Laptop Shopping Question
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Laptop Shopping Question
In the market for a new laptop, need something user-friendly and (most importantly) reliable.
Considering the HP DV7-4273US. Anyone know anything about it or have any recommendations regarding it? Thanks!
http://www.officedepot.com/a/product...ptop-Computer/
Also, if not this laptop, what models do you recommend that are in a similar price range (or cheaper), and why? Thank you!
P.S. Do NOT want a Mac.
Considering the HP DV7-4273US. Anyone know anything about it or have any recommendations regarding it? Thanks!
http://www.officedepot.com/a/product...ptop-Computer/
Also, if not this laptop, what models do you recommend that are in a similar price range (or cheaper), and why? Thank you!
P.S. Do NOT want a Mac.
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In the market for a new laptop, need something user-friendly and (most importantly) reliable.
Considering the HP DV7-4273US. Anyone know anything about it or have any recommendations regarding it? Thanks!
http://www.officedepot.com/a/product...ptop-Computer/
Also, if not this laptop, what models do you recommend that are in a similar price range (or cheaper), and why? Thank you!
P.S. Do NOT want a Mac.
Considering the HP DV7-4273US. Anyone know anything about it or have any recommendations regarding it? Thanks!
http://www.officedepot.com/a/product...ptop-Computer/
Also, if not this laptop, what models do you recommend that are in a similar price range (or cheaper), and why? Thank you!
P.S. Do NOT want a Mac.
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whats most important? battery life? all out performance? portability? future proofing it? overall cost? parameters broady
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I saw this video on Yahoo finance this morning that rates the 5 best budget laptops..check it out Ryan
http://financiallyfit.yahoo.com/finance/index
http://financiallyfit.yahoo.com/finance/index
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Yeah I have an HP and the quality ain't what it used to be. The HDD crapped out twice on me, but the physical components have not held up to a year+ of pretty rough use. My trackpad is is flaky and chipped, the trim is slowly getting bent and the fan is loud as hell. It's a tough call though, wait for a sandy bridge unit to come out or cop a i5/7? If price, I'd say get an i5. I just bought this guy yesterday
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/1073596/
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But I was shopping for a PC laptop just because the price was right, and I figure I could datalog and do things that a mac isn't really compatible with. I picked a Lenovo about 2 1/2 years ago and had absolutely no problems whatsoever....untill my drunk buddies were wrestling and busted the screen when they landed on it. Thing still works, just screen is all jacked. So when it comes time to buy another I think I'll get another Lenovo, they seem to be great values. They might not be the prettiest laptop's but I'll take reliable over pretty any day of the week and twice on sunday.
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