I want to save up my money to buy a laptop.\nWhat I want it to be is cheap, but still good.\nThings I want it to have is 512mb RAM +...\nA fast processor speed...\nA fair ammount of space...\nWi-Fi Internet connection available...\nDVD Drive...\nCD Burner...\n\nif anyone knows of any good laptops that arent expensive please tell me what they are.
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Personally I recommend Toshiba laptops. They have multiple makes (Satellite and Qosimo among others) and variations of each to fit your budget. [See the link below]\n\nSome extra information: on any laptop, what to watch out for is if the AC power port is on the rear of the laptop, be careful not to tilt the base backwards when opening the screen. This can bend the cord and result in the the port becoming detached internally. That's why no matter what laptop you decide to purchase, I highly recommend spending the extra on a good extended warranty.
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Really depends on what it will be used for. Processor is okay as well as the memory. Pretty good size hard drive and okay video card. Again it really depends on it's primary function. Overall, I would say it's a pretty good deal. Also, check out www.deals2buy.com and they usually have Dell coupons on there and that might help save you a few more bucks.
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Get Alienware.....awesome machines....as long as you don't mind spending a little bit more for it. If money is an issue and you want something cheaper, I recommend a Dell. Don't go with Compaq or HP if you can avoid it, they are just proprietary, production machines.
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the HP Pavilion dv6000t is a pretty good laptop and starts at $580. you can customize it yourself with a few free upgrades atm.\nhttp://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Usage&v1=Entertainment+Notebooks&series_name=dv6000t_series
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I don't recommend anyone to purchase a Compaq or a Hewlett Packard (HP) computer of any kind.  They're made by the same company and they're cheaply built PCs.  Anyone that I've known to have one (including myself) has had nothing but problems with them.\n\nI'd go for something better but that all depends on how much you'd like to spend.  If you're looking for medium grade laptops that won't put much of a dent in your wallet, then go for Toshiba or Dell.\n\nIf you're willing to spend the cash and get the best, go for Sony or IBM.\n\nAs far as Windows XP, if you're not an experienced user or an IT professional, then Home Edition will be just fine for you.
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Look around at Dell's laptops. They've got pretty good laptops at decent prices.
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laptop computers can be a rather tricky buy at times, I would suggest that you look out for the cheapest and yet latest desktop on the market, the best way to do this is on what they call warehouse sale markets some of them are online. these warehouse owners have a service where they sell laptop computers to normal customers like you and me, however with very reduced prices due to the fact that they do not have as much costs as normal shops do, such as rent and a employees etc. as you know most online shops have rather competitive prices sometimes cutting the laptop price to a half. one such website for laptop computers is : \n\nhttp://umgarticles.atspace.com/laptop-computer.htm\n\nIf you like my answer please consider voting for me!!! thank you
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Speed is overrated, as you can't type faster than a Pentium 90 MHz CPU, unless you want to play game.  Same thing about memory unless you games are important.  256MB is plenty for most typical needs.  Your connection speed is more important. Lots of people like the Macs, but the market is far larger for Windows based PCs.  All the new ones have wifi and most have DVD-CDRW.  IBM and Toshiba are the best PC based laptops.  Now size is major.  Laptops weight between 4 to 10 pounds.  All the major manufacturers have products in that price range.  I like the latest from IBM the model T60.  However, they are expensive.
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I have had good luck with Dell laptops, and they have easy payment plans and good pricing but I can suggest a couple of other links too for looking at laptops.
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well, before buying a laptop, ask ur self a small questions:\n1- What is purpose of using a laptop?? ( portability - graphics - games - document writing ...etc)\n2- what is ur budget?\n3- the size of the laptop ( 12" - 14" - 15" - 17" )\n\nIMO the best laptops that can meet anyone use is Dell, they have all the types that can be used by anyone in the world, and also the website is well organized & categorized.\nwww.dell.com
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I suggest you figure out what you are going to being using the laptop for and how much you have budgeted.  If it will only be used an hour or so every few days and you only plan on browsing web pages and doing e-mail an old refurbished laptop for $300 might work fine.  If at the other extreme you are a gamer and need a very fast CPU, lots and lots of RAM and a graphics chip then $3000 might be required.  If you travel all the time the battery life and size might be the most important consideration.
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Dell notebooks are cheap, I believe they start at $499. I've never owned one, so I can't attest to the quality.
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Toshiba is a pretty good laptop. \n\nI have a Dell too, but I never had problems with it. Toshiba is damn good with laptops.\n\nTry going to http://www.cnet.com and do some research.
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I would look for something with at least a gigabite of ram. and a 120 gig hard drive.\nthat would be a great laptop.
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Stay away from Laptops. \n\nIf you are serious about gamming Laptops are not the way to go.\nThey produce way to much heat and are hard to upgrade. For around $600 You can get a pre built system with a 200 GB Hard Drive. 1 gig of Ram A DVD/CD Burner An AMD 3500+ processor.\n\nBut whatch out for the ATI or Intergrated Graphics. YOu can get a nice video card for arouns $150 more if you buy one with Intergrated Graphics in it.\n\nCheck out www.newegg.com if you want to build your own or looking for a video card.
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I used to be a student and I completely understand the budget concern. Here is what I can tell you:\n\n1. Quality and support is your most highest priority because you are going to use it until your graduation (probably longer than that). So you want a laptop that you can count on, right?\n\n2. Get RAM at least 512 MB, assuming you will use Windows XP\n\n3. Processor: You can go with Celeron, but I prefer you go with Pentium 4 or Centrino (if you want to have wireless internet capability)\n\n4. Ethernet port built in (optional modem built in)\n\n5. Hard drive space min 40 GB\n\n6. If possible, get virus software to protect your computer\n\n7. Microsoft also offers different version of Office suite. I believe there is a suite targeted only for students. I think it's called Microsoft Office for students. It has Word, Excell, and some other stuff. This suite is definetely cheaper than the other versions.\n\nThat's all. Just for your starting point, try looking at Dell Inspioron B120.\n\nTips: Sometimes if you go to campus store, they might have special price for students for software and computers. It is well worth of checking, considering every penny counts...
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for the best value/performance ratio, i suggest you try checking out aldi or lidl... i know it sounds crazy, but they actually use good quality components from well-known manufacturers such as pioneer and samsung... you don't end up spending money on a brand name.\n\ni got my laptop from lidl about 18 months ago and it was as good a spec as anything out there - and it's still up there, no problems whatsoever.\n\nit also has a three year guarantee, which dell will charge several hundred quid for...\n\notherwise,  toshiba machines are generally regarded as being very reliable. \n\nof course, if you're not doing a lot of gaming, pretty much any laptop will do the trick nowadays. i would advise against a laptop with shared graphics memory however...\n\ntry and get one that has its own dedicated graphics card and video memory...