wickedwrister 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2006 I am in the market for a laptop and figured the young guys around here would be in the know. It will replace the desktop I have and will need to do the following:1) Surf the net w/ high speed connection at home and wireless when away.2) Play some games 3) eMail4) Light business use.I am not looking for the Mr. Motherf&*er of all computers here. Just something of good quality that will not break the bank. What do you think of used/ refurbished stuff? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
technophile 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2006 Stay away from Compaq/HP (the build quality is crap--they just fall apart).I liked my Dell Latitude; I don't know if the Inspirons are on the same level or not.IBM (now Lenovo) has a good reputation with their Thinkpads, but they tend towards the more expensive end in my experience.My mom loves her Sony Vaio; I don't know how they stack up pricewise, but they're pretty portable and have lots of features as far as I know.Whatever you get, get as much warranty as you can afford (or enough to cover however long you anticipate having it). Laptops take a lot of abuse, and they're impossible to fix unless you send it back to the manufacturer (and if it's out of warranty they'll charge you $$$$$$ to fix it). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
