What is the best laptop brand for its quality, specs, and price?
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I still recommend the Dell Inspiron E1505. But don't choose the cheapest one because it has only a core solo processor. You can customize it for your personel demand. I would suggest 1GB of Ram and at least a 80GB hard disk.\nhttp://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/entnb_e1505?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
732703
My choice would definitely HP Pavillion (the dv1000 and dv 2000 series).\n\nI have had Toshiba (cpu heats up in 8 months)\nI have had Sony (too expensive for brand sake)\nI have had Gateway (little cheapo on keyboard.. keys fall out in 5 months)\nI had DELL (stay away !!! beware )\n\nThis is the 7th laptop I am using in last 3 years (my company provides me with all these gadgets) of which I had 2 HP pavillions. I have had no problems with them. light weight, looks slick-n-sexy, remote control,.. best ever ! )\n\nHope that helps.\nhappy surfing :)
640865
Dell... It's the best quality
1064390
The four major manufacturer's of laptops are Toshiba, IBM, Dell and HP/Compaq. They have all been manufacturing laptops for many years. All four make quality products. Toshiba and IBM (now Lenovo) tend to make the most reliable products. Both focus on the corporate marketplace, as do HP and Dell.  Any of these manufacturers would make a good choice. \n\nYou might also consider an older laptop.  Many older laptops that you find from the companies that sell refurbished laptops come from leasing companies and corporations.  Decent units can be purchased for $300 to $500.\n\nFigure out what features you want and then look at the above manufacturer's websites to see what deals they are offering.  If you don't care about battery life and your laptop will see limited use then you might even consider refurbished.  Many of these units were formerly used by corporations and are great values.\n\nYou can type "used laptops" for refurbished and "discount laptop" into google and check out the companies that appear.
996604
There are only 3 reliable brand in the laptop world: Toshiba, IBM, and iBook. If you choose one of those, you'll be safe. Just trust me.
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every company boasts their laptops are best\nwhile working on heavy graphics and animation package like 3ds max just checklist  \n\n1) Intel xeon processor if laptop intel core dual chip\n2) min 1 gb  ram\n3) graphics card with atleast 128 mb ram (nvidia,pinnacle)\n4) hard disk drive with 7200 rpm speed\n5) flat screen monitor\n6) high resolution mouse\n7) buy mother board from asus with bus speed atleast 800 mhz
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Dell's are a great value, they are rather pricier than the competition. HP is a good performer, it is quite solid, the lid hinge is a prblem because after 20 rotations, the screen becomes all wobbly. E machines, are complete bargain notebooks, the new N10 bundle avalible at Wal-Mart is a solid performer. It is a quite basic notebook, but i have one and it runs well, although the proprietary sempron processor is kind of lousy, i would replace it with a Core Xeon which is Intel. Emachines didn't really do well prior to the n10 especially the M2105 which my brother has, the battery runs down and wears out quickly, hinge is too. wobbly. You are better of with a Dell if you have enough money, they start at around $543, the toshibas start at $739 and the e machines n10 is the only E machines notebook available and it is a great value, consisting of LoJack Laptop Trace, a flash drive, a Targus notebook backpack for only $548.95 at Wal-Mart. It is nice
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It depends on what you are looking for but I would get one with at least 512MB of memory. In that category there is the Acer Aspire with an AMD Sempron 3000+ processor, 512MB of memory, 60GB hard drive, a 15.4" WXGA display (1280 x 800 resolution), a CD-RW/DVD-Rom drive, you aren't going to find a DVD burner in this price range and of course, 802.11b/g wireless for $600 (after a $200 rebate).  You will have to enter your zip code to see if a Circuit City near you has it because it is only available in store.\n\nThere are several other choices but none of them have the value that the one I have listed does, if you can find it, it is a very good value and should suit your needs provided you don't intend to do any heavy gaming on it.\n\nNewegg has something very similar for $769 but if you can find it at Circuit City, I would highly recommend doing so, buy it online if you can't find it in store.\n\nI wouldn't even consider a Dell or Gateway. I like laptops from Acer, Toshiba and HP.
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Well the best one is that which has top components. Take a look at what alienware has to offer, or toshiba satellite series. These are the best.
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Best value, 100% of the time on notebooks, is Toshiba.  I've recommended them to a few people, and every one of them that bought one has been completely satisfied with it.  By the way, people usually don't sell a laptop (they're so expensive in the first place) until there's something wrong with it.  I would either buy a new, but not top of the line model, or used if I can test it out first.
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Get something reliable.  Check out CNET for reviews by editors and customers.  Toshiba and Fujitsu have great reliability.  The Lenovo Thinkpad (formerly IBM Thinkpad) is nice.  Get internal wireless, big RAM size, and a decent size HDD.  Don't get a Compaq, Dell, or HP.  Also, if you are considering a Mac, look at what software you will need and if it is available for Mac.  Then look at what it will cost to fix your Mac.  Is is worth it?  Probably not, but they are nice, just not compatible with everything.  Good luck.
1178012
Dell is the best one you can get but for price and qality u can get a toshiba laptop 14" easy its the second best in world and prices are compatible.
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I see you have a lot of opinions out here.  I recommend that you do look at the Notebookreview.com website that another user recommended but also check out www.notebookforums.com where people discuss real issues and how to fix problems versus marketing hype.\n\nThe short of it all is All laptops are pretty much the same.  They get the job done.  My only recommendations is \n\nDO NOT BUY a CONSUMER machine.\n\nYou will notice that most of the major manufacturers have a Corporate version and a Consumer version.  The Corporate version tends to be more rugged.  I have a lot to laptops.  Although I have Macs and PCs I do not have a MAC laptop.\n\nI would stay away from the Sony because Sony is more trendy than sturdy.  The best (most solid work horse) are my Think Pads.  I don't know about Lenovo's version but they are probably pretty good. My Dells, are good but they are Corporate, not consumer, and my Gateways are excellent performers.  Toshiba used to be good but you could not give me one today.\n\nNow, HP.....Well, HP did not make good laptops until they bought Compaq and even then the Presarios were crap but the Armada were dang good. \n\nWhichever one you decide on, Go into a local store - CompUSA, MicroCenter, Costco, Sams, Best Buy, Wal-Mart and touch and feel all of the machines that your are considering.  Look for good solid construction and a good screen.   Then write down your choices.  Check Notebookforums for real problems, and then look for discounts!!!!\n\nMC.
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Well, the BEST laptops don't come from Dell, IBM or HP - they come from a company called Alienware.  And their BEST model is the Aurora m7700, which is probably more then you would ever need.\n\nhttp://www.alienware.com/configurator_pages/aurora_m7700.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-AURORA-M-7700&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT
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I think it all depends on the specification of the notebooks. If you are going for the game... I suggest Alienware notebook, XPS for Dell, and for me I thought Toshiba was pretty good overall.
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Personally, i have always like my dell and am favored toward that brand.  Mine has lasted 4 years or so, is still fast and up to date.  If you take care of it with anti-virus software and anti-spyware tools, it will last a long time.\n\nIt looks as if they are pretty close, but with the 120GB HD, I would go with the dell.  Students tend to fill up that HD pretty fast.  \n\nAlso, please use a coupon, you can always save a couple hundred dollars on a good laptop.  Dell has a coupon available until the 9th, but they do have a good turnover and publish coupons every week.  Here is the coupon and details:  http://www.24houredeals.com/dell-coupons-23-mer.html
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Consumer Reports has the following laptops listed as best for for overall quality:\n\n"WINDOWS BUDGET Relatively low-cost systems for most general uses, including photo editing":\n\nDell Inspiron 6000 1.5 GHz Celeron M 370 ($850)\nSony Vaio VGN-FS690 1.4 GHz Celeron M 360J ($1,000)\n\n"WORKHORSE Have additional memory and storage for more intensive uses, such as 3D games and video editing\n\nHP Pavilion zv6000 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 ($1250)\nCompaq Presario V4000T 1.73 GHz Pentium M 740 ($1395)\n\nSLIM AND LIGHT Lightweight systems for travelers and students.\n\nToshiba Portege S100-S213TD 2 GHz Pentium M 760 ($1900)\nSharp Widenote PCM4000 1.73 GHz Pentium M 740 ($1800)\n\nMULTIMEDIA Have enhanced sound and video components for home entertainment\n\nToshiba Qosmio G15-AV501 1.8 GHz Pentium M 745 ($2300)\nHP Pavilion zd8000 3 GHz Pentium 4 630 ($1725)\n\nMACINTOSH Best reliability and less vulnerability to computer viruses and spyware\n\nApple iBook 14" Combo 1.4 GHz PowerPC G4 ($1300)\n\nNOTE: Gateway is not necessarily a bad computer just because a person has a bad experience with theirs. Mine is a Gateway laptop and it runs beautifully, 24 hours a day (extra cooling added).