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  • nexcom28
    So Fucking Banned
    • Jan 2005
    • 3716
    #1

    New Laptop - What would you recommend?

    It's time for a new laptop. My old Vaio is getting too old. What would you recommend.

    Looking for Windows
    Great processor, Hard drive and RAM
    Needs to be pretty durable
    Reasonable price

    I was looking at a HP Envy 17, thoughts?
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    • Grapesoda
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      • Jul 2003
      • 46238
      #2
      pretty happy with this:

      http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/series/aspirer

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        • kane
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          • Aug 2001
          • 20684
          #3
          I got an HP G7 about a year ago. It is a little less powerful than the Envy, but it is about $500 less as well.

          If you don't mind spending the money the Envy is nice, but at that price point there are a ton of options so I guess it would depend on what you plan to use it for. If you want to also play games on it then the Envy or something like it with good video is a good choice. There are others out there with less graphics but more processor speed and HD space or other configurations.

          As for HP as a brand, my only complaint was that it came with a ton of extra crap software installed. I had to spend the first few hours I owned it getting rid of all that junk.

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            • pornguy
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              • Mar 2003
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              I just got a 17.3 from Alien but its not cheap.
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                • DVTimes
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                  • Jun 2003
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                  #5
                  Dell.

                  The best
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                    • VamosNicholas
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                      • Oct 2012
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                      #6
                      From some of what I've heard, HP has stepped up their game from recent years. For a while you were getting something not as high quality with crappy support to boot.

                      The fact that you mention durability makes me think of lenovo. They're pretty sturdy if I'm thinking right. I'd recommend checking out Asus also. Finally, check out the forums over at notebookreview.com for info about the various options out there.

                      Edit: As another poster pointed out, it also helps us to know exactly what you want in a notebook. Since you mentioned a 17inch, I'm guessing you'd prefer a more powerful "desktop replacement" type of notebook.
                      Last edited by VamosNicholas; 10-02-2013, 04:24 AM.

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                        • adamneve
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                          • Oct 2002
                          • 13333
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                          i miss my lenovo
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                            • Herb Kornfield
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                              • Sep 2002
                              • 4996
                              #8
                              Macbook Pro with parallels 9 + win7 and office365.

                              I run my MBP + a Win7 Virtual machine all day... Works wonderful.

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                                • leboobs
                                  Registered User
                                  • Aug 2013
                                  • 14
                                  #9
                                  If you're going to be portable with it, check out the asus ux31a with SSD, this bad boy starts up in less than 10 seconds from a cold boot and haven't had a single problem with mine running windows 8.

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                                    • Verbal
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                                      • Dec 2001
                                      • 3420
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Herb Kornfield
                                      Macbook Pro with parallels 9 + win7 and office365.

                                      I run my MBP + a Win7 Virtual machine all day... Works wonderful.
                                      Simply the best laptop I've ever owned hands down.

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                                        • MaDalton
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                                          • Feb 2004
                                          • 39861
                                          #11
                                          i have a high end Samsung that still costs only half of a Macbook but does the same
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                                            • ajrocks
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                                              • Nov 2004
                                              • 4526
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by nexcom28
                                              It's time for a new laptop. My old Vaio is getting too old. What would you recommend.

                                              Looking for Windows
                                              Great processor, Hard drive and RAM
                                              Needs to be pretty durable
                                              Reasonable price

                                              I was looking at a HP Envy 17, thoughts?
                                              I just picked up the HP Envy, I'm very happy with it. My last 3 laptops have been HP you really can't go wrong. I7 Quad, just make sure you max out the memory.
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                                                • Arnox
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                                                  • Sep 2009
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                                                  #13
                                                  Any ultrabook. So worth.
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                                                    • The Duck
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                                                      • May 2005
                                                      • 18243
                                                      #14
                                                      If I was buying something new right now I would go for the ASUS top gaming line, GX something. But it will not work if you need to move it around a lot since it's pretty hefty and bulky.
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                                                        • Manfap
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                                                          • Jan 2013
                                                          • 2626
                                                          #15
                                                          Why not another Vaio. My wife's is still going after 6 years, I keep promising her a new one, but she wont stop using the old one until it dies.

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                                                            • fris
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                                                              • Aug 2002
                                                              • 55682
                                                              #16
                                                              about 5 months ago i would have recommended something like an asus ultrabook, but since i switched to mac, i will never go back to windows, i had to use windows on a friends machine last week, it was horrible.
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                                                                • nexcom28
                                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                                  • Jan 2005
                                                                  • 3716
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by Grapesoda
                                                                  pretty happy with this:

                                                                  http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/series/aspirer
                                                                  Yeah, Acer seem to have improved a lot in recent years.

                                                                  Originally posted by VamosNicholas
                                                                  From some of what I've heard, HP has stepped up their game from recent years. For a while you were getting something not as high quality with crappy support to boot.

                                                                  The fact that you mention durability makes me think of lenovo. They're pretty sturdy if I'm thinking right. I'd recommend checking out Asus also. Finally, check out the forums over at notebookreview.com for info about the various options out there.

                                                                  Edit: As another poster pointed out, it also helps us to know exactly what you want in a notebook. Since you mentioned a 17inch, I'm guessing you'd prefer a more powerful "desktop replacement" type of notebook.
                                                                  I did want a Lenovo until I read about the Chinese / FBI whatever putting backdoors in them..

                                                                  Originally posted by leboobs
                                                                  If you're going to be portable with it, check out the asus ux31a with SSD, this bad boy starts up in less than 10 seconds from a cold boot and haven't had a single problem with mine running windows 8.
                                                                  I like Asus, I'll look at this.

                                                                  Originally posted by MaDalton
                                                                  i have a high end Samsung that still costs only half of a Macbook but does the same
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                                                                  Originally posted by Manfap
                                                                  Why not another Vaio. My wife's is still going after 6 years, I keep promising her a new one, but she wont stop using the old one until it dies.
                                                                  Bits keep falling of it.

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                                                                    • edgeprod
                                                                      Permanently Gone
                                                                      • Mar 2004
                                                                      • 10019
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Macbook Pro, hands down. The build quality is top-notch, and support is borderline fanatical. $3,500 seems like a very small amount when you don't have to worry about anything.

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                                                                        • sperbonzo
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                                                                          • May 2003
                                                                          • 9750
                                                                          #19
                                                                          I just got the Hp touchsmart 11-E010NR. Pretty cheap, but light, great touchscreen, good battery, and I just love it so far. I've been a toshiba fan for years, but I heard that HP is really coming back, so I bought this one, and so far, I'm really happy with it.


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                                                                            • Supz
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                                                                              • Jul 2006
                                                                              • 11057
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Lenovo #1

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                                                                                • PornDiscounts-V
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                                                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                                                  • 5744
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by fris
                                                                                  about 5 months ago i would have recommended something like an asus ultrabook, but since i switched to mac, i will never go back to windows, i had to use windows on a friends machine last week, it was horrible.
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                                                                                    • jimmycastor
                                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                                      • Jul 2006
                                                                                      • 342
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      stick with vaio pro series , but not ultra, the one with the true core i7 , 13.3 INCH
                                                                                      not the U one, the only machine that can compare with a macbook for non apple users

                                                                                      costs a lil bit, but im so pissed since i swapped to lenovo that i regret it every minute
                                                                                      and i only do not swap back cause im going to have to reinstall thousands of proggies
                                                                                      Last edited by jimmycastor; 10-02-2013, 11:24 AM.

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                                                                                        • JockoHomo
                                                                                          "LIKE I GIVE A SHIT"
                                                                                          • Jun 2013
                                                                                          • 1523
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          I have an HP Envy 15 that I got over 2 years ago.

                                                                                          The build quality if the best in the PC world I have seen. Great screen as well. I can recommend that line fully. I have no problems with it and I can see keeping it for at least a couple of more years.

                                                                                          Go for it!

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                                                                                            • 2MuchMark
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                                                                                              • Aug 2004
                                                                                              • 50990
                                                                                              #24


                                                                                              Macbook Air : Awesome machine. Boots in 8 seconds. Super fast, amazing display, 10 hours of battery life, etc etc etc.... love it.

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                                                                                                • Evil Chris
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                                                                                                  • Dec 2001
                                                                                                  • 13248
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Anyone get a Chromebook yet?


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                                                                                                    • JockoHomo
                                                                                                      "LIKE I GIVE A SHIT"
                                                                                                      • Jun 2013
                                                                                                      • 1523
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Originally posted by Evil Chris
                                                                                                      Anyone get a Chromebook yet?
                                                                                                      Not powerful enough for real work. Portable and good for browsing the web but nothing else. Cheap build quality as well. Good for kids.

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                                                                                                        • tokmansta
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                                                                                                          • Jan 2013
                                                                                                          • 566
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          I have had great experience with MSI laptops and they are rather cheap.

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                                                                                                            • FlowerKid
                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                              • Sep 2005
                                                                                                              • 1045
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Samsung Chronos 7 Series are great including Core i7 quadcore, SSD, Blueray, anti glare display and anything else you need. They boot Win 8 in about 3 seconds.

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                                                                                                                • fris
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                                                                                                                  • Aug 2002
                                                                                                                  • 55682
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Originally posted by Evil Chris
                                                                                                                  Anyone get a Chromebook yet?
                                                                                                                  not worth it, you cant really do anything besides web.
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                                                                                                                    • nico-t
                                                                                                                      emperor of my world
                                                                                                                      • Aug 2004
                                                                                                                      • 29903
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      They're all good. If you look at a laptop with the same specs, any brand will do, doesn't matter.
                                                                                                                      Only specific spec i was looking for was a backlit keyboard, amazed that it's not a standard yet. Got an HP myself (with backlit keyboard ofcourse;))

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                                                                                                                        • nexcom28
                                                                                                                          So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                          • Jan 2005
                                                                                                                          • 3716
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Well I ordered one yesterday. Ended up going for the HP Envy 17 even though I was telling myself I wouldn't and it was too much to spend.
                                                                                                                          I haven't got it yet though, the store had to order it in, hopefully I should be able to pick it up over the weekend or early next week.

                                                                                                                          Can't wait to have a play with the bad boy.

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                                                                                                                            • izombie
                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                              • Sep 2013
                                                                                                                              • 346
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              My last few computers have been made by ASUS and I have been extremely happy with them, they were all laptops/netbooks though. I always build by own desktops and I use ASUS motherboards in them also.
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                                                                                                                                • FreeHugeMovies
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                                                                                                                                  • Dec 2001
                                                                                                                                  • 14141
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  I won't be buying a new laptop till their is a new version of windows.

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                                                                                                                                    • FlowerKid
                                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                      • Sep 2005
                                                                                                                                      • 1045
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      Windows 8.1 update will come in some weeks i think.

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                                                                                                                                        • JockoHomo
                                                                                                                                          "LIKE I GIVE A SHIT"
                                                                                                                                          • Jun 2013
                                                                                                                                          • 1523
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by nexcom28
                                                                                                                                          Well I ordered one yesterday. Ended up going for the HP Envy 17 even though I was telling myself I wouldn't and it was too much to spend.
                                                                                                                                          I haven't got it yet though, the store had to order it in, hopefully I should be able to pick it up over the weekend or early next week.

                                                                                                                                          Can't wait to have a play with the bad boy.
                                                                                                                                          You made a good choice. You will not regret it. You will be able to play the latest games, render video, and more all at the same time with that bad boy.

                                                                                                                                          You will also be shocked at the build quality. Best of the non apple computer builds hands down!

                                                                                                                                          Enjoy

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                                                                                                                                            • clickhappy
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                                                                                                                                              • Mar 2004
                                                                                                                                              • 4027
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              never buy a Dell again, and I've had 3. I bought a top of the line Studio series, very pricey, it was intended to be a "Gaming" laptop, and the motherboard overheats everytime I watch a video or play a game, and the whole laptop shuts down instantly with no warning.
                                                                                                                                              I'll never buy another Dell again.
                                                                                                                                              Last edited by clickhappy; 10-05-2013, 11:56 AM.

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                                                                                                                                                • uniquemkt
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                                                                                                                                                  • Mar 2012
                                                                                                                                                  • 305
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by Evil Chris
                                                                                                                                                  Anyone get a Chromebook yet?
                                                                                                                                                  Got it, love it, able to do real work from it no problem (Samsung series 3). Maybe it helps that my work is web and my tools are ssh windows and browser tabs, but you can't beat it for portability and it's hassle free.

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                                                                                                                                                    • PSD
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                                                                                                                                                      • Oct 2002
                                                                                                                                                      • 1265
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      While I agree with the comments on most of the chromebooks, their newest one the Pixel looks to be a bit better.

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