The best laptop? - Page 2

Chai · 1st Sep 2009, 08:36 AM

My family has got 2 Acer laptops, one really old, and one quite new, both are very nice laptops. Extremely affordable for the specs.

goldfries · 1st Sep 2009, 02:06 PM

I'm good with Acer. The last one I used was really tough and lasted ages. Now I'm using the 3810T and it's awesome too!

Asus so far so good, been using their netbooks and AIO.

Dell has been my favourite so far. Using an Inspiron 1310 or something, really old model circa 2006 but it works great till now! Just ordered an Inspiron 14 too, can't wait to test it out. Their service has been best for me so far.

Compaq, I used before. Seems alright.

Lenovo is nice, they're stepping up their game in customer service and their products aren't to be look down on either. I have an Ideapad S10-2 coming in soon.

Used it before as well, it's a nice netbook!

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blablabla now back to the question at hand - there's no such thing as BEST notebook. even if it's BEST, it may not be best when it comes to price

erformance value.

in the end, you'll just have to know what you need, which one offers the best specs for the need and at the price that doesn't kill you......... PLUS it's good to know which brand has best support around your area.

Chai · 1st Sep 2009, 08:41 PM

I still miss the IBM Thinkpad series. One of THE best.

But the Taiwanese are pretty good these days.

Adrian Wong · 3rd Sep 2009, 01:53 AM

I find Dell notebooks to be too clunky, not refined enough. Even worse, they are often MORE expensive than Taiwanese brands! You can often get a better spec'ed notebook from the likes of ASUS, Acer and BenQ and at a lower price to boot than Dell.

The only redeeming factor for Dell is their excellent service. Just call them and they will send someone over to check it out, or deliver a replacement. So far, no one can beat that!

zy · 3rd Sep 2009, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

I find Dell notebooks to be too clunky, not refined enough. Even worse, they are often MORE expensive than Taiwanese brands! You can often get a better spec'ed notebook from the likes of ASUS, Acer and BenQ and at a lower price to boot than Dell.

The only redeeming factor for Dell is their excellent service. Just call them and they will send someone over to check it out, or deliver a replacement. So far, no one can beat that!

I just email dell, their email support policy is like 6 hours, before midnight i think.

I'm getting my wifi switch replaced

waiting for phone call for the next few days. They have to deliver the part to local dispatch. something like that.

Adrian Wong · 5th Sep 2009, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zy

I just email dell, their email support policy is like 6 hours, before midnight i think.

I'm getting my wifi switch replaced

waiting for phone call for the next few days. They have to deliver the part to local dispatch. something like that.

Isn't it supposed to be Next Business Day?

zy · 5th Sep 2009, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Isn't it supposed to be Next Business Day?

yeah, its next business day, but i forgot to pickup the phone.

so he came today, and told me dell sent the wrong part. he said i will need a new motherboard. not bottom plastic. LOL

Adrian Wong · 6th Sep 2009, 01:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zy

yeah, its next business day, but i forgot to pickup the phone.

so he came today, and told me dell sent the wrong part. he said i will need a new motherboard. not bottom plastic. LOL

ROTFL!!!

Why would Dell think you just need a piece of plastic???

zy · 6th Sep 2009, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

ROTFL!!!

Why would Dell think you just need a piece of plastic???

exactly.. even the dispatched technician thought of the same thing..

lee_what2004 · 6th Sep 2009, 11:13 AM

I also thought he only need the plastic, since he said wifi switch

1st Sep 2009, 08:36 AM	#11 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,884 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	My family has got 2 Acer laptops, one really old, and one quite new, both are very nice laptops. Extremely affordable for the specs. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

1st Sep 2009, 02:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
goldfries www.goldfries.com Join Date: 22 Jan 2003 Location: KL/PJ Malaysia Posts: 7,953 Reputation: 539 Rep Power: 19	I'm good with Acer. The last one I used was really tough and lasted ages. Now I'm using the 3810T and it's awesome too! Asus so far so good, been using their netbooks and AIO. Dell has been my favourite so far. Using an Inspiron 1310 or something, really old model circa 2006 but it works great till now! Just ordered an Inspiron 14 too, can't wait to test it out. Their service has been best for me so far. Compaq, I used before. Seems alright. Lenovo is nice, they're stepping up their game in customer service and their products aren't to be look down on either. I have an Ideapad S10-2 coming in soon. Used it before as well, it's a nice netbook! -------------- blablabla now back to the question at hand - there's no such thing as BEST notebook. even if it's BEST, it may not be best when it comes to priceerformance value. in the end, you'll just have to know what you need, which one offers the best specs for the need and at the price that doesn't kill you......... PLUS it's good to know which brand has best support around your area. __________________ no computer specs \| no photography gear list \| no userbars \| no quotes

1st Sep 2009, 08:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,884 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	I still miss the IBM Thinkpad series. One of THE best. But the Taiwanese are pretty good these days. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

3rd Sep 2009, 01:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,302 Reputation: 3574 Rep Power: 75	I find Dell notebooks to be too clunky, not refined enough. Even worse, they are often MORE expensive than Taiwanese brands! You can often get a better spec'ed notebook from the likes of ASUS, Acer and BenQ and at a lower price to boot than Dell. The only redeeming factor for Dell is their excellent service. Just call them and they will send someone over to check it out, or deliver a replacement. So far, no one can beat that! __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

6th Sep 2009, 11:13 AM	#20 (permalink)
lee_what2004 Super Active Join Date: 28 Dec 2007 Location: Melaka Posts: 1,313 Reputation: 1106 Rep Power: 14	I also thought he only need the plastic, since he said wifi switch __________________ Once a wise-man said : Chapter 1: Don't ever compare if you want to stay constant..... Chapter 2: Whatever you have done in the internet, you will never get away from it... Chapter 3:To be continued after I thought another one

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