<p>Help!! Im seeking a laptop that is both durable and contains a load of features...After considering some aspects, i have shortlisted it down to Lenovo and Dell...Was wondering if your could provide some opinions on which is better and worth every penny that i will spend...</p>
<p>Lenovo</p>
<p>They're built like tanks.</p>
<p>lol...thats what i hear, and also the fact that they have pretty good warranties...but how about dells?</p>
<p>If you want durable, Lenovo is the answer. Dunno what "features" means, though... what specific features do you need? Also, doesn't that depend on the individual laptop your purchase more than the brand?</p>
<p>ThinkPad. No doubt. Quality machines.</p>
<p>Yeah, ThinkPads are the way to go. Dells are nothing compared to them.</p>
<p>dells let me down before, so definitely go with lenovo.</p>
<p>I would never buy a lenovo, they look like 90's laptops.</p>
<p>^ so you wouldn't buy a durable, practical computer of amazing reputation because of how it looks?</p>
<p>kk, some of us are more interested in using our computers than looking at them, though.</p>
<p>I'd say go with HP. Never had any problems with them.<br>
My Dell is still broke & sitting in the computer bag where it's been since I bought this HP. Good Luck shopping.</p>
<p>I wouldn't buy an HP unless a) I'm on a budget b) I'm buying from their business line c) I'm buying their printer or monitor</p>
<p>HP consumer laptops have pretty low build quality and their customer service isn't exactly known for their efficiency or helpfulness.</p>
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^ so you wouldn't buy a durable, practical computer of amazing reputation because of how it looks?</p>
<p>kk, some of us are more interested in using our computers than looking at them, though.
Yeah, most people are more interested in what the computer does than what it looks like.</p>
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HP consumer laptops have pretty low build quality and their customer service isn't exactly known for their efficiency or helpfulness.
I can agree with this from personal experience. I own an HP consumer laptop (HP Pavilion dv9700t) and it has a ton of issues with build quality. Now I have a ThinkPad T400, and it is so much better than the dv9700t ever was.</p>
<p>I disagree. Most laptops will do the exact same thing as another laptop. What sets it apart is what it looks like. I would personally not buy an ugly laptop, like I would not buy an ugly car.</p>
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I disagree. Most laptops will do the exact same thing as another laptop. What sets it apart is what it looks like. I would personally not buy an ugly laptop, like I would not buy an ugly car.
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That is a complete load of bs. If you mean that all laptops can do the simple stuff like listen to songs, use an office suite and browse the internet, then yes, you are correct. However, if you factor in things like the ability to play recent games, price, battery life, and build quality laptops vary very greatly.</p>
<p>Besides, even if all laptops were really the same, wouldn't it be better to buy the cheapest one? Would looks really be worth hundreds of dollars?</p>
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Yeah, most people are more interested in what the computer does than what it looks like.
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Unfortunately I am not sure about that... I think the growth in popularity of Macs has less to do with the fact that some people prefer Mac OS than the fact that a lot of people like their sleek looks.</p>
<p>Why would I buy something that looks like crap, when I could buy a DELL XPS high performance laptop? (With a 25% discount w/ coupon code) which OUTPERFORMS the THINKPAD & looks better.</p>
<p>I could not have made a better purchase on my XPS 710. It's durable, looks great, and easily customizable (just installed 1 TB hard-drive) and I would not have bought it if it wasn't for looks. This thing looks like a BEAST.</p>
<p>I am planning on getting a Dell XPS Studio laptop though, they look great too.</p>
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Why would I buy something that looks like crap, when I could buy a DELL XPS high performance laptop? (With a 25% discount w/ coupon code) which OUTPERFORMS the THINKPAD & looks better.
LOLOL</p>
<p>You can't be serious. With a discount? I got my T400 30% off, so I guess ThinkPads are cheaper after all, huh?</p>
<p>And I have to personally say that the XPS line looks like junk.</p>
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I could not have made a better purchase on my XPS 710. It's durable, looks great, and easily customizable (just installed 1 TB hard-drive) and I would not have bought it if it wasn't for looks. This thing looks like a BEAST.
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<p>So now you're comparing your desktop to a laptop, great comparison.</p>
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That is a complete load of bs. If you mean that all laptops can do the simple stuff like listen to songs, use an office suite and browse the internet, then yes, you are correct. However, if you factor in things like the ability to play recent games, price, battery life, and build quality laptops vary very greatly.
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<p>I was referring to the simple stuff. If you want to get more specialized in your computer purchase, then yes, those things can be taken into account. For most college students, price is the only thing taken into consideration (most laptops fit into a 2-3 hour battery window, so that is fairly moot).</p>
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Besides, even if all laptops were really the same, wouldn't it be better to buy the cheapest one? Would looks really be worth hundreds of dollars?
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Considering the billions of dollars that are spent on cosmetic surgeries each year, then paying several hundred dollars for a better looking laptop seems trivial...</p>
<p>yes often consider a nicer looking laptop to be equivalent to getting cosmetic surgery...sorry I completely forgot that. You also completely contradicted yourself within a single post. Apparently price is the only thing that matters, but a few hundred bucks doesn't matter, after all it's just money.</p>
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Considering the billions of dollars that are spent on cosmetic surgeries each year, then paying several hundred dollars for a better looking laptop seems trivial...
That's completely irrelevant. The people that spend money on cosmetic surgeries are not going to be worrying about buying the cheapest laptop. Their economic situation is completely different from the average person's.</p>
<p>Also, you seem to fail to realize that in this economy, most people cannot afford to waste a couple hundred bucks so their laptop has some extra bling blong.</p>
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Unfortunately I am not sure about that... I think the growth in popularity of Macs has less to do with the fact that some people prefer Mac OS than the fact that a lot of people like their sleek looks.
This is definitely true. All the people buying Macs are getting them because of Apple's advertising campaigns, the so-called ``Halo effect'' of the iPod (someone buys an iPod and likes it --> they like Apple --> they get a Mac as their next computer), and how shiny Macs are.</p>
<p>OS X really isn't that remarkable. All Apple did was rip 4.3BSD's kernel, stick in a few locs from Mach, and slap a shiny GUI on top of it.</p>