What laptop do you own? - Page 2

Lenovo X61, which is currently on its second repair service trip in 4 months. The machine itself is less than 1.5 years old. The first time I sent it to get fixed, they had to replace the hard drive and the battery. This time round, they had to replace the motherboard.

I like the form factor, and had good experiences with IBM thinkpads in the past, but Lenovo is certainly not maintaining Thinkpad standards.

I cannot stress how important it is to backup one's data -- I can only imagine how miserable I would have been had I not backed my research files up.

None. My laptop owns me.

More seriously, an old iBook G4. Nice and compact, not overly encumbered with bells and whistles I don't need...simple stuff.

Yup. Backing up is like insurance. You never need it until you need it.

Whenever I do some important work on my laptop, I always back up at least once every 24hrs. Microsoft's skydrive is awesome for this purpose.

My Thinkpad T42 is sitting unloved in my desk drawer.

Brand new MacBook Pro 13".... I am in love with it

Late 2008 15-inch MBP. Love it --- the industrial design is pretty spectacular. I can't wait to put an Intel SSD in there for its system drive.

Work laptop is an old IBM Thinkpad T42p. Also love it, and it's sort of on the opposite side of the spectrum from the Apple, but really high quality build.

So many laptops today (even the Lenovos) look and feel really cheap.

--Andre

Sony Vaio P-500. It's a tiny thing that I recently purchased, and have come to really like. It's great for travel. I also have a Lenovo.

Dell XPS M1530 for doing computery things in front of the TV.

Acer Aspire One A110X ... tiny 9" netbook that is living inside of my briefcase and travels around with me. Full with music and movies.

Have a regular computer for everything that needs performance and power.

T61 and S10. Big fan of both.

I just bought a HP mini 1151NR one of those netbook thingys...
I had a HP NC6220, but my brother stole it from me

The hinge is a little flimsy. Other then that, they are tremendously strong and durable. When closed you could probably frisbee toss it through a wall.

Definitely compare the MBP and the new 13" MBP side by side before you buy. They are both outstanding.

I have an HP Mini. Since my laptop is stationery, I've given it up for a desktop. Smartest computer decision I've ever made.

+1, I'm quite impressed with mine so far.

What I am most worried about is the screen cracking during transport. I will have to check it out.

It's not less durable than any other modern notebook, if properly cared for obviously.