My Search for a New Laptop

Pros

Cons

HP

·         Low price point; cannot beat the quality for the price.

·         Can do the basic stuff such as use the Internet and create documents for my classes.

·         Had bad experiences the HP in the past, but that was well over 10 – 12 years ago.

·         Sony looked slightly better.

Sony

·         Previous Sony Viao held strong for 3 – 4 years; the only reason that I was even looking to replace my laptop is because the battery life was only 15 minutes and the Z-key was broken.

·         Security in knowing exactly what I would be getting from having owned a Sony in the past.

·         When I tried to buy a new battery for my old laptop, I found out that Sony discontinued the battery for my model.

·         Having broken Z-key is very annoying when you want to use ‘Ctrl+Z’.

·         New Sony Model would probably have a low battery life, just like the old model.

·         Sony used to have a Sony Store at the local mall that I could visit in person for more selection and for more personalized service, but it closed without notice.

Toshiba

·         Price was not much more than the price of the Sony.

·         Machine is very lightweight, which makes it very easy for me to take with me wherever it needs to go.

·         Machine has a very long battery-life (at least compared to all of my previous laptops).

·         Machine has a solid state drive; this was a very big pro for me since I have had multiple fan failures with my past laptops.

·         Have never owned a Toshiba in the past so I would have no idea of what to expect from previous experience.

·         Every time I have seen a Toshiba in the stores in the past, they have always been heavy, hot, and on display with an extra cooling fan under it.

·         My personal perception of Toshiba is that it could end up being a lemon, just like the Averatec laptop I had before the Sony.