laptop advise please (1 Viewer)

njlarsen

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• Apr 15, 2012

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Hi,
we are looking at getting a new laptop for my wife. Most of what she does on it is pretty simple, but then there is some photo processing where she is a bit picky. She currently has a several years old Acer with a "crystalBrite" display and want something as close as possible on the screen side.

I have looked at an Acer 17 inch at Amazon -- any reason we should not order one? It is difficult because we live where we cannot really visit a live shop and look at the offers.

thanks
Niels

 

apbarr

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• Apr 15, 2012

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Spec looks pretty good, a faster hard drive would help but it's not slow by any means. Plenty of RAM. I had an Acer netbook and had no problems with the product but their UK customer support was poor.

 

njlarsen

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• Apr 16, 2012

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Thank you Alex

Niels

 

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Bird_Enthusiast

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• Apr 18, 2012

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njlarsen said:

Thank you Alex

Niels

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Around the same price range I would go for the cheapest MacBook Pro, if it is strictly for photo-related activities. They're extremely reliable, but pricey computers. I'm personally looking to get one after using mostly Windows my entire life. There's pros and cons to both sides.

If your looking for a Windows based laptop I would recommend purchasing it from costco.com, if you can internationally due to their warranty. (It's unbeatable).

Another suggestion is to get a desktop. You get a faster and more powerful computer for less money, but you lose the portability. Additionally you can more easily upgrade a desktop than a laptop.

Hope that helps!

 

njlarsen

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• Apr 18, 2012

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Thank you, but a little too late. I have already ordered the above mentioned laptop. Mac's to my mind are overhyped -- but maybe they really have improved in the 15 years since I had extensive experience with them. At that point in time my experience was that the windows computer I personally owned was more reliable than the mac's that was in my workplace, even though the mantra of the reliable mac was already repeated over and over at that time.

I have no experience with Costco, but will try to remember that.

Niels

 

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Bird_Enthusiast

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• Apr 18, 2012

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njlarsen said:

Thank you, but a little too late. I have already ordered the above mentioned laptop. Mac's to my mind are overhyped -- but maybe they really have improved in the 15 years since I had extensive experience with them. At that point in time my experience was that the windows computer I personally owned was more reliable than the mac's that was in my workplace, even though the mantra of the reliable mac was already repeated over and over at that time.

I have no experience with Costco, but will try to remember that.

Niels

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Sorry I could not get to you on time.
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njlarsen

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• Apr 27, 2012

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Bird_Enthusiast, you tried, that is all I could ask.

We have just received the laptop and it looks good so far.

Niels