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  • 25-01-2014 1:47am
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    KKim123
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭


    Looking to buy a new laptop..Ive had a hp the last 3 years but has given me nothing but trouble since I bought it.

    Just wondering if anyone could recommend a brand or type thats a bit more reliable?

    Thanks :)


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    Skerries
    Registered Users Posts: 12,460 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    they all have a certain amount of failure rates but look at Dell, Asus and Toshiba, avoid Sony
    Have a look at these guys as well as they build it to your specs, I just got one myself and it works out a lot cheaper than major brand and are a reliable company
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    theteal
    Registered Users Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭theteal


    After a couple of years of trial and error we now tend to stick with Toshiba for our clients. I have seen a couple of Asus and Lenovos lately that I've been tempted to introduce as test cases


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    WayneScott
    Registered Users Posts: 242 ✭✭WayneScott


    Skerries wrote: »
    they all have a certain amount of failure rates but look at Dell, Asus and Toshiba, avoid Sony
    Have a look at these guys as well as they build it to your specs, I just got one myself and it works out a lot cheaper than major brand and are a reliable company
    disagree have a vaio over 5 years no major problems, needs a reinstall of windows thats my fault


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    Molester Stallone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,313 ✭✭✭Molester Stallone


    As far as returns go, from my experience, the worst are HP, Sony & now acer. Lenovo & Asus give little trouble, Toshiba would be midway in my experience


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    Missyelliot2
    Registered Users Posts: 1,472 ✭✭✭Missyelliot2


    I had an Acer, but it just gave me trouble. The service was excellent, but it was a pain as it spent more time in repairs than with me!


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    Mr. G
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 4,621 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr. G


    Some of the Dell can be quite good too. Specs are important, especially processor speeds.


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    Irish Steve
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 6,522 Mod ✭✭✭✭Irish Steve


    Had an older Acer for a number of years, and it's taken a lot of abuse, had to replace the keyboard a couple of times, and it's had a new HDD as well, and a DC socket, but realistically, given how hard it's worked, I can't complain.

    Toshiba never upset me, though I've not had one recently, and I've done quite a bit with different Dell's, the only hassles there have been that they can be a pain with power bricks, and DC sockets were not so easy to source.

    There have been issues with Graphics chips that are attached to the mother board using BGA, Ball Grid Arrays, the biggest issue was with Nvidia chips, so watch out for them, in theory, it's sorted, but if it does give problems, it's a specialised repair that means motherboard out, and possibly a chip replacement, using expensive equipment.

    Watch the maximum memory size, I'd be reluctant to have a machine with less than 3 Gb, which effectively means 4 on most machines.

    Have a look at specs to see how long the battery will run it for, there are significant differences.

    Acers have a nice "extra", a € key on the keyboard above the cursor movement keys that can be used without having to use strange key combinations to get it up on the screen. Much easier than Ctrl Alt 4 to get a euro symbol

    Make sure it's got a good number of USB ports, and that they are USB 3 capable.

    That's about all I can think of right now.

    Shore, if it was easy, everybody would be doin it.😁



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    corsav6
    Registered Users Posts: 1,597 ✭✭✭corsav6


    Have an Asus going on 3 years now and its never giving any trouble. A friend has a Toshiba and it gets horrid abuse but its still going strong. I know 2 people with Acer laptops and both are giving trouble and 1 friend has a Sony that's been back to Sony more times than I can remember.
    Or you could go Apple, ha ha just thought I'd make a little joke.


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    douglasdeodato
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭douglasdeodato


    mac book pro , i have one for 5 years , never got a problem, expensive but worth


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    KKim123
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭KKim123


    Anyone know anything about samsung laptops? I'm only a student so I'll probs be staying away from the mac for €€€ reasons. Thanks for the advice :)


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    BionicRasher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭BionicRasher


    Lenovo are as tough as they get. Great specs and will take abuse. A lot of big companies are now using Lenovo.
    Asus also good and seem to be sturdy.
    Avoid HP as they tend to be flimsy and Dell are overpriced and under speced
    Mac are just overpriced
    I have no experience with Samsung but the Chrome books look ok

    Of course all my opinion and this is just from my experience


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    Big Lar
    Registered Users Posts: 1,429 ✭✭✭Big Lar


    +1 on the Lenovo, but I also have a 8 yr old dell laptop that hasn't failed me yet.


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    amallon
    Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭amallon


    As someone who fixes laptops I'd find it hard to recommend any brand and I'm continually asked. I think the build quality across the board is deteriorating quickly. I think 3 years is the lifetime of most laptops now. If I was going out to buy a laptop for myself I'd look at a Lenovo or Toshiba


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    thehouses
    Registered Users Posts: 445 ✭✭thehouses


    BionicRasher wrote: »
    Lenovo are as tough as they get. Great specs and will take abuse. A lot of big companies are now using Lenovo.
    Asus also good and seem to be sturdy.
    Avoid HP as they tend to be flimsy and Dell are overpriced and under speced
    Mac are just overpriced
    I have no experience with Samsung but the Chrome books look ok

    Of course all my opinion and this is just from my experience

    Agree with most of this, but find Lenovo have terrible after sales support. I think the keyboard is a major thing to consider and would go into shops and try them out to see what you like. Don't like Sony or Toshiba because of their keyboards.


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