Laptops / Notebooks for home use: Asus, Acer, Toshiba, etc.

[Walter]

Which is the more reliable brand of laptop / notebook these days: Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Toshiba? For home use only, maybe 12-14 inch screen size.

Is it still cheaper to get in U.S. (assuming shipping is free) or is the price difference negligible? Are there still brands that honor international warranty?

[gearhead000]

Maybe if you'll look online you might say it is cheaper to buy abroad. But then you'll have to factor in sales tax, shipping, at customs duties. Assuming magpapabili ka na lang sa friend or kamag-anak, hindi rin libre ang utang na loob, ah? Dagdag mo pa ang warranty issues kung sakaling magka-problema. Even it says me international warranty, I wouldn't bet on it. Kung susugal ka rin naman sa walang warranty, doon ka na lang sa mga online sellers sa T or sa S. Kahit nga sa Taiwan, except kabisado ka na or me kakilala ka mag-guide sa iyo, mahirapan ka rin makabili ng masabi mong mas malaking kamurahan.

I think lahat naman yan ay good brands, just remember the caveat "you get what you pay for". Don't expect to get the same durability when you pay peanuts for your particular unit.

[Monseratto]

Bought a Asus 14 inch in Gilmore. It broke a few months after. Luckily it was under local warranty and was repaired at no charge. 3 years later its still OK,(cross-fingers),,,

[oj88]

Based on my experience, I'd rank them as follows:

1. Dell
2. Asus
3. Toshiba
4. HP
5. Acer

[e2romo]

Asus so far ang medyo matibay sa mga laptops ko. Just bought a lenovo and an Acer last month, will see kung durable sila.

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[dct]

base on experience, laging unang nasisira sa toshiba ang speakers. 1 sakin, 2 sa friends ko. lenevo medyo mura pero ok price

[e2romo]

base on experience, laging unang nasisira sa toshiba ang speakers. 1 sakin, 2 sa friends ko. lenevo medyo mura pero ok price

Gateway ko rin, under Acer na brand na ito, yung sounds rin unang nasira. No sound kahit sa earphone jack.

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[andywesteast]

Lenovo, formerly IBM, are built like tanks.

[jhnkvn]

Aside from Apple, I only buy ASUS. Says a lot of my favoritism for them and to think I've been tinkering with computers since I was still in elementary..

[dct]

base on experience, laging unang nasisira sa toshiba ang speakers. 1 sakin, 2 sa friends ko. lenevo medyo mura pero ok price

sorry medyo natanga ako dito. lenevo medyo mura pero ok specs. hehe

[Noel Salisipan]

Acer ko 5yrs na, battery lang ang problema. Mostly 8hrs a day pa ang gamit nito, pero nung bago pa almost 24hrs pa dahil s mga downloads.

Yung toshiba nung pinsan ko, 3yrs pa lang kung baga sa car "may kalampag na".

[Retz]

may nabasa ako sa website dati na list of fail rate among top laptop manufacturer brands. hanapin ko lang.

[Syuryuken]

kung pambahay desktop kelangan mo

[cpsolt]

my neo conked out after a couple of years then i inherited my brother's 2005 toshiba. it's still usable.

[ghosthunter]

Which is the more reliable brand of laptop / notebook these days: Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Toshiba? For home use only, maybe 12-14 inch screen size.

Is it still cheaper to get in U.S. (assuming shipping is free) or is the price difference negligible? Are there still brands that honor international warranty?

ASUS is one of the more reliable laptop makers.

Worst (from your list) would be HP and Acer as their defects rate is pretty high.

Locally, the prices of laptops are pretty cheap. Barring student & similar discounts (abroad) prices for laptops under P40K, prices are about the same here as compared to HK.

[Retz]

3 Year Laptop Malfunction Rates by Manufacturer

[xwangbu]

asus for me. wag yung netbooks.
they have international warranty.
but I use an acer laptop -mag six years old na.
replaced Lcd and the hinges. parts bought from ebay and then Diy lang. pag service center kahit anong brand mahal bayad parts and labor.
and based from work experience - HP and Dell are not that good for long term keep.

[Noel Salisipan]

3 Year Laptop Malfunction Rates by Manufacturer

Number 3 ang acer sa top!
But, I will still stick sa Acer because of my personal experienced. Wala pang napapalitan after 5yrs. Battery sana for replacement pero cost me 5k.

My other option is Sony, kaso hindi competetive ang price tapos yung range +/- 40k nila hindi ko pa type ang design.

[userfriendly]

For me, they are pretty much the same. I've used Toshiba, Asus, HP and Acer. So far they all served well. Usually the battery dies first. Memory and HDD are user replacable parts. LED monitors can be replaced by local rpair shops. Dont bother going to the casa, they charge so high its better to buy new. 3rd party repair shops can do the same for a lot less money.

Just stay away from NEO.

[Retz]

ang experience ko sa HP laptop, ung screen pag tumatagal nagkakaroon ng mga lines. must have something to do with the video card.