Laptop Brand Selection

gwb-trading · Apr 11, 2004

I have been very happy with my IBM T20 and T30 laptops. Excellent machines...

In the past I have not been happy with a Toshiba laptop.

- Greg

ElectricSavant · Apr 11, 2004

Lol...You are typing with the one that has the broken shift key....Small I's (i)

Michael B.

P.S. shame on you.... relegating ET to that computer.....

Quote from funky:

i agree with nitro here. doesn't matter what computer/laptop you use. the least important and imho highly overrated portion of a trading business these days.

i have 2 vaios, with 1 broken (shift) key on one of them. they are great for little things like the interfaces and the infrared stuff. i have a dell inspiron 2650 that i picked up for $600 that blows either of them out of the water and its a great laptop. i use it for r&d. the 550 mhz vaios i use for production. see, doesn't really matter....

barsik · Apr 11, 2004

Quote from nitro:

It doesn't matter what you choose for trading. Computers are commodities these days, and the components are almost all the same in each.

My favorite are the VAIOs. Their only flaw is that IMO the keyboards on them stink. But try it out, it may not bother you as much as it does me.

nitro

Sony's service is nonexistent if anything goes wrong with the machine.

funky · Apr 11, 2004

Quote from ElectricSavant:

Lol...You are typing with the one that has the broken shift key....Small I's (i)

Michael B.

P.S. shame on you.... relegating ET to that computer.....

lol, yep..... you got me

Burtakus · Apr 11, 2004

I have been using a XP based Toshiba with a 17" monitor and built in wireless. I have not had any problems and frequently go a week or more without having to reboot. As for service a friend of mine had a problem that was solved extremely quick compared to other computer manufactures I have had experience with. It is at least worth looking at.

kbehr · Apr 15, 2004

Does anyone have an opinion regarding the use of an apple powerbook for daytrading. The 17inch machine is spectacular as is the 23inch stand alone monitor. I am thinking of changing from a pc and would welcome ay opinions.
Thanks
Ken

titan4 · Apr 15, 2004

I don't see how you can go wrong also buying a Dell!

bali_survivor · Apr 15, 2004

Quote from barsik:

Sony's service is nonexistent if anything goes wrong with the machine.

I second that, had a 1 month old Sony and the DVD broke down, could not get it fixed.

Get an IBM, their keyboards and screens are about the best around.

I have have many laptops, both private and from work, Dell, Toshiba, IBM and I like the IBM best. It also has some great driver / software support what Toshiba was lacking. Of the 5 Toshibas I had only one major error once occured right after purchase: the screen was faulty. The 4 IBM's I have had never packed up. Had a few Dell's and they are definitely in my bad books.

One suggestion - if you do a lot of air travel then do not put your laptop in the usual computer bag and put it in the overhead locker. Other people will stuff their luggage in and it will get squashed. Get a Pelican waterproof case (like the stuff used for camera's and with foam on the inside). Plus it will become less of a target to get stolen in the poorer countries. (And if you leave it somewhere you can safely lock it up)

PS one more suggestion, if you keep your laptop running 24 hours a day they can run rather warm. I did go out and bought two strips of rubber (like the stuff used in car doors) that I put under the computer raising it half an inch rom the table, allowing air to freely circulate underneath it. Fan comes on now less frequently and temperature dropped by 5 degrees.

RobertMcLister · Apr 15, 2004

Quote from stevej1658:

When I was searching the web I happened on to the following website - http://www.powernotebooks.com/, and am wanting to know any trader's opinions or experiences with sager and/or power pro laptops.

Sager is actually the U.S. distributor for Clevo, one of the world's largest laptop manufacturers. Clevo sources to several high-end OEMs including Voodoo and L-computers (I think). They make a very solid product but there's a few drawbacks on their high-end machines such as: screw-in batteries, no support for dual battery configurations, and no onsite support. - Rob

barsik · Apr 15, 2004

Quote from titan4:

I don't see how you can go wrong also buying a Dell!

Eh... had three of Dell's notebooks at work.
Major problems with all three, dell's service
is not what it used to be.
People who buy these machines are victims
of hype and advertising.

My Thinkpad T23-- flawless after 2 years of use.
They are expensive, but you get what you pay
for.