Laptop

[Premi5]

I need to buy a new one soon. Mainly for study purposes, but also web-browsing, and maybe to watch videos. 

I do not want to buy Apple - only Windows. Screen should be 17 inch or bigger.

Is it better to buy a laptop or buy a computer that has a small 'tower' with a separate screen?

I need something reliable, so please suggest good brands from your experience. I have used Dell for a long time but want to use alternative company.

Thanks

[MisterrSingh]

Stick with Dell unless their quality control has regressed in the past 10 years. Their laptops are work-horses. If you want something fashionable, then there's many manufacturers out there. 

[Premi5]

3 hours ago, MisterrSingh said:

Stick with Dell unless their quality control has regressed in the past 10 years. Their laptops are work-horses. If you want something fashionable, then there's many manufacturers out there. 

Thanks for your suggestion.

Are there any other brands you would recommend, or avoid?

[jkvlondon]

2 hours ago, Premi5 said:

Thanks for your suggestion.

Are there any other brands you would recommend, or avoid?

I've have had dell very solid , a couple of HPs good performance build of machine wasn't able to cope with my kids  currentely using ASUS fast, good display, reasonable price and so far so good .

[JUSTAJATT]

5 hours ago, Premi5 said:

I need to buy a new one soon. Mainly for study purposes, but also web-browsing, and maybe to watch videos. 

I do not want to buy Apple - only Windows. Screen should be 17 inch or bigger.

Is it better to buy a laptop or buy a computer that has a small 'tower' with a separate screen?

I need something reliable, so please suggest good brands from your experience. I have used Dell for a long time but want to use alternative company.

Thanks

!7 inch or more are mostly gaming laptops.  15" or lower are usually for reg. web browsing, videos. 

You need to be aware of this because gaming laptops are about double/triple the price of smaller 15.5" or lower.

Dell Alienware is best recommended for 17. if you want go lower, then look at Lenovo. They are what used to be IBM. the most secure and fail safe laptops in my opinion.  I've traded many of these especially the Lenovo yoga's.

[Guest GuestSingh]

Yeah, lenovo is decent...bought a b570 more than 6 years ago and it's still working well - can't recall having any problems with it.

As mentioned, good security (fingerprint scanner) plus a system recovery button above the keyboard makes data backup/recovery easy. Build quality is decent too.

[MisterrSingh]

3 hours ago, Premi5 said:

Thanks for your suggestion.

Are there any other brands you would recommend, or avoid?

I heard that HP aren't as good as they use to be, although that may have changed recently. Something to do with overheating. Huawei MateBook is supposedly the top laptop at the moment. Acer make decent laptops, too.

[TejS]

I know you said no Apple, but I think you should really give them a second thought. I purchased a MacBook Pro in 2012 and it's still going strong, and the free yearly update of macOS secures your computer more so than any Windows machine, not to mention the issues Windows has with privacy. 

Shouldn't this be in the Lifestyle section?

[Big_Tera]

You cant beat a proper desktop computer. Every aspect is usually better. Better screen, faster, more storage, memory ect. build quality. Proper keyboard. Also more professional. 

But if your looking for something portable. A laptop will do. If you just want to everyday things like surfing the web, playing videos ect.

I would reccomend dell, hp lenvo is also a upcomming brand. 

Acer laptops are also very good. but for top quality go for a hp or a dell. both are equally good. Although I think hp have taken over them recently. 

[Premi5]

Thanks everyone so far. 

Serms Dell again is the way to go. Are there are any well known brands anyone would definitely avoid? 

Are there any downsides to switching to Apple?