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Miscellaneous laptop discussions : dell vs. HP vs. gateway
dell vs. HP vs. gateway
by reflex32 - 2/14/07 1:00 PMJust wondering which one you guys think would be better for a student needing a laptop for school and multi media tasks
thanks,
All have bad for and good for multimedia offerings.
by R. Proffitt
- 2/14/07 1:10 PM
In reply to: dell vs. HP vs. gateway by reflex32
You'll have to narrow it down to more specific models to get a good answer here. Certainly no one maker save Apple has this area wired.
Bob
apple?
by reflex32 - 2/14/07 1:18 PM In reply to: All have bad for and good for multimedia offerings. by R. Proffitt
so youre saying an apple would be good.
here are my options:
-HP dv9000t
-dell inspiron 1505
-Apple macbook
-gateway nx860
which one do you guys think would be best?
Thanks,
Still too wide a spread.
by R. Proffitt - 2/14/07 2:02 PM
In reply to: apple? by reflex32
Many of those have options for RAM, hard disks and OS.
I think I wasn't clear enough. There is no winner in this group with you listing what could be over 100 models. I don't think anyone will sift through that many for you.
For me, today I'm on the fence with these 2 in the next category. Some Macbook Pro with a bootcamp to XP. Can't decide to go 15 or 17 inch yet.
Bob
ok....
by reflex32 - 2/14/07 2:27 PM In reply to: Still too wide a spread. by R. Proffitt
thanks for the help.
I like HP. But the support is only better than Apple.
by fbbbb - 2/15/07 2:11 AM In reply to: apple? by reflex32I don't have any experience of Gateways, they don't sell them here anymore.
HP's are the best built out of the lot I think, surpassing Apple. I like the mix of build quality and conservative engineering. Dell is about the same as Apple - you might get a faultless one, you might get a lemon, it's the luck of the draw - but generally speaking the Dells tend to be more reliable because they're more conservatively built. Apple is more on the bleeding edge in that their laptops need a much higher build quality to work/look properly in the first place and in my experience that's not there quite often. Every single one of my Apple laptops has some issue or another than my HP/Dells don't have or don't exhibit as noticeably.
I really like Dell's support in case of failures, especially if you go for the support uplifts. A few bucks extra at purchase can really help you out when your machine is kapowed. I haven't had any grounds for complaint there. Apple ranks lowest in my book for support. A lot of people get all fluffy about the Apple Stores but I don't like having to book an appointment several days in advance, heading out to town, forcing my way through the scrum and paying extra for the privilege (Procare) because Applecare is too damned slow - especially when a Dell engineer can be with me the following day after something goes wrong.
Where to buy a gateway
by jgrove_2000 - 2/17/07 6:34 AM In reply to: I like HP. But the support is only better than Apple. by fbbbbYou can get a gateway online at www.gateway.com, just like dell, or at circuity city or best buy.
Thank you Captain Bleedin' Obvious.
by fbbbb - 2/17/07 3:40 PM In reply to: Where to buy a gateway by jgrove_2000The US may be the world for some, but not me.
Ok I will be more bleedin' obvious
by jgrove_2000 - 2/18/07 8:17 AM In reply to: Thank you Captain Bleedin' Obvious. by fbbbbGateway and eMachines products are sold in more than 2,000 retail locations internationally, including Canada, Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom and France.
They're back?
by fbbbb - 2/18/07 10:08 AM In reply to: Ok I will be more bleedin' obvious by jgrove_2000They bugged out of their non-US operations a while back - didn't know they were back (in a very limited way).
I stand corrected. Although a supermarket and a toy shop as the sole stockists is not encouraging...
I agree... HP is good.
by close5828 - 2/26/07 9:38 PM In reply to: I like HP. But the support is only better than Apple. by fbbbbI've owned HP notebooks since 2001, and am typing this on my 3rd since then. Each one worked well and my only issues were a defective hard drive on my 1st one, and a failed IrDA port on my current one. In each case, HP repaired it quite quickly and w/out any hassle.
The last time, it was handled via chat over the Web, and no hold times. I sent it out on a Friday, and it came back the following Thursday; it was sent from here in Los Angeles to Memphis, TN.
Apple's repair quality is "ehhh" at best--having owned 3 Powerbooks and 2 Macbooks within 3yrs time (replacement after replacement) b/c of Apple's repair quality, I can attest to the fact that HP's quality surpasses Apple's by far.
HP is a good choice.
What I'd buy and what I've had....
by jgrove_2000 - 2/16/07 4:32 PM In reply to: apple? by reflex32I've have a dell laptop that my work issued. After two years of travel it had some pretty big cracks in the laptop. The dell has all the plugs in the back which is just a pain. The new one they gave me still has most of the plugs in the back. Also Dell’s power supply is a big brick that you have to carry around.
Gateway- I bought a gateway m210 for myself and love it. The one you’re looking at the NX860, Battery life is 9.5!!! 2GB of memory. Man, I want one. … um can I be your kid?
HP-I had bought my girlfriend an HP desktop. When it got stolen I dealt with a bunch of people from India. She bought an HP laptop, afterward which was pretty nice.
Mac- Buy a mac if you want something that was in a “cool” commercial because that’s all you get. I looked at a friends and it does have a neat “break away” magnetic plug. Actually, it has a couple of magnets- hey weren’t we suppose to keep magnets away from out computer? From what I’ve read, Boot camp means you still need to spend $200 for a licensed copy of windows XP or Vista, unless you’re stealing a copy from somewhere. You can dual boot any PC to Linux for free (Linux is really what Macintosh new operating system is)! If you want to play games please read CNET’s article on Macintosh and games. Battery life 6 hours. 1GB of memory. Small screen good for travel bad for doing work. Even my artsy uncle bought a PC laptop the other year; he used to be a die hard Macintosh person.
If I was going to be studying with it at school, I’d want the HP model or the Gateway model because of the 17”. This not a good idea if he is traveling every week, but fine if you are in school. I plan on buying the Gateway model you mention or the new version in the summer of 2008 when I go back to school to get my Masters in Intelligent Systems.
Look at this replacement brick.
by R. Proffitt - 2/16/07 4:58 PM
In reply to: What I'd buy and what I've had.... by jgrove_2000
http://www.targus.com/us/product_details.asp?sku=APA10US
It's 7.5 ounces. I found others at some shops that were great lightweight replacements.
Bob
Thats a good idea
by jgrove_2000 - 2/17/07 6:32 AM In reply to: Look at this replacement brick. by R. Proffitt
I bought the Kensington version for my flight from Hawaii to Naples. Unfortunately none of the flights had the airplane outlets and the dell laptop wouldn’t work because it needed a 120 watt power supply. Hopefully this new dell, they issued me will work with it.
its better overall
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