I'm buying a new laptop. Only dell and toshiba in my mind. Can u suggest which 1 is the better laptop. I mean in all aspects. Some say dell has the best service while toshiba has the better body build and more beautiful in shape. How about the motherboard? Heat tolerance? Battery life span?

Moving to PDAs & Mobile Computing!

I'm not familiar with Toshiba laptop (haven't try them ) but if you want better customization and Customer Support, Dell is your friend. Customize to your heart's content.

i have both, and should say toshiba cause of its design and heat.....dell gets hot kinda fast

You never consider the price??

it's rather difficult to make comparison based on brand alone. sometimes, same brand but different models will have different ratings due to the hardware used. i would suggest to specifically name the two models of these two brands that you intended to buy and let the rest comment on them. my 2 cents.

This post has been edited by callmepaper: Nov 2 2007, 02:32 PM

Yes, it was not fair to compare 2 brand without knowing the model. If by brand I think both give equal point. Each brand have weakness and strength.

I use both,

Dell Vs Toshiba....depends on the price...

Budget units, Dell better.....toshiba like plastic

Most expensive unit...gotta be Toshiba, Dell is more like Mid range units built quality.

I pick Dell anytime. No other brand laptop can be customise like Dell. No other brand laptop have a better service than Dell. If style and design more important, than I go for Sony Vaio.

dell r..customer service n reliability..

my sis has a toshiba..hmm..no prb so far..

but i guess c ur budget..

anyway..if talk abt design sure go for sony..keke or..hp ma..

dell.. can customize..

And also macbook

toshiba better but dell cheaper

Dell..but not their lowend range...their mainstream and highline is not bad.

toshiba semestinya

I've used both makes of notebook before... Well, Toshiba is excellent if u are going for the more mid-range and high-end notebooks... On the other hand, Dell is the leader for the lower-end of the scale, i.e. the laptops priced from M$2k and below...

dell for sure, im been using dell for a while.. great service, support, best build.

dell cheaper and the spec can customize as u what u like.

Dell. I've seen too many Toshibas deployed where I work, many with serious motherboard, keyboard problems. Toshiba's support also takes forever to service a notebook compared to Dell's almost instantaneous support.

Quality = Toshiba
Price, Superb support, Customizations - Dell

Dislikes Toshiba as the service given by them are slow and ridiculous...

quality is toshiba..usually get ur laptop in good condition no cacat here & there,

dell is the best in customer service but u might get a laptop which not that perfect but u can anytime ask for replacement of that particular part..easy they come to your home while toshiba u have to bring it to them

so go for DELL

yeah man... and then dell got complete cover.... replacing laptop parts are very costly and it's best to get complete cover. when the warranty is over. have some "accident" wif ur laptop and ask them to replace it. wahahaha!!

they have the best quality after all.....who needs servicing when there is hardly any problem?

But it is hardly can ensure all the toshiba product have no defective!I think Dell is much more better(in terms of service I mean)

This post has been edited by jonuslee: Nov 21 2007, 03:04 PM

that i agree with you. Im using both toshiba and dell and so far no problem

after using the laptop for long time, for sure some minor problems will arise(mine special case, use not long and got major prob. my HDD and keyboard KO). thats when good servicing comes in hand.

Toshiba? Maybe you really suay 1

Hmm dell nowadays kinda not good quality....I got use dell and toshiba b4 and the one thing different : LCD brightness, toshiba's colour more vivid and bright but dell's seems to fall behind.

Dell parts = affordable = made in china ?

I think so !!Now most of the computer product are made in china cos they are cheap!

Built quality is quite a mess for dell lately.

toshiba pc's are abit slow and heavy too

mine is Dell. Inspiron 700m. i travel a lot wif my laptop. plus i'm not gentle wif my things. hahaha... dropped my laptop at the middle of the road b4. part of my casing cracked.

Go for Toshiba for sure... For its quality... But dell got better after sales service and cheaper price...

they are assembled in china

then got anything come out from the casing?

nothin came out... my heart almost popped out cuz my assignments are inside my lappie and due in 1 week. if my hdd dies. i'm so dead.

You are so lucky man, if your hdd smash your assignment will be gone, therefore must always do a couple of backup for your assignment.

That why big capacity thumb drive come in handy. More durable, my thumb drive even been washed by washing machine. And thank good still doing okay.

LOL Mine Kingston 1gb Data traveler also have similar experience. I still remember I put my thumb drive in my shirt pocket and soaked it with soap water for overnight, until the next morning I only realized my thumb drive missing and found it in the pail. I let it dry by opening the casing for 3 days plus hairdryer, guess what, I plug in to my pc and still work, all the data still inside. Lucky me.

Dell parts & assembly for laptop from Penang, Malaysia.
Dell parts & assembly for desktop from China.

All their parts is total out-source supply similar to other brand company except their programmable BIOS is done by their own.

If u wish for 3000 and below laptop, i would say dell. I've a few friend with unlucky experience with their toshiba, low-end 1