I think that we have a lot of fanboys and fangirls in here. If you're going to bash or praise a brand, tell us why instead of just stating that it sucks or it's awesome.

I disagree with the Dell-bashing in here. Dell is a perfectly fine computer choice. Remember, you get what you pay for... and Dells are very cheap. I would recommend Dells to anyone that would only play around with the basics: word processing, Internet surfing, productivity software, etc. If anyone would want to actually game on a Dell, apparently the XPS series are a good buy, but to me they're rather expensive configurations, and I would rather build my own gaming rig. The deal-maker with Dell is their customer service and their warranty service... as cheap as their parts are, you can always just call them up and ask for new parts shipped to you (quickly, mind you), and exchange the bunk crap with your new gear. (Of course, this is after spending 20 minutes to an hour trying to talk to someone with English as a second language... but hey, you're still going to get what you ask for.)

I will admit that I am an HP fanboy. Ever since I move from my Dell Inspiron 8600 to my HP Pavilion zd8000, I've loved it. Then I went out and bought an HP tc1100 tablet PC from eBay... but didn't have any software with it. Called up HP and asked for CDs and even said that I got the computer off of eBay... and they sent me a copy of the recovery software plus a Windows XP Tablet PC Edition CD... no questions asked. (Maybe I was lucky or the guy on the other end didn't care... I don't know.) Since then, no problems... and I've owned the Pavilion for over 3 years and the tc1100 is still ticking after a couple of years.

I have not used an Apple enough to be able to judge whether it's a good brand or not, and I wonder if there are just enough fans and hype to hide the problems that Apple users have with their products. All I hear is a lot of prideful Apple owners, but I want to snag a MacBook to see if they're as good as they all seem to make it out to be. (It would be hard to stay unbiased though, being a long-time PC geek. )

Our company uses Toshibas, and so far, my aging laptop is still running. Can't say much about it though... our IT guy has had to replace every hard drive in our laptops because of failures. Whether it's a design issue where there's no heat dissipation for the hard drive or the hard drives themselves, I don't know, so I can't vouch much for Toshiba laptops.

The best thing to do is to always build your own computer, but in the case of laptops, it's pretty hard to find parts, in my opinion. (Or maybe I just don't know where to look.)

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Dell would be the bottom of the list in my opinion.

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Personally, I find there is'nt a perfect brand, or some brand above the rest. It depends on a couple of factors, such as your budget, portability concerns and also performance, durability and quality. I feel that HP and Apple have done their job well, in covering all these aspects with a range of computers that suit users of all kinds, such as an affordable range to a costly high performance range. Cheers.

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dell, sucks, dont buy
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We have had 2 dell computers and they break down and alot and are very crappy. Try another brand, wish we did.



-reply by Danielle

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The top line Dell laptops tend to be pretty nice due to their lower price for a good quality, though if you spend to buy lower priced laptops, such as the B120, you will not be happy. They are extremely cheap as far as laptops go, but the bottom line is that they will not work for you all in all.



-reply by Johnnytwoshoes

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