Looking for a new laptop. Please help me choose.

Okay, I think I've narrowed it down. What would you pick and why?

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430 (14")

4GB memory, 500GB hard drive

Intel i5 processor

Windows 7 Home Premium

$571

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530 (15")

4GB memory, 500GB hard drive

Intel i3 processor

Windows 7 Professional

$569

Asus P53E-XB31 (15.6")

4GB memory, 500GB hard drive

Intel i3 processor

Windows 7 Professional

$553

Again, I'm using it mainly for surfing the web, word documents, powerpoint, and watching movies/youtube. I don't do any gaming.

Thanks!

Anyone know if Commodore has a laptop yet?

T series is superior to the Edge and you can now get a T510/T520/T530 for basically the same price quoted below.

new laptop wrote:

Okay, I think I've narrowed it down. What would you pick and why?

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430 (14")

4GB memory, 500GB hard drive

Intel i5 processor

Windows 7 Home Premium

$571

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530 (15")

4GB memory, 500GB hard drive

Intel i3 processor

Windows 7 Professional

$569

Asus P53E-XB31 (15.6")

4GB memory, 500GB hard drive

Intel i3 processor

Windows 7 Professional

$553

Again, I'm using it mainly for surfing the web, word documents, powerpoint, and watching movies/youtube. I don't do any gaming.

Thanks!

I'd go with the Epson HX-20.

Thank you. What makes the T Series better than the Edge series?

Been in production a lot longer with a first rate reputation. Early reports on the E series are mixed from what I read. E series appears to be a notch below T and X series in terms of quality, performance, etc.

new laptop wrote:

Thank you. What makes the T Series better than the Edge series?

new laptop wrote:

Thank you. What makes the T Series better than the Edge series?

Yes, T series is better. Think of it as Toyota vs Lexus. Same company, many shared parts. Both nice cars, but the Lexus is going to have a finer touch, slightly less road noise, etc. Again, search slickdeals.net time find a good deal on a new Thinkpad from the premium line (T series).

No idea why I'm (for free!) helping someone determined to ignore me, but here goes:

For what you plan to do with your machine, the only hardware spec that matters (on a new machine) is the amount of RAM. If you get a laptop with less than 6GB of RAM, you'll see a lot of swapping which will visibly degrade your performance. (I'm using 5GB right now.) 8GB allows some margin of error - and who knows what new memory hog apps will show up in the next couple of years.

Over and out.

The Edge E430 does appear to be pretty good though. Not a bad option.

edge is mid grade wrote:

The Edge E430 does appear to be pretty good though. Not a bad option.

Not saying it's a bad option, but like the poster above says, if you can buy a premium Lexus for the same as a

Toy-ota, which one are you going to buy?

I'm looking for a new laptop that I'll use mainly for business - Excel, reports, Word, internet, Outlook, etc, and maybe some document creation. I want something light and with a good screen. 12 - 14". My budget is a little higher than that other guy. Here is what I'm considering. All of these have touch and all have comparable stats. Some are more expensive than others. I'm leaning toward either the Yoga or the Zenbook. Should I consider a Surface Pro instead?

Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 13" with i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB, 900p touch, flips into tablet mode

http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/ideapad/yoga/yoga-13/

Asus Zenbook Touch UX31A with i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB, 900p touch, lightlhttp://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/ASUS_ZENBOOK_Touch_UX31A

Dell XPS 12 (convertible into "tablet") with i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB, 1080p touch

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell---XPS-Convertible-Ultrabook-12.5%22-Touch-Screen-Laptop---4GB-Memory---Carbon-Fiber/7617041.p?id=1218855011514&skuId=7617041

Acer Aspire S7 with i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB, 1080p, light

Lemoncillo wrote:

Dell XPS 12 (convertible into "tablet") with i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB, 1080p touch

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell---XPS-Convertible-Ultrabook-12.5%22-Touch-Screen-Laptop---4GB-Memory---Carbon-Fiber/7617041.p?id=1218855011514&skuId=7617041

I just got one of these to test out for work about a week ago. I'm not sold on Windows 8 (full disclosure, I use a Mac at home, but actually really liked Windows 7). That might be because my work is locking down a good bit of the functionality though, so I keep having to transfer back to the regular desktop side which seems silly. However, if you're using it for your own purposes this might not be as big of a problem. You'd probably have to play around with the new OS to tell.

The touch on the tablet isn't quite as responsive as I like, but overall I like it. Pretty snappy, the conversion to tablet is smooth, and the build quality seems solid for such a small laptop. It feels much sturdier than my previous work Dell or even my personal Macbook.

Thanks again. I can't find a T-Series for less than about $670, which is a bit out of my budget. I'll keep looking, though.

Come on, one quick search and: http://www.compuvest.com/Search.jsp?Search=43843AU&advsite=shopping&dtm=20130317&sku=254036368-11T510 is very solid and what I've been using for the couple of years.

new laptop wrote:

Thanks again. I can't find a T-Series for less than about $670, which is a bit out of my budget. I'll keep looking, though.

Thanks, but I'm not interested in a refurbished unit.

I bought a new laptop last year and did quite a bit of research beforehand. I ended up going with Toshiba. I had had a Toshiba prior, and it lasted five years before it finally started having problems. Was a very good and reliable computer during those five years, especially for the price. So far I've really been liking my new Toshiba and thought I got a great deal on it as I used one of Office Depot's weekly sales as well as my student status to take off $250 from the original price.

Heard a lot of bad things about Dell. Good things about Asus, Sony, some others too I suppose, but Toshiba was consistently at or near the top and was a great bang for the buck, so that's what I did. Several of my friends and family members have had Toshiba as well, and I've never heard any complaints from them. I think my sister has had her laptop about five years too.

Have my eye on this. When it drops below $900, I'll pull the trigger.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00BFN67JO/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1363658021&sr=8-2&pi=SL75

macbook pro

run UNIX

that23 wrote:

macbook pro

run UNIX

OMG, a Mac? Wouldn't touch an Apple product with a 50ft pole.