[malcolm347]

Sorry if i am straying from the whole mac forum thing but, how are Compaq laptops ? Im trying to decide between that and whatever other good laptops i can find. Anyone heard about reviews or had experience with one ? Any help would be great !


Malcolm

[teney7]

A guy I know that does tech repair says that Toshiba and Compaq have the worst repair records of most laptop makers. Having said that, I know someone with one that has worked fine for two and a half years.

[mduell]

I'm not a fan of Toshiba, Compaq, or Sony. The build quality is generally poor, the support sucks, and most of them are downright ugly (Sony X505 is an obvious exception).

I like Dell Latitudes (inexpensive, great warranties, good build quality) and IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T or X series (pricey, good warranties, great build quality).

[dialo]

Depends on your price range. If you are looking in the powerbook price range, the HP business laptops and thinkpads are both fantastic, and cost between $1500 and $2500. If you want to stay around $1000, those compaq v2000/v2000z laptops look nice, but you aren't going to find anything comparable to an ibook at that price. Check out notebookreview.com for a lot of good info. I suggest staying away from dell.