So, my existing Lenovo has fallen to bits and the screen has finally died. Lenovo still seem to offer good value in terms of spec but what about the security/spyware issues highlighted during the year. There appears to have been little follow up on the story so is it just scaremongering?
I have had good experiences with Lenovo, mixed with Dell and terrible with HP.
My current 17" Lenovo has been very reliable, although a lot slower than the specification would lead you to believe.
My work Dell is excellent, but I had one from their home range a few years ago and it wasn’t very reliable.
Two HP’s: one had severe overheating issues, well-documented on forums but not acknowledged by HP. The other was good until the USB ports failed due to the internal connectors snapping off.
The only brand I avoid like the plague is Acer. I personally wouldn’t have another Samsung, having had one of their top end models. They make nice hardware but I was very unimpressed with their software development/support.
Generally I’ll consider what’s good at the time. What’s the budget @defride?
My Acer is in it’s sixth year of (until now) fault-free usage. I must be lucky or something. It has an i7 processor and a fat graphics card. Windows 7 FTW. It really only gets used for Office type stuff/admin etc.
I am using a nearly 5 year old Macbook Pro, and it’s lasted very well. It’s still pretty damned responsive even with the age / software upgrades etc. Mind you, I’d fucking well hope so for the price!
Just bought a Lenova, not an expensive one, but like it so far. Went for the 15.6inch screen, 250 G SSD, dual core with a bat life of 7 hours ish. In Agros for ÂŁ280.
My tip; if using it mainly plugged in then remove the battery when doing so - makes a big difference to battery life which is the weak spot of all laptops IMHO. Just learn to save your work as you go along (easy for me as I started in twin floppy days!!) or use Office 365 and MS one drive (cloud) which autosaves
I did think of a pad, but I can’t stand touchscreen keyboards and couldn’t be arsed with those portable flexi ones. I must admit to being a lazy twat when it comes to tech, I tend to buy the same type of product. Maybe next time round I’ll switch over but oth the Note 4 tends to take care of all the “on the move” needs…