Quote From Manfred_Symphony:

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Hello fellow postgrads, I've finally registered on this forum but have been visiting for several months. Actually I'm sure the good advice provided here on this site regarding PhD interviews partly explains why I am now looking forward to starting a PhD in the near future!

Having registered, I now see that I have chosen an inappropriately long user name, oh well, nevermind. I hope that I'll be able to provide support as well as receive some during the next 3+ years.

I am looking at buying a new laptop for the PhD and would like to know if anyone has any recommendations? I have been advised by my supervisor that I should definitely get a PC and not a Mac for the purposes of the software that I shall be required to install. I am doing a science PhD so I am going to need something that can handle large databases. I already saw a thread on here but it's a few years old now so I thought I would start a new one to see in the main players in notebook laptops have remained the same over the years or have changed.

The three brands that I keep coming back to are Toshiba, Dell and Lenovo. I've heard good things about all of them. Any input would be greatly appreciated.