Laptop recommendations?

[vivfox]

I have a Dell desktop that has been my only ever computer which I've had for 6 years now and I have no problems. It's been to the doctor a few times over the years but I've never lost any data. Don't ever buy me another stuffed animal. I have enough for everyone.

[HomerMcvie]

I checked Best Buy online today, and they have a Toshiba Satellite(same thing that I bought 3 years ago, which just died....except it's smaller now, which is good), for only $279, so I bought it, and paid for expedited shipping(because I leave for vacation on Saturday). That's $100 less than I paid 3 years ago.

Thank god work has been strong this year, to be able to pay for all my failing electronics!!

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Go for it... going Mac was the best investment I ever made. I got so sick of replacing computers every few years because my PC's became unusable from all the bugs they acquired over time, or completely died altogether. My Mac is 4 years old now, and still runs like the day I bought it. It's taken so much stress out of my life to have a computer that simply works the way it is supposed to.

Ditto!!!

Once you go Mac you never go back!

[darkcat]

I have to chime in here, I love my iMac too. When my last computer died, I bought a nice Dell XPS to replace it. It worked for 2 days. That was it. I spent hours upon hours on the phone to India, at one point I was crying in frustration. I returned the stupid thing, got my money back and got an iMac. best thing I could have bought. The few times I had to call tech support with questions they were helpful and easy to deal with. yes, it was more expensive, but I expect it to last much longer and be much more trouble free.

[HomerMcvie]

Oh, I KNOW imacs are FAR superior, but aren't they like 2K!?!?!? I know my friend said that he paid 2K for his.

Look at my last Toshiba. I paid $378 for it, and got 3 SOLID years out of it, with no problems. Just this instant death(and honestly, I probably caused the death. A couple of nights before it died, I fell asleep on the couch, with it on my lap, and it hit the floor[ceramic tile]. The lid hinge was "creaking" after that, even though it seemed to still be working fine...so the death was probably my fault). But look at this one I just ordered. $279. Hell, if I get 2 years out of it, I'll be okay with that.

Yes, I'm terminally cheap. It's a gift. Or curse.

[Macfanforever]

My first computer that I had built was about $2500 "1998 figures" by the time I finished adding the bells and whistles to it.A few upgrades including a new MOBO its still humming along.

Those Laptops are so fragile and cheaply made .In a result of me going through a truck load of MP3 players and digital cameras .Cell phones .A laptop wont last in my hands over here .

I got to add soft rubber bumpers on it if i get one.

Good luck with you new laptop Homer.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

My first computer that I had built was about $2500 "1998 figures" by the time I finished adding the bells and whistles to it.A few upgrades including a new MOBO its still humming along.

Those Laptops are so fragile and cheaply made .In a result of me going through a truck load of MP3 players and digital cameras .Cell phones .A laptop wont last in my hands over here .

I got to add soft rubber bumpers on it if i get one.

Good luck with you new laptop Homer.

I got my first computer sometime around 1995. My friend helped me pick a used Mac Performa, since I had no experience, and he said it would be easier to learn on. I still have it, although it hasn't been able to fire up for several years(the internal battery is shot). I don't know why I still have it, other than I have a bunch of love letters, etc, that I saved to floppies. But back then, I remember being very frustrated with so many apps being PC only. Yes, this was before Apple conquered the world....

I "try" to be careful with mine, but I'm such an internet addict, that I usually fall asleep, while still perusing Facebook. At home though, I'm usually on my desktop PC, but it's being reformatted now, thus why my laptop crashed to the floor. Oh well, sh*t happens. 3 years was a pretty good run for it!

You know, talk about tying things together. On that old Apple, I found the Fleetwood Mac "newsgroup", and met several future Ledgies on there. David Oberman invited me to come join The Ledge, and I've been here ever since.

Thanks for the well wishes!

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I got my first computer sometime around 1995. My friend helped me pick a used Mac Performa, since I had no experience, and he said it would be easier to learn on. I still have it, although it hasn't been able to fire up for several years(the internal battery is shot). I don't know why I still have it, other than I have a bunch of love letters, etc, that I saved to floppies. But back then, I remember being very frustrated with so many apps being PC only. Yes, this was before Apple conquered the world....

I "try" to be careful with mine, but I'm such an internet addict, that I usually fall asleep, while still perusing Facebook. At home though, I'm usually on my desktop PC, but it's being reformatted now, thus why my laptop crashed to the floor. Oh well, sh*t happens. 3 years was a pretty good run for it!

You know, talk about tying things together. On that old Apple, I found the Fleetwood Mac "newsgroup", and met several future Ledgies on there. David Oberman invited me to come join The Ledge, and I've been here ever since.

Thanks for the well wishes!

Speaking of the old computer.My parents got their Gateway2000 in 1997 or 1996.I have used computers since they hit the market .but never want to connect to the BB before the internet came to full speed in the 1997.I was Introduced to the internet in 1997 on my parents computer.They were getting pissed off because I was loading up the hard drive which was only 4gb in size with concert audio and photos of guess who"Stevie".LOL and country artists tunes.A year later I got mine and introduce the whole new world of information at my fingertips.

As you mentioned the internet links in your old computer.I still have those Stevie/FM links in mine old computer from 1998.I got to get them transfered to this computer and run them through the Internet Archives "Wayback Machine' to go back in time.

[darkcat]

I think I payed like 1200 for my iMac. Which I know is a lot, but when you are not so computer savvy and just want a good machine that doesnt need much maintenance it was worth it to me.

[HomerMcvie]

I wonder if newsgroups still exist? My ISP still carried them, until a couple of years ago. Pre Ledge, I loved going to the Fleetwood Mac one, even though there were only 10-20 posts a day there. God, what did we do before the internets?

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

God, what did we do before the internets?

We met fellow fans through their ads in Goldmine Magazine and we wrote countless letters to each other and talked on the phone of our fandom and traded cassette's and videotapes. Yup, that's what we did.

[wheart]

Originally Posted by vivfox

We met fellow fans through their ads in Goldmine Magazine and we wrote countless letters to each other and talked on the phone of our fandom and traded cassette's and videotapes. Yup, that's what we did.

and life was good, right? The young folk can't fathom a world without cell phones, twitter and facebook but it did exist once and it was quite lovely...If I do say so myself.

So this thread has come in very handy as I'm finally replacing my *gasp* 2005 PC with a laptop. I'm almost thinking the extra $$ spent on a Mac may be well worth it, as I am not tech saavy and basically want something that's going to work well and last long.

[Macfanforever]

I just read that Apple is the leader of laptops.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

I just read that Apple is the leader of laptops.

Yeah, they are....but know what? About a week after I bought the Toshiba(from BB), BB offered it as their "deal of the day", for $249. I called and asked about 30 day price matching, and they refunded the difference. Come on, $249!!!! Apple won't(I didn't say "can't") touch that price. If I get 3 years out of this Toshiba(what I got out of my last one - and it had a rough life, going to work with me, and vacations....), I'll be more than happy!
$249 is almost a joke, it's so cheap!

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Yeah, they are....but know what? About a week after I bought the Toshiba(from BB), BB offered it as their "deal of the day", for $249. I called and asked about 30 day price matching, and they refunded the difference. Come on, $249!!!! Apple won't(I didn't say "can't") touch that price. If I get 3 years out of this Toshiba(what I got out of my last one - and it had a rough life, going to work with me, and vacations....), I'll be more than happy!
$249 is almost a joke, it's so cheap!

Yes they make electronics cheap now.If you are lucky to got a couple of years out of the product.I just went through my second Nikon Coolpix.They have those cheap doors as a lens cap broke on this one.As for Sony camcorders. I repaired the LCD viewfinder flex wire 3 times.Now its acting up again.

$249 for a laptop is a great price.I should get one for the road.I could of done wifi updates on here of my Stevie travels last july with it.plus edit photos and vids I takin' at the shows.