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Best Brand

Asus 11 17.46%
 
Acer 3 4.76%
 
Apple 7 11.11%
 
Dell 4 6.35%
 
HP 11 17.46%
 
Sony 17 26.98%
 
Samsung 3 4.76%
 
Toshiba 7 11.11%
 
Total:63
PullusPardus on 21 August 2012
M.U.G.E.N said:
PullusPardus said:
M.U.G.E.N said:
Asus or vaio

stay the hell away from HP..I currently have one and even I am saying this.

ha, its like the opposite of what i just said.

which HP do you have? and which Vaio are you talking about ? im curious

I have a dv6t. As for the vaio I had a co worker with one..don't remember the model but it was very very nice. 


I have that as well, well DV6 7000, can you find out what model that Vaio is please? if its not much trouble for you.



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Soleron on 21 August 2012
PullusPardus said:
Baalzamon said:
PullusPardus said:

and whatever you do , NEVER buy a toshiba laptop

I have to chuckle whenever people say this.  I have had nothing but love for my toshiba laptop, which is a couple years old now.  Has it ever overheated on me (which is why I'm assuming you say this)?  Yes, it has.  But it was almost expected in the scenario.  There was literally zero air flow in my dorm room, leading to dust issues.  Simply blowing out my laptop with dust remover every month while living in the dorms fixed any and all issues.

i've had two toshiba laptops , TWO, and they all died quickly, they're just not built to last.

Two is not statistically siginifiant.



M.U.G.E.N on 21 August 2012
PullusPardus said:
M.U.G.E.N said:
PullusPardus said:
M.U.G.E.N said:
Asus or vaio

stay the hell away from HP..I currently have one and even I am saying this.

ha, its like the opposite of what i just said.

which HP do you have? and which Vaio are you talking about ? im curious

I have a dv6t. As for the vaio I had a co worker with one..don't remember the model but it was very very nice. 


I have that as well, well DV6 7000, can you find out what model that Vaio is please? if its not much trouble for you.


sorry pal, she left the job a while ago. It was grey and looked really slick. That's pretty much all I know. I was always a bit jelous lol



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Baalzamon on 21 August 2012
PullusPardus said:

i've had two toshiba laptops , TWO, and they all died quickly, they're just not built to last.

You should take a look at this statistical study: http://www.squaretrade.com/htm/pdf/SquareTrade_laptop_reliability_1109.pdf

The fact that you have had an unfortunate experience with toshibas is pure coincidence, because that statistical analysis actually shows Toshiba as the 2nd most reliable laptop manufacturer there is, only behind Asus (and very slightly behind, at that).



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Baalzamon on 21 August 2012

Also thought I would mention, to those saying you don't need to spend as much, the report will also clearly indicate that price DOES have a correlation with reliability in laptops. Buy a nicer, more expensive laptop, and it will not fail as frequently.



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Baalzamon on 21 August 2012

Oh, and for a more recent report: http://www.rescuecom.com/news-press-releases/Computer-Reliability-Report-2012.aspx

Surprise surprise, Toshiba is...still rated extremely well for reliability.



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the2real4mafol on 21 August 2012

wow you go back early, i don't go back to school until the 5th of September!!
But anyway, Sony Vaio is a decent make laptop and so are Apple MacBook's, both are fast, reliable and quite portable. It's your choice though...



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Argh_College on 21 August 2012

School here only starts in September.



Cthulhu on 21 August 2012

You have apple on the list...how much is macbook pro in the US? here starts from 1250 euro ~ 1650 USD

next option should be a vaio or hp



Esmicksee on 21 August 2012

I have a Vaio and it's great - 2 years old, no issues what so ever and it looks the part. Cost me £500.
So I'd totally recommend Vaio, but I've heard that Vaio's are only good if you get at least a mid-tier model.

Otherwise, I'd say Asus. Avoid Dell.