New Laptop ?

[rubyred777]

Hi everyone

Hope everyone is well. I see it looks like Etch and myself will be looking at new laptops. Good question. What kind do you have and do you recommend it?

Have a great day or rather evening to you guys.

Rubyxx 😊 😊

[Puffthemagicdragon]

So many too choose from ! It depends on you're own individual needs as what to buy.

What is wrong with your old one as I repair laptops for a hobby ?

[rubyred777 in reply to Puffthemagicdragon]

No sound and screen jumps around. Goes to the side or gets smaller. What do you think?

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[Puffthemagicdragon in reply to rubyred777]

What's the make and model ? I may have spare parts for it as I've about 70 odd laptops lying around or I could get one of those going for you.

[stone-UK]

Hi

Buy the best you can afford, multimedia offer the best around useage.

Far to often people say they only what it for a simple purpose and then get frustrated because they can not perform major task.

[rubyred777 in reply to stone-UK]

Heres a question on a totally different subject. I consider you brilliant you know. I want a light to light up maybe 20 sq. Feet outside . Something I can charge up and take with me.

Got any ideas?

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[stone-UK in reply to rubyred777]

Hi

Rechargeable head light. From Amazon

[rubyred777 in reply to stone-UK]

Thanks stone. As always you come through.

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[victoriablue]

Hi Ruby if you can afford get a Apple Mac I bought. £500 windows 8 load of rubbish cost me £300 in repairs Currys wouldn't help so I sold it for £200 and got my Apple never looked back LOVE it x

[rubyred777 in reply to victoriablue]

How long have you had it Victoria

[victoriablue in reply to rubyred777]

10 months now like Pentreath said well worth having I wish I had one before x

[victoriablue in reply to rubyred777]

35 years roughly got go for a test in about 2 weeks see if I am in stage 3 moderate up to now but I know it's gone down a lot.

How long for you cough? X

[victoriablue in reply to victoriablue]

Oooops wrong feed sorry cough lol x

[Pentreath Volunteer]

I agree with victoriablue - Mac is the way to go every time! They may be more expensive to buy but they last longer and are easy to use.

[Colours23]

I have ipad 2 ,but recommend I-pad air or mini if for photos,ipad2 abit heavy to hold in one hand for selfies.

[rubyred777 in reply to Colours23]

Can you post pictures on here?

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[Colours23 in reply to rubyred777]

What of?

[Colours23 in reply to rubyred777]

Ruby I take pictures with my iPad so how can I photograph it??eeerrrr.!

[rubyred777 in reply to Colours23]

I'm saying can you put pictures you take with your I pad on this site?

[Colours23 in reply to rubyred777]

Yes very easy .every thing is taught to you by the iPad .i found it a lot easier than my laptop which was so slow sometimes or crashing,,annoying,this iPad had it a couple of years ,perfect it has taught me how to use it.

[rubyred777 in reply to Colours23]

Thanks ☺

[Colours23 in reply to Colours23]

I have wifi at home ?you will want wifi so it's always top speed. Virgin media I have depend on where u live for speed.

[Colours23]

Apple all the way.

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Hi I have an Acer and paid £329 for it a couple of years ago. I was told it was one of the best makes by more knowledgeable friends and have no complaints.

Well I do have 1 bit of a moan - because they were originally built as touch screen (though mines not) they are very sensitive and will sometimes go onto a screen even if I am just hovering over it. x

[Jolyn]

Asus or Toshiba for me Ruby xxx

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Got a Samsung for detailed work or anything in the way of documents which need to be kept but have an iPad for general use. If I could only have one of them, I'd go for the iPad. It's good for performance and easy to carry around.

Jan xx

[Kathygwanny]

Apple MacBook. I just got a new one this week after 8 years of using my old one. Nothing actually wrong with my old one, just needed more power and newer software but couldn't upgrade it anymore.

Although Apple are more expensive they are well worth it. Easy to use, no viruses!!! Brilliant machines! I may be biased, I have an iPhone and iPad too, all of them are great.

Hope this helps.

Kathy

[peege]

I have a Sony Vaio lap top although I very rarely use it now . I use it mainly as storage. It was the best I could get at the time and I carted it around for work. It was one of the few I could find with a white keyboard (I cannot abide black stuff around).

I use both an iPad, a second hand one from my stepdaughter and a Samsung Nexus 7, a gift from my son, a mini Android tablet it fits in my handbag and I take it everywhere with me. It is brilliant. . I keep all my books on that one so I can read wherever I am. My mobile phone is also Samsung and Android so they are compatible

You can pick up free wifi all over Europe.

On reflection, I think I rarely use the laptop because it's less portable, the battery only lasted 18 months so has to be plugged in.

I will get a new one in the future but like you, What to buy! I'll probably stick with a small Samsung using Android.

Remember with a lap top it comes with a keyboard whereas tablets are touch screen (although you can also buy seperate keyboards, also stands to hold them upright on a table).

Android or Apple, that is the question! I like Android.

[Mollysdad]

If you can afford it I would recommend an Apple MacBook 13.3-inch Laptop. A BIG benefit = NO WINDOWS 8 Good hunting Rubyred !

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I have been though all the windows 3.1 to 8 I do agree 8 takes a bit of getting used to but it has a lot of good features

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Acer great spec good price awful repair time.

Toshiba had a bad few years of breaking down just after warranty

Fugitsu basic but good

HP great for parts and repairs

ASUS good plodding machine

Lenova (IBM) great working machine but often a little basic

MAC overpriced but good service from Apple and easy to use sometimes difficult to get generic units to work on them

[Puffthemagicdragon]

I use a Fujitsu Semens

Its about 8 years old. Bits have stopped working over the years but its easy to repair and plods along forever.

I also use an Advent netbook. Cost me about £35 and is handy for using in bed when I am ill and can't get around very well. Also a phablet ( A tablet which takes a sim card ) for train journies and such. Quite a lot of the time I use my smartphone which is what I am using to post this reply

[rubyred777]

Thanks everyone

quite a variety of answers. Apple seems to be a little more popular. Haven't looked at the prices yet. I guess its much more expensive. Will check it out.

Thanks again

Rubyxx 😊 😊

[etch45]

Hi Ruby Well it looks like I am going for the Apple...it is popular so I'm hoping it will work better than the Samsung I have.. I'm on a roll today It's only crashed twice...

Now I'm off to bed before I jinx it. lol

So wish you goodnight.

Sheila xx

[rubyred777 in reply to etch45]

Have a good sleep Etch. You sound in better spirits today.

Apple it is.

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[victoriablue]

Sounds like a wise decision Ruby I used ordinary windows on my windows 8 and just couldn't get on with it at all something to do with apps but the one i had was a HP and wouldn't load ebay up or any catalogue and i like looking lol. hope you get what you need and want. Rose x

[tigerhouse]

like some other members have said apple is the best, yes a bit more expensive, but in the long run well worth it, have a look at the john lewis website, they seem to be offering a 3 year garantee at the moment, and have found that most branches will give you a loan machine if yours breaks down. their customer service is second to none.