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Comparative Laptop Reviews?
clambert asks: "A few co-workers and I are in the market for a new laptop, but it's been incredibly difficult to try and explore what's out there. How do Sony's warranties rank up against Dell's? Can I get Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on the new Toshibas? What model IBMs feature DDR memory? There doesn't seem to be an AnandTech/Ars/Toms for the notebook market, and short of filtering through all the marketing hype on every {brand}.com, its tough to find out what systems offer what specs. Are there any comprehensive resources out there for those of us in the market for a new laptop?"
It doesn't have all the wireless stuff, but serveral models do. I am very happy with toshiba, had two and they are solid
Dell laptops are very good and reasonably priced - this is being written on one.
But have you noticed just how much advertisting dell do in print and online media? Often they have the inside front cover and two or three pages inside a magazine. This makes it almost impossible for the publication to say anything bad about their products.
As I say, they are generally nice machines, but perhaps this has something to do with the lack of comparative reviews.
Im posting using a HP OmniBook Xe3, dvd/cdrw combo drive, p3/4, 15 inch monitor at 1024x768, 20gig hdd, integrated ethernet/modem, running win98/mandrake seamlessly, it's been great for me! competitive price too!
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I have to agree and expand on the parent post. First, not sure there is anyplace "good" to get laptop reviews, so finding out from the /. crowd should work out better. In both cases you will get lots of words, but on /. you can hear from longterm users like me and others.
During the past 8 years I have owned two (that's all, 2) laptops, both are Toshiba. The first one was a T1100 and it kept working until I broke it tinkering inside the case.
The second one, a SatellitePro, is about 6 years old and has had almost daily use, only now starting to show some stress (cracks, etc) and has been to the shop once for a defective battery. Bought my son one when he was about 12 yrs old, he recently replaced it (Toshiba was still working fine) with a Dell. The Dell has been sent back for various repairs several times in the past year.
My SatellitePro is now my livingroom websurfing machine. Will be replacing it with another Toshiba this summer.
Also, at work I have used Panasonic (the CF series is great if you don't mind paying a premium for a ruggedized machine), also used Dell and NEC. Hated the Dell and NEC, both seemed slow for their processor and memory, but the biggest thing was they just did not feel "solid" like a Toshiba. Fo a long time I refused using stuff from the office and took my own machines everyplace.
The prices of Toshibas are reasonable, just make a casual comparison at Best Buy or a similar store.
Bottom line: Toshibas always work.
Eve Fairbanks says I drive a hybrid!LOL