http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/35665-New-Laptop-Advice en-us 2026 Maplesoft, A Division of Waterloo Maple Inc. Maplesoft Document System Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:43:25 GMT Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:43:25 GMT The latest comments added to the Post, new Laptop advice http://www.mapleprimes.com/images/mapleprimeswhite.jpg http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/35665-New-Laptop-Advice http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/35665-New-Laptop-Advice?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:new Laptop advice:Comments#comment44637 <p>I just have a distinct feeling that these computer companies have been selling the same stuff under different names<br /> for the last 20 years. They are extremely skilled when it comes to marketing / borderline dishonest. They communicate very <br /> aggressively that the users always need to have the latest stuff ie last year we sold XX 50 but now we are selling<br /> sell XX 5000 which is much much much better than previous model. When the reality is that incremental improvements<br /> even though they are branded as major &quot;leaps&quot; have little value to the average user. The value for the computer company is <br /> clear. To make as much money as possible.<br /> <br /> Take the brand name intel Core i7 for example. I find the name to be misleading because it is easy to infer that the computer <br /> have 7 cores which is not the case. I am just wondering when we will come to a point when we will have the speed of photonic <br /> computer (speed will not be a function of new models realizes and money will not be made from aggressive and often misleading marketing) what will the computer companies derive their revenue from ?!</p> The latest comments added to the Post, new Laptop advice 44637 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:57:57 Z alex_01 alex_01 http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/35665-New-Laptop-Advice?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:new Laptop advice:Comments#comment44638 You made some interesting points, which may also apply to some software (esp some OSs)., in fact any to any business, but particularly ones that are dominated by a few players However the fact is that I've got a 5 year old laptop and I've upgraded everything on it that's upgradeable. The speakers, keyboard, mousepad and headphone jack are now mostly unusable so I have to use external devices. The screen sometimes gives up, but miraculously works again after a reboot (but I use an external monitor a lot of the time. I've taken it to work and back with me nearly every day, so I can't really complain. I just have to decide what to buy. My policy has, more or less, been to buy the best that money can buy and then make it last as long as possible. The latest comments added to the Post, new Laptop advice 44638 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:21:23 Z longrob longrob http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/35665-New-Laptop-Advice?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:new Laptop advice:Comments#comment44639 <p>&quot;My policy has, more or less, been to buy the best that money can buy and then make it last as long as possible.&quot;<br /> <br /> I dont not mean to tell you what do nor do I mean any disrespect but I would not personally pursue such a strategy<br /> because there are usually incremental differences between the products at any point in time and such differences <br /> are certainly not worth a double, tripple, or quadruple price tag which we usually see for &quot;high-end&quot; laptops etc. <br /> This is exactly what I mean when it comes to marketing. These companies are so screwed that you have to <br /> micro-manage them. I think everyone wants the &quot;best&quot; unfortunatly the best is more a function of time than <br /> product variety. Major technology improvments are usually stochastic. The micro processor was one of those <br /> major leaps. After that I think the focus has been to make money rather than pushing boundaries. <br /> The speed of development is painfully slow....&nbsp; <br /> &nbsp;</p> The latest comments added to the Post, new Laptop advice 44639 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:38:47 Z alex_01 alex_01 http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/35665-New-Laptop-Advice?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:new Laptop advice:Comments#comment44640 Unless we talk of specifics, I don't know what you are referring to when you say "double, tripple, or quadruple price tag which we usually see for "high-end" laptops etc. "... I did say "more or less". That means I don't buy literally the best of the best. What I'm looking at now is several models from Lenovo, Dell, Sony and Acer which will cost US$2-2.5K. For me, this represents the top of the range from these manufacturers. I think that price range is reasonable. I don't think anything is available that is even close to the same performance for half the price, and I can't imagine anything costing triple or quadruple with a similar spec. The latest comments added to the Post, new Laptop advice 44640 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:44:16 Z longrob longrob http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/35665-New-Laptop-Advice?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:new Laptop advice:Comments#comment44641 <p>You might be right. I am talking from my UK experience. Here you can get a nice laptop for<br /> 400 GBP (approx 650 USD). I have seen laptops that cost 400*2 = 800 GBP, 400*3 = 1200 GBP, <br /> and 400*4=1600 GBP and even more. I promise you that even if you buy the &quot;best&quot; laptop available<br /> in todays market you will want to buy an new computer in 3-4 years time anyway (mostly because<br /> you again will be seduced by cleverly designed marketing campaign) so why even <br /> bother chasing performance figures ?.</p> The latest comments added to the Post, new Laptop advice 44641 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:02:23 Z alex_01 alex_01 http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/35665-New-Laptop-Advice?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:new Laptop advice:Comments#comment44642 I've owned 3 laptops in my life. The first bought in 1995 was a top of the range sony vaio. The second was bought in 2000 and was also a top of the range vaio. My current one is an Acer, again top of the range in 2005. I think 5 years is a good life for a laptop that gets transported around at least twice daily 6 days a week. Maybe I have been lucky, but my friends who always bought lower spec machines found themselves upgading/replacing after 2-3 years. I'd be willing to pay quite a lot just to avoid the upgrade process itself, never mind the financial element :) The latest comments added to the Post, new Laptop advice 44642 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:16:43 Z longrob longrob