Laptop shopping

Gold Member Joined: Nov 21 2006 Posts: 1942 Location: L.A.

Can someone make a recommendation for a laptop?
I am bedridden and shopping online only. I shop at costco.com. I got an HP laptop recently and I am soooooo frustrated with the mousepad (the place where I put my finger....)
I want to ship it back but before I do I want to order another one.
Could the problem be with this particular piece or is HP in general not such good quality?
The others they have available are Dells and Acers. The Aliens are too expensive for me. And the refurbished ones are just as expensive as the non-refurbished so that's out too.

Or maybe I should wait to see what else they might offer in the near future?

Platinum Member Joined: May 13 2007 Posts: 8153

I have a HP and I really like it.

Have you tried fixing the settings on your mouspad? Go to the control panel and adjust the settings so that the pointer moves faster. That should help. Also unselect the precision adjuster or something like that.

Gold Member Joined: Nov 21 2006 Posts: 1942 Location: L.A.

I can be typing and all of a sudden the mouse is on a different place on the page....
Happens all the time...out-of-control little naughty mouse....
And often I'll be playing a game here and the mouse is behaving and then all of a sudden it's not moving normally! Like it got exhausted...I'll wait a few minutes and then it's back to normal...this yo-yo-ing drives me nuts..

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Gold Member Joined: Nov 21 2006 Posts: 1942 Location: L.A.

Mine is not a vista, it's a '7'.
Goodheart, How much is a macbook?

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Diamond Member Joined: Sep 02 2007 Posts: 2715

I second, third, and fourth the Macbook pro!!

Platinum Member Joined: Jun 22 2008 Posts: 6433

I attach a regular mouse and disable the touch pad.... its the only way I can work.

Gold Member Joined: Nov 21 2006 Posts: 1942 Location: L.A.

Except that I'm bedridden and the external mouse needs a base of sorts...

Gold Member Joined: Nov 21 2006 Posts: 1942 Location: L.A.

How much is a Macbook? Where do you get it?

Silver Member Joined: Jan 14 2009 Posts: 738 Location: NY

DON'T get a Toshiba. I got one and I don't like it.

Get a Sony. They are great machines that are nice and small too.
http://www.sonystyle.com/webap.....initFilter

Scroll down and look the pink one. I've had sony's in the past and really liked them.

(ps I just use the touchpad. *shrug*)

Platinum Member Joined: Jun 22 2008 Posts: 6433

I use the original mouse from the laptop as my pad. get a optical or laser mouse so you can use it on basically any surface....