. I am using a Dell Inspiron 15R 15.6" for the last 3.5 years. Never had a single complaint, despite using it 12 hours+ every day!
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April 26, 2014, 11:34:48 PM
#3
Lenovo thinkpads have the best keyboard.
SSD's have the most performance.
I would choose the thinkpad. Smiley
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April 26, 2014, 11:29:32 PM
#2
The Lenovo looks like to be the better option for me as long as your usage doesn't require a proper GPU, but anyway I can say that all of those are not a good option, I mean yeah sure 3 years ago or 4 they would have costeed 1k + but for me go with a 600$ laptop that have a i5 4xxx which is more powerfull than those and a better option

as for your questions :
4Gb is enough usually, I suggest 6gb to be really fine, but again ram is upgradeable and cheap so don't have a headache over this
OS 7 or 8.1 doesn't matter much but that shows that the configuration is quite old if it comes with 7

As of course like anyone would tell you at that cost you'd get a desktop 4x times as powerfull at least, desktop and laptop are for different use it all depends on you need I can trow a configuration of a desktop if you need so
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April 26, 2014, 10:40:38 PM
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I'm deciding on what to order and would appreciate any suggestions or opinions:

Which laptop for work (I need 3, but 1 can be different, if it is a refurbished one that is that much better than the others)
Price 400-600
Screen size pref 15.6
Memory- pref over 500gb
ram - is 4gb to low?
os- 7 a plus, but dnt care
Feel free to throw in a desktop suggestion if you want, as I need one as well.

 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8686586&CatId=3981    - memory is low though   Lenovo ThinkPad W510 Intel Core i7 8GB Memory 128GB SSD 15.6" Notebook Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (Off-Lease) - RB-700443660853

 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834312829 Lenovo G505s (59373010) Notebook AMD A-Series A10-5750M (2.50GHz) 6GB Memory 1TB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8650G 15.6" Windows 8

 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8908631&CatId=4935    Dell Inspiron 15R 15.6" HD, AMD A10-5745M, 8GB DDR3L, 1TB HDD, Windows 8.1, model i5535-2684sLV

 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA3TX1919823  - other than the screen size and refurb, I feel like i'm missing something (deal seems good)  Dell Latitude E6410, Core i7 -620M- 2.66GHz, 4GB/250GB, 14.1" WXGA+, DVDRW, W7Pro, Bluetooth, 6-in-1 Card Reader w/ Carrying Case

These would be only one, if they are that superior to the others (who says I can't play games while working lol)

  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834258271 - I've had mediocre experiences with hp HP ENVY 15-j073cl Notebook AMD A-Series A10-5750M (2.50GHz) 12GB Memory 1TB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8650G 15.6" Touchscreen Windows 8 (64-bit)

 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314494 -accer???  Acer Aspire V5 V5-552P-X617 Notebook AMD A-Series A10-5757M (2.50GHz) 6GB Memory 750GB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8650G 15.6" Windows 8 64-Bit
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