My parents have agreed that a laptop is becoming essential in my schooling, and so I've been looking around for a decent one.
Mind you, I have $200 to spend on my own, with my parents willing to match it. So, $400 is basically my budget, and I've seen some good ones for exactly that price. But I'm not sure if its worth it, and was wondering what a "good" laptop really is.
The one I'm looking at has a 250 GB Hard Drive, 3 GB Memory (what I assume is RAM), and a 16 inch display. Free upgrade to Windows 7. I'm trying to find it again as we speak, but do you guys have any suggestions?
Newegg, I'll see if I can find one that I would get with $400 and post back...
oh, and $400 probably wont get you much you might want to save your money for a better one, and don't get a "no name" company laptop, such as Compaq or "E-Machine"
Economic times call for a cheap laptop.
I'm looking at a couple Dells that are $500...
One I was looking for was a Compaq, crush my dreams why not. D:
Quote from: HTA on July 06, 2009, 02:30:05 PM
Economic times call for a cheap laptop.
I'm looking at a couple Dells that are $500...
One I was looking for was a Compaq, crush my dreams why not. D:
Hey, you can get a Compaq at your own risk, but I'm sure most people here will tell you those two companies aren't any good
Never buy E-Machines. Ever.
Quote from: HTA on July 06, 2009, 02:30:05 PM
Economic times call for a cheap laptop.
I'm looking at a couple Dells that are $500...
One I was looking for was a Compaq, crush my dreams why not. D:
Compaq is bottom of the barrel.
Avoid it at all costs.
Compaqs are intercourse ing terrible.
Dells are good for a while. Problem with them is that when it's their time to go, THEY GO FAST.
It might not even travel at all by the way... its just easier than getting a desktop and if I do need to travel I have the option.
Dells look nice but at 2GB RAM can they really run Vista all that well?
I'm fine with sacrificing HDD space for processing power...
Looks like I can trade a 250GB HDD for a 160 GB and gain 1 GB of RAM...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&N=2004940032&Manufactory=10772%2C1315%2C10782%2C1186%2C11447&PropertyCodeValue=406%3A28503%2C406%3A43779%2C406%3A24679%2C406%3A39260%2C406%3A14856%2C406%3A27789%2C406%3A16981%2C406%3A33097&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=False&Order=PRICE On sale for a good price, some of the reviews don't seem promising...
aaaaaaand I can't find much else on Newegg without going way over your budget....
Tigerdirect and Circuit City might have something, I'll post back if I find something better =/
when buying laptops, name-brands are worth the cash.
Oh, how I love Circuit City
http://www.circuitcity.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4545456&Sku=A180-15610
That might do too
For $400, you can't get much from a name-brand laptop. Maybe a netbook or something.
HP is pretty good and reliable, but always check the specs and hope it doesn't break down. Seriously, mine just stopped connecting to the Internet. At least repair is free. Do not get a Compaq, eMachines, etc; That would be asking for trouble.
always read lots of reviews. lots and lots of reviews.
Ryu... that actually looks really nice.
Thanks.
However, I'm not familiar with that processor, is it okay?
Quote from: HTA on July 06, 2009, 04:01:35 PM
Ryu... that actually looks really nice.
Thanks.
However, I'm not familiar with that processor, is it okay?
AMD, yeah, AMD is fine, I have it in my desktop and so far it's run like a champ
My brother has a Compaq. They're just HP laptops with Compaq labels.
His works fine.
I found some more money actually...
Christmas of bygone years.
Probably getting this one tomorrow.
http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668269.php
Thanks for the help guys.
I'm going to use this topic to answer one of my questions. ::)
What's the word on Acer notebooks? Good, bad, ect... I'm also looking around.
From my search, they seem just as good as any other notebook.
Spec wise they seem to be on par with the others and a little cheaper...
My big problem is screen size and brightness, not sure what Acer does in that department.
My brother is pretty knowledgeable and he said they're fine
Quote from: Ryu on July 06, 2009, 02:33:37 PM
Hey, you can get a Compaq at your own risk, but I'm sure most people here will tell you those two companies aren't any good
My Compaq is decent, but then again, this is a desktop from 2001 we're talking about. Try for an HP if you can, I think they're good (just not the 103 GB HD space and 1 GB RAM (even those smaller computers have more power than mine ;-;)).
I would say spend a little bit more to get a faster and better laptop that will last longer.
You could spend 1600 and get a Laptop that will last you a good 4 years.
I wouldn't buy another laptop. Because if I do in 6-12 months it would be obsolete.
The are hard to upgrade, maintain and break easily (parts not working or malfunctioning).
But if you need it, for "school work" and just "School work" mean no games, porn, and downloading of the torrents, I wouldn't spend more than 500 dollars.
Quote from: バシャーモ-せんぱい on July 06, 2009, 10:44:48 PM
You could spend 1600 and get a Laptop that will last you a good 4 years.
Because my family and I have $1600 laying around.