As an antithesis to this thread on the cheapest laptop to buy, I’d like to know what is the best laptop to buy if money is not an issue. Or the best bang for your buck laptop. I’ve seen Dell laptops that looked nice, and performed well, but had bad reviews. People seem to like Vaio and such…but if my qualifications included things like - fast processing speed, fast wireless internet, and as many bells and whistles where it wouldn’t be too gaudy…What would you buy that you would consider the best?
Mac’s Powerbook G4 has some great reviews. A good one can cast nearly 3k.
If you don’t want Apple, I prefer IBM’s thinkpads over Viao.
One of these, of course.
Voodoo laptops.
Go ahead, customise one, I dare you to see how much you can spend.
Take a gander at their Desktops too.
JEEZUS! I spent $5267.56 without blinking an eye! holy sh*t!
You can get a desktop system that has those or better specs that you can overclock and play around with much easier than those, and at a savings of a couple thousand dollars.
Not to mention, you aren’t getting the best “bang” for the buck, just spending unnecessary money.
That’s why I won’t spend 5k on a laptop. 2k or 2.5 is more reasonable. I think?
Yep, you can get top of the line (but not over the top like voodoo or alienware) for 2-2.5k. If I wasn’t a poor student, I would spend that for a laptop. I don’t think I would ever spend that much on a laptop. Desktop, sure. I could rack up 10k on a computer monitors and accessories (and network equipment).
I just specified a laptop (weighing 16 pounds, no less) at Voodoo. It maxed out at $15,000.
Lord have mercy.
MacBook Pro.
Ditto.
I went through this exercise two months ago, studied the angles, and went home with a MacBook Pro, and I absolutely love it.
Does not compute.
You’re asking for two different things.
For the best you can buy if money is not an issue, try maxing out a Thinkpad T series.
For the best value, Dell Inspirons win, hands down. Mine e1405 has been ticking along nicely for nearly a year with no problems. If you’re determined to avoid the low-end, try the Latitudes - they compete in the same space as the Macbook, but for much less money.
There’s no simple answer. Even if money is not an issue, there is a trade-off between weight, performance, size of screen, choice of pointing device and I/O ports, battery life, etc. Especially screen size - the laptop can’t be smaller than the screen. (Well, I suppose you could have a fold-out dual screen like the Nintendo DS, but I don’t think a laptop like that is available.)
I would say the Panasonic Toughbook Y5. I’ve got the version down from it and the only bad reviews it gets is that it is too expensive. But it is light and that is helpful when you travel. You can spill something on it. It comes with a dvd writer and nice screen and 8 hour battery life. Mine is 6 hour and it honestly does keep working though an entire flight and much later. Very happy with it.