If you could get any "PC" laptop in the world, which one would you get?

You should get a desktop so that you can mine Bitcons. Laptops suck when it comes to BTC mining.

Well, do you ever play video games (or do anything very intense) or are you strictly business? Thankfully most laptops are good for almost everything these days, with the exception of a few.

But depending on what you need, get one with (at the very least) a decent screen size. I had a netbook several years ago and browsing certain sites was a pain, which certainly killed my productivity. The one I have now is 14 inches and i'm loving it, since it's not obnoxiously big but not too small either.

A built-in webcam wouldnt hurt either, even if you dont like recording yourself (you never know when it might come in handy.)

Ummm what else am I loving about mine..... Oh yeah, it'd be nice if your next laptop has a built-in keypad. It helps with my productivity/typing numbers, etc.

Aside from this, its performance level would be completely up to you

You should get an "Alienware" computer from Dell. Will cost around $5,000... but you won't be disappointed with it.

You could get a PC laptop...or you could become a real IMer and get a Mac.

Think about it this way: buy a brand new one with three years of AppleCare. Six months before the AC expires, sell it for roughly 60% of the purchase price, then apply that to your next computer.

Rinse and repeat.

I have 3 laptops.

Asus
Acer
HP Pavilion

So far, I prefer my Asus laptop. You need to consider the processor, RAM, video card, and hard drive as well.

What kind of user are you? Are you a gamer, coder/programmer, graphic artist, video editor, all of the them, etc?

Of course, how much is your budget.

If only I have the $$$, I would surely get a Mac Laptop.

More power!

Louie Tugas

If you need a laptop and want to go with the best get yourself a Macbook Pro 13", forget the cd rom one it only makes it bulkier and besides when was the last time you used a cd on your computer ?

If you go with a desktop get a 27" iMac ... I got the laptop and getting the Imac as a gift to myself for christmas .. Can't wait!!!

Gengis

Gateway is a great company.

I bought my current laptop over 4 years ago and have had nothing wrong with it at all. This has been the best laptop I have ever bought.

So for me Gateway is highly recommended.

lol... thanks for the help guys but so far...

half the replies are telling me to get a MAC and in the original post I said I wanted a PC, not a MAC :-P

Other posts are telling me to get a desktop... I don't want a desktop. I want a laptop...

And the other posts are telling me stuff that's wrong with their current laptops.

So... takeaway is, nobody knows what to get. lol...

You don't want an Apple?

Why?

Once you have used an Apple, you will wonder how on earth people live through the stress of a windows based Laptop.

Hi Brad,

I use DELL laptop it was bought on tight budget.
However one thing I got is, that it was special model with 6MB Cache,
all other models were 2 or 4Mb in that budget.

As I love to play GTA San and do some heavy text processing and this laptop has been very good.

As you have good budget, I will recommend for any good laptop you like, but do not forget to have the max cpu cache you can get , get it as it really make the huge difference on performance wise.

Good luck,
Mohsin

Well if it was me I would have to go with Randell. I am into programming, 3D graphics and gaming. I would use that Laptop for those things which I would probably have some sort of online presence in. I would take this old Sony Vaio I am on now and wipe it out, set it back to factory condition and use it for nothing but IM. Even if I needed to create some graphics for a site, done on the other PC.

I would have told you to get a laptop with a fast processor years ago. However, laptops are passe. Most of us can use a desktop to edit videos for movies. Basically, laptops are under power. Also, they are very expensive. Well, the good ones any way. Get a new tablet because all the notebooks, net books, etc are going away.

I noticed that no one is really asking you the right questions. As in, what do you plan on using your new laptop for mostly? Are you the kind of person that has at least 10 software programs open while watching a movie and playing a video game at the same time? If so, then you will need a different kind of beast than a laptop configured for just the basics.

Some things to consider are: internal hard drive memory if you work with thousands of large music and video files and you don't want to carry around an external drive, battery life if you like to work from the beach, size and weight so you are not doing a workout while carrying it around, proccesor and graphics so you can make use of the latest software programs etc, ports and expandability so you can plug in as many external devices as you need...

So you see much of it depends on you and what you intend to do with it.

You don't need a one thousand dollar laptop if all you are using it for is browsing online, using simple software and just doing general internet marketing. Anything with 4GB of RAM, 500GB HDD should be enough. You only need to get fancy and expensive if you are using high intensive programs or are considering bitcoin mining.

I'm a huge fan on Macbook Air due to its wise balance between power and mobility, so if you want a PC alternative (known as ultrabooks) I'd go for the Asus Zenbook, Acer S7, Dell XPS 13, Sony Vaio Pro 13 or Lenovo U300S. All of them 13" and all of them well over $1,000.

Hey Brad,

I've had HP Pavilion and I currently use a Toshiba.

I've been happy with both.

If I were to pick a good, quality machine, I'd go with a HP.

They're easy on the pocket, even if one can afford more, they're still very affordable for the quality that you get.

My vote for HP.

I've been wanting to get myself one of these for my next laptop: Razer Blade Pro: Extreme Performance Gaming Laptop - Razer United States

I'd lean toward Asus. I've had Dell, Toshiba, Samsung, and Asus. Asus is my favorite. Also, check out NewEgg and others for any specials.

A desktop is nice in addition, but I always prefer to build my own. Having one of each is a great way to go.

Third vote here for Asus. Expensive but good and reliable.

Go for a desk top instead and i would recommend 27" Apple iMac 2.93 Ghz i7 Quad Core/16GB RAM/1TB/SD/AP -Isn't it a great one?

Razer Blade review (14-inch) | The Verge try this.

Also this is expensive, but fast Alienware 14 review | The Verge

I have 3 laptops, so I think I'm all good.

You might enjoy checking out lenovo.com. I got a laptop there 3 and a half years ago that's been the best computer I've ever had, and that includes a mac. (The mac was actually the worst or close to it.) I needed a second one lately and checked Toshiba, Dell, Asus and a couple of others.

I just couldn't get what I wanted with my slightly unique requirements. I wound up back at Lenovo. Around the $900 mark you start being able to customize it. One of the choices is even Windows 7 or 8. You can get an extra hard drive in the dvd bay, that sort of stuff. I use a second drive much more than the dvd player, but it's needed for some things, so I got a usb version.

Dell used to do this but their customization was much more limited than Lenovo's.

I've had good luck with HP. I just recently bought the HP envy 23 in. screen 10 point touch display all in one pc with blue ray player, built in tv tuner, dvd, dvdrw, with I-7 core 8megs of ram for under $1,000 of Hp's site.

Best purchase I've made so far. Thing is lightning fast and has a gorgeous display.

To be completely honest, a MacBook Pro is probably one of the best PC laptops out there. They're built from stable components as opposed to regular PCs that may vary like surprise eggs. Additionally, regular PC manufacturers put a lot of crapware in their computers by default.

I would totally go for a fully specced 15" MacBook Pro and perform a clean installation of the good old Windows 7 on it through Boot Camp, so it becomes exactly like a Windows PC, plus the additional benefit of having OS X on the side.

In case you're not willing to get a MBP, I'd recommend a laptop with at least the following tech specs:
- 512GB SSD with about 250MB/s read/write speed
- 16GB RAM with 1600MHz clock speed
- Dedicated GPU with at least 1GB GDDR5 Memory (I prefer NVIDIA)
- Intel Core i7 processor with Haswell architecture is a MUST (unless you go AMD)

I don't have a specific model to suggest but as long as the laptop fulfills the above criteria, it will literally fly.

Hopefully you've found what you were looking for by now, but on the off-chance you haven't: 5 Best ASUS Laptops . (not my site) I am an advocate for Asus as well, as you might have guessed. I also rather like Acer and agree with the top picks here. 5 Best Acer Laptops | Top Acer Notebooks

If you want a smaller ultra portable one, I'd recommend the acer C7 Chromebook, it depends on your budget, and what you primarily look for in a laptop.

Have a nice Sunday.

Puh, PC Laptop is a pretty hard question, but I would get the same as some worker in our business have:


MSI GT70SR2-X80M43237BW Notebook

Its a really hardcore laptop, mainly for gaming, but we use it for heavy graphics.


So if you really want to spend that money, go for it.
But normally, a Laptop with the same performance is about 40% more expensive than just a tower.

I never buy a 'Named' PC .. they are always overpriced because of their name .. Dell, Allienware etc.
If you don't want to build your own try somewhere like this .. PC Specialists where you can tailor make a PC to suit either a budget or a Gaming or Office PC.
Select the individual components and then do a web search for the best price and see how they compare to the package offered.

Brad, once upon a time, I was deeply involved with the supply chains of multiple computer companies. And one thing I've learned is, a single manufacturer typically supply the same part to most of the major brands. What I'm trying to say here is, most off-the-shelf PCs, regardless of the brand, are essentially the same product - bar one, Thinkpad (two, if you include Panasonic Toughbooks - handy if you have a tendency to smack people on the head with a laptop). Thinkpads are ridiculously durable, reliable, and look very professional.

Anyway, when IBM sold Thinkpad to Lenovo several years ago, I was heartbroken. But would you believe it, they've actually maintained the same manufacturing standards since then. However, this shouldn't matter much if you're not the type to lug your laptop around town.

Right. To cut a long story short, your new laptop should minimally have these specs:

• Processor: Core i7 Gen. 3
• RAM: 8GB DDR3
• HDD: Use SSD, no matter how tempting the sizes and prices of the normal 2.5" drives are (You'll thank me later)
• Graphics: A card w/ 1GB DDR5

Screen sizes, weight, audio, camera, etc - secondary.

Good luck, and post a picture, will ya?

"Apple" is the best choice.

I will get a MacBook Air or a MacBook Pro Retina Display. The air for general business, and the Retina for heavy duty and light gaming. Now if budget is on your mind, you don't like Apple computers or you want more bang for the buck, i recommend Asus, my second hardware and computers provider. Apple first! :p

I'm a long time PC consultant and have specified a large number of computers over my 25 years of service. For PC laptops, these days, I always recommend Lenovo.

High quality + reasonable price = high value.

Ok, so I ended up buying an Asus. Looked cool. Received it the next day. Started typing on it. The "U" key didn't work unless I pounded it extremely hard. Packaged it back up. Shipped it back. Refund.

Drove to Best Buy the same day. Got an HP in 2 minutes. Half the price of the Asus, with better specs. Good enough :-)

Brad

Hey, Brad. It depends on what your needs are from the pc laptop. Is it simply for internet, email and social, or do you do more processor-intensive tasks such as music creation, video creation, sound editing, video editing, etc.?

We are just trying to help you. Once you go mac, you don't go back.

Brad, I really like my Asus laptop. Perhaps you got a dud.

Very reliable, great specs. And they are a true IT company with roots in tech.

I recently purchased Lenovo Ideapad A10. It's like a tablet plus notebook in-one. It's pretty awesome because it has a trackpad and built-in keyboard. Just try to do more research and read reviews like this one: IdeaPad A10

I personally like a desktop better when I work. But whenever I travel, I prefer bringing a tablet or notebook.

Regards,
Theone121

Lenovo ThinkPad. Very reliable and durable.