Computer is DEAD- looking for best laptops??

[pawpawdiv9]

Originally Posted by Bwarren92989

Asus!

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Just spent the last hour looking, never heard of Asus. But they look nice and affordable in the 550-600 range. Nice 8GB and 1TB hard drives, but i just dont like touch-screens, call me old i guess. I did see their 8.1 win and win 10 versions on Bestbuy
Actually i like the Toshiba in comparison to the other 17.3 screens
i used to have a 15", but i like my last 17.3 better and stick with it.
They have 6GB and 750 hard drive and at the 500 tag price
as for HP and dell, they fall short in the with just 4GB with either 1TB HD or 500 HD.
I however went to on Walmart and found some nice ones:
A nice Dell 19.5 but touchscreen with 6GB/500 HD for 439.00
and also had the same Toshiba at the same price 500.00
I also looked on Brandsmart and found some Asus there too!!
but they run on Windows 8.1, prefer Win 10
tho it was a nice 8GB 1TB hard drive, price?? in store only
BTW- also a Intel processor, not those AMD's

I think my mind is set with Toshiba here. Anyone using one?? any reviews

[sbfinley]

Their prices are high, but I can't more highly recommend Macbooks to friends, family, and peers. I'm on my second Macbook Pro and the first lasted almost eight years (and I moved on from it not because of performance issues, but because it was beat to hell). I've never once worried about virus protection, a slow or under-performing OS, or being outdated. The only issue I've ever had with mine in over decade was a battery that wouldn't keep a charge in my old laptop. I swung it by the Apple Store and conversation went like this:

"I think my battery is fried."
Tech tests it.
"Yes, it's dead."
Tech pulls new battery from shelf.
"Replacements are $60. Do you still have Apple Care?"
"I honestly can't remember if it's expired or not."
Tech hands me new battery.
"We'll pretend it hasn't."

I won't knock PC users, but I promise once you go Mac you never go back.

[pawpawdiv9]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

Their prices are high, but I can't more highly recommend Macbooks to friends, family, and peers. I'm on my second Macbook Pro and the first lasted almost eight years (and I moved on from it not because of performance issues, but because it was beat to hell). I've never once worried about virus protection, a slow or under-performing OS, or being outdated. The only issue I've ever had with mine in over decade was a battery that wouldn't keep a charge in my old laptop. I swung it by the Apple Store and conversation went like this:

"I think my battery is fried."
Tech tests it.
"Yes, it's dead."
Tech pulls new battery from shelf.
"Replacements are $60. Do you still have Apple Care?"
"I honestly can't remember if it's expired or not."
Tech hands me new battery.
"We'll pretend it hasn't."

I won't knock PC users, but I promise once you go Mac you never go back.

I never considered that as a option.
I am not settled on anything yet, as i also consider maybe not going laptop at all again. I will look into these macBooks.

[Leon]

I went back to Toshiba this time from Lenovo. I liked the Lenovo a little better but the worst thing seems to be Win10. I can't get my external monitor to work after several calls to Tech Support. I am pretty sure it's Win issue and not Toshiba....but it's getting tiring... I will call them again today. I have bought several different vga to HDM adapters and nothing is working....I think Win10 sucks so far.

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

Just spent the last hour looking, never heard of Asus. But they look nice and affordable in the 550-600 range. Nice 8GB and 1TB hard drives, but i just dont like touch-screens, call me old i guess. I did see their 8.1 win and win 10 versions on Bestbuy
Actually i like the Toshiba in comparison to the other 17.3 screens
i used to have a 15", but i like my last 17.3 better and stick with it.
They have 6GB and 750 hard drive and at the 500 tag price
as for HP and dell, they fall short in the with just 4GB with either 1TB HD or 500 HD.
I however went to on Walmart and found some nice ones:
A nice Dell 19.5 but touchscreen with 6GB/500 HD for 439.00
and also had the same Toshiba at the same price 500.00
I also looked on Brandsmart and found some Asus there too!!
but they run on Windows 8.1, prefer Win 10
tho it was a nice 8GB 1TB hard drive, price?? in store only
BTW- also a Intel processor, not those AMD's

I think my mind is set with Toshiba here. Anyone using one?? any reviews

[pawpawdiv9]

Keep the sharing going- its helps me out!
I just looked at the Macbooks on Bestbuy...seem a bit expensive from i see 1k+ for one.
I also looked into the All-in-one ----never heard of them-- a computer built into the monitor, Who comes up with that shat!

So, i was browsing the Desktops, How things change, they dont come with monitors.
Now why i see folks with big screens more often.
Dell has a nice setup i5 12GB 2TB hard drive for 529.99 sounds great, then consider a monitor?? another 150-250 dollars, and not so great, If i do that, might as well go Mac.

Arrgh!!! I also found out that Jan, March , June, October are best months to shop for one.