My first choice would be a Mac laptop, but baring that I also like the Lenovos. Dell isn't awful either IMO.
On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 11:01:15AM -0400, Robbie Pence wrote: > Elitebooks and Thinkpads are always pretty reliable and cheap as they sell > frequently as refurbished business models. > > I personally think the Lenovo Yoga series is the best all-around buy, as > the Surface keyboard/stand isn't lap-friendly. > > Sincerely, > > Robert Pence > 585-857-9081 call/text > http://www.truefla.me > > On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 5:35 AM, Steve Tomporowski <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > My family went with refurbished HP Elitebooks. The processor is an > > i7-640m and they only went for $399.00. A very sturdy notebook. It's a > > little on the heavy side since it has a metal frame. Came with Win7 > > professional. We could have gone with the i5 version and saved another > > $100. > > > > > > On 4/16/2015 11:44 PM, Greg Sevart wrote: > > > >> I almost can't believe I'm about to say this... I had an opportunity to > >> handle an HP Spectre x360 this week, and was very impressed. Supposedly it > >> was designed in consultation with Microsoft. I didn't actually use the > >> system, but the physical build was impressive, and a cursory examination > >> of > >> reviews reveals pretty high praise. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Hardware [mailto:[email protected]] On > >> Behalf > >> Of Winterlight > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 4:43 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [H] Laptop recommendations > >> > >> I have never been much of a laptop guy because I have never been very > >> mobile. I haven't paid much attention to what is available in the way of > >> laptops because up to now what I require for mobile computing my phone has > >> been able to accomplish. But things are about to change, at least for the > >> rest of the year. I will be very mobile, on the go, and traveling by > >> planes, > >> and car probably carrying a laptop in a briefcase slung over my shoulder. > >> > >> I have a 08 Acer Aspire 6930 2GB dual core , 4GB RAM, with SSD BT + > >> USB3 16 inch screen that sits in my bedroom and works great with Media > >> Center and any kind of media that I can use that for entertainment, if > >> traveling by car... but for carrying around, day to day work, and plane > >> travel I need something else. > >> > >> I use a windows phone = Lumia 1020 with Win8.1 about to become Win 10 so I > >> am thinking of a Surface PRO 3 with an I5 8GB of RAM. Anybody have any > >> experience with one? Any other Laptop suggestions... I am open to any > >> thing... comments ...warning.. suggestions? Thanks > >> > >> m > >> > >> > >> > >> > > -- Bryan G. Seitz
