Can anyone give me some solid advice on REALLY cheap laptops? I'm buying one for just the purpose of writing papers and mild internet surfing over wifi. No real downloading, no gaming at all, and battery life doesn't need to be more than 3 hours.
Ideally I want to spend as little as possible, that wont be a total piece of junk.
Ideal price range: $200
Max price range: $400
I know that's not a lot to work with. That's why i need help. This is the first laptop I've ever bought. So anything that helps me avoid total newb mistakes is appreciated.
Uber budget laptop
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Re: Uber budget laptop
I've bought my last two laptops from Dell's outlet (delloutlet.com). They have the dell refurbs and scratch/dents, but you probably still won't find one for under $450 unless you get lucky and/or look at a 14" one or something...
Re: Uber budget laptop
could work if you get a netbook, but those are underpowered, and quite small
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Re: Uber budget laptop
Ended up buying...
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/laptops/essen ... eries/b570
15.6 display
i3 core, 2.2 Ghz
4GB RAM
500GB
island style keyboard
windows 7
$370
Only had it for a day but it's really nice compared to my current desktop (2.9 ghz, 2gb RAM, 20GB HD)
(thats right, i said 20)
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/laptops/essen ... eries/b570
15.6 display
i3 core, 2.2 Ghz
4GB RAM
500GB
island style keyboard
windows 7
$370
Only had it for a day but it's really nice compared to my current desktop (2.9 ghz, 2gb RAM, 20GB HD)
(thats right, i said 20)
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
There probably isn't any meaning in life. Perhaps you can find something interesting to do while you are alive. Like how you found that flower. Like how I found you.
Buttons aren't toys.
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
There probably isn't any meaning in life. Perhaps you can find something interesting to do while you are alive. Like how you found that flower. Like how I found you.
Buttons aren't toys.
Re: Uber budget laptop
RoamingMadness wrote:
(thats right, i said 20)
My phone has more than that!Drunkenmaster wrote:i am teh drun kand tbe drun,. wtf+ .... P?
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Re: Uber budget laptop
Thats what happens when you have a hardware failure and and you want to rebuild without buying new parts. You look through the stack of old parts and make something work.Bane wrote:RoamingMadness wrote:
(thats right, i said 20)
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
There probably isn't any meaning in life. Perhaps you can find something interesting to do while you are alive. Like how you found that flower. Like how I found you.
Buttons aren't toys.
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
There probably isn't any meaning in life. Perhaps you can find something interesting to do while you are alive. Like how you found that flower. Like how I found you.
Buttons aren't toys.
Re: Uber budget laptop
Hehe.. I bet you were glad you kept that old drive then 
Drunkenmaster wrote:i am teh drun kand tbe drun,. wtf+ .... P?
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<5Nme dream i can see tou I tell you how I fell???