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trigatch4

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My laptop is about to crap out... I have a Toshiba Satellite and it has served me decently well over the past 3-4 years but I want to replace it before it dies.

I'm looking for:

  • Affordability (Preferably under $700)
  • Refurbished okay
  • Enough processing power to be using photoshop while FF is open with a gazillion tabs and I'm using FileZilla and doing 32432 things
Would love your opinion!
 


I'm in the same boat, 3yr old laptop that just keeps getting slower and slower.

Decided to switch teams and get the new Macbook Pro 13" when im in NY for ASE.
 
I'd go with anything from Toshiba / Acer / IBM - make sure you research the specific model though, but for the most part I've had experience with these 3 brands and had next to no problems. Especially IBM, those laptops last forever and a half..
 
Get the HP Pavilion Entertainment PC:

- Cheap so you can buy 1 or more per year
- smooth touchpad owns other laptops (more important than you think)
- you don't pay the $400 Apple tax
- One of the best values for SPECS and you can pick them up in person fairly easily
- Nice remote/web cam bullt in
- It's well built and not designed cheap/with cheap parts like other laptops (Toshiba, Acer, Dell and IBM are guilty of this)

DO NOT BUY WARRANTIES. Just get a new one every 6-18 months depending on how much you use it.
 
pocketrockets said:
Newegg is having a pretty good 24-hr sale on a HP G60 Intel Dual Core, 16" display, 3GB Memory, 320GB HDD for only $449 w/ free shipping after $50 rebate.

Newegg.com - HP G60-230US NoteBook Intel Pentium dual-core T4200(2.00GHz) 16" 3GB Memory 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi Intel GMA 4500M - Laptops / Notebooks
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I was going to do this because I need a new Laptop too... But they are sold out....

Thank you for the info though. I am going to keep checking it out.
 
i went with the HP too and love it. i used to have a Dell & hated it!

also, if you're going to actually be carrying it around you may want to consider staying with the 15" versions. the bigger ones are great if you leave them parked on a desk but they're a burden to lug around with you.

:)
 
whatever you do, don't go with HP.

You may like it at first, but I'm convinced they intentionally make computers to break within 12-24 after purchase.
 
I always used Asus in the past, they all come with 3year warranty, and ive never had an issue with my last 3 laptops. Now time to test out Apple :)
 
greenleaves said:
whatever you do, don't go with HP.

You may like it at first, but I'm convinced they intentionally make computers to break within 12-24 after purchase.
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I bought an HP laptop a few years ago and that shit broke SO fast. Ended up selling it off, and my brother ended up getting it somewhere down the line. He's had to send it in twice because the graphics card completely died.
 
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