hp vs. toshiba college notebook

AFPrep850
Sun, 15 Jul 2007 02:25:49 +0000

ALL notebooks overheat these days. If you want one that runs cool, buy a used original model clamshell iBook. Mine is always a good temperature.

Yes, I’m sure about the Toshiba vs HP debate. I know someone whose USB port just stopped working altogether on the HP. My diagnosis from her description is bad solder joints (also a problem on later model iBooks). I know another guy who has had battery life issues with his HP laptop for some time now.

Now if we’re talking desktops, I recommend HP. We have several at work and none have ever had a problem–some are 2+ years old and are run almost continuously. (Toshiba doesn’t make desktops, at least not in the US…not sure if they have them in Japan)

My Toshiba T1200 still works. Look up a picture of one on Google–it’s quite the historical machine! I know it’s about 19 years old so that is a testamony to Toshiba’s quality.

One final note–here is the order I rank laptop quality in for 2005-2006-2007 models as well as what I give the manufacturing grade:

IBM/Lenovo (B+)
Toshiba (B)
Gateway (B-)
Apple (C)
Compaq/HP (C-)
Dell (C-)
Acer (D)

(Yup, none are worthy of an A IMO)