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David Lee · 01-13-2024, 07:09 PM

both dell and hp have good laptops from low end user to high end. just like everything. you get what you pay for. i would stat away from the low end

Tom Goldman · 01-14-2024, 01:21 PM

my experience has been mixing work and racing on my laptop has always led to problems .
I finally went to a dedicated factory refurbished Lenovo think pad with a SSD for racing use only ,and did not need to spend a fortune on memory or power I did not need . ..Run on windows 10 , rarely bother with updates because I don't use it on the internet except to update Crew Chief. Been reliable for several years
Freed up money to buy a good unit for work.

Run to Rund · 01-15-2024, 09:22 AM

If you plan to carry it around a lot, you will appreciate the light weight of the LG Gram laptops.

340Cuda · 01-15-2024, 12:16 PM

Another recommendation, I don't think I would purchase a laptop or a desktop that did not have a SSD (solid state drive) as its primary storage device.

Jeff Niceswanger · 01-15-2024, 02:32 PM

Another thing. Make sure the unit your buying is using the traditional USB Ports...the old style. A lot of the nicer ones are switching over to the mini, and you will have to use a dongle adapter to hook up to your Big Stuff/Holley/Msd etc.
One of my laptops, a solid state drive Dell XPS-15 is wonderful, except it's full of those mini ports and is a pita.I have a couple year old identical traditional drive XPS-15, and it's still the old bigger ports. I end up using the old one most of the time

Eddies66 · 01-16-2024, 09:30 AM

Sorry guys but I have had an Apple product since the mid 80s starting with the Apple II E. Use an iMac daily and just purchased a MacBook Pro for Christmas. I don't even know if I could work with Microsoft programs.

01-13-2024, 07:09 PM	#11
David Lee VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,151 Likes: 450 Liked 322 Times in 118 Posts	Re: New laptop both dell and hp have good laptops from low end user to high end. just like everything. you get what you pay for. i would stat away from the low end

01-14-2024, 01:21 PM	#12
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,443 Likes: 804 Liked 722 Times in 211 Posts	Re: New laptop my experience has been mixing work and racing on my laptop has always led to problems . I finally went to a dedicated factory refurbished Lenovo think pad with a SSD for racing use only ,and did not need to spend a fortune on memory or power I did not need . ..Run on windows 10 , rarely bother with updates because I don't use it on the internet except to update Crew Chief. Been reliable for several years Freed up money to buy a good unit for work. __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK Last edited by Tom Goldman; 01-14-2024 at 01:24 PM.

01-15-2024, 09:22 AM	#13
Run to Rund Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 577 Likes: 7 Liked 45 Times in 23 Posts	Re: New laptop If you plan to carry it around a lot, you will appreciate the light weight of the LG Gram laptops.

01-15-2024, 12:16 PM	#14
340Cuda VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,597 Likes: 3,414 Liked 700 Times in 301 Posts	Re: New laptop Another recommendation, I don't think I would purchase a laptop or a desktop that did not have a SSD (solid state drive) as its primary storage device.

01-15-2024, 02:32 PM	#15
Jeff Niceswanger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 823 Likes: 624 Liked 901 Times in 328 Posts	Re: New laptop Another thing. Make sure the unit your buying is using the traditional USB Ports...the old style. A lot of the nicer ones are switching over to the mini, and you will have to use a dongle adapter to hook up to your Big Stuff/Holley/Msd etc. One of my laptops, a solid state drive Dell XPS-15 is wonderful, except it's full of those mini ports and is a pita.I have a couple year old identical traditional drive XPS-15, and it's still the old bigger ports. I end up using the old one most of the time __________________ Jeff Niceswanger 3740 SS

01-16-2024, 09:30 AM	#16
Eddies66 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Rancho Mirage, CA Posts: 1,308 Likes: 300 Liked 881 Times in 451 Posts	Re: New laptop Sorry guys but I have had an Apple product since the mid 80s starting with the Apple II E. Use an iMac daily and just purchased a MacBook Pro for Christmas. I don't even know if I could work with Microsoft programs.