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What laptop should I buy?

May 26, 2012 5:36 AM

My laptop just died on me, and I need a new one. Both my fiance and I have had HP's for years and liked them (lasted about 5 years or so), but are open to anything. She'll be the primary user, and I'm not looking for a gaming rig. Mostly web-surfing, email, photo and video viewing (possibly editing?), watching blu-rays. Doesn't need a blu-ray burner (thinking of getting one for my desktop).

My last laptop was a 14" and hers was a 15.6", leaning towards the 15. Battery life is important, and we'd like to keep it as light as possible. Mostly home use. Neither of us are mac people (pc desktops and laptops, android phones and tablet), and aren't really considering jumping on that train right now. We'd like to keep the price under $1,000.

What should I be looking for? Avoiding? What questions should I be asking? It's been a long time since I've gone laptop shopping...

If you need more info from me I'll answer any questions. Thanks for any help you can provide.

daveinsocal daveinsocal

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Go for Asus. Best laptop manufacturer imo. Their laptops and components have always been top notch for me and the people I have recommended to. I have built and repaired many, many systems and if building a rig, I always try to use Asus components, so when they started manufacturing PC's, I started buying and recommending them to everyone that asked me. I have never been let down.

housry23 housry23
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Asus is not a favorite of mine by far. Their concern and out of warranty service for a 1-1/2 year old netbook is non-existent. It is a throwaway in its present condition. Yes, I have heard good things about them, but good things did not happen for me. I have a HP and like it very much.

klozitshoper klozitshoper
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If you're not in a rush, you could look for a deal like this to come back up:
http://www.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=5003966

Or there's a decent deal on moofi now:
http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/96b2bcf6-65eb-4493-8916-e0f280c2d7ec/toshiba-satellite-with-intel-i5-refurbished#5

If you want something a little more, I got my parents a Toshiba that I was really pleased with, so you might look at toshibadirect.com

liquidblue1 liquidblue1
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I took a toshiba for a test drive and the battery life was abysmal (<2 hrs). I found that to be concerning...

daveinsocal daveinsocal
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@klozitshoper: netbook's were doomed from the start. I am sorry to hear about your unfortunate situation, but most manufacturer warranties are 1 yr parts and labor. It's too bad that you can't get it serviced though. With tablets available and ultrabooks on the rise, it's not surprising that the netbook is dying. I feel bad for all those that invested in one, especially since the life span of them was so short lived.

housry23 housry23
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@housry23: It was not a whole lot of money - bought it on Woot - less than $300. However, I just would have expected more concern from the company itself. I have an Ipad now as well as the HP laptop. I expect my good, reliable 9 year old Dell desktop to fail one of these days, and I will mourn its demise. I love it. I am a fast typist, and I cannot get used to the laptop (and the netbook was so slow, I could not stand doing anything such as posting or writing a doc - drove me crazy.

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