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Posted: 11/27/2014 12:34:34 PM EDT
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MacBook Pro.
Buy once, cry once, love it forever. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 12:36:30 PM EDT
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Asus
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Posted: 11/27/2014 12:48:27 PM EDT
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Asus
I have built several desktop computers using various different brands of motherboards, not the cheapo stuff either. I had had a few problems here and there and the MSI MB had just given up the ghost. I asked a friend of mine that builds way more desktops than I do what brand of motherboard he uses. He said Asus. I looked at them and they were a little more expensive so I asked him why Asus. The reply was they always work and they always keep working. Since then I have used Asus motherboards for my builds and have never had a problem. They fit, they work and they keep working. So a few months ago I was looking for a new laptop and saw an Asus and got it. G750 It is sold as a rock and is a screamer. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 12:55:47 PM EDT
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Lenovo ThinkPad.
Built like a tank. Or, you could get one of the newer ones ... the ThinkPad X-1 Carbon, if you really want to go nuts. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:05:42 PM EDT
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I would start by looking at Asus and Lenovo.
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:08:09 PM EDT
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Thinkpad or macbook, both highest build quality.
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:08:46 PM EDT
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FPNI
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:10:17 PM EDT
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My last two laptops have been HP.
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:10:29 PM EDT
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Asus.
They actually build their own components. I've been working on laptops for 20 years. Asus is, hans down, some of the best built an well designed that can be found. Period. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:11:01 PM EDT
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MacBook Pro. Buy once, cry once, love it forever. I'm going on five years with one. I just downloaded the new Yosemite OS. It's as up to date as anything else. Never a problem, virus, anything negative. I think next time I'll get the Macbook Air. Who knows when that will be as this thing just keeps on ticking. I like all the Track pad features. It's obviously a superior product. 
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:13:22 PM EDT
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How are you going to use it??
I gave up the heavy ass Windows laptop for a Chromebook. There isn't anything I haven't been able to do with it yet... Sunday School lessons, powerpoints, etc... |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:14:03 PM EDT
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Have had toshibas in the past , but have had issues with the last 3 and am done with um Open to suggestions Macbook pro wait for sky lake |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:14:17 PM EDT
[#13]
+1 for Asus.
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:15:14 PM EDT
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Lenovo ThinkPad. Built like a tank. Or, you could get one of the newer ones ... the ThinkPad X-1 Carbon, if you really want to go nuts. I still roll my Lenovo Thinkpad. Awesome laptop. Lenovo's current laptops are not as awesome, but they're faster and still well built. If I were going to generically recommend a laptop brand, it would be Lenovo. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:15:52 PM EDT
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Picked up a nice Dell 15.6 inch, i3 processor and touch screen for $500 at Costco.
I try to get my electronics there because you get an extra two years of warranty from them, free. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:16:24 PM EDT
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Asus or Lenovo.
If you're the type who is daft enough to spend the money on a Macbook Pro, I'd suggest you look into and compare equally-priced (or slightly lower) Asus or Lenovo laptops. So annoying when people buy a $500 Toshiba (crap at any price), get sick of it not working, then switch to a $1300 Apple and declare Apple King of the Universe.
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:20:25 PM EDT
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MSI GS series.
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:21:33 PM EDT
[#18]
Asus
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:23:25 PM EDT
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Which Asus laptop? Need one for DDC BAS
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:56:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How are you going to use it?? I gave up the heavy ass Windows laptop for a Chromebook. There isn't anything I haven't been able to do with it yet... Sunday School lessons, powerpoints, etc... Every Toshiba I have had has had WiFi issues Just get tired of fighting the damn things
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:56:58 PM EDT
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Lenovo ThinkPad. Built like a tank. Or, you could get one of the newer ones ... the ThinkPad X-1 Carbon, if you really want to go nuts. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 1:57:35 PM EDT
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MacBook Pro. Buy once, cry once, love it forever. /thread |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 3:57:55 PM EDT
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Just around house . mainly just net surfing and I list heavily on eBay . Every Toshiba I have had has had WiFi issues Just get tired of fighting the damn things Quote HistoryQuoted:
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How are you going to use it?? I gave up the heavy ass Windows laptop for a Chromebook. There isn't anything I haven't been able to do with it yet... Sunday School lessons, powerpoints, etc... Just get tired of fighting the damn things For just web browsing you could use a Chromebook and then if you have a desktop for anything else you should be set. I don;t know if you have a desktop though. I wouldn't recommend a Chromebook as an only device. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 3:59:53 PM EDT
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MacBook Pro. Buy once, cry once, love it forever. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 4:01:00 PM EDT
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Dell XPS.
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Posted: 11/27/2014 4:02:26 PM EDT
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I buy everything from Dell. Their quality has really improved since Michael Dell took over again, and if you buy the refurbished stuff it's unbelievably cheap. Plus pretty much every month, they have a 20-30% off coupon for refurbished models. I got a $1200 new cost laptop for about $650.
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Posted: 11/27/2014 4:03:15 PM EDT
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Lenovo ThinkPad. Built like a tank. Or, you could get one of the newer ones ... the ThinkPad X-1 Carbon, if you really want to go nuts. Yep. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 5:10:36 PM EDT
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For just web browsing you could use a Chromebook and then if you have a desktop for anything else you should be set. I don;t know if you have a desktop though. I wouldn't recommend a Chromebook as an only device. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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How are you going to use it?? I gave up the heavy ass Windows laptop for a Chromebook. There isn't anything I haven't been able to do with it yet... Sunday School lessons, powerpoints, etc... Just get tired of fighting the damn things For just web browsing you could use a Chromebook and then if you have a desktop for anything else you should be set. I don;t know if you have a desktop though. I wouldn't recommend a Chromebook as an only device. Check a Chromebook out - for the price you can't beat one |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 5:11:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: MacBook Pro. Buy once, cry once, love it forever. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 5:14:10 PM EDT
[#30]
Lenovo
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Posted: 11/27/2014 5:15:23 PM EDT
[#31]
Tagged
The motherboard on my Toshiba choked out and now I'm stuck with a fucking iPhone
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Posted: 11/27/2014 5:40:15 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: MacBook Pro. Buy once, cry once, love it forever. The wife's 6 year old MacBook Pro 5,1 finally had a problem this week. Had to buy her a new battery since the original one seems to have given up the ghost. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 5:49:08 PM EDT
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MacBook works great, soooo sick of the windows based laptops. My family must have had five in five years that all crashed and burnt.
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Posted: 11/27/2014 6:08:12 PM EDT
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Surface Pro 3
Get the i5 with 8gb. i7 not worth the jump in price and heat. Macbook Pro? No.  Go to a MSFT store or Best Buy and try out a SP3. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 7:46:49 PM EDT
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TaggedThe motherboard on my Toshiba choked out and now I'm stuck with a fucking iPhone
This... Although my 2 Toshiba's have been beat to shit my kids. The newer one crapped out this week after my 6 month old pushed it off the couch for about the 100th time. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 7:52:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm going on five years with one. I just downloaded the new Yosemite OS. It's as up to date as anything else. Never a problem, virus, anything negative. I think next time I'll get the Macbook Air. Who knows when that will be as this thing just keeps on ticking. I like all the Track pad features. It's obviously a superior product. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: MacBook Pro. Buy once, cry once, love it forever. I'm going on five years with one. I just downloaded the new Yosemite OS. It's as up to date as anything else. Never a problem, virus, anything negative. I think next time I'll get the Macbook Air. Who knows when that will be as this thing just keeps on ticking. I like all the Track pad features. It's obviously a superior product.  Plus I get to be not gay  |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 8:12:03 PM EDT
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I've got one of the samsung ones, it's been solid for me and is skinny as fuck all. Much better then the dell I used to have. But I'm not a tech geek. Never heard of these asus or whatever everyone is suggesting.
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Posted: 11/27/2014 8:27:19 PM EDT
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How are you going to use it?? I gave up the heavy ass Windows laptop for a Chromebook. There isn't anything I haven't been able to do with it yet... Sunday School lessons, powerpoints, etc... Just get tired of fighting the damn things For just web browsing you could use a Chromebook and then if you have a desktop for anything else you should be set. I don;t know if you have a desktop though. I wouldn't recommend a Chromebook as an only device. Check a Chromebook out - for the price you can't beat one This, too. OP said "laptop" and many do not consider a Chromebook to be a "real" laptop. We have two of them, and think they are great. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 8:28:37 PM EDT
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My work computer is a Macbook Pro.
It's a battery hog, runs hot, and is rock solid. My best laptop I purchased was a Lenovo. Never had an issue, and I really liked the battery life, facial recognition, and DVD drive. I gave it to my son for use overseas, and it's still going strong after 5 years. I'm using a MS Surface Pro II. Small, fast, and has been nice to have a long battery life, multiple USB ports, and HDMI out. It's much lighter and smaller than the Mac, and I use it extensively for work when I travel. Windows 8.1 works fine with the touch screen. It's been a very good purchase. I added a blue ray external drive that can be run on laptop power so the kids can watch movies. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 9:42:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: For just web browsing you could use a Chromebook and then if you have a desktop for anything else you should be set. I don;t know if you have a desktop though. I wouldn't recommend a Chromebook as an only device. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: How are you going to use it?? I gave up the heavy ass Windows laptop for a Chromebook. There isn't anything I haven't been able to do with it yet... Sunday School lessons, powerpoints, etc... Just get tired of fighting the damn things For just web browsing you could use a Chromebook and then if you have a desktop for anything else you should be set. I don;t know if you have a desktop though. I wouldn't recommend a Chromebook as an only device. |
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Posted: 11/27/2014 9:49:55 PM EDT
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I am really considering this ASUS for $450.
Should I FO.... http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8934913&CatId=17 ASUS P450CA Intel Core i5 6GB Memory 500GB HDD 14.0" Notebook Windows 7 Professional/Windows 8 Pro 64-Bit - P450CA-XH51 Item#: AS0-102358809 | Model#: P450CA-XH51 
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Posted: 11/27/2014 9:53:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: MacBook Pro. Buy once, cry once, love it forever. Ding ding ding. Winnar! |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 9:53:06 AM EDT
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I'm going on five years with one. I just downloaded the new Yosemite OS. It's as up to date as anything else. Never a problem, virus, anything negative. I think next time I'll get the Macbook Air. Who knows when that will be as this thing just keeps on ticking. I like all the Track pad features. It's obviously a superior product.
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MacBook Pro. Buy once, cry once, love it forever. I'm going on five years with one. I just downloaded the new Yosemite OS. It's as up to date as anything else. Never a problem, virus, anything negative. I think next time I'll get the Macbook Air. Who knows when that will be as this thing just keeps on ticking. I like all the Track pad features. It's obviously a superior product.
Right there with ya. I picked up a 13" white plastic MacBook back in 08 at my last job. Slapped more RAM in it since it could be upgraded. Ran 2-3 VMs in Fusion on it for work every day for a year and a half. It only ever "purple screened" once, and I have no idea why. The touchpad gestures grew on me, and after I sold that MacBook, I'd tried a couple different laptops. I had a nice thin Asus ultrabook that was nice... and while it had some similar gestures, it wasn't as smooth. I then had a Core 2 Duo MacBook Air, but the CPU was a weak point. Sold it and picked up a Win 8 tablet. Not bad, but I really didn't like the tablet format. Now I'm back with a '13 Retina MBP. Got it for a good price since my roommate got laid off and it took forever for him to get his severance. He ended up picking up a '14 MBP. I'll never want to use any other 'laptop' format machine. Ever. And I expect this one will remain quite useful for at least a few more years! |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 9:57:52 AM EDT
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Lenovo +1
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Posted: 11/28/2014 10:13:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I would start by looking at Asus and Lenovo. |
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Posted: 11/28/2014 10:30:47 AM EDT
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Surface pro.
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Posted: 11/28/2014 10:38:16 AM EDT
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Lenovo has a T540p for $649
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/t-series/t540p/ $649 i5-4300M Processor 15.6" FHD AntiGlare 1920x1080 500GB hard drive 8GB Ram Three year warranty A true FRU battery The only thing it does not have is a dedicated video card.  I still may fo though |
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