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<blockquote data-quote="Nethfel" data-source="post: 988936" data-attributes="member: 89124"><p>Here's my personal opinion - so for what it's worth:</p><p></p><p>Get what your comfortable with, but for heavens sake, don't get an HP consumer grade machine.</p><p></p><p>There are a lot of great laptops out there on both sides of the computing world. The core i7 in laptops has some great potential, but HP, honestly, has got a terrible rep when it comes to laptops - they break faster, they tend to have poor cooling (ie: they overheat), they're loaded with bloatware, etc. </p><p></p><p>Here's just one article on the topic:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/laptop-reliability-survey-asus-and-toshiba-win-hp-fails/" target="_blank">Laptop reliability survey: ASUS and Toshiba win, HP fails -- Engadget</a></p><p></p><p>I honestly don't care what you get - Windows or Mac, I have and use both (windows laptop for gaming, Mac computer/laptop for my other day to day stuff) - you need to get what works for you.</p><p></p><p>ps - I should note - if you decide to look at an Asus, if you're looking at the G series that has the i7 (Gx1A), you might want to check the forums at <a href="http://www.notebookforums.com/" target="_blank">http://www.notebookforums.com/</a> for Asus - their gaming series core i7 unit had some BSoD issues under certain circumstances - this may have been worked out now, but I don't know - all I know is that when I was looking at either a core2duo or i7 last year, there were some problems with the i7 - I ended up getting a C2D asus gaming laptop (slightly older version that was more in my budget range)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nethfel, post: 988936, member: 89124"] Here's my personal opinion - so for what it's worth: Get what your comfortable with, but for heavens sake, don't get an HP consumer grade machine. There are a lot of great laptops out there on both sides of the computing world. The core i7 in laptops has some great potential, but HP, honestly, has got a terrible rep when it comes to laptops - they break faster, they tend to have poor cooling (ie: they overheat), they're loaded with bloatware, etc. Here's just one article on the topic: [url=http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/laptop-reliability-survey-asus-and-toshiba-win-hp-fails/]Laptop reliability survey: ASUS and Toshiba win, HP fails -- Engadget[/url] I honestly don't care what you get - Windows or Mac, I have and use both (windows laptop for gaming, Mac computer/laptop for my other day to day stuff) - you need to get what works for you. ps - I should note - if you decide to look at an Asus, if you're looking at the G series that has the i7 (Gx1A), you might want to check the forums at [url]http://www.notebookforums.com/[/url] for Asus - their gaming series core i7 unit had some BSoD issues under certain circumstances - this may have been worked out now, but I don't know - all I know is that when I was looking at either a core2duo or i7 last year, there were some problems with the i7 - I ended up getting a C2D asus gaming laptop (slightly older version that was more in my budget range) [/QUOTE]
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