which company makes the best laptops?

**ssk_the_gr8** · 26-05-2007, 12:21 PM

ok guys....which company according to u all is the best laptop maker...take into consideration laptops from budget to high end..while voting take into consideration the overall quality ,features ,performance,looks,price etc into consideration ..

if u r voting for others plz name the company too....and plz justify ur choice

ps-hp has acquired compaq so i put them together & my choice is lenovo..cuz i really like their design speciallt the T60

Choto Cheeta · 26-05-2007, 12:47 PM

IBM/Lenevo
HP/Compaq
Dell
Sony
Toshiba
ASUS
Apple

they are all good, apart from that advice is stay way

aryayush · 26-05-2007, 01:00 PM

LOL! Ha! Ha! Ha!

The best laptop maker has been stashed away among the "Others".

I'm not voting in this stupid poll.

Companies like Asus and Zenith are in the poll and you've left out companies like LG, Apple and Fujitsu in others. How much do you know about laptops, dude!

Kiran.dks · 26-05-2007, 01:18 PM

Poll is good enough. My vote for HP, the best value for money. Not like just a useless expensive eyecandy.

sakumar79 · 26-05-2007, 02:03 PM

Lower/Middle End (<50k): HP/Compaq followed by IBM
Middle End (50-80k): Dell
Higher End (>80k): Apple for Mac fans, Sony followed by Dell for the rest.

Arun

**ssk_the_gr8** · 26-05-2007, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aryayush

LOL! Ha! Ha! Ha!

The best laptop maker has been stashed away among the "Others".

I'm not voting in this stupid poll.

Companies like Asus and Zenith are in the poll and you've left out companies like LG, Apple and Fujitsu in others. How much do you know about laptops, dude!

i knew this was comin

1st apple is not the best laptop maker ..plz get out of this illusion..seriously or go meet a psychiatrist

if u dont want to vote then dont...dont talk crap

zenith & hcl r in the poll becuz in india many people buy it...now do u get it....maybe a few hundred or thousand people have apple macbooks ok...fujitsu is not their for the same reason
asus makes good laptops..& they r definetly better than lg.. i gave careful consideration to the companies i chose.....i chose those that have the max sales...or r regular winners in various reviews...& i have never seen lg win in a digit or any other mag or website review often ..their is always somethin missing from them & if ur great apple makes such good laptops lets see how many people vote for it..

& now ur excuses start that apple is not very popular ,it is costly so not many people buy it etc. etc......that is not my problem but its apple's they should make laptops that people can afford.. & not just a useless expensive eyecandy. as kiran said.....the last thing i would like to say is that macbooks r good but they r not VFM even if u pay 1 lac or more for it..

PS - & abt knowledge of laptops ..i know more than u ever will...except abt apple laptops maybe...

@ sakumar

ibm laptop division has been bought by lenovo..

@ kiran_techmania

thanx for the support

Ganeshkumar · 26-05-2007, 03:29 PM

Mine is for DELL Which is the best value for money than HP, lenovo....

So DELLLL gets my Vote!!

gxsaurav · 26-05-2007, 03:32 PM

You guys are forgetting Quanta, they are the ODM for many Laptop brands.

satyamy · 26-05-2007, 03:34 PM

HP or Dell
both are fine
but Dell is little costilier than HP

sakumar79 · 26-05-2007, 03:44 PM

@ssk, I realized my mistake (IBM mentioned instead of Lenovo) after making the post but decided to leave it there because many people still look at it as IBM Thinkpads rather than Lenovo Laptops... Thats the kind of security a company like IBM gives to its customer...

Arun

nepcker · 26-05-2007, 04:06 PM

Voted Others for Apple.

Anyone who has used a MacBook or a MacBook Pro (the current Core 2 Duo ones) will agree that they are indeed the best laptops -- in looks, in responsiveness, and in just about everything else.

Besides, the entry-level MacBooks don't cost much more than similar Windows models do.

sakumar79 · 26-05-2007, 04:35 PM

@nepcker, perhaps the entry-level Macbooks dont cost much more than similar Windows model do... But they cost more than entry level windows models..

Arun

aditya.shevade · 26-05-2007, 05:05 PM

apple all the way

Sukhdeep Singh · 26-05-2007, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nepcker

Voted Others for Apple.

Anyone who has used a MacBook or a MacBook Pro (the current Core 2 Duo ones) will agree that they are indeed the best laptops -- in looks, in responsiveness, and in just about everything else.

Besides, the entry-level MacBooks don't cost much more than similar Windows models do.

What! Where! How! When!

Votes goes for Dell

aryayush · 26-05-2007, 06:18 PM

@ssk429

Look, there is no use getting into a stupid debate here. Your question was which company makes the best notebooks and not including a company like Apple on such a poll, which sells more notebooks than desktop computers and has a nine percent share of the notebook market in the world (and it's overall share is only six percent, so that should give you an idea how many notebooks they are selling with respect to rest of the industry), is just plain stupid.

Apple notebooks are innovative and well designed. How many laptops from other companies come with backlit keyboards, light and motion sensors, magnetic adapters and latches, slot-loading drives and no stickers? Answer: Zero. Just because you cannot justify paying for them does not mean they are not making the best laptops. Can you imagine a poll about which company makes the best cars that does not have BMW or Mercedes on the list?

It hardly matters to either me or to Apple if you do not include them on your list. But what I said in the previous post wasn't wrong and your reply only showed where you truly stand. Sayonara.

sakumar79 · 26-05-2007, 06:25 PM

Whoa dude... I am not the creator of this poll... Please read carefully before making such statements...

Arun

aryayush · 26-05-2007, 06:51 PM

Umm... uh... when did I say you were, dude!

(I know, I know. I'm sorry! You guys have similar usernames.)

sakumar79 · 26-05-2007, 07:05 PM

@aryayush... Apologies accepted...

BTW, for others who missed what happened, aryayush typed @sakumar79 instead of @ssk429 in his previous post and has corrected it...

Arun

Kiran.dks · 26-05-2007, 08:34 PM

Arya, enough said about your sweet eyecandy, lets decide come on.

Present us your best Apple laptop for Rs.55000/-. Lets see which one scores better.

This is a challenge for you. Defend your Apple if you can!

rajwansh2003 · 26-05-2007, 08:36 PM

dell

gxsaurav · 26-05-2007, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiran_tech_mania

Arya, enough said about your sweet eyecandy, lets decide come on.

Present us your best Apple laptop for Rs.55000/-. Lets see which one scores better.

This is a challenge for you. Defend your Apple if you can!

Asus S96J

HP DV6226TX

Oh wait, they are not white

I must say, when it comes to solid build quality & top notch Laptops, IBM/lenovo Thinkpads beats each & every one of them, Hardly any problem ever in it (Except for Sony battery). One bad thing that they are geared towards professional crowd so look industrial design based unlike Macbook which looks like some cute show piece.

hey anyone seen Acer Gemstone

karmanya · 26-05-2007, 09:08 PM

i honestly think this should go into the fight club section

*and Karmanya said; let the fanboys roam the world*
the world responded *shut up u frickin moron*
*karmanya starts crying*
personally i like alienware cuz of thier gameing rigs and toshiba cuz my dad has one and its super light

adithyagenius · 26-05-2007, 09:38 PM

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/in/en...-12936518.html
That is one excellent desktop replacement.
HP has good support and drivers but has bundled crapware with OEM OS and doesnt provide CDs and tells us to make the restore DVDs ourselves. Dell is costly. HCL has very bad driver support and isn't vfm. Lenovo wasn't providing driver downloads for my friends' laptops although their website has a drivers section which is empty. Lenovo is cheap though. Sony is not at all vfm. I dont know about others.

Ganeshkumar · 27-05-2007, 09:02 AM

Many of the members here tells...that HP is cheaper than dell!!

Is it so?

I got my core 2 duo laptop frm Dell relatively 8K cheaper than HP, arnd 10K cheaper than lenovo, 5k cheaper than Compaq and arnd 2k cheaper than Acer! But i realized HCL is cheaper than DEll by approx. 1.5K!!!

DELL is the Cheapest Global Brand available in India.. I think!

azaad_shri75 · 27-05-2007, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gx_saurav

You guys are forgetting Quanta, they are the ODM for many Laptop brands.

is it possible for to buy directly from them, I suppose cost could be less then?

go4saket · 27-05-2007, 02:04 PM

Lenovo & Toshiba

**ssk_the_gr8** · 27-05-2007, 09:33 PM

@aryayush

if u r so confident ...then answer kirans question

& read my post i am takin laptop makers with india as the main consideration....

adithyagenius · 27-05-2007, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ganeshkumar

Many of the members here tells...that HP is cheaper than dell!!

Is it so?

I got my core 2 duo laptop frm Dell relatively 8K cheaper than HP, arnd 10K cheaper than lenovo, 5k cheaper than Compaq and arnd 2k cheaper than Acer! But i realized HCL is cheaper than DEll by approx. 1.5K!!!

DELL is the Cheapest Global Brand available in India.. I think!

In my college 97% of the students stay in hostel and they need to take their computers home in holidays and desktop replacement would do best. When it comes to desktop replacing performer which scores well in 3dmark06 HP (graphics card, 1 GB RAM, RAID 0, 17inch widescreen, remote control , numeric pad and a lot more) HP is more VFM. You can get one below 70k. Of course certain DELL offers are good too but I dont want to take risk with their customer support especially since there has been so many people claiming it to be HELL. Best thing to do when buying DELL is to wait for the start of new month when they enhance offers on their products.