Best and Worst Laptop Brands 2016

[TheAlmightyProo]

How HP gets third place is beyond me. They make unreliable pieces of garbage. They get hot on the bottom. VERY hot. I replace so many prematurely it's ridiculous.

Ikr? My HP has been ridiculously hot and loud too. Straining the fan like crazy doing nothing. I've checked and double checked but no viruses/malware and not clogged with dust. It's always been hot and noisy but is getting worse.
Maybe it's the AMD A6 in it? I've heard AMD run hot but this is silly.

 

[Say What]

How HP gets third place is beyond me. They make unreliable pieces of garbage. They get hot on the bottom. VERY hot. I replace so many prematurely it's ridiculous.

Ikr? My HP has been ridiculously hot and loud too. Straining the fan like crazy doing nothing. I've checked and double checked but no viruses/malware and not clogged with dust. It's always been hot and noisy but is getting worse.
Maybe it's the AMD A6 in it? I've heard AMD run hot but this is silly.

They just don't know how to properly design a cooling system. Their solution is to have the fan spin all the time. They still get ridiculously hot. You NEED a cooling pad under those. I've also had quite a few Macbook Pro's with dead motherboards within the last year. They were less than 3 years old. The best laptops were the Toshiba ones from about 3-5 years ago. Those were bullet proof. Right now Lenovo is the top brand IMO. They are constructed well and have no issues. Asus is another brand that has bad reliability now. I'm constantly replacing motherboards and mouse buttons on them. The hinges screw down into the cheapest plastic I've ever seen. I've been repairing computers for 15 years now. This is just what I see on a day to day basis. You can't go by these stupid reviews. In 2013 Square Trade did a reliability report. They gave Asus the number 1 spot. Many of those Asus laptops died at around the 2 year mark.

 

[Say What]

How HP gets third place is beyond me. They make unreliable pieces of garbage. They get hot on the bottom. VERY hot. I replace so many prematurely it's ridiculous.

Ikr? My HP has been ridiculously hot and loud too. Straining the fan like crazy doing nothing. I've checked and double checked but no viruses/malware and not clogged with dust. It's always been hot and noisy but is getting worse.
Maybe it's the AMD A6 in it? I've heard AMD run hot but this is silly.

Also look at the way they review these laptops. LENOVO falls down to 6th after they loaded the superfish software which was supposed to be malicious. They stopped doing that when people complained. How does that say anything about the design and reliability.

 

[Adam_8]

5 laptops I had in my life:
Toshiba 486 black and white - real oldschool, cant really compare to anything today
Acer 2000 - great laptop, still works
Acer 2007 - great laptop, still works, even though it has fallen off of a car at 100km/h and still lives!
Acer Aspire S7 2014 - great laptop, my current machine.

My only complaint is that the two latter Acers have shitty touchpads - I dont know why, but it looks like design over utility issue

and then my favourite Dell Alienware M14x R2 - NEVER AGAIN!
premium laptop with nonexistent tech support, I never really gotten any help from dell even though that thing was full of hardware and software issues. That was one bad buy - I would probably be better off with another acer

 

[orlbuckeye]

I've had an Alienware 18, Acer As9810, Acer AS 8950G, an i3 Acer , 2 Sagers one with Pentium M processor and other with a P4 processor., one boutique brand and a Hitachi laptop.

When I started buying laptops the processors were desktops 1 generation behind now they release a notebook and a desktop version on the same processors.

 

[NeoneedsaPC]

I have a ASUS G751JY,and i've nver seen a better Laptop.I dont know HOW they come to the idea to rank ASUS and Acer back there.I'am just sad now.They should see if something is true before they post it somewhere.My meaning.

 

[orlbuckeye]

Well thats because Asus and Acer make many models of laptops many of which are low cost systems.

 

[whiteruski]

How is tech support rated out of 20 where as value is rated 5 and build quality is not even on the list?

I think users should assign the weights to each category. Submit a poll to have users assign weights to each category and then rerun the numbers and lets see who comes out on top. It should be interesting!

 

[jkenhu]

There is nothing called best Laptop Brand as you put it.

you should say which is best Brand for Specific usage.

- Best for Business. that is portability and battery life and endurance.
- Best for Engineers and workstation users.
- Best for Gaming.

very Few Companies make Workstations Laptops , and very few make good business ones ... etc

IMO ,

1- Best for Business , Lenovo Think Pads , Apple
2- Best for Workstation , Dell then HP then Lenovo
3- Best for Gaming , MSI then Asus then Dell

you cant mix those in one basket.

and if you want Rugged Laptop , Only Panasonic Tough books.

i agree with the gaming part. my MSI gaming notebook is ROCK!!

 

[Spacebawls]

The moment I saw "Reviews" having 20pts I knew the ranking is BS.

not really , If you look close , Apple make their notebook light weight as possible. and with solid uni body construction.
add to that , they make almost all the case full of battery , and they beat others on battery life even with non low voltage CPU. more over they use IPS top Quality TFT screen . you never find these cheap at all they are $200 more.
and they toss in thunderbolt ports and fast M2 SSD plus a wonderful magnetic power plug and option that is wonderful.

try to find such things in any other Company and you will find them the same price even More expensive.

you dont compare IPS with TN panels.
and you dont compare 7-9 hours battery life with 4-6 battery life of the same cpu and components.
and you dont M2 PCIe with normal 2.5 SSD with 1/2 speed.
and you dont compare with uni body elegant alu case plastic ugly thick body
and you dont compare smart magnetic power plug with old fashioned notebook puller power plug that can crash your system .

if you want all those in a Windows PC it will be the same price of Apple

Apple is not overpriced . it is just the Mercedes of the notebooks . you are buying a Toyota.

and I dont understand how on earth you missed Lenovo thinkpad in all your list.

as I said you are a gamer. and gamers should not buy Apple.

Aren't Apple on TN ? And Mercedes cars sucks fyi. None are reliable. Apple is reliable. The comparison should be more like Apple are Lexus and you are buying Volkswagen/Chrysler/GM

 

[Solandri]

Aren't Apple on TN ? And Mercedes cars sucks fyi. None are reliable. Apple is reliable. The comparison should be more like Apple are Lexus and you are buying Volkswagen/Chrysler/GM

The Macbook Airs are TN. That's why I don't recommend them unless you're desperate to have a glowing fruit cutout on the lid of your laptop. In fact outside of the $300-$500 price range, the TN panels on most PC laptops are better than the MBA TN panels (roughly 50% sRGB vs 70%-80% sRGB).

Some of the older Macbook Pros were TN, but they're all IPS now. The MBPs are specifically designed for graphics and photo/video professionals (cover 100% sRGB), and Apple caught a lot of flak for the old TN panels on them (they color-shift with viewing angle, which is unacceptable for anyone working in these fields). I doubt they'll make the same mistake and go back to putting TN on the MBPs.

Any car comparison is completely off the mark. These companies do not build these laptops from the ground up. They hire another company (ODM) to do it for them, and the ODMs buy parts from the same suppliers.

 

[orlbuckeye]

Apple laptops are also built by ODM's. Apple is planning on doing some manufacturing in the USA. Lenovo does build a model here in the USA in their Lenovo factories.

 

[Jo-jo_]

Im in need of knowing what is a good brand for a laptop as my acer hates me ive been through 2 now so i was looking at asus zenbook ux305 and as a person like myself that doesnt know much about computers that was the worst guide for helping people is there a better way of finding out what type of laptop suits my needs i like downloading burning music etc shop on ebay and check out facebook thats roughly about it thanks for the help ☺

 

[Jenna_Benna]

You have to go by individual models. There are good and bad in every brand. Choosing by brand instead of specs will get you into trouble. Read the reviews if available! Wonder why they didn't include longevity on their list... Any computer that lasts over 5 years with minimal issues is gold in my book.

 

[orlbuckeye]

You have to go by individual models. There are good and bad in every brand. Choosing by brand instead of specs will get you into trouble. Read the reviews if available! Wonder why they didn't include longevity on their list... Any computer that lasts over 5 years with minimal issues is gold in my book.

I totally agree.

 

[jbgarcia]

If you are considering a gaming laptop, you HAVE to include Sager/Clevo. Sager and MSI are, in my opinion, the most reliable gaming laptop brands and the best bang for your buck, not to mention they save you hundreds of dollars over mainstream names such as Dell/Alienware.

 

[Masihakhan]

Actually it is difficult to say.For an example, me and my friend brought Compaq on the same day. His laptop lasted for 1 years and mine for 4 years. So it is tough to say. But if I have to say one name then best Apple and worst Acer.

 

[madbullx]

Almost two years with HP Probook 470. Zero problems so far. The only thing that bothers me are high temperatures in some games (game from 2008. gave me higher temperatures than GTA V) ... So it could be just about optimization, I don't know. Overall, this is my first Laptop, and it remained same for almost 2 years now. Just need to change thermal paste, and clean dust, and it'll shine again just like the first day.

 

[drues1986]

I have an Acer and used to be a total Acer fan. My fiancée has a HP and I have to be honest, the build quality on the HP completely blows the Acer out of the water. The HP has good clean edges and aluminium chassis and surfaces, whereas the Acer has sharp edges, places where the two parts of the case do not fit trim and generally is poor quality crappy plastic.

 

[orlbuckeye]

I have loved dells in the past the last 7 years or so, my only complaint is that they run hot. I just baught a thinkpad and so far love it more than the dell. It is very smooth and I just can't believe how cool it runs. I keep it on 24/7 and it is almost cold. So far very happy with the think pad. this is the one a purchased.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SBQ7GHU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00SBQ7GHU&linkCode=as2&tag=t&linkId=WYG5BQZPNE44KNIH

Well there are things to consider why your new laptop runs cooler. The 6th generation Intel processor is more energy efficient then the past generations ( but that happens with every new generation of Intel processor). Also a laptop with only an integrated GP will run cooler and be more energy efficient the one with a DGP. The power of the pc is a big determining factor in weght, temperature and battery life.

 

[Fred thinks]

Ive been using Acers for the past 6 years and all have been rock solid devices. All three (which are still going today) have been dropped, kicked, gamed on, worked on through and through. I replaced one keyboard ($15) because my WASD letters rubbed off but that's it.

Toshiba...no thanks. Returned mine because of faulty touch pad, wifi died in my mothers one, my friends have them and the bezels around the screens are clicky (clips are not good enough). Even the ones I see in stores, the build quality for me is just not there.

 

[Fred thinks]

i have no experience with any other brands exept Acer; i bought a demo (used) i7 4core laptop with 2 built in h/drives of 1,75 Tb, 16 Gb Ram,Nvidia Gt 440 2Gb graphics, 17 inch screen and i used it every day for an average of 4 to 6 hrs since 2013 ~no problems exept a limited battery function only (+- 1.5 hrs)

Yes, it is plastic,but fantastic value !We have more internet related issues here in South Africa

 

[Alvin_M]

As it has already been said many times, do not compare brands but models althaough it can be done at a certain point. The best way to compare laptops is by what they will be used. The table with the points on the top is just someone's opinion. I do not agree at all with it.
If it is for gaming the list is like this: MSI ASUS LENOVO ACER the others are not worth it.
If it is for portability then you have many choices as every brand makes ultrabooks. I do not reccomend it but the macbook air is great for portability but not good for work(the reason why i don't reccomend it). The Lenovo LaVie is a nice one and the Dell XPS 13 or the Samsung ATIV Book Pro 9.
If it is for work (meaning portability and performance) the list is like this: Samsung, Acer, Lenovo
For workstation go straight for Lenovo.
As for a overall list it would be like this: Lenovo Samsung Acer Asus MSI Dell Sony Apple HP Toshiba
Personally I think Apple should not exist as it makes really really lame products at outrageous prices though their design is what is keeping them alive.

 

[drues1986]

The problem, you see, is that we’re getting to the point where the thickness of Apple’s iPhone handset is becoming determined by the audio jack, rather than the Apple-designed components inside the device. Apple’s previous iPhones have shipped with the standard 3.5mm audio jack we know and love, mainly in order to allow users of the device to easily connect a range of audio accessories up to their smartphone.

 

[pewpew135]

For me, I choose Asus and Lenovo because I chose them.