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OK so I'm starting college in the fall and I am looking to get a new laptop, now obviously I will need to carry around this laptop to classes and stuff; so I'm looking from portable but I also will occasionally game (not crysis) so something with dedicated graphics would be nice.
I've pretty much narrowed my choices down to three laptops
Sony Vaio 14" Touch Screen E series
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+Geek+Squad+Certified+Refurbished+VAIO+14%26%2334%3B+Touch-Screen+Laptop+-+8GB+Memory+-+Gunmetal/Vintage+Gold/7809174.p?id=1218860883315&skuId=7809174&st=sony%20vaio%20&cp=1&lp=7 (this is the refurb option)
Samsung Series 7 ultra
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samsung---Series-7-Ultrabook-13.3%26%2334%3B-Touch-Screen-Laptop---4GB-Memory---128GB-Solid-State-Drive---Metal/8047065.p?id=1218863724042&skuId=8047065
Sony Vaio 13.3" s series (about $850)
3rd gen Intel® Core⢠i5-3210M (2.50GHz / 3.10GHz with Turbo Boost)
13.3" LED backlit display (1600 x 900)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640M LE (1GB) hybrid graphics with Intel® Wireless Display technology
500GB (7200rpm) hard drive
4GB (4GB fixed onboard + 1 open slot) DDR3-1333Mhz
Internal lithium polymer battery (4400mAh)
The sony vaio E series (first one listed) is good because it has the most power, its touch screen, most space; but it's lacking in its size (weight over 5lbs and height 1.4inches).
The samsung stands out because its thin, light, probably the best built, has an ssd, it's 1080p, and is touch screen; but it doesn't have as much storage (128gb ssd), and it also doesn't have integrated graphics.
Lastly the vaio s series is basically the middle ground, it weighs about 3.8lbs, has the integrated graphics, has 500gb hdd. It just isnt hd and doesn't have a touch screen and the design is not so desirable.
I'm just looking for some insight in choosing the best laptop out of these three for me
Answer
Buying advice
Apple makes a good quality laptop. The problem comes when it requires service or minor upgrades. It is near impossible to do anything with them. They even glue the battery and hard drive down so you can not change it. They solder the ram to the logic board so you can not increase it. They lock up most of the software so your stuck with what they approve.
Ultrabooks are the higher end of Wintel laptops but they have some of the same concerns as Apple. They make it next to impossible to change any hardware in them. Service of them will have to be done by the manufacturers. With most of them, you can not change your own battery or hard drive. They are designed to catch your eye but they are not any more special then other laptops except for the fact that they are slim or thin. Your paying for it being thin and slim. For the money your going to spend on it you can buy a much better laptop with more power.
Hybrids are the worse of the worse. The flip or detachable touch screens are just a disaster waiting to happen.
Never buy an All In One. They are far worst then laptops of any kind to service and they have a higher failure rate. My experience with them are limited because the few I worked on made me think they were designed in such a way as it would take a blow torch and a jack hammer just to disassemble them.
Lenovo has serious stand behind their product problems. They bought IBM PC division and proceeded to drive the quality of the system into the ground. Their customer service is well below par. They even makes Dell customer service look good. The last and final thing to remember about them is they are a Chinese Government own company. It is up to you if you want to trust them.
Companies like Toshiba, Panasonic, Sony should be avoided at all cost because of their heavy modification of Windows and the drivers. If you remove some of the bloat they install you can cripple the system.
Acer, Gateway, and eMachines should be avoided period. Low end system that are driving the race to the bottom.
Dell once made a good system and fell from grace. They are now struggling to regain their place in the market.
Samsung has a history of using cheap parts in critical areas. Capacitors has been one area Samsung has a known history of going cheap causing units to fail early leading to repairs that should not have been needed. For that reason I would avoid them.
ASUS and HP do not modify Windows as bad as the other manufacturers. They might add a lot of bloat but they also makes it easy to get rid of it.
Choose wisely.
Buying advice
Apple makes a good quality laptop. The problem comes when it requires service or minor upgrades. It is near impossible to do anything with them. They even glue the battery and hard drive down so you can not change it. They solder the ram to the logic board so you can not increase it. They lock up most of the software so your stuck with what they approve.
Ultrabooks are the higher end of Wintel laptops but they have some of the same concerns as Apple. They make it next to impossible to change any hardware in them. Service of them will have to be done by the manufacturers. With most of them, you can not change your own battery or hard drive. They are designed to catch your eye but they are not any more special then other laptops except for the fact that they are slim or thin. Your paying for it being thin and slim. For the money your going to spend on it you can buy a much better laptop with more power.
Hybrids are the worse of the worse. The flip or detachable touch screens are just a disaster waiting to happen.
Never buy an All In One. They are far worst then laptops of any kind to service and they have a higher failure rate. My experience with them are limited because the few I worked on made me think they were designed in such a way as it would take a blow torch and a jack hammer just to disassemble them.
Lenovo has serious stand behind their product problems. They bought IBM PC division and proceeded to drive the quality of the system into the ground. Their customer service is well below par. They even makes Dell customer service look good. The last and final thing to remember about them is they are a Chinese Government own company. It is up to you if you want to trust them.
Companies like Toshiba, Panasonic, Sony should be avoided at all cost because of their heavy modification of Windows and the drivers. If you remove some of the bloat they install you can cripple the system.
Acer, Gateway, and eMachines should be avoided period. Low end system that are driving the race to the bottom.
Dell once made a good system and fell from grace. They are now struggling to regain their place in the market.
Samsung has a history of using cheap parts in critical areas. Capacitors has been one area Samsung has a known history of going cheap causing units to fail early leading to repairs that should not have been needed. For that reason I would avoid them.
ASUS and HP do not modify Windows as bad as the other manufacturers. They might add a lot of bloat but they also makes it easy to get rid of it.
Choose wisely.
good laptop for college?
Dianne B
I am going back to school in about a week but won't be buying until the need of september or beginning of october, I need a good laptop that will run everything for college, I already have microsoft office cd's so I don't need those, I am looking to buy new around 350 dollars, don't really want to go over that limit, I also need it to run my game rollercoaster tyccon 3 platinum so a good graphics card is a must, please post any links of the stores that have these laptops as well as brand name and models, thank you.
Answer
Check www.walmart.com & search back to school laptop bundle. I believe they have one for about $300 that includes the laptop, a laptop bag, a printer, & a mouse. (you can pick which computer they have listed.. but some may add to the price). I would think that any newly made computer would do you good if that's the only programs you're putting on it.
Check www.walmart.com & search back to school laptop bundle. I believe they have one for about $300 that includes the laptop, a laptop bag, a printer, & a mouse. (you can pick which computer they have listed.. but some may add to the price). I would think that any newly made computer would do you good if that's the only programs you're putting on it.
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