So i'm gonna order a new laptop by end of summer. I have already decided on the specs i want and have customized them on 4 manufacturers sites. I however cant decide which one to choose... so you guys help me

HP - The current leader as far as i'm concerned, however i've heard of people having HDD problems with them, however there are 3 hp's in ma family and all have lived long

Dell - One of the cheapest, however i personally dont like dell, everybody i know with a dell system has had a failed charger, battery within the first year and then a failed system within the second... i was hoping to keep the laptop for at least 3 years.

Sony - Most feature rich, came with all the bells and whistles u need from a mobile device. Was not extremely expensive but it was the highest priced (by a few bucks). However negative is i've heard that if i run into any problems with it i need to fork out loads of cash to get sony to repair stuff.

Gateway - One of the cheapest. But as far as i'm concerned they have just re-entered the pc market and i am not sure i can trust them with my wad of cash... yet.

So which one do you guys think i should get?

Oh and the specs i've decided on

at least 2ghz core 2 duo w/ centrino
2gb ram
at least 256 mb gfx card (ati or nvidia no intel ting)
at least 160 GB hd
wireless a/g/n and bt
DVD burner (light scribe would be cool too... not like i goin use it, just to say i have it lol... i might use it though)

I would like to wait until intel comes out with their quad core processor to buy... but should i wait till 2008 (i rhymed )

that has basically everything I have now except the 160gb hard drive, check out the dell vostros, them look decent, to me

DO NOT BUY A DELL.

battery is rubbish. dies within one year just like you said. I get roughly 15 mins out of my battery currently. Blindz fear not yours will join this lifespan soon enough


Get your self an hp. The only reason I'm liking dell right now is because they offer ubuntu linux as an option for your operating system. and it makes the laptop a little bit cheaper as well. (no os cost)

LOL ok so like i thought i'll run as far away from dell as possible. But i still dont know which one to get... HP is leading the pack though, sony a close second

get an hp. The big juice as i've heard them refered to the d6000z or d6000t i think. fully lloaded.. spare nothing when buying it.

Yea thats exactly the one i'm planning to get, with the specs above named for around 1300 us

I'm in the market for a laptop as well but later down like just before christmas

I have been checking and so far HP seems to be the better value

Yeah and dell lies. They told me i had a 128mb pci express ati hypermemory card with my laptop.. but i actually have a 64mb card and its not pci express really.. I cant change it or ne thing.

Well i can give u a machine like that right now for about 85k