The ULTIMATE thread 2007: Which brand do you support?

So we all have our own opinions regarding different brands. Some of us prefer BMW rather than Mercedes, some prefer Pepsi to coke.. But this is to check which laptop brand you support. If you own a Acer, but prefer Asus, vote for Asus. Take everything into consideration, from build quality to pricing to customer services. If you not sure or no experience, just pick your favourite. Add additional information if you want to.

This thread is to check the popularity of brands. Like the "Most Popular Laptops" pane on the left hand side if you click on the HOME page, I want to be able to have the same concept here. I took all the manufacturers that's viewed on Notebookreview.com

EDIT: Unfortuneately there is only ONE option you can select, so think hard and choose wise!

 

Is there a poll for this or something? Or you just want an opinion?

I say Asus and ThinkPads are the best ones out there.

 

i think asus and compal are the best but not always the most affordable. in terms of good price/performance ratio i think dell and hp are two of the best

 

Not sure I'd call it "best" but what I like most is Apple/Mac.

 

Asus ftw. i admit though, i am an Asus fanboy now.

 

I voted for Dell, but I only like the Latitude series and the Dell XPS M1210. The Dell XPS M1330 has potential.

 

What not votes for falcon northwest? Here I thought everybody had an extra $10,000 to spend on a laptop lol ...Asus FTW

 

Falcon Northwest re-brands Clevo notebooks [as well as some other ODM models]..

 

The only company I support is the one that provides me with the right tool.

 

Which manufacturer makes the Latitude laptops? I should have voted for that manufacturer.

 

i voted for alienware... pre-dell however.

 

Dell has their notebooks mainly designed & manufactured by Quanta and Compal.

 

Dell makes the Latitudes.

 

Dell sells Latitudes, but they do not make them. One second...

EDIT: I had to look something up. I think Quanta makes Latitudes.

 

Whats with these polls, never really showing the correct ODMs:

Quanta designs/makes some seriously nice and sturdy notebooks. They are the largest notebook manufacturer in the world.
- notably for Sony, Apple's Macbooks, Lenovo/IBM, Gateway, Dell, etc.

Compal is the right up there as well, with great designs. They are 2nd largest.
- notably for Toshiba, NEC, some Dell's, HP, Compaqs, etc..

Clevo is probably the most well-known boutique brand manufacturer in the world.
- more well known with re-branding from Alienware, Sager, VooDoo PC, Falcon, etc..
- known to be luxury notebooks, and the best for the money.

ASUS is right up there.
- making their own notebook lines
(but has recently made a contract to produce the next Toshibas)

MSI (Micro-Star Intl) is another great designer/manufacturer.
- like Asus, they have their own line of notebooks that get re-branded.

Then you got:
AOPEN (Acer)
Arima
LG
MiTAC
Uniwill
Twinhead
Foxconn
FIC
ECS

Dont you see that these polls are a bit inaccurate in portraying the "name brands", when in reality, the options that are being voted are skewed since you have several "brands" being designed/manufactured by the same ODM. And since Quanta and Compal combined, they produce about 90% of the world's notebooks... wow.

I believe that poll's should reflect the best OEM (not "brand") notebook build quality or customer/tech support. Its the OEM that should either get the blame or the praise... with the "bloatware" or software package.... good/bad technical support... etc.

I'll vote Clevo... but its put with Sager....

Note: Sager sells Compal and Clevo's. (see what I mean, which do i vote for?)

Game On People,
-Gophn

 

I voted Sony because of my past experiences with them. I have been very happy with my FE and my cousin's SZ is superb as well.

 

I don't think its fair to have mac up there because thats pretty much its own os. For real results it should be all the others vs mac

 

That makes no sense. It's not about the OS....and the OP meant Mac as name, he didn't mean Mac OS X. It's about the brand, not the OS they are running.

 

Its Samsung all the way for me.

 

compal all the way

 

Asus is going to be making Toshiba's? That's interesting. All of them or just certain lines?

 

Sony for the Style

 

I do not think the are going to make all the notebooks... probably just a stylish and/or performance line.

 

Wistron manufactures the current consumer line HP/Compaq notebooks(atleast the dv2000/dv6000/dv9000). I presume it is the same with the current dv2500/6500/9500 as well. Compal manufactures some of the low end business notebooks and the some of the higher end 'w' series workstations are assembled by HP themselves in the US(I dont know how true this is but thats what I have heard)

 

compals the best but really i dont care as long as i get a good notebook

 

Thanks, Gophn.

 

im for asus ^_^
not to mention, they make systems for sony, apple and other brands.

 

You can't go wrong with Sager and Clevo. I love Clevo, and all their reseller companies.

 

Its there... but it was stuck with Sager... which sells both Compal and Clevo notebooks...

you can see why I say these polls are too skewed and inaccurate.

 

Given a choice, I'd go with the Thinkpads any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

But for best value, I'd definitely go with Asus.

Maybe a Dell or HP business model too.

 

Fujitsu (because I own one right now) however, ASUS would be up there as well

 

Thinkpads, nothing beats the legendary Thinkpad quality and reliability.

 

I see many people Voting for Asus, and have heard many good things about them before this. But I'm wondering if all their notebooks are exceptionally good for the value, or only the more expensive series? And why doesn't Asus offer extended warranty, only 2 years standard (which, to be fair, is twice as long as most other brand's standard warranty)?

 

Latitudes offer 3 year international warranty standard and $150 complete care warranty that covers any accidental damage.

ASUS does offer a 3 year warranty for a price.

 

i voted Asus though i just purchased a Dell
I think Asus makes great laptops and desktop motherbaord, but everything else they make are pretty much rebadged crap from other makers