What the cheapest computer that still has good quality?
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Be careful with EMachines, Gateway, Dell and the likes.\nTry ordering from a local computer manufacturer if possible. \n\nAs for specifications...\n\nProcessor: at least a pentium 4 at least 1.5 to 2 ghz\nMemory: Windows XP needs 256 mb. 512 to be safe.\nNO INTEGRATED SOUND OR VIDEO. These two things use the computer's memory. Disable it if its available.\nGraphics card with a chip by either nVidia or ATI with at least 32 meg of memory (if you want to be really cheap)\nSoundblaster sound card (even a "value" model will do better than internal sound.)\n\nDon't spend too much. An okay deskop computer should cost you under $1000 these days, but don't try to get the cheapest thing or you'll be in trouble.
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Dawn of Pentium, mid-90s, era computer cost practically nothing. You just gotta find one. Second hand shops wouldn't bother with hardware that old. Best bet is maybe somebody who still has one laying around in the attic, or at yardsales.\n\nGood luck! An older computer with DOS really is a valuable learning tool. A much simpler and more comfortable environment to mess around with debug and the inner workings of a computer, without risking anything.
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Look around at Dell's laptops. They've got pretty good laptops at decent prices.
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I don't know about the place your talking about but I do know at least here in Madison we have many small computer shops that have many older but still good computers for a cheep price.  Maybe they would be willing to donate a few of them, wouldn't hurt to ask.
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Check out the site XP bargains - they always list system and laptop deals that are the cheapest to be found.  Right now they have a Dell laptop for $349\n\nDell Home: Inspiron 1200 notebook 1.3GHz 14in XGA DVD/CDRW $349\nhttp://www.xpbargains.com/
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what is you budget pal??\nup to £300 you could get yourself a lenovo/ibm thinkpad t41. this is a very strong robust machine, also have a first class back up for all driver resources online.\navailable on ebay most days
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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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Check out HP.  They have very good prices starting at $249.  You can upgrade to a faster pc and get one for under $700.
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No.  Although if you're just looking for something cheap, wait till your school upgrades.  They'll have old enough systems they aren't good for much else and usually wind up throwing them away.\n\nFor components, www.newegg.com is hard to beat.  You can also watch www.dealnews.com and www.slickdeals.net and piece a system together.  Major problem with buying parts from multiple vendors is when you have a problem, very hard to figure out how and who to resolve it with.
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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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try checking out tigerdirect.com  lots of good comp stuff there cheap
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That will run XP easily enough although it won't be very punchy.\n\nAn extra 256Mb of RAM (cheap as chips from Crucial / Kingston) will help no end.\n\nAs long as you are paying no more than 150 GBP for it then it is a good buy.
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Built my first computer,about as hard as a snap together model I used to build when I was little. Biggest worry, static electricity.\nSure, there are some cheap computers out there. But once you get what you want added on, you'll be surprised at how high that price will go. Not only that but upgrading certain things will be impossible or just a downright pain in the butt. \nIf you're looking for the minimum, just buy one. If you're looking to for something a little nicer with some goodies and may want to upgrade or add on as you go, build it yourself.\nAlso, if you have the time, check some of the deal websites out there, they can make things MUCH cheaper with rebates and sales for certain items. An example...you might find a hard drive you want for $80, but catch the deal and you might get a $40-$60 rebate. slickdeals.net is a favorite of mine.
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do not just judge by the looks. first of all if ur looking cheap its:dell. if it can a bit more "complex" it should be toshiba. The Toshiba is one of the leading companies in selling laptops and my self am using a Toshiba satellite P35-S605. it gives me power (3.46Ghz) with pentium 4 processor. If ur looking for quality:Toshiba. If your looking for cheap:dell.
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That is an awesome price for a computer!! Hands down. In truth, a celeron processor isn't the best BUT it depends on what you're going to use it for. Regardless you can not beat that price! That is amazing!! Ha, you could sell it for 4 times that on EBAY!!
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The laptop you're looking for would be extremely basic and wouldn't require much horsepower at all. \nProbably specs like the following:\n\nCPU: Pentium 4 (Celeron)(M) 2.4 Ghz/ AMD Athlon (Sempron)(Turion) 2.4 Ghz\n\nMemory: 512 Mb- 1 Gigabyte\n\nHardrive: 40 Gigs - 60 Gigs Max\n\nMost likely a wireless network card\n\nCheck out www.dell.com for some pretty good deals for what you're looking for.\nEmail me for a more detailed response.
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You don't need to spend much to browse the web and check e-mail.  A refurbished laptop for $300 or less will do the job.  Browsing the web only requires Win 98 and 64MB RAM, but I recommend at least 128MB RAM.  E-mail requires almost nothing in the way of computing power.  Type "used laptops" or "refurbished laptops" into Google and check out the top two or three companies that you find.