Laptops > 15 - 17 inches Laptops > $1,600 - $2,000 > by Brand

Advantages: Easy to use, works well
Disadvantages: Some programs (PC only) will not work natively in OS X

...the Intel-based MacBook pro from Apple is a great product! This is the second Mac I have purchased, to replace a Powerbook I bought 4 years ago and I'm very pleased with it. It's very fast, lightweight and Mac OSX is easy to use. I've had no problems with it so far. All my programs run well. Of course I use it mostly for design, writing and internet, so the programs I need work on it and work well. People are always complaining how expensive Macs ...
...you buy a PC or PC laptop, your machine is basically done after a year or less. I used my previous powerbook for 4 years and it only showed signs of slowing down around the 4th year. I also had the extended warranty (Applecare) and it paid for itself 3x over. ... Read review

Advantages: Perfect for audio and video
Disadvantages: People staring at you because you have a macbook pro :)

The Apple Macbook Pro is the Ultimate Apple Laptop. The macbook pro is basically the best laptop that apple sells. A lot of people ask me, "why didnt u just buy a macbook?" The macbook is for people that just like to surf the internet and do light work on it. The Macbook is good for the internet, doing light video work/ audio work/ and image work. But the Macbook Pro is a power house. I run full music sessions with protools and logic at the same ...
...If you are new to apple products and are just looking for something to mess around on. Then the macbook is for you. There are only a few cons to the macbook pro. The part of the case where u rest your hands while you time can get extremely dirty. But thats why apple gives you two hand sized stickers to put there. Other than that the macbook is perfect. The battery lasts a good length. But i keep it plugged in all the time so its no big deal to me. ... Read review

Advantages: Graphics,beautiful screen,huge ports,robust
Disadvantages: Luggy,lil bit loud

I am working in a 3d animation institute which offers 3d solutions to the advertising houses.So I had a need of something robust and powerful laptop which can carry the load of Maya and others 3D softwares.I was wandering on the web here n there,at last I found this pretty nice lappy and i bought it.As i m a 3d designer ,screen resolution always matters a lot to me and its 17″ WXGA+ (1440×900) resolution was one of the peak reason to me to ...
...will surely go with me.This notebook is packed with multi dimensional features.As a high end user,i chose to buy Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz with 2GB RAM powered processor version .As i had a horrible experience with Vista ,i stayed away from it and relied on Windows XP.It is nicely equipped with two speakers on the both sides which offers a nice sound experience.Yeah,now come to the main point for which i bought this,that its Graphics.Awesome,mind blowing. ... Read review

Advantages: Thin, light, tightly built
Disadvantages: Very poor screen that malkes this laptop useless.

...in my life. HP support replaced the screen - same thing. The problem is with the screen - not with the driver or graphics card. This laptop has "the best" 17" WUXGA anti-glare non-glossy display HP has to offer + NVIDIA Quadro 1600 graphics card with 512MB memory. Tried several drivers - same horrible quality. When attached to external monitor looks fine. But if I have to have an external monitor, - why use laptop? This is especially frustrating ...
...this laptop is touted by HP as ideal for 2D/3D graphics design and modeling. Nothing could be further from the truth. This is simply false advertisement on HP part. HP on-site "next day" "business critical" is support simply horrific. It took two weeks for the person to appear on site (he was supposed to be there next day after I reported the problem according to on-site service contract), did not fix the problem (well the problem is not fixable ... Read review

Advantages: Super Fast, Fingerprint Recognition, Bluetooth, Widescreen
Disadvantages: Price, No Trackball

...of. It is my Lenovo ThinkPad T61p. I have a regular Dell desktop computer, and up until a week ago, I had a Dell laptop. I did not like my Dell laptop at all! It was slow and lacked the features that I want in a laptop computer. After begging the guys in our IT department, they finally hooked me up with this beautiful piece of machinery! Now for the good stuff: -This model has a 15" wide screen display that looks amazing -It has a 4.0 Ghz Core ...
...-It has 2GB x 2 DDR2 SDRAM -Its has a DVD/R, DVD/RW, CD/R,CD/RW Superdrive -It has three USB 2.0, one ExpressCard slot, VGA, headphone / line-out, microphone-in, modem, 1Gb Ethernet -It has wireless: WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0 w/ EDR -It has Windows Vista Ultimate So those are the specs. This is one very capable laptop, and the speed always puts a smile on my face. The screen on this model isn't glossy like most of the new laptops. It has a matte ... Read review