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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: 2, Informative) by Peristaltic on Saturday April 05 2014, @05:04PM

    by Peristaltic (3122) on Saturday April 05 2014, @05:04PM (#26737)

    I bought my wife an Asus several years back; it never completely failed, but what an incrementally failing POS it was- there was always some issue such as the DVD popping out at the slightest touch, the screen blinking, etc. I have an MSI GE 60 for my personal daily driver which works well but it's flimsy.

    After getting rid of the Asus, I bought my wife a Dell Latitude business-class laptop, and I'd like to steal it from her. It's solid and fast with a nice screen and keyboard layout. My laptop purchased for me at work is a Dell Latitude also, and that thing is still working without a hitch after 4 years of real abuse. The only complaint I could think of for either of the Latitudes might be weight, but that's never been a factor with me.

    I'm planning on giving this MSI to my son, then I'm buying myself a fairly high spec'd Latitude for myself in the next month or so.

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