Yeah, it really depends on what you want at the end of the day. If you want features, then something like the HP would beat the Dell. For me personally, the question is about support and service. IF something goes wrong (for example, a colleague's puppy peed on his Macbook Pro) then the service is all you care about.
I also have an Asus and a Toshiba. Both are fairly good machines. However, the Toshiba's power pack stopped working. Since Toshiba did not carry any spare parts for their laptops (that might changed), it took 6 weeks to get a new power supply. Thus, if you earn money with your laptop, then factor in the price of not having the laptop available for 6 weeks ... Unfortunately, some of the damages to my laptop were self-inflicted. For example, a few weeks after getting my Dell, I stepped on the power cable and almost jerked the laptop off the table. It damaged the power connector at the back of the motherboard, thus rendering the laptop useless. The next business day, someone from Dell came and replaced the motherboard, even though the damage was 100% my fault. Regards Heinz -- Dr Heinz M. Kabutz (PhD CompSci) Author of "The Java(tm) Specialists' Newsletter" Sun Java Champion http://www.javaspecialists.eu Tel: +30 69 72 850 460 Skype: kabutz Enrico Goosen wrote: > > Before you go out and by a Dell Laptop, check out the HP Pavillion > Entertainment laptop range. > > They make most laptops look ancient (specially Dell’s). > > I got mine in November 2006, and I haven’t had any problems (except > for the ctrl key stroke missing sometimes). > > I copied this from my post to the CTJUG/forum in 2006: > > I managed to find a bargain here: > http://www.buy247.co.za/products.php?productsid=3468# > <http://www.buy247.co.za/products.php?productsid=3468> > > I got the *HP* Pavilion DV6161ea laptop for R10799 incl VAT + delivery. > Features: > > * Intel Centrino , Dual Core (1.66GHZ) Processor > * 2MB L2 Cache Memory > * 1024MB DDR2 RAM > * NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 graphics card > * 128MB VRam + 256MB Turbo Cache Memory > * 120 Gig HDD > * 15.4" WXGA high definition Brightview widescreen > * Intel Pro/wireless 802.11b/g and 10/100 Lan Card > * DVD Super Multilayer drive > * Bluetooth > * 5 -in 1 Digital Card reader > * *HP* Quickplay multimedia Centre > * 3 x USB Ports > * Weight - 2.99Kgs > * Up to 5 hours battery life > * Windows XP Media Centre edition 2005 with Update rollup 2 > (Windows Vista Compatible) > * Norton Internet security - 60 day trial version > * 1 year warranty > > Regards, > > Enrico > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Bruce Stewart > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 09, 2008 1:43 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [CTJUG Forum] Re: Notebook advice > > Dell seems to be the firm favourite so far. I had no idea that > seperate coolers existed. I don't think that the work I'll be doing > will be that CPU intensive - I can't type that fast! javac > compilation, database queries and backups are about as intense as I get. > > > > > "NOTE: This message (including attachments) is subject to all the > restrictions, qualifications and disclaimers of the Metropolitan group > of companies ("Metropolitan") published at > http://www.metropolitan.co.za (collectively the "disclaimers") and by > reading this message and/or opening any attachment you are deemed to > have agreed to be bound by the provisions of the disclaimers. If you > cannot access any of the disclaimers, kindly send an e-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] or contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and a copy will be sent to you. > > Metropolitan is an authorised Financial Services Provider. > > Web: http://www.metropolitan.co.za/ > Disclaimer: http://www.metropolitan.co.za/email_disclaimer.html > > > Metropolitan subscribes to KPMG, a completely independent crime > disclosure service - make a contribution to the establishment of a > fraud free environment by reporting any suspicion to the KPMG Hotline > * RSA 0800 22 14 18 * NAMIBIA 0800 00 00 77" > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CTJUG Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CTJUG-Forum For the ctjug home page see http://www.ctjug.org.za -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
