I need help choosing a laptop brand?

Question

Well it seems my current laptop is on the way out. Errors and problems are piling up and it's seriously getting on my nerves.

Normally I'd just order another HP laptop, but I've really not been happy with their customer service lately. The thing is that I'm a little out of date on all the other manufactures and I'm not sure who to go with instead.

What I want is a couple of suggestions for a good company to get my new laptop from. There are a few things that the laptop needs to do, however, that may limit the suggestions.

1. The laptop is my primary computer, and hence needs to be capable of gaming as well as browsing.
2. An improved graphics card (or the option of customizing to one) is a must. 
3. Switchable graphics (like HP uses) is something I'm hoping to avoid, it just complicates keeping your drivers up-to date.
4. It needs to be a PC laptop.
5. I don't need a fancy form factor, but I prefer at least a 15" monitor. 
6. I'm not incredibly concerned about the price, but if the brand is expensive I want to get my money's worth, I'm not interested in buying a brand just to say I have the brand.
7. I don't need to to be so thin that it makes a paper-back look bulky. Thicker cases are fine.
8. And the battery pack needs to be replaceable. In my last search I discovered that a few laptop companies were integrating their batteries to be non-removable. Since I always end up replacing the batter at least once before getting a new laptop, that is not acceptable.

Ben · Accepted Answer

Well I hate to say this because you said you didnt like HP, but I would recommend another HP. There are a few computer companies that have good customer service but it really depends on your area. Unlike technology, customer service has stayed in the dark ages for most companies.

Specifically I would recommend the one I use ( this is how I can recommend it)
 HP pavilion dm4-3050us Entertainment PC
It is a notebook instead of a normal laptop so it takes a little to get used to.

1) as far as gaming and browsing and overall processing capabilities, I use my computer to game anything from mmorpgs such as Aion to smaller file size games such as League of Legends to older games such as Age of Empires with no problem. It also runs my AutoCAD (engineering design type program) with no delay.
2) it has Intel HD graphics (I believe integrated into the laptop so dont think you can customize it) but like I said, it runs my gaming with good graphics on
3)It is a PC laptop
4)It is only 14" so its a little smaller than what you wanted
5)It's about $770 from places like amazon but I didn't look at bestbuy and newegg etc.
6)Well even if you dont need it, its very small, compact and very very light with an incredible battery life.
7)battery pack is found right and the rear underside of the notebook and it extremely easy to replace, can be removed and like I said, comes with a very long lasting battery life.

on a side note, it comes with a simplepass fingerprint password memory system built in which I find very handy when I want it to remember my passwords but I dont want other people to be able to use my computer to log into my email

? · Answer

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Erik · Answer

The brand is sometimes more or less irrelevant. What is important is what they put inside it. Go to a general retailer like tiger direct or newegg and see what they have to offer. You will often times find what you are looking for for a lot less than what the big name retailers of computers are.

I need help choosing a laptop brand?

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