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Dell vs. Lenovo? Or something else???

by Raven0907 Aug 27, 2009 11:25AM PDT

Looking for a laptop for use in legal app. Heavy video ripping, editing, huge PowerPoints, with many memory hog programs running at the same time. Looking at Dell E6400 or a Lenova T Series...need a fast processor and lots of RAM, minimum 15" screen. Have used a Dell Lat800 for 5 years - loved it, but ready to replace. Laptop will also server as home computer. Weight not as important as power and speed, as I do not take it back and forth every day. Will also want to create large movies at home with photos, videos, music and native audio (adjusting native makes my current comp. crash sometimes). $1500 - 2500 price range. Any suggestions? Thanks!!

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What you need is.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Aug 27, 2009 11:47PM PDT

To call in the machine each time it crashes. Get them to support your machine or ask for the money back.

Frankly your needs seem to dictate moving to a desktop.
Bob

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dell/lenovo?
by Raven0907 Aug 28, 2009 1:07AM PDT

After 5 years, they won't help w/o $$, plus, they say it's the program. Frankly, I'm impressed a 5-year old laptop is still even keeping up...

Cannot move to desktop, because it is used in trial for the applications which require the most speed and power. It must be mobile.

thanks!!

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I have too many laptops.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Aug 28, 2009 3:10AM PDT

HP, Dell, Toshiba, Acer and none have the trouble you noted. All run 100% CPU load without a crash. HOWEVER all run the OS as supplied and never seem to catch the malware or get the OS dinged up by registry cleaners or other such things.

I used to have to write about the terrible Pentium 4 laptops but those days are long gone. What I see out there in the "names" are really quite good.
Bob

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Look at this one.
by orlbuckeye Aug 27, 2009 11:58PM PDT
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i'd go for Dell..
by krush87 Aug 28, 2009 3:36AM PDT

I'd go for Dell. Because the new dell's are good quality compared to past few years. If u see the ones that are made in Malaysia, it's a good quality..

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Toshiba
by Renegade Knight Sep 2, 2009 4:59AM PDT

W500:

By the time you trick out the T500 to be a heavy hitter the W500 price is on a par and you get better graphics.

When I first got a Dell Lat I thought "hey, this is pretty sweet" it was the first keybard on a laptop that I actually liked. It broke three times on me, and I'm in a warranty dispute with dell now for acovered item and the laptop is nothing but a brick. Dell service sucks, and I've never bought anything dell in the past 6 years that hasn't needed repair. I have bought old garage sale thinkpads that are still holding up which led me to love the Thinkpad series.

When I compared the Dell to the Thinkpad I noteced keyboard flex on the dell, and that the best features of the Dell copied the Thinkpad.

A well equipped W500 will set you back 2k.

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Compare
by jennifermaldini Sep 7, 2009 3:44PM PDT

Compare both brands by visiting this website, it can help you decide which one to choose.

inspironprices.com

lenovoprices.com

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Lenovo Thinkpad EE
by jdeckard01 Dec 9, 2009 11:45PM PST

I work for one of the largest IT resellers in the country and I sell every brand of computer that is in the market and with the new design and added features nothing touches this product.


The Lenovo Thinkpad Enhanced Experience model. This is a proprietary product design between Lenovo and Microsoft. Click the link and watch the short videos. This product also offers Touch Screen

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/na/LenovoPortal/en_US/special-offers.workflow:ShowPromo?LandingPage=/All/US/Sitelets/Enhanced%20Experience&ipromoID=wnb00525&

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