Need a new laptop, suggestions?

[Chippiewill]

All of my HP laptops have had a very good build quality and are very reliable, they can sometimes look very good as well.

[N!ck]

Why do you need this powerful laptop when you have a desktop? Save the laptop for doing work and browsing the web on the move and the desktop for everything else?

[JerseySafety]

Acer Aspire

can't go wrong with any of the models; just bought 1 and it's mint

Edited by Infectious (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not make pointless posts, thanks!

[Johno]

XPS 15 is a little... bulky and the Envy 14 looked good until I saw the stupidly recessed keyboard and the manky design on the back of the screen

I'm talking about the new XPS 15z (not the old one which was a bit bulky) - the new one is stylized like a MBP. Not sure if it's out in the UK yet (http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/23/dell-xps-15z-review/)

The keyboard on the Envy is really nice and great to type on, admittedly the swirl design is a bit random but your get used to it and it's really not that bad.

EDIT: or a ThinkPad

[Firehorse]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...omputers&psc=1

[Recursion]

Decided to go for a Vostro 3350 I think, spec'd to a Core i3 2.3GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, an AMD Radeon HD6470 512MB with a 3 yr warranty.

[Recursion]

Changed my mind at the last minute, I decided to put a little more money in and ordered a Lenovo ThinkPad E420s with:

Core i5 2410M @ 2.3GHz
320GB 5200RPM HDD (I'll swap it for the 320GB 7200RPM I had in my MacBook)
4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM
AMD Radeon HD6630M/Intel HD3000 (Switchable)
14" 1366x768 screen
Bluetooth

Nice and light, a half decent design, the best laptop keyboards you can get (Lenovo/IBM), has an 'alright' GPU etc. Perfect.

[Jay.]

I bought an ACER ASPIRE 5750. Has Intel Dual i3 core 6GB DDR3 RAM and 500 GB HDD.

[N!ck]

Changed my mind at the last minute, I decided to put a little more money in and ordered a Lenovo ThinkPad E420s with:

Core i5 2410M @ 2.3GHz
320GB 5200RPM HDD (I'll swap it for the 320GB 7200RPM I had in my MacBook)
4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM
AMD Radeon HD6630M/Intel HD3000 (Switchable)
14" 1366x768 screen
Bluetooth

Nice and light, a half decent design, the best laptop keyboards you can get (Lenovo/IBM), has an 'alright' GPU etc. Perfect.

Looks good. 1366x768 resolution on laptops really annoys me, but it's pretty standard now and not much you can do.

[Johno]

Changed my mind at the last minute, I decided to put a little more money in and ordered a Lenovo ThinkPad E420s with:

Core i5 2410M @ 2.3GHz
320GB 5200RPM HDD (I'll swap it for the 320GB 7200RPM I had in my MacBook)
4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM
AMD Radeon HD6630M/Intel HD3000 (Switchable)
14" 1366x768 screen
Bluetooth

Nice and light, a half decent design, the best laptop keyboards you can get (Lenovo/IBM), has an 'alright' GPU etc. Perfect.

Nice machine, absolutely love ThinkPads