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Comparative Laptop Reviews?

Posted by Cliff on from the knowing-what-you-get-before-you-buy-it dept.

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?"

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  1. SONY HAS NO WARRANTY... by Xyroni · · Score: 1, Troll

    Sorry folks, but Sony is and has for a long time been selling consumer products. Sony offers 90days limited warranty (aka if anything goes bad even if its thier fault they'll have to torture you into not wanting to get it fixed) Now, You can buy a Dell 3 year Next day onsite warranty that will pretty much pay for itself. Plus Dells just run Great!

  2. try this by ZoneGray · · Score: 0, Troll

    Try "Ask Slashdot" You'll have to sort out the good opionions from the useless ones, but you'll get plenty of answers.

  3. Consumer Reports by LightForce3 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Consumer Reports magazine has good, scientific, and fairly unbiased reviews of computer hardware every now and then. They usually have repair statistics as well, very useful if you're looking for stability and durability.