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Laptop recommendations?


Jorge Aguirre

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A few days ago my not even a year old HP Notebook messed up on me for the second time. I've had enough and I'm going to buy a new one soon. I really want a MacBook but the price for them is a lot!!! Is it worth the buying one? I don't necessarily want an Apple MacBook, but at this point I'll take whatever works better than a laptop running Windows 10. Let me know what you guys suggest I go with or recommend me.

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I just bought an iPad when I got to the point where I needed one.  I am done with laptops.

Depending on what you need it for that may not work.  If it does work for you though then I would recommend it.  I have never liked Mac computers or the iPhone, but I love my iPad (Apple TV kicks ass too).

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13 hours ago, ZeroZeroSeven said:

Any of the apple family is a good choice, but cost is always a consideration with those.  I bought a MacBook Pro with Retina 3 years ago and it's run like a dream ever since.  

A Lenovo product or a Surface Pro/Surface Book would be nice options as well.

One of the cheapest ones I seen was a MacBook Air for $999. If I use the student discount I get a $50 discount, but with NC state tax applied, I'll have to shell out $1000 for it. 

I am leaning towards a Surface Pro/ Surface though. Seems like a good second option IMO.

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Had my MacBook Pro since mid-2010 and  the only upgrade I have had to do is swap out 4 for 8 gigs of RAM and swap out the HDD with a SSD. 

 

Runs perfectly. $1,100 initial costs followed by $200 in late-life upgrades leaves me at $1,300 for a machine that has lasted almost 6 years now. I'd say hats a pretty good investment. 

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I've got a 7-8 year old Sony Vaio that is still going pretty strong. It has easily been the most durable and versatile laptop or desktop I have ever owned. I spent a pretty penny on it back in the day (over $1k IIRC) and it has been worth it.

FWIW I still run Vista on it too, and IJDGAF TBQH... I even have the Windows 7 upgrade disc that they mailed to me as a part of a promotion (free upgrade when it was released) and I just never installed it.

I use that sumbitch to make music, play online games, stream movies, etc. No problems.  You might could find you a good refurb or a used one somewhere and save a lot of money in the interim.

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