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[Ask the Gulch] Best place/site to purchase the most up to date laptop computer. I don't really want to spend $$ on 6mo or more old tech.

Posted by rockymountainpirate 9 years, 9 months ago to Ask the Gulch

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Posted by rockymountainpirate 9 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.

My 8 year old Lenovo is running Vista, but it's starting to have difficulty with all the sites that spin and twirl. It just can't handle it anyone. I bought it at office depot, but you know it's old tech if it's in the store.

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Posted by rockymountainpirate 9 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.

I will be going to best buy Tuesday for some hands on. Amazon has so much I need to narrow down the choices. I'm not a big Mac fan. Way to pricey.

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Posted by MichaelAarethun 9 years, 9 months ago

I started with computers. My first was a Kaypro. Mac's cost a lot more IBM Clones which is what MicroSoft computers used to be called mean following a strict set of rules.

Never buy a microsoft software product until it's at least three years old. They routinely put out unfinished products and let the gullible public foot the bill for their beta testing, de bugging etc. When the system is almost the way it should have been at first retail sail they are three more debugging projects ahead. I just switched from XP to W7 if the timeline holds true my next one will be Windows 10.

Second I look for deals. I routinely by refurbished laptops. and just two weeks ago bought two W7 with 4 Gb Ram and 500 gb hard drives at 2.8 speed.all with open office. What follows is the addition of Liunux. I had one bad experience that cost me $80 to fix Microsofts screen controller software. The rest I have yet to pay over $200. I prefer Dell, will not touch HP nor Acer.

Were I buying top end though I'd keep it mind the service contract. That is their way of telling you something IS going to go wrong. Then get a less expensive back up machine. Amazing how much your work product will slow down when the machine is in the shop. Eight states away.

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Posted by MichaelAarethun 9 years, 9 months ago

I started with computers. My first was a Kaypro. Mac's cost a lot more IBM Clones which is what MicroSoft computers used to be called mean following a strict set of rules.

Never buy a microsoft software product until it's at least three years old. They routinely put out unfinished products and let the gullible public foot the bill for their beta testing, de bugging etc. When the system is almost the way it should have been at first retail sail they are three more debugging projects ahead. I just switched from XP to W7 if the timeline holds true my next one will be Windows 10.

Second I look for deals. I routinely by refurbished laptops. and just two weeks ago bought two W7 with 4 Gb Ram and 500 gb hard drives at 2.8 speed.all with open office. What follows is the addition of Liunux. I had one bad experience that cost me $80 to fix Microsofts screen controller software. The rest I have yet to pay over $200. I prefer Dell, will not touch HP nor Acer.

Were I buying top end though I'd keep it mind the service contract. That is their way of telling you something IS going to go wrong. Then get a less expensive back up machine. Amazing how much your work product will slow down when the machine is in the shop. Eight states away.I buy through Amazon, Tiger Direct and currently Discount Computer Depot.

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Posted by Technocracy 9 years, 9 months ago

Depends on what type of laptop you want RMP.

I prefer Macs, like SaltyDog. Better reliability, but at a price.

My advice is to start with Amazon to see what is out there, and then you can search beyond there once you decide on a model you like.

One important point.......Go to a brick and mortar store to find a brand that you like the keyboard feel on. If you do a lot of typing, you really need to be comfortable with the keyboard. Best Buy has a good selection to try out, as does staples. Not sure what you have for chains in your area.

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Posted by SaltyDog 9 years, 9 months ago

Take a look at MacBooks, Rocky. My first MacBook Pro is 15 years old and still working. My latest one, a MacBook Air runs a program called Parallels which allows me to run Windows as well as the Mac operating system. Macs are initially more expensive, but over time the far more economical choice.

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