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fatfail
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States386 Posts
May 26 2012 05:08 GMT
#1
Hey guys. I need a laptop, but I'm incredibly poor. 400 is probably as high as I can go, but I'd prefer it to be around 300ish. I'd like a 13 inch, but I suppose 14 or 15 inch are acceptable as long as they don't weigh a ton. I'll be using it primarily for typing documents, checking email, and browsing forums. Maybe watching youtube videos once in a while. I really do not like netbook keyboards, so please don't recommend that. Currently I've laid out 3 options.
1. Go to local computer store and buy cheapest possible refurbished computer.
This will cost 350-375ish. Will probably either come with a pentium, celeron, or e450, and will be a 15 inch computer.

2. Buy a crappy random atom powered laptop from chinese website.
Powered by an atom, 2gb ram, etc. Very slow, but maybe sufficient?
Something like this:http://www.dhgate.com/13-quot-notebook-intel-n570-dual-core-bt/p-ff80808132a374110132a3dd133958b9.html?recinfo=8,1,2

3. Fix an unused thinkpad T43p.
Crappy pentium M cpu, 128mb ram, broken hdd. I will probably upgrade it to 2gb ram and put in a cheap ssd.

So, what do you guys think will give the most satisfactory result, and which path would result in the best value?

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NoctemSC
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States771 Posts
May 26 2012 06:06 GMT
#2
Don't know why you think you need to buy a crappy Chinese PC if you live in the states.
Go to www.bestbuy.com they have 15.6 inch toshibas for $299.99 which will be more than sufficient for what you're looking to do, if you need it to play starcraft...that's a whole different matter.

Also, this belongs in Tech support.
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Mazer
Profile Joined April 2008
Canada1086 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-26 06:28:35
May 26 2012 06:27 GMT
#3
Yeah man, $400 for what you need is quite a bit. You could get a new one with at least one year warranty so don't settle for a re-furb or something too cheap unless you need to stay under $300.
Bigtony
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States1606 Posts
May 26 2012 06:43 GMT
#4
Are you sure you cant do a desktop instead?
Push 2 Harder
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
May 26 2012 10:13 GMT
#5
$400 is quite a bit these days. You can get pretty good bang for your buck.
Why do you need a laptop over a desktop?
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
RyuChus
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada442 Posts
May 26 2012 13:52 GMT
#6
I'm assuming you're in college or something and a desktop really isn't a good option for that. I'd just go to newegg.com and see what refurbished laptops they have there.
I have an announcement to make, "Moo!" That is all.
Primadog
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4411 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-26 14:00:38
May 26 2012 13:58 GMT
#7
It's memorial day weekend, so on the look out for deals. Keep an eye on http://slickdeals.net and something probably will come up

I always liked the prices at Dell Outlet, their refub computers are rather reliable. There are some high value coupon codes available atm

The Inspiron 15Rs are probably at your price range and needs - http://content.dell.com/us/en/dfh/d/campaigns/dell_outlet_memorial_day_sale_dfh.aspx?dgc=SM&cid=63952&lid=4323181

Laptops
25% Inspiron R series - C5Z38$T983WBMQ
25% Inspiron 14z - 8$PRPMVX6$CV27
15% XPS 13 - Q9M6WQ60M87?4L
20% XPS 14z or 15z - QH6H0FKR179C1C
20% XPS 15 or XPS 17 - 8S7K0LSGTTL?C5

Desktops
15% Inspiron 570 or Inspiron 620 - 6L$F3$Z64896C$

http://slickdeals.net/f/4640780-Dell-Outlet-Home-Memorial-Day-Sale
Thank God and gunrun.
Primadog
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4411 Posts
May 26 2012 14:05 GMT
#8
If you prefer Lenovo instead

http://outlet.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/outlet_us/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:expandcategory?current-catalog-id=A4A41B4CA13D4754AE2FBF7721EBF357&current-category-id=908B184AED4F29502E6EB3E1E76AFC13&menu-id=products&ref-id=products#/?sort-criteria=1&page-size=50&page-index=1&facet-1=1&facet-1=2&facet-5=2

user code EMAIL10 to get 10% off listed source
Thank God and gunrun.
B.I.G.
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
3251 Posts
May 26 2012 17:55 GMT
#9
Funny how in pretty much every thread where someone asks for laptop advice people are wondering why a person would want a laptop over a desktop.
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