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Recommendation for a Good Laptop Computer

posted by Dopefish on Saturday April 05 2014, @03:21PM   Printer-friendly
from the moore's-law-still-trucks-ahead dept.

An anonymous coward writes:

Question for the lentils out there: What makes and models of laptops are good these days? Traditionally, you could just get an IBM ThinkPad if you were willing and able to pay extra for quality, but judging by reviews, they aren't as consistent as they used to be. A 'nice' laptop has to get a lot of things right: fast internals, sturdy case, quality keyboard, excellent battery life, and good heat management, to name a few. Are there any manufacturers that sell machines worth buying anymore, or do you have to compromise?

 
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  • (Score: 1) by siwelwerd on Saturday April 05 2014, @04:36PM

    by siwelwerd (946) on Saturday April 05 2014, @04:36PM (#26719)

    I also love my Macbook Air. I wouldn't have shelled out the money myself, but this is a work laptop, so they paid for it. I am hugely impressed with the light weight and minimal size. I don't need a separate laptop case to lug around; it goes in a soft case inside of my briefcase, along with books, notepads, pens, umbrella, etc. I think my briefcase itself weighs more than the computer. Processor power is not a concern for me (I am mostly reading PDFs, email, and writing tex documents), so the Air has plenty for my needs.

    I like it so much, I am thinking of replacing my wife's dying Mac Mini with a Macbook Air.