Need a new laptop

[Maci]

Recommendations? It seems our last two lasted 2-3 years. I would like a moderately priced unit for a high end laptop 😉
Mainly used for accessing the internet, email, storage of pictures, and perhaps a small amount of editing.
Any suggestions?

[FlaMariner]

I love my MacBook Air.

I am on year 8. No problems.

[ERD50]

What screen size do you prefer? What kind of editing (video editing might require some higher memory/performance)? How many and what type USB, HDMI, SD ports do you want?

Hard to offer suggestions with such an open ended approach.

There may be better, but I actually found Best-Buy's site to have a pretty good screener, to narrow down the choices once you know what features you want.

And why do you only get 2-3 years out of them? I used my past 2 laptops for 5 and 6 years (I keep a ridiculous number of web pages/tabs open, so I needed more memory - that laptop still worked fine when I upgraded), and DW has a MAc Book that's ~ 10 YO.

-ERD50

[Rustic23]

I have had my Lenovo for about 6 years. It's time to upgrade. Speakers no longer work, which makes Youtube worthless. I am looking an Intel I5, 16g memory, 256 ssd. Looks like $570 or so and HP is the only one at this price. Lenovo about $200 more

[marinauser]

I tend to beat mine around so I spend more on them. I have bought thinkpads for 20+ years now and have been very happy. This current one is a Thinkpad X260 and is five years old and still working well.

[Souschef]

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Originally Posted by Rustic23 I have had my Lenovo for about 6 years. It's time to upgrade. Speakers no longer work, which makes Youtube worthless. I am looking an Intel I5, 16g memory, 256 ssd. Looks like $570 or so and HP is the only one at this price. Lenovo about $200 more

Use headphones and save $$

[Freedom56]

Buy a gamer laptop like the Acer Nitro series. They are built better and perform much better that the cheap general purpose lap tops. I have had Acer Nitro 7 now for almost three years with no issues.

[Qs Laptop]

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Originally Posted by ERD50 What screen size do you prefer? What kind of editing (video editing might require some higher memory/performance)? How many and what type USB, HDMI, SD ports do you want?

Along with all of these parameters, what is 'moderately priced?' That can mean different things to different people.

[Midpack]

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Originally Posted by FlaMariner I love my MacBook Air. I am on year 8. No problems.

+1. OP didn’t provide much info but a MacBook Air would easily handle those tasks. We’re happily fully converted to Apple laptops and mobile devices after decades of battling Windows PCs - yuck.

[zinger1457]

I have an LG Gram and like it a lot, good size screen (17") but thin and light weight at ~3 lbs. Previous laptop was an HP 14", held up well but found the screen was too small for my needs.

[easysurfer]

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Originally Posted by Maci Recommendations? It seems our last two lasted 2-3 years. I would like a moderately priced unit for a high end laptop 😉 Mainly used for accessing the internet, email, storage of pictures, and perhaps a small amount of editing. Any suggestions?

If you are looking for a Mac, then your handle should be iMac and not Maci .

Internet, email, storage of pictures, and perhaps a small amount of editing doesn't seem too intensive.

[Bergamo]

M1 or M2 MacBook Air. If you provide more information about your usage then we can suggest a configuration.

[Scrapr]

Chromebook /thread

I was tempted by the LG Gram though

I just bought a 11.3 or 13.6 chromebbok at Best Buy for $90. No touchscreen though. It's going to be a travel unit

[Maci]

More from DH wish list

HDMI -1, screen size- 17, USB -4(high speed)

[Dash man]

Go Mac. You won’t go back!

[Bergamo]

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Originally Posted by Dash man Go Mac. You won’t go back!

Agreed.

[Bergamo]

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Originally Posted by Maci More from DH wish list HDMI -1, screen size- 17, USB -4(high speed)

17 inch is a big laptop. Do you really need a laptop or would a desktop work.

I would suggest you look at the iMac 24”

[braumeister]

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Originally Posted by Bergamo 17 inch is a big laptop. Do you really need a laptop or would a desktop work. I would suggest you look at the iMac 24”

I agree. I bought a 17" MacBook ten years ago and hated it. Much too big and inconvenient to travel with. Couldn't wait to get back to a 13" model used with a larger monitor at home.

[W2R]

I have used, and been very happy with laptops as "desktop replacements" for a couple of decades. I don't like sitting upright at a desk as though I was at work when I'm relaxing and surfing the net - - sitting on a sofa or recliner in the living room, is much more comfortable and lends more easily to multitasking IMO. Hurricane evacuation with a laptop is much easier than with a desktop, and I have a rolling computer case that it fits in nicely.

In the late 1990's I had both a laptop and a desktop, but found that the latter just gathered dust and I never used it for anything at all. So, I have not had a desktop for over 20 years and have not missed having one for a single moment.

About 10 years ago I happily shifted from 15" to 17" laptops due to aging vision that benefits from a larger screen. Yes they are a bit heavier, but it's not like I am lugging them to work every day or anything! I'm retired and my laptop is nicely supported by a swivel table that hovers over my lap, as close to or far from my eyes as I wish. As I sit here in my recliner, I enjoy seeing your words on a 17" screen, thus in a larger format that is easier on my aging eyes.

[Lakedog]

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Originally Posted by Dash man Go Mac. You won’t go back!

+2

Switched to a MacBook Air in 2012 but recently upgraded to a new M1 model. The 2012 Air still works fine so find myself using it more than the new one. For a while I also had a Mac Mini with large monitor but eventually went back to just the Air for home use as well.