Ive been dealing with computers for 10+ years now, specifically in the Small Business world. I also do a lot at home on my own time and I can't fault anyone for suggesting ASUS. It was the first thing that came to mind for a suggestion as well.
I have one for my personal use, though all our work laptops are Lenovo ThinkPad (Or IBM ThinkPad as they use to be known) but they are a bit pricey. Durable , but expensive.
Go with any of the ASUS models you prefer, though I'd suggest any of the U Series vs the K series ones. They have newer processors, more memory and such.
AND.. the best part about ASUS is they now have a 1 year accidental damage warranty for FREE! All in all, a great company to work with, and they make great products and have been around for years.
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Asus has been building motherboards for quite some time and are the top leader in the world I believe. Most laptops over the years have had intenal ASUS equip. I read an article awhile back which stated that they wanted to get into the laptop market due only to help boost there profit margins in lieu of a small percentage they get for selling motherboard to other competitors. Smart move on there part.
I run a mac notebook,for what I use it for (on job sites) its not worth the coin.
However I personally like my mac desk top.
My first laptop was a Dell...still have it and my wife uses it for web surfing. For the last year or so I've been using daily a 17" HP with Windows 7 and love it!
Ive been dealing with computers for 10+ years now, specifically in the Small Business world. I also do a lot at home on my own time and I can't fault anyone for suggesting ASUS. It was the first thing that came to mind for a suggestion as well.
I have one for my personal use, though all our work laptops are Lenovo ThinkPad (Or IBM ThinkPad as they use to be known) but they are a bit pricey. Durable , but expensive.
Go with any of the ASUS models you prefer, though I'd suggest any of the U Series vs the K series ones. They have newer processors, more memory and such.
AND.. the best part about ASUS is they now have a 1 year accidental damage warranty for FREE! All in all, a great company to work with, and they make great products and have been around for years.
What do you think of Lenovo T-series since you work with them?
My father-in-law just retired from IBM after 34 yrs with the company and gave us an HP Pavillion couple months ago. He also bought a HP for himself and smaller version for my mother-in-law.
Macs are out of my budget and I probably wouldn't ever use it for what they are fully capable of. I've been looking at the HPs and they seem appropriate for what I need. I will look at the other brands suggested. Any other suggestions, I'm concerned with durability as I don't want to be replacing this in a year or two because of problems.
For durability go for Lenovo, they are very hard wearing, I used one at work (until we switched to Dell - big mistake!) I also can vote for Asus as well, I've always used their motherboards.
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