Which laptop is better?

[shortmantuff]

If you were to pick the best laptop out of the 4 compared here, what would it be and why...
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[noobvious]

If you were to pick the best laptop out of the 4 compared here, what would it be and why...
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Out of those four, I would choose the HP....it is the only one of the bunch that is a dual-core processor as opposed to a single-core. Also, I believe that it has the best graphics card.

 

[supanatral]

"Which is better" is very subjective. For instance, I would stay away from the gateway like the plague because I haven't had much success with them however the next person may swear by them.

You would be best to actually go to a Best Buy and try it in person; this will give you a better oppurtunity to figure out which has a better look/feel to it.

 

[shortmantuff]

If you were to pick the best laptop out of the 4 compared here, what would it be and why...
Product Detail - Compare Page

Out of those four, I would choose the HP....it is the only one of the bunch that is a dual-core processor as opposed to a single-core. Also, I believe that it has the best graphics card.

Just to let you know, this laptop will be used primarily for surfing the internet, using microsoft office and watching videos online and playing DVDs and CDs. Do you think I need a dual core for this?

Also, I liked the specs on HP also but I have had bad luck with HPs in the past as the batteries have died fast, they get extermely hot and whenever watching a video whether online or DVD, the audio got messed up from the video and it was very distracting. I even updated all the drivers and this still occured. This is why I was leaning towards the other laptops, but HP might have gotten better and just wanted some other's opinions on the issue.

 

[noobvious]

If you were to pick the best laptop out of the 4 compared here, what would it be and why...
Product Detail - Compare Page

Out of those four, I would choose the HP....it is the only one of the bunch that is a dual-core processor as opposed to a single-core. Also, I believe that it has the best graphics card.

Just to let you know, this laptop will be used primarily for surfing the internet, using microsoft office and watching videos online and playing DVDs and CDs. Do you think I need a dual core for this?

Also, I liked the specs on HP also but I have had bad luck with HPs in the past as the batteries have died fast, they get extermely hot and whenever watching a video whether online or DVD, the audio got messed up from the video and it was very distracting. I even updated all the drivers and this still occured. This is why I was leaning towards the other laptops, but HP might have gotten better and just wanted some other's opinions on the issue.

By all means, wait and see what others have to say. I haven't ever owned an HP laptop.....I prefer ASUS for laptops.

 

[whs]

Nice laptops - if I were looking for one 10 years ago. But today I would not buy any of them. For $150 more you can get a nice e.g. Toshiba with an i3 processor and all the bells and whistles.

But if $350 is your maximun budget, the HP gets the closest to a modern laptop.

Here is a website with today's hot deals ( Laptop Deals - Deals2buy.com ). These are examples: (the second one has a nice processor - see comparison chart: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+N660+Dual-Core )

 

[shortmantuff]

Nice laptops - if I were looking for one 10 years ago. But today I would not buy any of them. For $150 more you can get a nice e.g. Toshiba with an i3 processor and all the bells and whistles.

But if $350 is your maximun budget, the HP gets the closest to a modern laptop.

Here is a website with today's hot deals ( Laptop Deals - Deals2buy.com ). These are examples: (the second one has a nice processor - see comparison chart: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+N660+Dual-Core )

Thanks, this is for my girlfriend. She is currently on a budget and those laptops, although good deals, are too pricey for her. I like the comparative site that you added, though. I have been wanting to have a site like that for a resource.

 

[whs]

Nice laptops - if I were looking for one 10 years ago. But today I would not buy any of them. For $150 more you can get a nice e.g. Toshiba with an i3 processor and all the bells and whistles.

But if $350 is your maximun budget, the HP gets the closest to a modern laptop.

Here is a website with today's hot deals ( Laptop Deals - Deals2buy.com ). These are examples: (the second one has a nice processor - see comparison chart: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+N660+Dual-Core )

Thanks, this is for my girlfriend. She is currently on a budget and those laptops, although good deals, are too pricey for her. I like the comparative site that you added, though. I have been wanting to have a site like that for a resource.

Hmm, the Lenovo (second picture) is only $30 more and a world better than your choices. Maybe you want to consider that.

 

[theog]

Using WHS link:
Fujitsu Lifebook AH530 FPCR33871 15.6" Notebook PC, Intel Core i5-460M 2.53GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB Hard Drive, DVD±R/RW, ATI Radeon HD 560V Graphics, 802.11n, Bluetooth, HDMI, Windows 7 Home Premium
Just got the i3 version for my son, he is happy as sandboy.

 

[whs]

Using WHS link:
Fujitsu Lifebook AH530 FPCR33871 15.6" Notebook PC, Intel Core i5-460M 2.53GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB Hard Drive, DVD±R/RW, ATI Radeon HD 560V Graphics, 802.11n, Bluetooth, HDMI, Windows 7 Home Premium
Just got the i3 version for my son, he is happy as sandboy.

This is a noce system indeed. All you have to do now is swap the HDD for an SSD. That is what I have done with a similar system recently (used an OCZ Vertex2 of 90GB for $145) - it really made a difference.

But unfortunately those systems are not within the price bracket of the OP.

 

[theog]

Using WHS link:
Fujitsu Lifebook AH530 FPCR33871 15.6" Notebook PC, Intel Core i5-460M 2.53GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB Hard Drive, DVD±R/RW, ATI Radeon HD 560V Graphics, 802.11n, Bluetooth, HDMI, Windows 7 Home Premium
Just got the i3 version for my son, he is happy as sandboy.

This is a noce system indeed. All you have to do now is swap the HDD for an SSD. That is what I have done with a similar system recently (used an OCZ Vertex2 of 90GB for $145) - it really made a difference.

But unfortunately those systems are not within the price bracket of the OP.

NO, I wont being that.
He likes to use PC's as a football, (Man Utd fan)

 

[shortmantuff]

It's amazing how much better technology gets. I bought my laptop 4 years ago for $800 and it is nothing compared to these lower priced laptops now.

 

[corrytonapple]

The HP is what I would go for. Seems to be the best buy for the money.

 

[mr pc]

Are those prices for new laptops ?!?

I'd go with the Toshiba - yeah 70gb less than the HP, 1 less USB and no webcam - but $150 cheaper, she can get a 1.5tb ext. drive for less than the difference if needed.

Here's an Asus with more harddrive space than all of them- ddr3 ram, webcam, 3 usb ports, but a slightly slower processor (2.13ghz) which I'm sure she won't even notice the difference.

ASUS - Laptop / Intel® Pentium® Processor / 15.6" Display / 3GB Memory / 500GB Hard Drive - Mood Indigo - K52F-BIN6

 

[shortmantuff]

What about this...
HP - Laptop / AMD Phenom™ II Processor / 14" Display / 4GB Memory / 320GB Hard Drive - Biscotti - G42-475DX

 

[computertech19]

Out of those the HP. If it was me..I would..never...buy..one..of..those..EVER!!

 

[shortmantuff]

Out of those the HP. If it was me..I would..never...buy..one..of..those..EVER!!

Thanks for your opinion, but more detail please! Why wouldn't you buy one of those?

 

[computertech19]

Out of those the HP. If it was me..I would..never...buy..one..of..those..EVER!!

Thanks for your opinion, but more detail please! Why wouldn't you buy one of those?

Underpowered processors all across the line, I would never buy a Pentium or a Celeron, no matter what generation as it won't be able to handle anything with just a couple updates and within a year will be too slow to even watch videos without like Ubuntu, I would never buy anything without DDR3 memory, and HP is the only company out of the 4 that is half decent. Hope that helps.

 

[Imperfect1]

You would be best to actually go to a Best Buy and try it in person; this will give you a better oppurtunity to figure out which has a better look/feel to it.

When I bought my first laptop two years ago, I learned a very valuable lesson. Everything you find out about a particular computer "on paper" is all well and good --- but as supanatral said above, you really need to see these computers in person and try them out. That may very well change your whole feeling about a system.

I was down to my 2 favorites -- after researching laptops for a long time --- but when I went to Best Buy to see them in person, I didn't like the look or feel of either one of them. However, I did see a couple of other systems I hadn't really considered -- loved the look and feel of them, and ended up happily with an HP dv5t --- that I still love to this day!