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My friend is looking to buy a good new laptop that is reliable and would last him for a while. The price for these don't really matter since he's fine with whatever, what I want to know is which brand makes better laptops. I been googling for a bit and it seem noone come to a conclusive answer. So many different opinions and they are like 3 months to 4 years old comments. I'm curious to know what TL think since it's such an awesome community.
HP Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition series $899 + Show Spoiler +Processors 2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2720QM (2.2 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 3.3 GHz Display 17.3" diagonal HD+ HP BrightView LED Display (1600 x 900) Hard Drives 1TB 5400RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection Memory FREE Upgrade to 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) Networking Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN Optical Drives SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Support 2-year hardware limited warranty Video Cards 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 6570 graphics [HDMI, VGA]
Lenovo IdeaPad Y560p $949 + Show Spoiler +Processors Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM Processor ( 2.00GHz 1333MHz 6MB ) Display 15.6" HD LED Glare 1366x768 Hard Drives 750GB 5400 Memory 8 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz Optical Drives DVD Recordable (Dual Layer) Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Support One Year Video Cards AMD Radeon HD 6570M 1GB
Or Dell laptops. I don't know any dell laptop with the new sandy bridge that's under 1000. But just want to know out of those 3 which makes better laptops.
Best laptop and reliability for it's buck? Or is there a better laptop out there. Don't bring out like 2000 dollar laptops please. Lol. He uses laptop casually? The only game I seen him play is Maplestory..
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The HP laptop is obviously better then Lenvo.
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Yes... if you go by spec, HP is better. The question is are HP laptops better than Lenovo laptops? Like which one is likely to get heated up faster etc..
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Don't get an Ideapad, Thinkpads are vastly superior
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If those are the only two options you have, the HP Pavilion seems like the better deal. It has a better, 16: 9 screen, and all the specs that matter to normal users are either equal or better when compared to the IdeaPad. You won't be able to tell the difference between 6Gbs of RAM and 8Gbs of RAM unless you do some hardcore photoshop work.
Notebookcheck lists the GPU as being a midrange laptop GPU in terms of shaders, core speeds and memory speeds so I'm not sure if it can run SC2 at 40FPS on high settings. You may have to play on medium or low if you get either of those laptops. On the other hand, there haven't been any conclusive benchmarks, so I don't really know. I'm just making guesses based on earlier generations of AMD cards.
ThinkPads are really good working machines, but they often come with integrated graphics even in the $1000 price range. They aren't meant for playing games.
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im currently using a Y560P as we speak. I LOVE IT. GET IT. I can play most games on max settings....its quite fast too!
only downside is poor battery life.. (~3 hours)
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I would go ASUS, but if I have to pick HP is a better company for the money.
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On January 20 2011 16:48 storm8ring3r wrote: Don't get an Ideapad, Thinkpads are vastly superior This is absolutely true. For those specs, I'd go for the HP, but I'd also look at thinkpad laptops (assuming your friend doesn't mind that their laptop will look like a brick).
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If you're friend is anything like me, looks should factor in. I'd go with the HP, as I think it looks a lot better and is more powerful than the Lenovo you listed and the price is great. I'm not a fan of massive brick laptops.
As far as Dell goes, I don't think they have any Sandy Bridges but Alienware, which is owned by Dell, does. I don't know if you friend is one of those people that likes Alienwares, though. They're expensive and the design is a bit polarizing.
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Asus if possible. Usually comes with 2 years warranty automatically, including 1 year accidental damage. This means that if u drop ur laptop they repair it or give new one!
Otherwise, out of that list, go with HP
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Yeah. Looks definitely matter to him. Didn't know lenovo would be a brick so.. guess cross that out. As for Asus, at first I wanted to get that, too. But I couldn't find any good deal on Asus with the new sandybridge laptops. Guess I'll tell him to get the HP then. Thanks for the help guys. Edit: I have a question on the laptop customization, when it say "FREE Upgrade to 750GB 5400RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection " on it's hardrive, what does it mean? Like if I select that option, what's the default amount of space in that laptop hardrive or laptop hardrive comes with that 750 GB.
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I had the dv6t and I'd imagine the dv7t is basically the same (I returned it for an Envy though). It was pretty good, it looks nice with the aluminum and performed nicely. The only problems I remember having were that the touchpad sucked and sometimes the palmrest would get pretty hot since it was metal. I'm guessing your friend won't be moving it around since it's 17" so he'll probably have a mouse anyways and won't have to use the touchpad. I dunno about the heat thing, they may have solved it and the larger size should make it a bit cooler. Of course it's really heavy too but that's standard for a 17".
I haven't used the Ideapads recently but I heard the 560 is kinda flimsy. The thinkpads are really well built but the ideapads are just pretty mediocre as far as build quality. I like the way the thinkpads look though, it's very professional. like the conservative business suit of laptops.
If your friend doesn't play games though, why does he want a huge laptop? personally I would get something cheaper/more portable and skimp a bit on the gpu for a better HD or something..
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Well he plays Maplestory..and he wants the laptop to be able to handle games in the future, there might be games he wants to play later on. So yeah. As for the screen size, I pick that one because the resolution would be 1600x900. Higher the resolution the better? Might have pick Dv6t if it weren't for the 1366x738 resolution. As for portability, he's not going to bring it around everyday, probably once every month or so. And just writing the question again. I have a question on the laptop customization, when it say "FREE Upgrade to 750GB 5400RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection " on it's hardrive, what does it mean? Like if I select that option, what's the default amount of space in that laptop hardrive or laptop hardrive comes with that 750 GB.
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If he is curious who makes the better laptops, the answer is Lenovo. They are usually most reliable, and I don't recommend the 1600x900 resolution on the HP (unless he likes to wear glasses). But all the good stuff I've heard about Lenovo is said for the Thinkpads and not Ideapads, so I'm not sure that the reliability argument really counts (I've had problems with and HP Pavillion though, first day I bought it I found some hard drive issues :/)
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I'd go with the HP purely by specs, but from experience they heat up very quickly. Also, if your friend is like me, the 17" screen is too large;
The Lenovo is not far behind in specs, and the screen might be a better size (not great resolution, but it's not that low).
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I'd recommend a ThinkPad, no questions asked. Nothing else really compares when it comes to reliability and durability.
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Generally Lenovo tech support is much better, but as everyone is saying the specs point to the HP unless the screen is too large.
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On January 21 2011 09:24 Kang19 wrote: I'd recommend a ThinkPad, no questions asked. Nothing else really compares when it comes to reliability and durability.
ThinkPads are for business.
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Now comes the conflicting opinions. I already told him to get the HP.. So HP laptops tend to have more issues and heat up quickly than lenovo laptops? I don't want to suggest him a laptop that would break down in like a year... I personally been using a dell and it last me 3 years and still going but I just couldn't find any dell laptops that's in 1000 range and have sandybridge.
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On January 21 2011 08:40 ISighZ wrote: I have a question on the laptop customization, when it say "FREE Upgrade to 750GB 5400RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection " on it's hardrive, what does it mean? Like if I select that option, what's the default amount of space in that laptop hardrive or laptop hardrive comes with that 750 GB. If you select it you get a 750 hard drive, it's just a sale.
Lenovo Ideapads and Lenovo Thinkpads are completely different, just because they are made by the same company don't think that they are the same quality. Thinkpads will run cooler than that HP. But you have to keep in mind it's a business laptop which means no flashy looks, a weaker graphics card and less hardware for the money, but more portability, better battery life, more reliability, spillproof keyboard, that kind of thing.
The HPs with the metal shell stay cooler than the old plastic laptops which overheated all the time. I wouldn't worry too much about them overheating. They might feel hotter because of the metal though. HP tech support sucks but frankly Google solves problems faster than any tech support line. The only thing I'd worry about there is how easy it is to get parts replaced if you break something.
1600x900 on a 17" is not that great of a resolution. I have 1600x900 on a 14" and it's not tiny at all. If you're dead set on Sandy Bridge and can't find anything then wait a bit and more will come out. But if he only uses the laptop casually I don't know why you'd need Sandy Bridge.
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