Bleedingyamato

Would it be worth suggesting an i5 or i7? Would there be enough of a difference to justify the added cost?

The person didn't tell me a budget yet but said they'd use it for work, streaming music, and watching stuff on things like YouTube. Would an i3 be fine for that or would an i5 be preferable?

Ah. Good point. I'd gotten an hp laptop for a friend a few years ago. Pretty sure they haven't had any trouble with it. Though they don't exactly use it as much as some people probably do so that may play a part in that. Sorry. I should've mentioned that. I'll have to ask about the person's budget. They had just asked for help at this point. So do you think that getting an extended warranty is worth the cost?

Please explain?

Let's assume general use. I'm fairly certain this person won't be gaming on it. Hmmm.. The person who asked me didn't say what her budget was. I'd have to ask about that. I thought ASUS was a good brand? At least for graphics cards I think they're supposed to be. Is HP worth considering? I'll keep Dell in mind. Thank you. What sorts of issues does HP tend to be known for? Funny you say that. They specifically said non-Apple laptops. ? Acer? Are they know for being good? I've never used anything of theirs so I wouldn't know. Are those HP models ultrabooks? (the super skinny laptops without DVD drives) Is Acer known to be bad?

I've been asked for recommendations for laptops but I'm not sure what brands to suggest.

I put my computer to sleep last night and woke it up this morning but when I did there was no video output on DisplayPort. I tried pressing the reset button on my case but when it came back up nothing still. I tried pressing the power button and then turning it back on that way but also nothing. I even tried turning it off and then turning the PSU off for a few seconds and again nothing. There were a few times where it seemed like it randomly shut off while booting up but I'm not sure why that might be happening here and there. I then tried booting up with an HDMI cable connected to my monitor and that worked. I updated the Nvidia graphics drivers using GFE and then shutdown. I unplugged and started up with only my DisplayPort cable connected and again no video output. I have no idea what the problem is. It was working find before I put it to sleep last night.