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Old 06-24-2009, 11:53 AM   #1
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looking for a laptop
anyone know where to get cheap laptop w/ good value?

not doing anything too crazy w/ it....mainly surfing the web, some photo editing, etc

nothing like online gaming and stuff

any ideas?
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Old 06-24-2009, 11:55 AM   #2
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www.circuitcity.com has some pretty good deals.

www.newegg.com too

www.compusa.com too
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Old 06-24-2009, 11:56 AM   #3
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Old 06-24-2009, 11:58 AM   #4
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get a netbook, perfect for what you need. future shop has some good deals lately.
you can get a a netbook like mine Acer Aspire One for 349$ it has 1.6ghz Atom chip, 1GB of ram and 160GB of harddrive. I use it for everything, the movies i made of my yaris were done with the netbook
compusa has a lenovo ideapad S10 (better than the acer) for $329
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I hate people like you (xbgod) because your the reason I don't come to this board. You spout nonsense and lies and people who don't know any better hold you in high regards because they can't tell the wheat from the chaff.
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Old 06-24-2009, 12:03 PM   #5
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what are the specs of the lenovo? or is it just the name
between the two, i chose the lenovo as the screen and keyboard were nicer. the touchpad had a better feel too.

unfortunately they all come pre-loaded with vista now instead of xP, which means the first mod you'll want to do if you keep the vista is more ram. IIRC there's one slot that'll accept 2GB max ?
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Old 06-24-2009, 12:07 PM   #6
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i know the acer has 500MB hardwired into it so yo cant change that , but you can add a 1gb bar to bring it up to 1.5GB.
yes, that's what the S10 had as well. it's 1.5gb now running xP.. quicker than my 2gb toshiba running vista lol :(
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Old 06-24-2009, 12:11 PM   #7
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get a netbook, perfect for what you need. future shop has some good deals lately.
you can get a a netbook like mine Acer Aspire One for 349$ it has 1.6ghz Atom chip, 1GB of ram and 160GB of harddrive. I use it for everything, the movies i made of my yaris were done with the netbook
we don't want a netbook as we're looking to replace our aging desktop...
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Old 06-24-2009, 12:49 PM   #8
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Sorry to nitpick but Lenovo is not IBM, they are a chinese company that IBM sold their consumer computer division/brand to. Think pads and the like have not been made by IBM for some time.
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Old 06-24-2009, 01:51 PM   #9
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actually it looks as though my wife is really itching for an imac...id be happy w/ a regular laptop
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Old 06-24-2009, 01:55 PM   #10
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actually it looks as though my wife is really itching for an imac...id be happy w/ a regular laptop
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for people who don't understand how to use REAL computers



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no offense to your wife of course.
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Old 06-24-2009, 02:11 PM   #11
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just so you guys know, it is still possible to find a new computer with windows xp... i JUST got a new laptop with xp from hp... $949+tax & shipping...


http://h71016.www7.hp.com/dstore/Mid...D=19701&SBLID=


it is also possible to find an xp desktop... sorry i don't have a link for that though...
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Old 06-24-2009, 02:48 PM   #12
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You should buy a desk top and not a laptop. There are small and very versatile desk tops that can handle multimedia.
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Old 06-24-2009, 10:10 PM   #13
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anyone know where to get cheap laptop w/ good value?

not doing anything too crazy w/ it....mainly surfing the web, some photo editing, etc

nothing like online gaming and stuff

any ideas?
I usually order from DELL, but the last one (IBM Thinkpad) I got at PC Connection. I really like PC Connection much better than BestBuy, etc. CompUSA's pricing was always off so I avoided them most of the time.
I've ordered a bunch of stuff from PC Connection and never a problem.

http://www.pcconnection.com/



You might look at their mini laptops these days. They're really, really cheap.
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Old 06-24-2009, 10:11 PM   #14
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Sorry to nitpick but Lenovo is not IBM, they are a chinese company that IBM sold their consumer computer division/brand to. Think pads and the like have not been made by IBM for some time.
Er, that's true, and I forgot to say that their support sucks. But the computer is built solid so you shouldn't need service.

Why don't you get a Vostro from DELL and custom build it?
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between the two, i chose the lenovo as the screen and keyboard were nicer. the touchpad had a better feel too.

unfortunately they all come pre-loaded with vista now instead of xP, which means the first mod you'll want to do if you keep the vista is more ram. IIRC there's one slot that'll accept 2GB max ?
No they don't, if you buy from the manufacturer directly or at PC Connection.
DELL charges $100 to downgrade to XP but I think the downgrade is actually worth it.

Look into it as XP is far better than Vista IMO.
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Old 06-26-2009, 04:13 PM   #16
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Man, this couldn't be a timelier topic! I'm looking at getting a new laptop, too.

Anyone had good luck with Toshibas?
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Old 06-26-2009, 05:01 PM   #17
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dont want a small desktop....'round here theyre the similarly priced to a laptop (500 for a small desktop vs 600 for a laptop) and then i lose portability....

still keeping an eye out for stuff
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Our local Office Depot had some smokin' deals on Toshibas and and e-machines unit. The e-machine was $285, I believe.
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