laptop advice

SteveDallas · 01-28-2006, 03:19 PM

IBM are my favorites. I'm currently buying Gateways at work. (Why not IBM if they're my favorite? I meant the computers are my favorite. Their sales force is indifferent and pricing is erratic.) A lot of people swear by Dells, but their customer service has been getting hammered lately; this may or may not be anecdotal, because it's certainly true that any of these outfits can make a lemon on any given day.) A lot of people like Toshibas, but given that I currently own nine of these, I'm not favorably inclined to the brand at the moment.

Bottom line: with competition increasing and hardware margins shrinking to almost nothing, there's no manufacturer whose products are so good that I'd recommend them without reservation. At least, not to somebody I liked.

And oh, it depends on what you want to do with it whether Mac (in)compatibility is a problem.

Troubleshooter · 01-28-2006, 11:13 PM

My laptop before last was at Thinkpad T20, it's a P3 700 running XP pro and going strong.

01-28-2006, 11:13 PM	#2
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	My laptop before last was at Thinkpad T20, it's a P3 700 running XP pro and going strong. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

01-28-2006, 03:19 PM	#1
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	IBM are my favorites. I'm currently buying Gateways at work. (Why not IBM if they're my favorite? I meant the computers are my favorite. Their sales force is indifferent and pricing is erratic.) A lot of people swear by Dells, but their customer service has been getting hammered lately; this may or may not be anecdotal, because it's certainly true that any of these outfits can make a lemon on any given day.) A lot of people like Toshibas, but given that I currently own nine of these, I'm not favorably inclined to the brand at the moment. Bottom line: with competition increasing and hardware margins shrinking to almost nothing, there's no manufacturer whose products are so good that I'd recommend them without reservation. At least, not to somebody I liked. And oh, it depends on what you want to do with it whether Mac (in)compatibility is a problem.

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