The dell adamos and the hp envys are not cheap too.
Sent from my iPhone On Dec 9, 2011, at 8:36 PM, "Anthony Q. Martin" <[email protected]> wrote: > Why would you be willing to spend more on an Apple than a Wintel? $2000 buys > a heck of a nice Wintel box. If you can spend $2000, buy the best you can > get for $2000 (not saying that's not an apple, though). > > On 12/9/2011 12:22 PM, Gary Udstrand wrote: >> My budget depends on the laptop. ;-) I have no problem spending $2000 on >> a mac book pro if I go that way, if I buy a Wintel machine I will probably >> try to stay under $1500. >> >> -- >> Gary >> http://www.twigsandtracks.com >> Twigs snap and tracks fade, a photograph reacquaints >> Twigs and Tracks Blog: Painted >> Falls<http://blog.twigsandtracks.com/2011/06/25/painted-falls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=painted-falls> >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Rich Kim<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> You're right, way too many choices. One important thing you left out is >>> budget. You can find pretty basic 15" laptops for $500-$700 or even >>> cheaper. >>> You can also spend thousands. I personally recommend Thinkpads across the >>> board. I've used Dell, Acer, and HP, and I think Thinkpad is a huge step >>> above in terms of build quality and durability. I've used the X41 and now >>> the X301 and find them to be built like tanks. I also find the Lenovo >>> Ideapads to be very competent. If you are going to do some gaming, >>> depending >>> on what games you're looking at, you might want to make sure you get one >>> with an AMD Radeon or Nvidia add on graphics. So... What is your budget? >>> >>> -Rich >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gary >>> Udstrand >>> Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 7:11 PM >>> To: The Hardware List >>> Subject: [H] Laptop? >>> >>> I am in the market for a laptop, something in the 15" range. Laptop will >>> be used for general purpose stuff around the house, some gaming and >>> photo/video in a pinch. Not looking for an ultra portable or anything >>> like that, would like decent battery life and hopefully be ~5-6 pounds, i5 >>> processor (2nd gen). Been looking at Dell, Asus, HP, Lenovo and Acer. >>> Too many choices! Any recommendations? Specific model or just a brand >>> or two I should focus my efforts upon. >>> >>> Oh, >>> >>> -- >>> Gary >>> http://www.twigsandtracks.com >>> Twigs snap and tracks fade, a photograph reacquaints Twigs and Tracks Blog: >>> Painted Falls< >>> >>>
