The smartest AI can't overcome a dumb company policy, why HP sux.

[Dien Rice]

Thanks Steve for the links!

My last laptop (which I still use, and which I'm using right now) is a Lenovo Thinkpad, which I like... Though it's a bit of a pricey laptop I feel. (Though I just looked up some recent models, some are not as pricey nowadays!) My current one is getting a bit "long in the tooth" which is why I'm looking at getting another laptop at some point...

That list is useful!

I do also have an el-cheapo Acer laptop, which is also a bit old now, but still works well... (It was very cheap, so it has a very small amount of RAM, and a very small hard drive as well... I bought it as a "back up" computer...)

Thanks again...

Best wishes,

Dien

Originally Posted by Steve MacLellan

TechRadar has a list of what they consider the best laptops for 2025:
https://www.techradar.com/news/mobil...aptops-1304361

HP isn't in the list. In past years, HP was always near the top of the list. Sad, that it isn't. I have three HPs, and they work well.

Newer Dells are good too. Some of the older desktops didn't come with a functioning WiFi or Bluetooth adapters, so for my Dell, I bought the adapters off of Amazon.

In the case of your HP laptop, I would check with your ISP. They can often help with any settings. We just had a new modem installed here, and my computer didn't pick up the new security for WPA3 and was trying to connect using WPA2. I had to make the adjustment in my WiFi settings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Protected_Access

In the event you can find some help online, or if you decide to buy a WiFi adapter to take the place of your current one, you may have to connect using an Ethernet cable or use your cellphone as a hotspot to install the alternate adapter.

Regards,
Steve