Hot Laptops right now?

[Crash712us]

8yrs on my MacBook Pro. Upgraded to a SSD about 4yrs ago made like a brand new.

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[Ken Gargett]

9 hours ago, tommygun68 said:

I only ever buy HP laptops never had a one fail...typing from the car on an HP i've had since 07

i switched to HP about 12 months ago. never ever again. utter disaster. the computer, i am told by experts, has caused the hard drive to crash, not once but twice. it has caused me endless hassles. i would not by an HP toothpick now. 

[Ken Gargett]

6 minutes ago, Crash712us said:

8yrs on my MacBook Pro. Upgraded to a SSD about 4yrs ago made like a brand new.

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may i suggest, in the nicest possible way, that someone who goes by the nom de plume "crash" should not be advising on computers. the very word is giving shivers at the moment. i'd probably add cars to that list as well. 

[Crash712us]

may i suggest, in the nicest possible way, that someone who goes by the nom de plume "crash" should not be advising on computers. the very word is giving shivers at the moment. i'd probably add cars to that list as well. 

Just a old nick name from work, I am not very creative when creating handles. But long story short I work in a ford factory and about 25yrs ago. I tore the roof off a cougar with a robot. Hence the nickname was born.

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[Cubatabaco]

Switched to Mac about 4 or 5 years ago and haven't looked back. I am forced to use a couple of Window's based computers around the office and they always have some kind of issue. My MacBook Air 11" has been perfect for all of my personal needs. It purchases cigars lighting fast!

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[Duxnutz]

I bought a higher end HP just last week before the end of financial year. Mine have always lasted 5 years at least. I wanted a full size keyboard, which was surprisingly difficult to find locally in stock. 

 

 

[Merovius]

Last year, top laptop awards went to Asus and MSI. CPU (Kaby Lake)/GPU "tock" refresh this year makes it a good time to buy. Ive used ThinkPad/Lenovo products for almost 20 years and stand by them. I would not recommend HP. My wife is a mac fanatic, I cant stand them. 

 

New Windows OS is pretty killer. Take some time to make an informed decision by reading sites like Tom's Hardware 

 

All the Apple fanboys are showing their intelligence, might wanna read the op again lol 

[aliz388]

Asus zenbook

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[Fuzz]

Will be replacing my Samsung series 9 ultrabook in the next few months. Probably go for a Thinkpad X1 Carbon.

[tsolomon]

My wife and I retired recently and I bought two 13" Dell E7240 with the I7 chip and they have been working very well over the past 10 months.  We haven't traveled with them, so I don't know how well they will hold up in the long run.  I use a docking station at home with dual 22" monitors, which helps a lot when viewing web pages as 13" can be pretty small.  One piece of advice is that at work we had numerous hardware failures with our HP laptops that were caused by users who failed to power down the laptop before putting it in the carrying case and taking it home.  They were in sleep mode and they overheated in their cases and then failed to work after that.  We had another user kill two laptops because she liked to rest it on a pillow while working at home.  My personal opinion is that laptops that are transported a lot for work tend to only last 2-3 years.  I also think technology needs to be refreshed every 3-4 years.  I was an IT manager for over 20 years supporting over 800 users and the quality issue really has its up and downs with every company, but my experience is all Windows based as they wouldn't buy Apples for work. 

[joeypots]

MAC BOOK PRO

My wife has had three windows based lap tops in the 7 years I've had the Apple. Granted, it's an expensive machine but the quality is there.  The way it syncs  with my iPhone is brilliant. I never thought I'd be an Apple guy until I got one of their devices and now I don't think I could go back.

[Cerebrum]

I have been using a ThinkPad X1 Carbon for the last 3-4 years.

I absolutely can recommend this machine. Tough, long battery life, fast, very light and no problems whatsoever. And 3 years next business day support. I would not go for anything else.

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[PapaDisco]

Whatever you get, make sure it comes with a solid state drive, not an old fashioned spinning hard disk.  SSDs are the biggest improvement in durability that laptops have made.

[El Presidente]

Much appreciated all. 

While a movement to Apple is tempting, I am scarred for life after switching from Iphone to Samsumg. Nightmare. 

Thinkpad X1 Carbon/Asus Zenbook/Lonovo 900 Yoga appear to be frontrunners. 

Sometimes it is the little things that make all the difference. I really need a compact laptop for air travel in economy class. There isn't that much room to work when buggalugs upfront decides to throw his seat back 

 

[jonescej]

We all have different needs, so it's understandable that Windows would be a requirement.  Macs can dual-boot Windows fairly easily, but that required paying for the software on top of the computer itself, and has been said before, the laptops are due for a refresh later in the year anyway.

For your needs, the Thinkpad X1 Carbon seems like the standout choice.  Tough as nails, with as many ports as you can hope for on a thin and light modern computer, and of course it runs Windows.  The Yoga would be interesting if you watch a lot of video on the flimsy piece of plastic laughably called a tray.  Asus makes very nice laptops, but they are consumer grade in terms of build quality and materials, while being nearly as expensive as the X1.  The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is more powerful, more rugged, and has infinitely better support should the need arise.

[drsupremos]

i have the surface book from microsoft.  it is running well and it is very versatile

[jonescej]

5 minutes ago, drsupremos said:

i have the surface book from microsoft.  it is running well and it is very versatile

I don't know if you are aware, but many other people have had overheating issues, sleep issues, and more.  It's actually been quite the disaster for Microsoft.  That said, I know there are people who have been just fine, and many people like it quite a bit.  Do you use the removable screen/tablet?

[PapaDisco]

Also consider how you're going to backup your laptop.  I'm sure you do that now, but with ransomware and hacking proliferating you'll want to take whatever backing up you've been doing to the next level.

Not to beat a dead horse, but the Apple Time Capsule backup software is brilliant and very easy to use.  Ask for something equivalent in the MS world.

[Fuzz]

The only problem I see with the X1 Carbon is there is no built in full size ethernet port. It does come with the USB dongle to connect an ethernet cable, but that can be a problem if you forget or lose it.

Definitely spring for the 3 years onsite warranty. Worth the added cost, especially if they have to replace parts or even the whole laptop. 2 years ago my X220 developed a problem with the motherboard, they tried to replace the board but it didn't solve the problem, so they replaced it with a new X240. On top of that, they threw in a docking station, to replace the old one as it didn't fit the X240.

[RijkdeGooier]

5 years ago I bought the maxed out 17" Macbook Pro. Fast processor (4 real + 4 virtual cores) and added a 1T SSD and 16 G of DRAM myself.

It has travelled with me one quite a few trips and is still running smoothly.

I run dual-boot windows/OSX because of work and it is the most stable laptop one can wish for. If you can afford it buy a Mac.

  Modelnaam:    MacBook Pro

  Modelaanduiding:    MacBookPro8,3

  Processornaam:    Intel Core i7

  Processorsnelheid:    2,4 GHz

  Aantal processors:    1

  Totale aantal cores:    4

  L2-cache (per core):    256 KB

  L3-cache:    6 MB

  Geheugen:    16 GB

 

 

 

[perkinke]

My boss and two electeds have surface pro's and travel all the time with them and love them for the most part. Couple of software twitches but that is usually due to poor planning and decisions of a previous IT director.

[drsupremos]

On July 6, 2016 at 6:24 PM, jonescej said:

I don't know if you are aware, but many other people have had overheating issues, sleep issues, and more.  It's actually been quite the disaster for Microsoft.  That said, I know there are people who have been just fine, and many people like it quite a bit.  Do you use the removable screen/tablet?

haven't  had any of these problems.  very strange.

[BBS]

My 'company ride' laptops have been Lenovo's for the last decade and a half.  After using them as long as I have, I wouldn't use anything else.  Best keyboards in the industry, plenty fast, very rugged.  Sitting here on my desk is my current one; a T540p which is due for an upgrade, though it's still a fantastic machine.

Were I to spend my own hard earned jack on a laptop, the Lenovo's would be a quick and easy choice.

[Puros Y Vino]

A few years back I needed a small, non-gaming "utility" laptop. Web, email, doc editing, etc.  I dropped $179USD on an Acer Dual Core Chromebook with 2GB.  Last month I spent $40 CAD to add 8GB of memory for a total of 10GB. Conclusion?  Best bang for the buck laptop I've ever had, for my requirements.  I could also drop in an SSD too, but that 8GB of RAM made a huge difference to the performance.  I can do offline .doc .xls stuff if I'm not doing fanco macros or VB.  It's lightweight, relatively quiet and has decent battery life.  Newer models add touch screen capability.  Ask yourself what you really need it for and see if a Chromebook meets your needs.  You'll save a lot of money and can use some of that savings on goodies like large portable backup drives and other accessories to safeguard your data.