<p>Do of you guys have suggestions for good dell laptops? I'm looking to buy one and want to find out which ones are the best for students.</p>
<p>I bought a Dell and got a HUGE deal...almost half off. Search for dell coupon codes online... many sites list them for you. You can save a lot of money.</p>
<p>i got a dell inspiron...next up is a mac</p>
<p>I have a Dell Insprion E1405 Dual Core, and I love it. </p>
<p>It runs really, really well...and I'm glad I didn't listen to those people that said "dell sucks" because I've had a completely different experience with the company.</p>
<p>who ever said dell sucks?</p>
<p>Dell sucks.</p>
<p>At least, their customer service does.</p>
<p>notebookforums.com and notebookreview.com would be a better place to ask. specifically notebook review has an entire section devoted to asking "which laptop should i buy" with some options to fill out..</p>
<p>i certainly have nothing against dell, but i think the size, OS, and price of the laptop are more important than the branding. </p>
<p>for instance...i plan on getting a 13.3 inch laptop, but companies such as sony or asus make better laptops in this size range. (i dont even know if dell makes a 13.3 yet)</p>
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<p>so true. i don't mind their computers (i think they give u a nice deal for cheap price) but man... my friend had to call 40 times before he could reach the supervisor</p>
<p>Seriously, if you plan on using your laptop to take notes, go as small as you can. Lugging this thing around is HARD, which means that most of the time it just sits immobile on my desk. I got a 15.4" Inspiron 6000, and though it doesn't feel heavy at first, it really sucks to carry it.</p>
<p>All the extras I loaded it up with, DVD burner, nice graphics card I don't use very much. Basically it's just internet and word processing for me.</p>
<p>i have a dell e1505 and i personally would go smaller next time. i bring it to class alot and im always wishing i had a smaller laptop. next time i would also go with a mac even though ive always been a pc person. the macs are just so much more stylish and seem to have less problems.</p>
<p>Unless you're a hardcore guru, get a laptop with a small form, although I personally don't mind lugging around a 10 pound monster (that's what my five-year old Inspiron 8000 weighs, still kicking ass though and I love it).</p>
<p>Dells are so ugly though...and have a history of defective batteries.</p>
<p>Most laptops have a history of defective batteries now though....</p>
<p>I will agree that they are ugly.</p>
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<p>Quite a few Dell Inspiron 8000/8100s have had severe issues with batteries, due to a BIOS upgrade which altered the mechanics of the system's power management and turned the laptops into battery "killers." Pain in the ass for sure.</p>
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<p>If a car was "ugly," but had far superior gas mileage and motor performance over a car that wasn't, would you still not buy it?</p>
<p>Using aesthetics to denounce the quality of a product is plain quackery.</p>
<p>Apple recalled 1.1 million defective batteries. It's not just Dell.</p>
<p>FWIW, I've owned and/or used regularly eight various Dells. They've all been fine.</p>
<p>If you think apple is up after dell you are pretty wrong in terms of who makes the best laptops.</p>
<ol>
<li>IBM/Lenovo
2.Asus</li>
<li>HP</li>
<li>gateway.
5.Apple.
6.Acer
7.Toshiba
8.Panasonic</li>
<li>Dell
10.Fujitsu
11.sony</li>
</ol>
<p>WHEre did you get the ranking from? Is that also a list of laptops that cost more, and are cheaper as the list goes down?</p>
<p>Ive been working specifically with computers on the corporate level for the last few years. Allow me - every computer is just about equal for research/school purposes and you should search for the best deal. The instability with big manufacture computers comes in all the $hit they load with windows. Do yourself a favor and buy the software seperatly, format the computer and do your own fresh installation. Most universities will give you a great discount on software (Windows/Office/PS/etc) so dont bother ordering it with the computer. The big companies will still offer replacements as long as you've only done software modification. With your own configuration, the computer will be much much quicker than before and you will have a good understanding of how to repair things yourself. There are infinite resources on how to install windows and costumize it. You will need drivers and they're availble at the manufactures website for free, just type in the model number and OS and you should be fine.</p>
<p>What's the cheapest laptop? Dell?</p>
<p>^^^^ used laptops under $200 from ebay.com</p>