It's the time for me to find a new one


I have an old gateway that I bought used here on the TFF about 8 years ago and it's finally dying on me

The USB ports are broken and the hinges are about to pull out of the screen

What I need is a new one that is good for Internet and very basis gaming

I have an copy of Microsoft office to out on it too but I have my work computer for anything professional

Any ideas on brands you prefer?

I'm computer savy but just don't keep up with the "new" stuff
And
I'm damn tired of typing on this iphone

Mac......you can thank me later

I've had my macbook for almost 3 years now. I love it and wouldn't have any other laptop. No viruses, fast internet servers, more than enough memory.

Typing on an 6yr old mac now...love it.

One other thing is I tether my iPhone for Internet service. Not sure if that is going to matter

I've had mine for about 4 and agree. I actually partitioned the Hard Drive to run windows for some work applications, and it will run windows better than PC/laptop. I don't surf the web on the windows side, just use it for work.

Ok Hookem your over my head now

Oh believe me if I can do it anyone can. Actually I had a friend who is good with computers do it for me, but from what I'm told it is very easy to do since I have bootcamp on my Mac. I only use the windows side to run work applications that aren't available for Mac.

I have a Lenovo and love it.

Again I am a cheep basstard! I'd rather spend 400 on a reel than 300 on a computer. Arnt macs expensive?

yes but worth it

You can buy one Mac or 2 or 3 laptops over the years.

My sister has gone through 2 dells since I got my macbook.

Watch Fry's and you can get the Lenovo pretty cheap (less than $300) sometimes.

LSS your sig disturbs me

My family are pc users. We are all changing to Macs as we need new computers. I will be buying a mac soon, I don't think my girl has much more left in her...

Mac's are expensive but worth it for home use. They don't run windows any better than a similar spec'd pc. Bootcamp is fine if you can install from a windows disk, but in a corporate environment bootcamp can be a pain to get working. Can also use vmware to run off bootcamp while on your mac OS.

If you don't wanna spend the dough for a mac, I'd get an HP. They have EXCELLENT warranty policies. They'll ship you a box with prepaid return shipping and have any warranty issues fixed within a week. Lenova makes you pay for the shipping.

I'm not too fond of it myself...but a bet's a bet. I lost. I get to remove it on the 29th.

I have a toshiba but it was still about 1k 5 years ago, but its been a pretty good computer. Had some problems with it when it needed a new battery last year, but after a new battery its been a lot better.

Look at the Sony Vaio if you want to stay pc. I got this one for $450 at Fry's and it's a very good lapper.
On the HP's, there's a reason they supply return boxes and labels. I work for Fedex and I pick up probably 4-5 a day being returned. And that's just me. HP returns are big business for us.

That all said, I'd switch to a mac if I could afford one.

on my 4th toshiba (only because I upgraded) never a problem with the hardware, had 2 on the truck with me and they got all the vibration and rough riding they wanted and still worked great.
look at office depot for a good one set up like you want.
a good toshiba satellite should only run you about 4-500 for a pretty good setup.

I loveeeeeeeeee my new Fujitsu. Smoking fast and was several hundred $ less then comparable brands.

Lenovo at Frys... Got mine on sale awhile back for $300. Only had it crash when I dropped it. They paid shipping to/fro to replace hard drive under warranty.

FK, call me tomorrow I got one that I will part with, that's in your range