Hi Fellow Nairalanders, please i need your advice on a pressing issue. I want to purchase a laptop but the problem is that i am running out of choices. I initially wanted to buy an ACER product but while some folks are saying that ACER is not reliable, some are saying it is a good system but the parts are very scarce and that i should buy HP. Others are saying that HP is good while a hand full are criticising it. Some are saying DELL is the best because it is an American product while some are saying that the keybords, touchpad and other peripherals in Dell are very weak and spoil easily. Some are vouching for TOSHIBA and others think that a SONY VAIO is the bomb. Honestly i am so confused and that's why i decided to bring this issue to the house knowing fully well that there are experts in this field right here in the house. Please, i need your honest and candid advice.
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In my scale of rating based on my experience I will say the best is:

1. Sony Vaio
2. Toshiba
3. Dell
4. HP
5. Compaq
etc

You should also know that the spec of the system also greatly influenced its performance.

I would like you to choose Hp product because i am laptop dealer in computer village ikeja. 08033924627, Victor.

It all depends on your pocket. If you are restrained by a low budget, go for Acer. But if you have a fat pocket, you might want to consider Dell's XPS or a Sony Vaio.

1. Sony Vaio
2. Dell
3. Toshiba

Don't know about the rest.

I dont rate Toshiba highly. Almost all the Toshiba's I have come across seem to develop problems later on. (In fact, there are two spoilt toshiba's in my house at the moment)

ACER is O.K. (There are three ACER's in my house at the moment, and they are not giving thier owners much problems)

However, the only one I can vouch for from experience is compaq. My Compaq has been faithfully serving me for two years and counting. In fact there was one time that there was a power surge. The toshiba(brand new) what was connected to the same outlet as my compaq (which was 1 1/2 years at that time) was destroyed, not just the power pack, but the laptop too. The owner wanted to die.
The only thing that happened to my compaq was that some smoke came out of the power pack. But the power pack did not spoil, it is still serving me today.
A month later, the same thing happened (that was when I started mistrusting toshiba). This time, the toshiba's power pack was destroyed, but my nothing happened to my own.

I think HP is also good, they just bought compaq, and I know many people that have HPs with no complaints so far.

Dont know much about Dell so I wont comment on that

As for Sony, the only one I know about is now having battery problems, despite being only about 1 year old.

So my recommendation to you is to go for either Compaq, HP or at worst, ACER.