Posted by John

Yeah HP laptops are pretty good, just they can have some problems down the road like my first laptop was the Pavilion G6 and I loved that thing to death. Just it would get a black screen issue and sometimes it would freeze up every now and then, but it really depends on the model plus that was like 4 years ago when I started College so they are really improved now. I would go with 5hift on his recommendation.

First HP lasted about 2 years until whichever wire was connected to the screen decided to catch on fire and melt the plastic casing off.

Second HP didn't make it a year until the touchscreen decided to die.

HP makes budget laptops.  

Posted by Yog

First HP lasted about 2 years until whichever wire was connected to the screen decided to catch on fire and melt the plastic casing off.

Second HP didn't make it a year until the touchscreen decided to die.

HP makes budget laptops.

True, my keys started falling off after a couple months or so and the parts protecting my laptop screen started falling apart after awhile so my screen was starting to break and couldn't stand up straight...

Thought they would have improved them a bit more by now..  

Posted by Yog

First HP lasted about 2 years until whichever wire was connected to the screen decided to catch on fire and melt the plastic casing off.

Second HP didn't make it a year until the touchscreen decided to die.

HP makes budget laptops.

Lol note to everyone, never buy touchscreen laptops.  

Well son get

Cheaper one

AMD Athlon II X2 P340 Dual core processor

AMD Radeon HD 6650M

4GB DDR3 Memory (this is important u don't want a 2gb RAM piece of crap)

So pretty much, get a Acer aspire 5552G

When you're in the store, go into settings , press "system" and scroll down, check the GHz.

If it's below 2.20 GHz, don't buy it  

Posted by 5hift

Lol note to everyone, never buy touchscreen laptops.

Or HP...?  

Probably an ASUS not one of those lame ASUS but those gaming ASUS computers.
To all those kids who still think Alienware is the best. It's just an overpriced dell computer.  

Posted by November*

Probably an ASUS not one of those lame ASUS but those gaming ASUS computers.
To all those kids who still think Alienware is the best. It's just an overpriced dell computer.

No one mentioned anything about Alienware anyways, but so long as you compare specs then you shouldn't have a problem with the brand you buy. Just because Alienware is owned by Dell doesn't mean it's not built for gaming.  

Posted by Yog

Or HP...?

Well that HP Pavilion with the i3 I talked about earlier lasted 4 years without melting or falling apart and still works to this day.

Or maybe I just take good care of my stuff?

They're ****ing laptops they're not designed to withstand Armageddon.

Posted by November*

Probably an ASUS not one of those lame ASUS but those gaming ASUS computers.
To all those kids who still think Alienware is the best. It's just an overpriced dell computer.

Lol any ASUS with decent specs and GPU fall under the gaming laptop category.

Oh and they're expensive as **** so yeah, in this case I wouldn't buy ASUS.

Stick to Acer, HP and maybe Lenovo if you can find a good deal for them.  

Posted by 5hift

Well that HP Pavilion with the i3 I talked about earlier lasted 4 years without melting or falling apart and still works to this day.

Or maybe I just take good care of my stuff?

They're ****ing laptops they're not designed to withstand Armageddon.

Right it's my fault there was a wiring issue. I've owned 5 HP laptops and they've all been complete ****. The last two have been exceptionally **** and they were more expensive than the first 3.  

Lol you're acting like every HP laptop is programmed to die on you.

Well I'm just saying that's not true and the ones I've used work just fine.  

Posted by 5hift

Lol you're acting like every HP laptop is programmed to die on you.

I'm acting like every HP laptop I've owned has died on me, because every HP laptop I've owned has died on me.  

Cool. Every HP laptop I've ever owned works just fine.

What is your point here? That machines don't always work?  

Posted by 5hift

Cool. Every HP laptop I've ever owned works just fine.

What is your point here? That machines don't always work?

They're budget laptops. Did you not read my previous posts?

It's worth it to invest a little more for a decent laptop brand in my honest opinion.  

Posted by Yog

They're budget laptops. Did you not read my previous posts?

It's worth it to invest a little more for a decent laptop brand in my honest opinion.

Decent by how much exactly?

This Lenovo Ideapad 510 has a slightly better processor and 2GB more RAM for the GPU and the price jumps almost 200 more dollars than the HP Pavilion I previously suggested. I'd rather they be budget and get the job done than unnecessarily expensive.

I personally don't think its worth it but if you're so sore over your experience with HP then by all means, recommend something else instead of complaining all the time.

Also stand by my post where I said don't buy touchscreen laptops. They're dumb as hell.  

Posted by 5hift

I personally don't think its worth it but if you're so sore over your experience with HP then by all means, recommend something else instead of complaining all the time.

I recommended a Lenovo for under $400 earlier in this thread............