Could anyone help me on what laptop to buy?

I just want to post a quick something. You are MUCH better off purchasing a laptop or any computer online from a reputable store. You will save a lot of money and can usually deal directly with them for immediate issues with your purchase. I ordered 65 laptops last year (for my job, not for my extended family). I ended up going with Dell; but at home I have an HP, an Acer and a Samsung and all are going strong.

OS issues are more user caused than anything else and if you do backups and then do a quick restore when you have a problem you will almost never have any problems. After that it is all hardware. If your laptop seems to heat up a lot, turn on or add a heat alarm. If your laptop takes a long time to start-up, check your login scripts and start-up apps. If it is still having a problem, backup your needed data to an external drive and perform a restore. That process will cover 90% of problems you will have. Everything else is the fun stuff I get paid to fix.
 
Don't buy a tablet if you want to run PC games. They aren't designed for the heavy processing and graphics requirements for complicated gaming programs like RuneScape. Most tablets don't come with keyboards either.

I have had good luck with my laptops over the years; one MSI, one Averatec, one Acer, and one Gateway. Although Acer owns the Gateway brand now, so technically it is two Acers. If you look hard enough, you can find people complaining about every brand of laptop. Every vendor has lemons. Check with your friends on what brands they own and like. There are some forums dedicated exclusively to laptops, so you may want to check them out for suggestions. Be skeptical of any reviews you read, good or bad. The lower star ones will probably be closer to the real truth. Runescape is a pretty old game, so any dual-core processor laptop should be able to handle it. Laptop graphics cards aren't that powerful, so an Internet search for Runescape fan sites should tell you what minimum hardware you need to run it. You can't, normally, upgrade laptop processors, so spend the extra money towards more RAM, if you have it.
 
I bought a Sony laptop 2 years ago and have had good luck with it. I had issues at the beginning and their support was good and they worked the bug out with little difficulty.
 
I'm going to have to go with ASUS as well. I have a g73 that i've had for a couple years. It is one of their "republic of gamers" line. Plenty of power with an i7. Something like that may be a bit overkil as it is a huge notebook, but i've never had a problem with asus
 
If you're really going to haul around a laptop for travel and commuting, buy something cheap and lightweight, and consider it disposable. Asus netbooks fit the bill.
If you want something for the home, get a desktop computer. Durable, most affordable, upgradable, capable.
If you want something trendy and somewhat-useful, like a tablet, I recommend Samsung's products.
 
This sony has an I7 processor and it is very good for handling videos. Better to go faster as it will handle better with the constant advancements in technology and software. A good cheap tablet would suffice for traveling.
 
I have always purchased Dell computers, but I hear good things about Lenovo. I am currently looking at getting a Microsoft Surface Pro, which can be used both as a tablet and as a laptop.
 
I would suggest a Macbook Pro, but that would be way over budget.

Do realize that all of the laptops you linked to appear to be running Windows 8.

Windows 8 is boarderline unusable, and has not been well received in the tech community.
 
I can't advise you on a model or make as I am a "layman" I've been using an HP for awhile and it's performed well, only issue was the wireless card needed "cleaning". However I do have a first hand experience that I believe is worth mentioning. I purchased mine at Sam's Club, I was in the "right place at the right time" and it was a good deal. When I had problems with the wireless card within the year, I contacted them.
They told me they would fix anything in the first 30 days and then after that your on your own. Go to the manufacturer. Just a good FYI for these types of stores. That said in some cases the "extended" warranty may be a good investment?.
 
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