What do you look for when choosing a new laptop?

[Vistravi]

What is it that you look for in a laptop when choosing a new one?

This is purely to settle an argument

[chordie]

This is purely to settle an argument

The argument being...? And how will this settle it ?

[Vistravi]

The argument being...? And how will this settle it ?

It's more a of a differ in opinion between one of my partner's friends and myself about laptops.

[chordie]

So where's the options for:
- price
- brand
- bundles
- availability
- trust in the retailer
- convenience of purchase

[Shabbychic]

I look for all the options above...well maybe not colour....and also chordie's options. I don't think you could buy a laptop on one single factor.

[John Little]

You can - if it says 'Macbook Pro' on it.

[Vistravi]

I look for all the options above...well maybe not colour....and also chordie's options. I don't think you could buy a laptop on one single factor.

Aye i do the same. With the laptop i bought 5 months ago i wanted all of the options i have listed. I only wanted colour as i really wanted a white one. That is if i could get a good one in white. Lucky for me i found a good one at a good price in white. Took a couple of days of online searching though to find it.

[chordie]

...i wanted all of the options i have listed. I only wanted colour...

Sounds like the argument you needed to settle was with yourself.

[Shabbychic]

@chordie.....every time I see your avatar, this clip always comes to mind.

I know Marty isn't actually in that clip, but my real name is Abby Normal.

[Corrie 3]

RAM everytime, I cant use anything under 3GB as its far too slow and I get very annoyed.

C3....:-)

[orkneycadian]

You can - if it says 'Macbook Pro' on it.

Canny John, that could be construed as a recommendation!

[John Little]

Canny John, that could be construed as a recommendation!

Life is not the same!

It works.

Laptop as it should be.

[George Brims]

You can - if it says 'Macbook Pro' on it.

Not for rme, since the term "Mac" means "Won't run the software I use most". They are bonnie wee toys though.

[John Little]

I think your software is going to be a tad esoteric George. It does everything I want it to though

[EDDIE]

What is it that you look for in a laptop when choosing a new one?

This is purely to settle an argument

You missed out battery life on the poll.
If your not playing games on ure laptop and just surfing and doing abit word and so on any laptop will do that job but for me i would want a laptop that had good battery life on it

[Vistravi]

RAM everytime, I cant use anything under 3GB as its far too slow and I get very annoyed.

C3....:-)

I'm exactly the same. My personal laptop(We have so many atm in the house, my partners hobby) has 4gb with the capacity to go to 8gb if i wished.

Thankfully i do have alot of patience with slow machines. They get there eventually so i just leave them to do a task and come back later

[redeyedtreefrog]

It's only really the CPU and the screen that's important, all the other aspects can be changed after purchase.

[The Music Monster]

I just look for the word "Toshiba"! I've had 2 now and been pleased with both of them in performance and price!

[Phill]

I just look for the word "Toshiba"! I've had 2 now and been pleased with both of them in performance and price!

Funny you say that, I would have wholeheartedly agreed until a few months ago. Not so sure now, one of the lappy's I have here is a Tosh' and on Windys 7...........the biggest pile of cack I've seen since a 286 Tulip. In fact the 286 Tulip would be far better, slightly less portable I agree, but better in my mind.

I voted fer RAM n' OS.
Although I wasn't impressed at first, I think MS peaked with XP closely followed by 3.11. Everything else is pooh. Pooh, pooh, pooh!

Anyway, the problem with yer argument is what is the lappy t'be used fer?!!

[jimbews]

Not for rme, since the term "Mac" means "Won't run the software I use most". They are bonnie wee toys though.

But you also have the option to install Windows either in Dual Boot (which I have never tried as I don't see the point) or using programs like Fusion, Parallels or VirtualBox you can install one or more verions of Windows which run in a Mac window.
So if you REALLY have to run a program that is Windows only....
My Mac laptop is the ideal tool to use in multiple locations - it has a location manager that actually works perfectly, unlike any of the Windows alternatives I've tried.
Can drop down into Unix if required.
Stable: it only gets rebooted when required by some system updates. Normally just close and open the lid: instantaneous.
etc
etc