Good reliable brand for laptop

Hello Friends,

I am in market for a laptop and I am wondering which brand is good in Quality and Reliability.

Could you please suggest me which brand is good?

I need a laptop primarily for Browsing, Video Editing and some Development software. I am not looking for a Gaming laptop.

Thank you.

Dell and Lenovo business line laptops come with 3-year warranties and their customer service are excellent. You can find deals through their outlet stores. Wait for a discount code of 15%+ or more and search for a model with your specifications.

Quote from viziotelevision : Hello Friends, I am in market for a laptop and I am wondering which brand is good in Quality and Reliability. Could you please suggest me which brand is good? I need a laptop primarily for Browsing, Video Editing and some Development software. I am not looking for a Gaming laptop. Thank you.

Stay away from HP if you are looking for quality.

DH & I work on computers on the side. In my option Asus is really good, not to be confused with Acer.


Dell is well liked by many. I've never had a problem with them other than me being over picky. (& we have a right to be!) I don't like subtle things like the keyboard. But Dell is a good brand but I'd recommend taking the display model for a test spin to make sure its a comfortable fit. (I recommend that with any new laptop, if you have the chance to.)


Lenovo is OK. I have not had many problems. Haha I'm actually using my teenagers budget one right now. Again in my option they are made cheap but I didn't pay much for it. This one drives me nuts. The CD tray is forever coming open. We stopped pushing it back in. The slightest touch near it will pop it out. Not a big deal. The keys on it feel slightly off to me and the arrows are oddly placed. I always have to look.


I always like my Toshiba laptops. They were always the cheap budget ones and they were cheaply made. But they ran great had the newest goodies. Like I said they were cheap. I opened and closed my lid so much a screw worked its way out, without me noticing, and I snapped the corn when I was closing the lid. Id did not effect anything other than the casing and it was just about time for me to get a new one. The keyboards were always great. Nice feel typing.


Now HP & Compac's JUNK. I boycott them after paying $2000 for a laptop that I could not use for the purpose it was intended for. They gave me a hidden software update that bough them time and covered up a known defective part. Sure enough My 12 month old notebook died and they said sorry would you like me to transfer you to the sales department to get you set up with a new one. OUCH! The other companies that also had the defective part replaced and fixed the problem at no cost to the owners but not HP. I would not have mind if it was a budget one but it was expensive and it was spec wise it was the best of its time.

What do you want your laptop for? That will help you decide what you want & need in a laptop.

Opps just saw what you want to use it for! Video editing you will want a good graphics card with dedicated memory, the highest ram you can find in your budget. Watch for the Quad cores too. DH got one in his Asus with a good gfx card. He games and its got a perfect picture and cool to the touch on the highest settings. Best of all, it was less than $550 shipped!

The most important thing for editing video is the CPU, definitely get an i7. A high end video card is unnecessary. RAM isn't that important either but a fast hard drive is, get at least a 7200rpm drive.

Asus, Sony and Toshiba are good brands for laptops though really you need to read reviews for specific models because pretty much everybody makes some good stuff and some crap.

Not only is quality and reliability important, but service down the road if you have an issue is just as valuable cause any notebook can break, even good one. As noted, a business notebook like a ThinkPad, Latitude or an HP EliteBook offer much better service than your typical consumer notebook.

If you're not married to any brand, I'd suggest a Latitude e6530 from the Dell Outlet, which is tough to beat from a value perspective. The e6530 is well built and comes with a three year warranty standard. Dell also offers coupons from time to time, which makes for some even better deals.

Honestly, most laptops are made in the same factory, and price, not brand, is going to be the deciding factor. HP uses the same processors, the same memory, the same motherboard, and the same hard drives as anyone else. They're assembled by the same people, using the same case parts. I have an HP that is still running great after many years, but the reason for that is that it was a $1,200 computer, not a $350 computer.

There are some lineups that are built for more durability for businesses, such as Latitude and Thinkpad, but Dell's Inspiron and Lenovo's basic Ideapad fare no better than HP computers. So, the solution for quality and reliability is to not be a cheapskate when buying a computer. Stepping up in price points at the low end leads to exponential gains. A $350 computer is a piece of junk barely hobbled together, while a $500-$700 computer starts to get you into solid build quality, the highest-end processors, better quality screens, etc.

Lenovo Thinkpad T or W series is your best bet, and then Dell Latitude 2nd.

Thinkpad is the sturdiest laptop made short of going to a ruggedized Toughbook. Dell is second quality-wise, but their service is better than Lenovo.

Quote from bondiablo : The most important thing for editing video is the CPU, definitely get an i7. A high end video card is unnecessary. RAM isn't that important either but a fast hard drive is, get at least a 7200rpm drive.

I second a quad core is better HOWEVER the video card is VERY important for editing videos. RAM is also important. RAM is your your front line guy that helps the rest of the computer do its function and run close or to its full potential. Without good ram your CPU can't function at its best.

Quote from bondiablo : Asus, Sony and Toshiba are good brands for laptops though really you need to read reviews for specific models because pretty much everybody makes some good stuff and some crap.

Agree!

Quote from zazon : Not only is quality and reliability important, but service down the road if you have an issue is just as valuable cause any notebook can break, even good one.

Agree! Customer Service is not created equal. Dell has been well known for their support and standing behind their product.

Quote from shnitz : Honestly, most laptops are made in the same factory, and price, not brand, is going to be the deciding factor. HP uses the same processors, the same memory, the same motherboard, and the same hard drives as anyone else. They're assembled by the same people, using the same case parts.

LOL This is not true. Ford does not assemble GM cars. Nor does HP assemble Dell. Yes they buy parts that are the same but its HOW they decided to assemble those parts that matter. Ex: If you have parts over worked in a tight confined area with no air circulations such as the video card The heat is going to bog down the rest of the computer and eventually fail the entire system completely. This is what happened in the case of my HP. They did not allow enough room for the powerful parts to breath. Eventually frying the CPU and graphics card then causing the motherboard to fail as well. HP computers are designed poorly. The location they choose to place things inside and the lack of breathing room they allow make a poor design. No single part runs a computer without one it will not run. They all must run and hold up their job in order to work correctly. In the case of mine, HP knew of the flaw and mistake they had made. The computers were failing at an alarmingly high rate. HP issued an update to the BIOS system to over ride the overheat feature and stop it from turning the laptop off for safety reasons and run the fans at 100% at all times. This "bought" them time to get customers out of the warranty period. The fan running also reduced battery life greatly. It was not clocked at the correct specs that customers purchased at. Bad business. Buyer Beware!

Quote from shnitz : I have an HP that is still running great after many years, but the reason for that is that it was a $1,200 computer, not a $350 computer.

Quote from shnitz : So, the solution for quality and reliability is to not be a cheapskate when buying a computer. Stepping up in price points at the low end leads to exponential gains. A $350 computer is a piece of junk barely hobbled together, while a $500-$700 computer starts to get you into solid build quality, the highest-end processors, better quality screens, etc.

I've had budget laptops run better than the $2,000 (yes 2K) high end model HP that could not handle facebook let alone videos in which it was advertised for.

The three most important things for video editing are CPU, CPU and CPU. Video editing is almost entirely CPU dependent. Any reasonable amount of RAM will be fine. The video card is not important unless your editing software supports GPU acceleration and even then you'll likely be sacrificing quality for speed.

http://www.studio1productions.com...ereCS5.htm

Quote from iDealChasing : LOL This is not true. Ford does not assemble GM cars. Nor does HP assemble Dell. Yes they buy parts that are the same but its HOW they decided to assemble those parts that matter. Ex: If you have parts over worked in a tight confined area with no air circulations such as the video card The heat is going to bog down the rest of the computer and eventually fail the entire system completely. This is what happened in the case of my HP. They did not allow enough room for the powerful parts to breath. Eventually frying the CPU and graphics card then causing the motherboard to fail as well. HP computers are designed poorly. The location they choose to place things inside and the lack of breathing room they allow make a poor design. No single part runs a computer without one it will not run. They all must run and hold up their job in order to work correctly. In the case of mine, HP knew of the flaw and mistake they had made. The computers were failing at an alarmingly high rate. HP issued an update to the BIOS system to over ride the overheat feature and stop it from turning the laptop off for safety reasons and run the fans at 100% at all times. This "bought" them time to get customers out of the warranty period. The fan running also reduced battery life greatly. It was not clocked at the correct specs that customers purchased at. Bad business. Buyer Beware! I've had budget laptops run better than the $2,000 (yes 2K) high end model HP that could not handle facebook let alone videos in which it was advertised for.

First of all, what do Ford and GM have to do with this situation? Just because one industry does something one way doesn't mean that another doesn't. For example, Samsung manufactures things for Apple, and it is immediately obvious that Samsung and Apple are enemies; just look at the recent legal battles! And Sony makes camera sensors for Nikon, Pentax, Olympus, Fuji, and Panasonic.

Besides, your analogy is incorrect, because car companies DO build cars for each other all the time. Look at this list, and you'll see that while Ford doesn't assemble GM cars, they have assembled Volkswagens, Mazdas, Nissans, etc. And while GM hasn't had Ford build them anything, they have had Subaru, Isuzu, Daewoo, Suzuki, etc. Heck, they've even been known to rebadge a Toyota Corolla and called it a Chevrolet!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List...d_vehicles

Now, back to the topic at hand, neither HP nor Dell have laptop assembly plants, genius. Check your facts before calling someone out. Also, I never said that they make laptops for one another; I said that they're both made at the same place. Both Dell and HP just subcontract their orders out to companies like Quanta or Compal. They choose the chassis and the components that work best for them, and then apply their own enhancements to the operating system. But, Dell and HP (along with many many other) laptops are often built alongside one another on the same assembly line. Go google ODM laptop, and eat your own words. Here, I'll even start your research for you, so that you stop being so bird-brained:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List....28ODMs.29


And last, if you've had $2,000 computers that couldn't handle Facebook, then that's called PEBCAK, i.e. you're doing something wrong.

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Quote from shnitz : Now, back to the topic at hand, neither HP nor Dell have laptop assembly plants, genius. Check your facts before calling someone out. Also, I never said that they make laptops for one another; I said that they're both made at the same place. Both Dell and HP just subcontract their orders out to companies like Quanta or Compal. They choose the chassis and the components that work best for them, and then apply their own enhancements to the operating system. But, Dell and HP (along with many many other) laptops are often built alongside one another on the same assembly line. Go google ODM laptop, and eat your own words. Here, I'll even start your research for you, so that you stop being so bird-brained: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_laptop_brands_and_manufacturers#Original_Design_Manufacturers_.28ODMs.29

This did not support anything you are talking about. Nor did I state parts were subed out. Everyone knows Samsung may have parts inside an HP. I'm saying the problem lays in the designs that HP choose.

Quote from shnitz : And last, if you've had $2,000 computers that couldn't handle Facebook, then that's called PEBCAK, i.e. you're doing something wrong.

Perhaps you can grow up and research your facts before being childish and calling names. Their are MANY people with the same problems. Google HP Nvidia defect.


PS Here's a video of an HP assembly plant
http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/27/a-unique-view-inside-an-hp-laptop-assembly-line/