Laptops?? What do you have?

[Toby's my baby]

What brand of laptop do you have?? I'm looking into getting a laptop but I have no idea what brand to go with or anything. Dell? Apple?? Some other brand?!? I think I want it to replace my desktop, so it would be used to typing papers...storing photos, and the internet, thats about it.

Please post about any problems you have had with yours or anything like that, I really don't even know where to start!

-Thanks!

[Alysser]

Currently, I have a dell. I would not say they are the best way to go. Mine is a peice of crap and broke twice. One of the hinges broke and it happened to my brothers, my sisters, and my teachers laptop as well. It might be more expensive but get an Apple. In the long run it'll save you ALOT.

[prechrswife]

I have a MacBook, and I love it! We really haven't had any problems with it at all, and we've had it for over 2 years now.

[Freedom]

Look at speed, speed, SPEED! I bought a slow one and hate it from day one.

[Moesha]

If you are looking to use it as a desktop replacement, get a 17 inch monitor with the full numeric keyboard. They are a bit heavier, but if you aren't carrying them all over with you it won't matter. I have had my Acer for a year this month and haven't had trouble with it. But I agree with Freedom. RAM is important, especially if you'll be running Vista.

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

I have a Gateway. I had Compaq, but I think I killed that one. I got a universal adapter for a charger because a dog chewed through the adapter that came with it. Well I guess in the long run it shorted out my screen.

I'm quite happy with my Gateway now, though! =]

[Casper]

I have a Macbook and am very happy with it! I have never had any problems whatsoever and it handles everything very well. My sister bought a new Toshiba around the same time as I bought my Mac, and even she agrees that I ended up with the better computer. ;D

[AllAmericanPUP]

right now i'm on the sony vaio.
2 of my brothers have one and my cousin has one and they are all great

[Catlady711]

I'll repost my opinion of Dell from another post I did...


http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...highlight=dell
I'd never buy a Dell anything again. When I got this cpu I specifically asked several of the online sales people if I could get software tech support. They all emphatically said YES but that it would cost me an additional $100. I'm like ok, so I paid the additional $$, my invoice simply said 'telephone tech support'. So the first time I ran into a software problem with the OS I call. I get told the additional money I paid out was ONLY for HARDWARE support. If I wanted software support I could call a number, give my credit card, and get help via a per minute charge!!!

I've never had problems like that with the old Gateway I had for years, and believe it or not STILL has software support on a Win. 98!! They never give me static and have always been helpful, even if I can't always quite understand the accent of the tech person. lol