Need a new laptop, help!

[BobTheBiker]

Originally Posted by The Chi

I replaced a cheapo Asus that still runs like a champ with a nicer more updated HP and I hate it. Its slower than all get out, gets errors constantly and definitely doesnt operate as well as my old Asus, so if you're looking for cheap and decent I'd go Asus in a heartbeat. Im still irritated I gave mine away to my sister.

Asus gets my vote. I'm still running my X83V, its pretty impressive for a lower end asus computer.

HP and mac are crap, acer has some nicer products lately, as does Asus, which is one of the more impressive machines I've run in a long time.

[sherri_chickie]

Thanks for all the good info. I am going to need to make notes and compile. Just saw an add from Dell.. Might go look at Costco and see what they have, going to check out Best Buy, Future Shop and probabily The Source. Going to be a busy week.. *S*

[Cass]

My biggest issue with Best Buy, aside from the pushy little sales-people, is that they put their stamp on everything, and the machine ends up with a crapload of unnecessary software that will never be used.

That said... good luck with your search, and may you find what you want!!

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by Cass

My biggest issue with Best Buy, aside from the pushy little sales-people, is that they put their stamp on everything, and the machine ends up with a crapload of unnecessary software that will never be used.

That said... good luck with your search, and may you find what you want!!

I worked for manufacturers for years, but now I buy canned systems (Dell, for the most part). The first thing that I do when I buy a new system, or if I'm setting one up for a friend, is scrub the drive and do my own clean installation. There's just too much crap on new systems these days, half of which doesn't uninstall properly.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

I worked for manufacturers for years, but now I buy canned systems (Dell, for the most part). The first thing that I do when I buy a new system, or if I'm setting one up for a friend, is scrub the drive and do my own clean installation. There's just too much crap on new systems these days, half of which doesn't uninstall properly.

Ah the days when they sent the oem OS install with the purchase of a new computer.

Now its just the factory image

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Ah the days when they sent the oem OS install with the purchase of a new computer.

Now its just the factory image

Yes, unless you pay extra you'll rarely get a CD/DVD these days. Fortunately I'm in a position where I can get hold of installation media for recent operating systems and the keys provided by the manufacturers work with them.

[Cass]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Yes, unless you pay extra you'll rarely get a CD/DVD these days. Fortunately I'm in a position where I can get hold of installation media for recent operating systems and the keys provided by the manufacturers work with them.

Mine did not come with a reinstall disc. I can make my own recovery disc, it's 3 DVDs worth of data. Yes, DVDs. Fuck.

[Rangerscott]

Originally Posted by Cass

Mine did not come with a reinstall disc. I can make my own recovery disc, it's 3 DVDs worth of data. Yes, DVDs. Fuck.

Its because the recovery partition has all the bloat ware on it too. It recovers "everything."

[Cass]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

Its because the recovery partition has all the bloat ware on it too. It recovers "everything."

Yeah.. I know. I don't understand why it's such a clusterfuck.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Ah the days when they sent the oem OS install with the purchase of a new computer.

Now its just the factory image

Buy an Alienware... OS disc and resource disc. Oh and Alien "respawn" as well...not to mention that it's running two duo core processors and two 500G hard drives "raid/mirror style"... whatever all that means...