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Tell me what laptop to buy
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I'm doing about the same on mine as you intend and it's held up fine thus far. Some kind of Lenovo.....either got it at best buy or sams club, I can't even remember.
This is correct. Generally, I was satisfied with both Dell and HP until they seem to have punked out with "cost saving" measures over the years, and as a result, the Dells recrafted many of their monitor hinge systems, which in ours, split apart and wrecked the things, and the HPs...well, I guess maybe heat or something, but the drives and CPU crapped out early. As an aside, heat is a killer, so keeping a cooling pad or some sort is always a good idea for the cramped environment a laptop presents.
Anyway, as a result, had to replace 3 in our household about two years ago, and on recommendation from a friend, replaced with various ASUS models (also went SSD to mitigate drive-spinning wear/heat) and they appear to be OK so far, but it's still too early to tell for their longevity.
But, as @rtB mentions, what to get really depends on what you will be running/using it for.
I still have my original MacBook that I bought back in 2006. Works just as good as the day I bought it.
Me personally?
Kids school research things.
Also typing and educational stuff.
Pictures and such. General household stuff.
Nothing real demanding.
But…
Would be cool to get one good enough to do a little CAD and CAM work when im needed but not at the shop. But this isn't a mandatory factor.
I guess i may need two separate computers though.
Kids school research things.
Also typing and educational stuff.
Pictures and such. General household stuff.
Nothing real demanding.
But…
Would be cool to get one good enough to do a little CAD and CAM work when im needed but not at the shop. But this isn't a mandatory factor.
I guess i may need two separate computers though.
For 500 bucks you can get a laptop with 16gb ram, mid level processor and storage. Good for shitposting in the pit and general computer work.
For around a grand you can get a decent gaming laptop with more ram and storage and a graphics processor for 3D CAD.
Or go all in for 2k+ with a top end gaming laptop with high end everything.
For around a grand you can get a decent gaming laptop with more ram and storage and a graphics processor for 3D CAD.
Or go all in for 2k+ with a top end gaming laptop with high end everything.
So i should buy the wife a shiny new $500 laptop.
And spend $3000 for a workhorse for myself?
And spend $3000 for a workhorse for myself?
That depends on the dynamics of your marriage...
It’s very dynamic!
Maybe ill have to throw a nice purse in there to sweeten the deal.
There's Apple fans and those of us the tire of constantly being asking for a security password.
Then, the store wants a password when I have no interest in the store or apps beyond what was on the laptop, yesterday? Nobody uses my laptop, and it sits at home. Make mine Android, not that one.
Then, the store wants a password when I have no interest in the store or apps beyond what was on the laptop, yesterday? Nobody uses my laptop, and it sits at home. Make mine Android, not that one.
HP seems to load a bunch of resource-hogging junk on their computers. I had excellent results with a Lenovo laptop for years.
Now 90% of my use (email, surfing, music, videos, etc) is via chromebook on WiFi, or Samsung tablet with 4G, and 10% on an old desktop machine running Windows 8. I've never owned any Apple product, but that's just personal preference.
I'm not an IT guy, but I did work in the computer lab in college (both MAC and WIN). And worked in IT for PacBell, now known as AT@T, in a regional Data Center, building Infrastructure Servers, and other mundane things.
Get twice the memory you think you need. Windows 10/11 will use a lot.
Now 90% of my use (email, surfing, music, videos, etc) is via chromebook on WiFi, or Samsung tablet with 4G, and 10% on an old desktop machine running Windows 8. I've never owned any Apple product, but that's just personal preference.
I'm not an IT guy, but I did work in the computer lab in college (both MAC and WIN). And worked in IT for PacBell, now known as AT@T, in a regional Data Center, building Infrastructure Servers, and other mundane things.
Get twice the memory you think you need. Windows 10/11 will use a lot.
Yes. Just buy the same brand on two receipts and give her the receipt for the 3k one.
everyone will have a different opinion
Dell/HP/Lenovo are very similar at the same PRICE, change the price level up on any one of them and you get a 'better' computer.
If the $500 one fits your needs, then get it. I use a $400 HP laptop I got at a black Friday sale 2-3 years ago to check email and shit post (I got my wife the same exact model). Never had any problems with them, they get used everyday.
I bought my kids both Dell computers, again a few years old, never had any problems with those either other than 1 large dog jumping on the screen of one and it cracking. $50 for a used screen off ebay and 10 minutes after it arrived it was operational again.
Over the last 20 years, I have had mostly Dell laptops, but times change and old data is not relevant anymore.
figure out what price level you are on $500 / $1000 or on up (up would be if you need to game or have heavy 3d graphics capability) and start shopping the sales on the big 3 Dell/HP/Lenovo
You will find a deal on what you want. Some deals can be found posted here
Dell/HP/Lenovo are very similar at the same PRICE, change the price level up on any one of them and you get a 'better' computer.
If the $500 one fits your needs, then get it. I use a $400 HP laptop I got at a black Friday sale 2-3 years ago to check email and shit post (I got my wife the same exact model). Never had any problems with them, they get used everyday.
I bought my kids both Dell computers, again a few years old, never had any problems with those either other than 1 large dog jumping on the screen of one and it cracking. $50 for a used screen off ebay and 10 minutes after it arrived it was operational again.
Over the last 20 years, I have had mostly Dell laptops, but times change and old data is not relevant anymore.
figure out what price level you are on $500 / $1000 or on up (up would be if you need to game or have heavy 3d graphics capability) and start shopping the sales on the big 3 Dell/HP/Lenovo
You will find a deal on what you want. Some deals can be found posted here
And…. What model? LolSo have we settled that the best bet is a Lenovo.
I guess my win 10 machine is timing out in Oct.
There are a lot of options! I just called Lenovo and talked to a saleshuman.
He seemed nice and helpful, but didnt seem super knowledgeable to help point me in a certain direction. More just asked me a few questions. Felt like getting an eye exam with my eyes closed. Lol.
Will see what he emails me on the quote.
I prefer the MacBook Pro, free OS updates until hardware is end of life. I have a 2013 model and It still works well just doesn't get the latest updates/ new version of software. But for a 12 year old computer it works very well. I just updated to a new MBpro and hope to get another 10-12 years out of this one.
Dell Inspiron/XPS or HP Pavilion/Spectre
OS: Windows 11 Home should do
Ram: 16GB
Storage: 1TB
Processor: Intel Gen 14 i5/i7/i9
Do not buy an open box or a used model at all.
Edit: If this device is going to stay at your business, you can also checkout the Dell all-in-one or a Dell CPU+a nice big monitor with the same specs I mentioned above.
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I'd beg to differ on that.
Pretty much ALL I buy is used / refurbished models and upgrade them as I want and run them for a very long time.
I guess it depends on your skill level and comfort level.
But then I usually get the higher end business or professional series.
I bought a Lenovo based on recommendation and it was a steaming pile of crap from the first boot. I gave up and returned it, bought a Samsung which so far has been great.
You may also want to look at tablets or something like a Chromebook. If your not doing anything high performance (e.g., gaming) they are cheap, portable, and low power.
Do you remember which model?
I talked to a saleshuman today, he was supposed to email me a quote, i havnt heard a word back. Guess i may pass on lenova as its not looking promising.
Yup. If OP is interested in upgrading/replacing components, he can definitely get a refurbished or used product with store warranty.
If your first act is wiping out the OS load on the system and doing your own from scratch "clean" OS installation, you'll probably have a different experience.
My wife's Lenovo laptop crapped out and we sent it back to Lenovo for repair. About $5000.00 'ish. Took a month. Got it back and after booting up, it died within 5 minutes. They had replaced the motherboard and I wanted them to send out a new motherboard to one of their local "authorized" repair centers (there were 4 of them listed). I started calling them and every one of them said they don't work on Lenovo any more. 3 wouldn't say why, but the 4th opened up and said that they rarely got paid by Lenovo for their work and everything to do with Lenovo was a shitshow.
Out of 4, I finally convinced one of them to do the work. I had to give them my credit card to guarantee they got paid, which I did. Lenovo committed to sending out a new motherboard to the repair center. Short story is they lied and never sent it.
We finally quit screwing around with it and the Wife just bought a new HP from Costco.
We're all done with Lenovo. Forever. Worst "Customer Service" I've ever experienced.
