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Ask HN: Laptop recommendation?
for someone who spends 8 to 20 hrs in front of a laptop each day, purchasing a new one is a huge decision. i need some help.
Here's where I stand:
macbookpro: wanted one but the new gen have a mirror where the screen should be and the old ones get hot enough to sear your skin
priorities are
1)screen (LED, matte, 14 x 9 or bigger)
2)touchpad/clit
3)linux compat
4)compact form
suggestions?
thanks in advance
- icey 17y agoIf you don't like macs, the Lenovo Thinkpad T series are great. Dells are also fine. Otherwise: http://searchyc.com/submissions/what+laptop+to+buy http://searchyc.com/submissions/what+laptop+to+buy
- dryicerx 17y agoThinkpad T Series I can swear by them, their powerful, built very sturdy and feels like a beast, not a plastic toy. Also their quite strong, I've dropped mine countless times, twice down the stairs without any problems. And their keyboards are quite nice for long hours of work. I am on my 3rd T series, T61p at the moment and looking to buy another in a few months. Also Google around for coupons/deals they always have them, you can stack them very nicely. http://shop.lenovo.com/us/notebooks/thinkpad/t-series http://shop.lenovo.com/us/notebooks/thinkpad/t-series http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki
- cjbos 17y agoThe T400s is due out very soon http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/11/thinkpad-t400s-arrives-thin-and-light-14-inch/ http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/11/thinkpad-t400s-arrives-thin... Its sub 4 pounds as well.
- mtm 17y agoYou can get the 17" MacBook Pro (which is a 14x9 screen) with a matte finish (extra $50). If you don't mind a 2.66ghz proc (vs. 2.8) and a 320gb HD (vs. a 500) you can get one of the previous gen 17" pros for $2300
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- ScottWhigham 17y agoI bought an HP dv9000 about 18 months ago and, aside from a few problems, the laptop itself is pure awesome. What I like most is the dual hard drives.
- rcoder 17y agoI suspect you'll get the same answers that usually come up when laptop recommendations are discussed here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=249579 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=249579 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=268438 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=268438 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=159153 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=159153 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=197182 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=197182 (etc., etc.) To summarize: the MacBook Pro + Thinkpad T/X series machines are widely liked, with people tending to make their choice between them on whether they prefer to run OS X or something else. You may get a smattering of other recommendations, but honestly, any other manufacturer appears to be fairly hit-or-miss, while Apple and Lenovo tend to produce solid models year after year.
- russell 17y agoWhen I bought my laptop a couple of years ago one of the primary considerations was disk drive speed. 7200rpm is zippy, 5400 is molasses, flash should be even better. I bought a Dell and have been happy with it. My adult kids all have Macs and are happy with them.
- bitwize 17y agoAbout three years ago was the summer of 2006. This was about the time the first Intel-based MacBooks dropped. Everyone in the office bought one, it seems. Within a month they were all in the shop. I bought a Compaq Presario v3000 with dual-core AMD Turion. It was my primary machine for three years. Not a single hardware issue to date. (Admittedly, shiny screen.) The quality of Intel Macs has improved since then, of course. But if your wallet isn't that thick, from what I hear from friends who bought them, Compaq/HP still produce quality kit at an affordable price.
- gregking 17y agoThe MacBook Pro line is solid, especially with the unibody construction. You also have the choice of running Windows and/or OSX. I converted after the Intel switch and haven't looked back.