SeVeR Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 (edited) My Dad is wanting to buy a 17" widescreen laptop to watch DVD's and TV on. He doesn't want any external speakers so he is looking for something with high quality built in speakers. He doesn't play games so the graphics need to be suited for picture quality in watching DVDs and online TV. Obviously it also needs a high quality wireless card for the online TV. I'm most interested to know what sort of brands you would recommend and if you've had any horror stories? What brand of laptop has the worst reputation? I like Toshiba because i've had one for two years without any problems. Sony in my eyes are over-priced for what you get. Dell I don't reckon on for entertainment purposes. HP and Acer have bad reps or so i hear. Asus sounds good value for money. Fujitsu i hate because the first computer i got from them died. Edited December 30, 2008 by SeVeR
»Purge Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 My hp Pavilon dx9000 fits what your dad wants, and it's a good buy. I did have a problem with the computer freezing, but it was solved by using a USB mouse instead of the touchpad. I also had a power surge problem which fried the fuse in the motherboard, but hp fixed it for free even though my warranty had expired. I'm not sure if there are any later versions since I don't keep up with computers anymore, but that was my situation with my laptop.
SeVeR Posted December 31, 2008 Author Report Posted December 31, 2008 Those kinds of problems would annoy my Dad. He doesn't want external speakers because of the extra hardware and wiring, so an external mouse would be the same. Also he doesn't know much about computers so sending it off would be a chore. Reliability is key.
rootbear75 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Posted January 2, 2009 most laptop mice are either A) wireless, or bluetooth. if you get a bluetooth one, its only a one time setup...
Dav Posted January 5, 2009 Report Posted January 5, 2009 you definatly want to aim yourself at the "media centre" laptops. Most of these now have good sound (HP sound quite good, I believe some acer laptops have very good sound in them as well) best bet is go to a local shop and give the laptops a listen, have a play then buy them on-line for less later.
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