So your boss tells you to go on Amazon.com and pick a laptop

[Rome]

In all seriousness, I wasn't kidding about the Vaio's.  I've never had a single problem with them.  Sorry you've had issues with them, PG.

[Sgt PSN]

DO NOT get a toshiba satellite.  i think i've posted that before on here.  both my sister and i have both had catastrophic problems with them.  there was even a class action lawsuit floating around..  and the final payout was another year of warranty.. or like 100 bucks of toshiba credit.  and their customer service was terrible.  it still doesn't work, and i've given up on it.  easily the worst experience i've had with anything.

i've been using an apple, and their alright.. but i don't see whats so much better about them.  sure they don't really freeze or anything but i can't say i really had that problem after i got a normal working computer.

funny because i've had a toshiba satellite for almost 3 years now and haven't had a single problem with it (other than the fact that vista takes up over half of the hard drive).  the computer itself has been very durable though.  no complaints from me. 

still, my next computer and laptop will likely be a mac.  just gotta pay my car of first. 

[mussa]

You can bring mostly everything(files) over to a Mac. Mac reads both. PC reads PC and thats it. If your going to run windows on it, make sure you do it right when you get the computer, because you have to reformat your hard drive and partition a portion for windows. Or you can order your Mac with it already installed for extra $. You'll love the Mac

[PhillyGirl]

I'm so tempted. Really, I am.

Here's another thing...the vaio I have now, i am sending it in to Sony and they will replace it with a refurbished unit. The one i have is no longer made, but they'll send a comparable one. it will have vista on it, which sucks....unless I can wait another month or so and send it in and get a Windows 7 one. But it will be a backup for me (and if I ever lose this job, I won't have to give back the computer, although something tells me my boss wouldn't make me give it back...this is to replace MY computer, so....)

[phattymatty]

funny because i've had a toshiba satellite for almost 3 years now and haven't had a single problem with it (other than the fact that vista takes up over half of the hard drive).  the computer itself has been very durable though.  no complaints from me. 

still, my next computer and laptop will likely be a mac.  just gotta pay my car of first. 

ditto.  my old satellite was great.  it actually did just crap out but i've had it for at least 8-9 years and was constantly downloading movies and music and porn.  could probably get it fixed on the cheap if I bothered to try too. 

[Susquehanna Birder]

I have an older toshiba, and it has worked very nicely for me. I got a smaller version of the same thing for my daughter (for college), and it worked well for a while, then its hard drive crashed, and it started having a lot of overheating issues. Mine still works okay when I use it, which is rare.

One thing that sent me to the Macbook was the construction. In most PC laptops, there is an air intake (and fan) on the bottom of the unit, which is supposed to draw cool air in. Well, many people place their laptop on...well...their lap. Or on a pillow, or bed, or something like that. And that intake gets blocked, and picks up all kinds of lint. The result is a computer that starts failing because of overheating.

The Macbook doesn't have the air intake in in the bottom (I think it's built into the hinge, on the back of the unit), so it doesn't suffer the same fate as the basic PC design.

[PhillyGirl]

haha Sus...one of the things the Sony corporate rep who I deal with asked me was....where do you typically use it? When I told them on my lap or the docking station at my desk (the port replicator MADE for it) they said that using it on my lap was a no no.

Hi...laptop.

[Sgt PSN]

funny because i've had a toshiba satellite for almost 3 years now and haven't had a single problem with it (other than the fact that vista takes up over half of the hard drive).  the computer itself has been very durable though.  no complaints from me. 

still, my next computer and laptop will likely be a mac.  just gotta pay my car of first. 

ditto.  my old satellite was great.  it actually did just crap out but i've had it for at least 8-9 years and was constantly downloading movies and music and porn.  could probably get it fixed on the cheap if I bothered to try too. 

my first laptop was a fujistu c-series lifebook and that thing was a farging monster.  bought it in 01 and it still works great.  well, it would be working great except that i decided to give it to my daughter this year when she came to visit for the summer and she left it sitting on the floor with the screen open and her brother accidently kicked it while they were horsing around and the monitor blacked out.  it worked for a few more weeks but you would occasionally need to slap the back of the lid to get the monitor back up but then it blacked out one day and hasn't come back. 

speaking of which......i tried plugging an external monitor into it but got nothing.  i'm guessing that when you plug a monitor into a lap top you need to change something in the display settings first....which is kind of hard to do when i'm looking at a blank screen.  anyone have any suggestions? 

[PhillyGirl]

I'm thinking I'm not going to get the Mac. I'm really tempted, but I feel kind of odd asking for a $2700 laptop (if I get the one already with Windows built into it).  The guy's already set me up with a Blackberry and whatnot.

So did anyone look at that link to that Asus laptop I put up? Any opinions?

[Seabiscuit36]

hit the Function and F5 or F8 key, whichever one has the thing that looks like a monitor

[Sgt PSN]

So did anyone look at that link to that Asus laptop I put up?

yes.

Any opinions?

not porn.  try again. 

[PhillyGirl]

hit the Function and F5 or F8 key, whichever one has the thing that looks like a monitor

mine is (on the sony) the function and F7 lol

[Sgt PSN]

hit the Function and F5 or F8 key, whichever one has the thing that looks like a monitor

F10 on this laptop, but it still worked.  thanks bra. 

i had to hit the function key and then F10 as well pg. 

[Seabiscuit36]

np, its different on every model for the most part, but the idea is the same.  I have to do that shtein everytime I get stuck doing presentations for work.  HP presentation mode farging sucks by the way, all i end up displaying is my monitor wallpaper. 

[mussa]

Unless your a designer, you don't need a Mac Book Pro. A Mac Book is just fine, and its cheaper