what is the best laptob I can buy?
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CHECK WITH CONSUMER REPORTS
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every company boasts their laptops are best\nwhile working on heavy graphics and animation package like 3ds max just checklist  \n\n1) Intel xeon processor if laptop intel core dual chip\n2) min 1 gb  ram\n3) graphics card with atleast 128 mb ram (nvidia,pinnacle)\n4) hard disk drive with 7200 rpm speed\n5) flat screen monitor\n6) high resolution mouse\n7) buy mother board from asus with bus speed atleast 800 mhz
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Forget the IBM!  You don't need the headaches\n\nGo for the HP, or go for Dell
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tiger direct has closeout hp's (arround $50)\n\ni have a psc1210 for everyday use & it's pretty good
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Dell is da best, but HP also has some cheapo's you can get. dont forget ebay or a local auction place. search the net for a local auction site to you
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i have found that walmart computer geeks have some low price on laptop. dell my have the lowest but after you buy and warrenty and the shipping it's not that much of a deal.\n\nwalmart link\n\nhttp://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=4070&path=0%3A3944%3A3951%3A4070\n\ncomputer geeks link\nhttp://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=NBB
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I think Dell is the best.  Good service, good prices and top quality laptops.
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im sorry but ebay is terrible for computer parts. go to www.newegg.com I bought one of my 939 boards for under 100 its made by Gigabyte and its one of the most stable you can buy. Newegg rocks all the prices are BEFORE the rebates.
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anything by ASUS or GIGABYTE will get you by\n\nThis is a good all round cheap Board\nASUS P5LD2-VM R2.0
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go to DELL.com, they have great prices on desk tops and laptops.  Not worth buying one second hand.
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The cheapest one i could find was from Compaq, the one that has it all is Alienware, but oyur gonna pay for it all to! :) You could probably find a great deal on a good laptop on www.ebay.com they always have good ones. The Compaq cheapest is 499.99
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As I can only check online stores right now (and I don't shop at Wal-Mart) I wasn't able to find a NEW PC for $200 and even if I could it wouldn't be running Windows... it would probably be running some version of Linux most likely Linspire which is not compatible with MS Office (but you would get Open Office with it).  That being said... Overstock.com has one right at $200, http://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=1726379 but the specs of it make me shiver (it's a natural reaction for me as I own two gaming PCs and build them on the side).
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Tigerdirect is good for barebones systems to start with or go with maybe buy.com... They usually have good deals. Make sure the board is PCI-E capable for the latest graphics cards... AGP is going away.
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There is a utility available on http://cnet.com where you can browse thru the available options as per your requirement.  The path is as follow:\nhttp://exactchoice.cnet.com/Type.aspx\nFor quick reference, 512MB RAM, 60GB HDD and Windows XP SP2 should be fine for Home use.  Can buy any Acer, Dell, HP laptop.  They will be cheap and durable.
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Depends on what you call economical!!!\nyou can try the HP nx 6325, this notebook is a wonderful piece!! and it has a DVCD+/- RW Writer and a dual core processor!! ie the blazing fast AMD Turion 64 X2, and 512 MB of DDR2 533 MHz RAM which you can ( or possibly SHOULD) upgrade to 1 GB of DDR2 800 MHz RAM!!
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Dell outlet is fine (http://outlet.dell.com) - I purchased my current laptop through their outlet and am very happy with it.  \n\nI would suggest a Dell Dimension with a decent video card and amount of ram.  For vid pretty much anything Nvidia should be good and try to get at least 1 gigabye of ram. Gaming takes quite a bit more horsepower than web browsing and messaging.
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ASUS P4P800-E Deluxe. It is a good board. It runs around $120. I have had excellent luck with Hitachi hard drives and they have excellent performance. 400GB Hitachi will run about $175.