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Laptop Suggestions, please
OP - June 30, 2012, 11:32 PM

So, my current laptop looks like it's been through a war or two. I've had it for 2.5-4 years now & I've never been too

fond of it. Too big, too heavy, battery life sucks. Got a new battery for it last year, and while new it lasted a good 3

hours ( ). It deteriorated quickly from there. It's an HP Pavilion DV6000. Does anyone have any suggestions for a

new laptop that is light, with better battery life, has a screen between 12-15 in, lasts a long time, and doesn't

double as a brick?

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Re: Laptop Suggestions, please
Reply #1 - July 01, 2012, 12:14 AM

I recently bought a laptop. I did some research and went with an Asus. It is awesome, no real complaints so far.

Actually the only real complaint I have is that when I bought it, it came partitioned with a C: drive and a D: drive. The C: drive is supposed to be for software installations and the D: drive is for data. The C: drive only has 75 GB, whereas the D: drive has 205 GB. I am already at the max space on the C: drive which means I cannot install anymore programs without first removing something.

So in the sum, I would definitely recommend an ASUS, they are great. But check out how the hard drive is partitioned and see if you can get one without 2 partitions on it.
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Reply #2 - July 01, 2012, 02:02 AM

My brother just got a Toshiba Satellite (dunno the model, I'm sorry!!!).

It's really good.

As for battery life, it lasts 2+ hours? But it's only like a month old, so yeah....

I didn't know if Toshiba laptops were any good, but it literally does not heat up, so I'm guessing they are good.

OH and it's really light and has a number pad. And the keys are nice, so is the trackpad (not too slippery or anything).

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Reply #3 - July 01, 2012, 02:33 AM

Toshiba and Asus are the best laptops available. I had an Asus, which only just died after six years of hard use. I'm totally sold on anything Asus, but Toshiba are about as good for reliability. According to my local pooter shop, these two brands are in a class of their own for lappys.

Tonyt: if you are running W7, you can resize the partitions easily. Just resize the D down to a handy size first, then increase the size of C.

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Reply #4 - July 01, 2012, 02:37 AM

Os might get mad at me for saying this but: Macbook Pros have awesome battery life, and they're really light. And apparently you can get W7 with them, though my sis didn't do that on hers so I dunno what the whole format is.

But they're insanely expensive....also, if you ruin the keyboard or something (if you're prone to that sort of thing), then khalas no more laptop. :/

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Re: Laptop Suggestions, please
Reply #5 - August 29, 2012, 03:37 AM

Quote from: Tonyt on July 01, 2012, 12:14 AM
I recently bought a laptop. I did some research and went with an Asus. It is awesome, no real complaints so far.

Actually the only real complaint I have is that when I bought it, it came partitioned with a C: drive and a D: drive. The C: drive is supposed to be for software installations and the D: drive is for data. The C: drive only has 75 GB, whereas the D: drive has 205 GB. I am already at the max space on the C: drive which means I cannot install anymore programs without first removing something.

So in the sum, I would definitely recommend an ASUS, they are great. But check out how the hard drive is partitioned and see if you can get one without 2 partitions on it.

Thanks for the suggestions, people. Which Asus do you have, TonyT?

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