New laptop - brands?

[Grizzly]

Hey everyone, my brother is in need of a new laptop and has come to me for recommendations. Now figuring out what spec he needs is no problem for me, what I have a problem with is I have no idea which brands I should avoid/prefer. And since there's no real way to narrow down his options without knowing that I've decided to ask for help on here.

So as said above, which laptop brands should I avoid? And which should I prefer?

Thanks in advance.

 

[NastyFighter]

Depends on what you want really. MSI and Asus are good laptops. HP Elitebooks too (not consumer pricing though) and Lenovo should be fine. I would avoid Acer although I dont know if theyve gotten better over the past few years.

Most laptops will be fine if you dont carry them all day every day to school/work. If you do, you want a small (not larger screen size than 15.6") and sturdy laptop. Like my Elitebook which ive had for over 2 years now. Ive once sat on its side (and im not the skinniest) because i put my bag which was standing up under my college seat. Banged it a few times against the ground and a few doors with my bag and it still performs fine!

 

[Grizzly]

Ok to give an idea of price I don't think we need to spend more than say £500 on him. So Elitebooks are out of the question
EDIT I presume other HP laptops are OK?

 

[NastyFighter]

Haha You always need to know what somebody wants before you can give any advice.

But I think normal HP laptops are ok, some people complain about heat as far as Ive read, but thats often an assue with laptops. But otherwise I dont know why you wouldnt want to buy an HP.

 

[Grizzly]

Ok thanks for the advice. To everyone else hold fire on suggestions, need to convince the mother that realistically we should be spending more than £200 on a new laptop not less than :/