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12/27/2016 09:54 PM
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If you care about gaming at all, get something with a gtx1060.

Anything gtx900, gtx800 or AMD is shit comparatively. AMD will be back on top in a year, but not now. If your budget is 1k+, 1060 is a no brainer.

If you don't care about games, and never will, at least make sure it has an ssd and a 45watt quad-core. No 15w U-series bullshit.
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12/27/2016 10:03 PM
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For GLP, the many suggestions to use microsoft and apple is surprising.
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12/27/2016 10:06 PM
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For GLP, the many suggestions to use microsoft and apple is surprising.
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what do you suggest? linux mint?
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12/27/2016 10:33 PM
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Re: Need Laptop recommendations
get a LENOVO , freakin' indestructible machines and rugged/durable for very heavy users (like myself)

Acer is a cheaper/lower quality brand and reliability is hit n' miss. I bought an Acer laptop in spring 2011 and by fall 2012 it croaked. Also bought an Acer tablet in early 2012, has since failed.

Earlier this year (2016) bought an Acer gaming laptop that was on sale, thing crapped out after 2 weeks and i've had it with Acers and their subpar quality, no more.

In contrast i've had my trusty Lenovo 15.6" laptop since December 2012 and it just keeps "going and going" like the energizer bunny. I have been unemployed for some lengthy gaps since 2012 and i've literally run my Lenovo for upwards of 13-15 hours (all day basically) and no hiccups. I am very impressed with the quality of Lenovo.

Oh and, newegg and amazon are your friends

Good luck
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12/27/2016 10:56 PM
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If you had a Toshiba Satellite, then you know what to buy.
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12/27/2016 11:04 PM
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been using my ACER since 2009. no complaints.
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Acer is a top tier brand

My acer laptops out performed my Hp's and lenovas.

Never buy gateway or dell if possible
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Acers.... come now...
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12/27/2016 11:09 PM
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OP, if your used to a chromebook, just get one again. I hate them, but if it works for you that is your cheapest bet.

You can get an i7 Lenovo 560 with an HD screen (not the best but good) with 8 MB Ram and an SSD drive for around 500 bucks.

You can get a good refubished 14 inch laptop of various types for around 300 bucks these days.

I like Lenovo and Asus myself, but every maker has crappy and good pcs. If you get a PC and not a Chromebook get an intel i5 or 17 or an AMD A10 chip. Don't get an A6 or A8 you won't be happy.
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12/27/2016 11:18 PM
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Be sure to put an 1TB SSD in. This makes all the difference for very small $$
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12/27/2016 11:22 PM
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Thanks for the tips. I am not a gamer. Are most of you recommending a Windows computer?
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go with the windows... dual boot it with your favorite linux distro
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12/27/2016 11:26 PM
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Toshiba are rock solid and you can get them for around 250$ at Walmart. Dell is also good,,,,,avoid HP like the plague, total crap since the female ran HP into the ground with her minority hiring practices. Dont spend much on a laptop since when they break, you wont be out much. I currently bought a used IBM dual core for 75$ at a flea mkt and I upgraded with an SSD and more RAM,,,,,works well.
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12/27/2016 11:31 PM
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been using my ACER since 2009. no complaints.
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Acer is a top tier brand

My acer laptops out performed my Hp's and lenovas.

Never buy gateway or dell if possible
 Quoting: BlueRidge Doom


correct
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get a LENOVO , freakin' indestructible machines and rugged/durable for very heavy users (like myself)

Acer is a cheaper/lower quality brand and reliability is hit n' miss. I bought an Acer laptop in spring 2011 and by fall 2012 it croaked. Also bought an Acer tablet in early 2012, has since failed.

Earlier this year (2016) bought an Acer gaming laptop that was on sale, thing crapped out after 2 weeks and i've had it with Acers and their subpar quality, no more.

In contrast i've had my trusty Lenovo 15.6" laptop since December 2012 and it just keeps "going and going" like the energizer bunny. I have been unemployed for some lengthy gaps since 2012 and i've literally run my Lenovo for upwards of 13-15 hours (all day basically) and no hiccups. I am very impressed with the quality of Lenovo.

Oh and, newegg and amazon are your friends

Good luck
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I bought a refurbished Lenovo T400 on TigerDirect about 4 years ago and have been very happy with it. It was only 300 bucks. At the same time I bought a refurbished compact desktop Lenovo as well and that thing is ultra dependable and was like barely 200 bucks.

Those were somewhat older models that had Windows 7 Pro and new hard drives etc with the refurbish. I don't know what newer Lenovo models are like.

I did a lot of research before I bought that laptop. There are good tips about specs on Newegg.
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12/27/2016 11:40 PM
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I lost my laptop and need to replace it quickly. Can I get some suggestions for a sub $1,000 laptop please?

My last laptop was a Chromebook and it was pretty decent. It was the Toshiba one with a good screen. Should I stick with a Chromebook or go for a different OS?
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Look at the cooling architecture. Overheating is the thing that kills most laptops. Air cooled Asus ROG laptops have a great duel cooling setup with CPU and GPU heat sinks. Go with something that has that design or you will be shopping again in a year or so.
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12/27/2016 11:45 PM
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Re: Need Laptop recommendations
get a LENOVO , freakin' indestructible machines and rugged/durable for very heavy users (like myself)

Acer is a cheaper/lower quality brand and reliability is hit n' miss. I bought an Acer laptop in spring 2011 and by fall 2012 it croaked. Also bought an Acer tablet in early 2012, has since failed.

Earlier this year (2016) bought an Acer gaming laptop that was on sale, thing crapped out after 2 weeks and i've had it with Acers and their subpar quality, no more.

In contrast i've had my trusty Lenovo 15.6" laptop since December 2012 and it just keeps "going and going" like the energizer bunny. I have been unemployed for some lengthy gaps since 2012 and i've literally run my Lenovo for upwards of 13-15 hours (all day basically) and no hiccups. I am very impressed with the quality of Lenovo.

Oh and, newegg and amazon are your friends

Good luck
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I bought a refurbished Lenovo T400 on TigerDirect about 4 years ago and have been very happy with it. It was only 300 bucks. At the same time I bought a refurbished compact desktop Lenovo as well and that thing is ultra dependable and was like barely 200 bucks.

Those were somewhat older models that had Windows 7 Pro and new hard drives etc with the refurbish. I don't know what newer Lenovo models are like.

I did a lot of research before I bought that laptop. There are good tips about specs on Newegg.
 Quoting: Vision Thing


The newer ones are solid too, my 2012 laptop is a windows 8 machine and it still runs like a champ.

Just clean out any dust once every few months and they just keep humming along.

I hear Asus is solid too.
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12/28/2016 12:15 AM
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Get a Dell, HP or maybe a levono.

The rest are not the best quality. HP are really reliable but processors are a little slow. I prefer Dell overall.
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12/28/2016 12:20 AM
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Re: Need Laptop recommendations
Thanks for the tips. I don't need a laptop for gaming. mostly for email, spreadsheets, and browsing. My toshiba chrome book 2 did a good job.

any recommendations for a good chrome book?

Is Linux Mint worth checking out for me needs or is that too advanced?
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I would go with this

[link to www.newegg.com]


Reason. It has a 6th generation skylake CPU with a quite fast built in graphics processor.

The display is a class of its own with a 3200x1800 resolution.
You won't find that with any other chrombooks. Not even the super expensive google pixel book has such a resolution.

If you run into any applications which fail at handling such a high resolution, you could switch to 1600x900 instead which is high still, and because it splits is an exact 2:1 ratio with the original resolution, it will look just as clear as 3200x1800.


If the bios allows to install linux, you could also try linux on this and it would run very smooth with the skylake CPU.

I have to find out how many hours the battery lasts still.


But don't buy anything before you find enough reviews on this HP chrombook. Maybe it has some secret issues i could not possibly guess.
From the hardware specs and display specs, this is THE chrombook. Better than anything else i have seen. You could get it with a slightly faster skylake CPU but i doubt it would justify the extra cost, plus faster means more heat. This CPU is more than fast enough for what you need it for and generates little heat/draws less power.
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12/28/2016 12:38 AM
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here is a review i found

[link to www.techradar.com]

battery life is around 8 hours while playing some game in a loop, according to the review, which is damn good still, but not top of its class. The screen consumes quite some battery compared to lower res screens.

The other drawback is, that this is no touchscreen. So if your toshiba had a touchscreen and you got used to it, then look somewhere else.


To me, this would be my favourite still, but i have no clue how important a touchscreen would be for chromeOS to be honest.
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Thanks for the tips. I don't need a laptop for gaming. mostly for email, spreadsheets, and browsing. My toshiba chrome book 2 did a good job.

any recommendations for a good chrome book?

Is Linux Mint worth checking out for me needs or is that too advanced?
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Slap Solus on any dated laptop and you'll be happy. Put an SSD in there instead of a physical disk and you'll be happier.
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12/28/2016 12:46 AM
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Macs are the only computers I've ever been able to keep running for years and years. They're worth every penny.
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12/28/2016 12:49 AM
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I lost my laptop and need to replace it quickly. Can I get some suggestions for a sub $1,000 laptop please?

My last laptop was a Chromebook and it was pretty decent. It was the Toshiba one with a good screen. Should I stick with a Chromebook or go for a different OS?
 Quoting: truthseeker314


Asus products. I like Toshiba products also


Stay away from HP. Their customer service is Terrible!

Last Edited by Morpheus on 12/28/2016 12:50 AM





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