New laptop - any recommendations? - urgent!!

[dmini]

Ended up with a lenovo t510i, warranty upgraded to 5 years NBD. When I wanted a laptop available on Next day delivery instead of 2 weeks, with 64 bit OS, >4Gb ram (or upgradable), and nbd warranty - (dont want to hand it over for a couple of weeks if it went wrong)
Once I put in these restrictions & a reasonable screen size it came down to very few on the choice

[n103]

Used dell inspirons for over 5 yrs without any problems.

[norrahe]

Vaio- been using them for years.

Acerr, good, but only for basic stuff

[Platypus]

Acer... good luck with that

[FarmerPalmer]

John Lewis have a clearance this weekend - might be worth a look if you are after a bargain.

I've just bought an Acer Travelmate 5730 (last one of that model from Amazon) to replace my 3 year old Lenovo 3000 C200, which was reliable.

[Clippy]

Saw this deal on an Acer Aspire 3935 last week but you obviously won't get it before Monday.

[Addanc]

Get a Mac.

MacBook Pro will run everything you want, even windows under VM or Bootcamp. You can wander down to your local Apple store and pick one up tommorow.

Do they always work irrespective of how you hold them?

[DaveB]

I've been just been told I need a mid-range laptop capable of running VMs for a contract starting Monday. Clearly want to put a good warranty onto it as well. Any suggestions?

Get a Mac.

MacBook Pro will run everything you want, even windows under VM or Bootcamp. You can wander down to your local Apple store and pick one up tommorow.

[Spacecadet]

I've been just been told I need a mid-range laptop capable of running VMs for a contract starting Monday. Clearly want to put a good warranty onto it as well. Any suggestions?

I would recommend a Dell with the 3 year pro warranty with accidental damage cover. Anything happens and its seen to within 24 hours and if they can't fix it then you get a new laptop.

But you need one by monday...
They might be able to rush one to you if you aren't too fussy about the spec

[fullyautomatix]

I've been just been told I need a mid-range laptop capable of running VMs for a contract starting Monday. Clearly want to put a good warranty onto it as well. Any suggestions?

Dont buy a Samsung, I had a horrible experience with a Samsung one several years ago. The screen cracked thrice. Twice in warranty.

[dmini]

I've been just been told I need a mid-range laptop capable of running VMs for a contract starting Monday. Clearly want to put a good warranty onto it as well. Any suggestions?