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by Darkling on December 20th, 2006
Since best is subjective, I'm going to go with the brand that has impressed me the most. The Toshiba Tecra line has consistently proved to be a major workhorse.
My boyfriend lent his Tecra to a friend that was going to China. The moron packed it in his checked luggage. Needless to say, it got squished. The only things that broke on it were the fan and the standby pin.
The Tecra I use is the most stable machine I've had the pleasure of working with. I'm so hard on my Windows installations that I usually have to start fresh every six months to a year. My first and current installation has been humming along for almost five years.
My final anecdote is that the year I spent professionally repairing computers, I never once had a broken Toshiba laptop to work on. I helped customers through endless misery with HP, Sony, and Dell, though.
by FuManChu on January 4th, 2007
Macbook or Macbook Pro.
by anonymous on January 8th, 2007
the macbook, they are excellent
by Tantric on January 8th, 2007
TOSHIBA
by EL1 2 on December 30th, 2006
MacBook Pro. Mine is amazing.
by DebsSweet on December 20th, 2006
I have always liked Toshiba --- if you call and get them to custom build you one then you will have exactly what you want! That's what I always do and I have never been disappointed! I have the Tecra M5 right now. So fast and so reliable!
Computers are a personal thing of course -- it's a matter of personal preference and mine is Toshiba. : )
by cryptonium on December 27th, 2006
Thinkpad
by lancaster on December 24th, 2006
In my opinion the best laptops are the second generation aluminium Apple PowerBook. I've been using one for 3 and a half years now and it has never let me down! I also think that the fact that the new MacBook Pros look essentially identical to it is testimony to its timeless good looks.
by mac1896 on December 20th, 2006
Remember you said "best", not cheapest.........
MacBook Pro.
http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/
p.s. Also any laptop without Sony batteries..............lol
by Possum on January 18th, 2008
it probably isn't the absolute best but in terms of bang for the buck without problems i've been happy with toshibas
by Simply msFortunate on February 1st, 2007
I think Toshiba makes the best, most durable and reliable laptop for pre-configured. They are also far more flexible in terms of components, so there is always a higher level of customization there. However, I am partial to the non-badged custom laptops my business sells; we only use true Intel parts + motherboards, adding to the reliability of the parts involved.
by anonymous on December 30th, 2006
apples
by lastwraith on January 19th, 2008
It's pretty hard to say one brand is better than another with much finality. Each brand tends to have problem models.
I have had good luck with Acer, Winbook, Toshiba, and Dell. Having said that: some older Winbooks have screen hinge weaknesses, certain Toshibas suffer from overheat issues due to the airflow design (clogging with dust prematurely), and Dell doesn't escape unscathed either with certain models.
Acer and Winbook tend to give you a lot of machine for the money. Toshiba and Dell have a few machines with stand-out features/layouts (for my taste). Sony can be fine as well but they tend to be a bit costly for what you get....though they are usually fairly stylish (sort of like the Apple of the PC world if you will).
by Beauty Queen on January 18th, 2008
I have TOSHIBA... It's Great.
by allikatzpop on January 18th, 2008
what kind did you buy? it may be the software and not the "brand"
by kdandrea312 on February 5th, 2007
Sony Vaio
by anonymous on February 1st, 2007
I like Dell and HP laptops.
by AliasAnonymous on February 1st, 2007
I've had my ibook for about 4 years now and it hasn't given me any problems at all. The Mac operating system is the best - in my opinion.
by Lydia on January 1st, 2007
It depends what you are wanting the laptop for, in my opinion apple macs are better for graphics and probably music, but for performance wise a toshiba would be my choice, the one i got for my 18th birthday was the best ive ever used, and ive used alot.
by Zeca911 on March 30th, 2009
Buy a Apple Laptop. The Apple Laptops have virus proctectors built in them. The other laptops do not come with that! The Apple laptop also is thinner, slicker, and it is faster!
by Joy to the world on February 20th, 2009
I do not use laptops, I have a desk top. But have thought of getting one. Anyway, I have a friend who loves the MAC laptop. And from what he says, I believe that would be the best choice.
by Dancing Lady Limbs on November 5th, 2008
MacBook Pro. Completely and absolutely.
by aivzdog on November 5th, 2008
mac or dell
by wildtyke on June 3rd, 2008
I'm very happy with my Dell Inspiron. They're fairly cheap, customer service is good, and it's easy to upgrade. The one sticking point with these is the screen... at around 18 months to 2 years old, the baclight tends to fail. Dell will tell you to buy an entire screen, but you can buy the light for around £25.
by Rusty on May 14th, 2008
really, it depends on what you use the computer for. i personally love macs. they are very user friendly and easy to use along with having many useful and fun programs built into the computer already.
pc's are better if you want to do more technical things with it or alot of gaming.
but i stongly suggest looking into macs such as a powerbook or macbook most people dont give them a chance.
by Browndog on April 27th, 2008
I spend half of my day on Macbook and half on an Compaq Presario, and I must choose the Macbook.
by khammer on January 23rd, 2008
I just bought a dell xps and I love it.
by answerbear on January 19th, 2008
Sony and Toshiba make good stuff. Acer is also good for a lower price alt. Alien is hot for the really high end stuff. The new Dell XPS's look good. Make sure you take advantage of the maximum memory available and largest HD as well as OS choices (Home Prem is minimum for Vista, but try for Ultimate) Just like try for XP Pro and look for one with Office (full suite) I have two new sony's, and two older toshibas .
by Greekgod on January 19th, 2008
Dell
by bright spark. on January 19th, 2008
HI THIS IS A HARD ONE TO SAY WHICH IS THE BEST IVE ALWAYS HAD ACER BUT HAD TO REPLACE MY POWER LEAD WITHIN AN YEAR OF PURCHASE APRT FROM THAT IVE HAD NO REAL PROBLEMS TOUCH WOOD. IT ALL DEPENDS REALLY PEOPLE COULD SAY THEY HAVE THE BEST MAKE LAP TOP I WOULD SAY STICK TO THE KNOWN NAMES AND WELL POPULAR MAKES GOOD LUCK
by Yarnlady is happy every day on January 18th, 2008
Dell is best, but H P might be the better value, but not the best performer.
by crazy on September 9th, 2007
I like Sony Vaio the most
by JTP on August 29th, 2007
I always found alienware to be a good laptop to go with.
Oh, and in contrast to the general idea that apple is the way to go, you should consider what you are looking for before you go and buy a box with an OS you may know nothing about.
If you want to surf the net, use for college papers, generally make music/movies (windows does this just as well, if not better, but many people seem to think that macs are more "creative") than a mac is for you.
If you want a gaming council, go with alienware and windows. There really isn't a question.
If you want an all around entertainment system, still go with alienware and windows/linux, I've never had a problem with mine and I swear by the brand.
edit-of course these days I believe macs can run windows in a duel boot (I think) but I can still say that apple is pricier than all hell.
by Claudine Goffinet on August 29th, 2007
Apple costs too much, mostly because it's unique and more stylish
Toshiba is good.
by David Marino on July 19th, 2007
No Doubts... go with Apple!
by marcus17052 on May 6th, 2007
As to be alienware with mac a close second....
by dagirlyone on April 27th, 2007
HP.
by nobodymuch on April 25th, 2007
I have no choice but to say Apple, because of the operating system, MacOsX, which is magnificent.
A year ago I would have sung the praises of the laptop hardware too, but its getting a bit left behind in the speed/graphics stakes.
I think we are all waiting now for Apple's next leap forward. They usually get well ahead about every three years, maintain the lead for 2, then fall a little behind for 1, which is where we are now on laptops.
But it doesn't matter, I simply have to have MacOsX. Ah well.
by PrettyPirate on April 25th, 2007
Apple.
by CousinVinny on February 1st, 2007
A Dell Latitude 600 works just fine for me.
by Tuff Gong RNM on January 30th, 2007
Jesus! I didn't think you'd be asking in a "money is no issue" context.Those are some damn nice laptops.Anyone find any prices?Are they currently available? I just bought a Dell Inspiron e1405 Core 2 Duo 2.0, 2 gigs o ram, 4 mb l2 cache.My current one was a Dell so I was good with their quality.Any objections?
by MTank411 on January 26th, 2007
I say Dell E1505
by Locks-Of-Love-NZ on January 14th, 2007
HP
by ChidoriXRasengan on December 30th, 2006
a dell notebook is what i have and it works better than ur buddies labtops ( faster,more RAM
by Anindya Bhattacharyya on December 28th, 2006
I think Sony Vaio
by stratred on December 24th, 2006
I have a DELL,but i hear that TOSHIBA and SONY are excelent laptops.
by Nickr893 on December 20th, 2006
Anything from Alienware I think.
They have top performance.
by TheAnswerer on December 20th, 2006
Samsung NP-X60plus Core 2 Duo is! It's pretty fast and I'm getting one for my dad this Xmas.
by skel1977 on April 22nd, 2009
xps
by 0gravity on April 25th, 2009
The best laptop computer depends on what your are going to use it, or if you want to repair one. The easiest to take apart and repair are Acer's, in old computers, Compaq 1200 series. The one who doesn't get that many virus are Mac, if you want a computer for inter use only do a dual boot with Ubuntu (linux) base and you have many free application and low virus and spyware. I use to surf the internet Ubuntu, and any other work I use Windows XP, and after i finish I run Trend Micro internet security Pro and clean it every night.
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