I have been offered $150 for my toshiba m45 s165 celeron laptop, should I take it or hold out for more ...?
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With the exception of the Celeron processor, your computer's \nspecs appear to be pretty decent (ex. 80gb hard drive and 512 RAM). However, due to the bios password problem, I am thinking that you should aim for $200. Also, see if you find this site helpful: http://www.tech-faq.com/reset-bios-password.shtml. According to it, the original bios password should be "Toshiba", unless of course it was changed.
897565
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.
810975
why in the world would you want to put it on layaway (especially for consumer electronics products). just save your money until you can purchase what you want outright. you're likely to find a better sale price too.
28349
Right now I like this Acer laptop available from CompUSA which includes an Intel Pentium M Processor 725 at 1.6GHz, with Centrino Technology, 512MB RAM, 80GB Hard Drive, 15.4-inch WXGA TFT Display, DVD+/-RW Drive, Windows XP Home Edition for $700, this deal would be very hard to beat, http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=332687&pfp=BROWSE\n\nAs for buying a laptop from eBay, I wouldn't, you don't know what condition it is in (besides what the seller tells you) and you have to bid on it or use the buy it now option which is usually more and if you bid on it you can't be sure that you will get it.\n\nThe Acer laptop I listed above is a very good value and is one of my favorites right now.
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Best value, 100% of the time on notebooks, is Toshiba.  I've recommended them to a few people, and every one of them that bought one has been completely satisfied with it.  By the way, people usually don't sell a laptop (they're so expensive in the first place) until there's something wrong with it.  I would either buy a new, but not top of the line model, or used if I can test it out first.
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here is a very nice deal. this Toshiba laptop has all what's needed. \n- Core Duo processor\n- 512 MB ram\n- 80 GB HD\n- built-in wireless 802.11b/g\n- CD & DVD burner\n- Media card reader\n- OS Windows Media Center\n- 14.1 TruBrite screen\n... + free bag and even a all-in-one printer\nall together for $650\n\nhttp://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/160474/bundleId/5584/rpem/ccd/bundleDetail.do\nthe only drawback is the relatively little memory. but it comes with one 512MB stick, so you can easily add a second one what has the additional advantage of running the memory in dual channel mode, what is nearly twice as fast.\n\nhow to get the internet on it\n1. it has a built-in LAN card (RJ45) and also a built-in dial-up modem (RJ11), so you can connect it to the internet like a desktop. \n2. it has a built-in wireless card. this is either for external use (at airports, hotels, Starbucks etc.) or for a home based use (but for that purpose you need a wireless router).
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600$ is a tight budge, so you might want to look for a slightly used laptop. But good companies are dell, toshiba, and gateway. but quality over bells and whistles and you won't regret it.\nGood luck.
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In my experience, we go to bestbuy every week until a sale and rebate apply to a good laptop simultaneously.  That way you get a new, fully warrantied pc for a "better" price.  I've only ever paid slightly (5-7 percent) more than the average ebay price, but save a lot of hassle.
268751
You could probably build the exact same system for a lot cheaper, but if you can't do that I'd buy that.  Is that Pentium D a dual core processor?  If it is, I'd go for it.  I'd put this PC's worth at about 1500-2000, but that's just my opinion, I would wait for some others.
547078
I have Dell brand PC. Usually their deals are pretty good...I believe so that this particular deal is not bad. Go for it...
428617
If you go to an electronics trade shop you will probably get about $450.  If you sell it at auction like on ebay, you may be able to get a bit more.
545764
if its a dell... then you made a good deal
455745
Depending on your brand loyalty, and whether you want to get a replacement laptop, you might consider HP's Trade Up program.\n\nYou might get more than at the pawn shop.
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I work on an HP Compaq NC6000 that work supplied me and I like it.  I've had it over a year. It's been reliable and fast.  My wife has owned a Toshiba for over three years.\n\nI surf the internet, play music on it, write technical papers, send e-mails, write programs, and run numerical analyses on it.\n\nBattery life could be better.  I can only go for about an hour and a half before the battery depletes.\n\nIf you are going to be taking notes in classes, you may want to get two batteries for it so you can get several hours of uptime without connecting to a power supply.\n\nThe rest of it ... Gigahertz, Pentium, Celeron, AMD really doesn't matter these days.  Almost any laptop will play DVDs (with a DVD player), CDs, etc plenty fast.\n\nIn fact, the lower the Gigahertz (the clock rate which at which the processor (AMD or Intel) ticks along), the longer your batter life may be.  Slowest Gigahertz you should go with is about 1.5GHz.\n\nI would make sure that the notebook has at least 512MB of memory, preferably 1GB.  This is important if you run several programs at once (e-mail, internet, music player, and word processor).  If you don't, things can slow down and wear down battery life faster as data is moved on and off disk.\n\nI would go with a 15" LCD.  17" is better if you are at your desk all the time, but if you are carrying the thing around a lot, the smaller display makes for a more compact laptop.  To each his own.\n\nAny brand-name laptop (HP, Dell, IBM, Toshiba) should do well to meet your requirements.
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Hey, if you've got about 80 Euros, you can get about 100 dollars for it ... is that a deal or what?  That's 20 more than you started with!
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Right now there is a great deal on a laptop that is good for basic home use. It is an HP and you can get it for $299.99 after a hundred dollar mail in rebate. There are some restrictions but I will definitely be getting one... It is such a steal! Check out all the details at the links below...\n\nhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/17/circuit-city-to-sell-100-compaq-laptop-on-black-friday/\nhttp://techdirt.com/articles/20061115/164759.shtml\nhttp://news.com.com/Notebooks+dropping+to+99+levels/2100-1041_3-6135370.html\nhttp://bfads.net/pop/3772\n\nOh ya you can actually get the notebook for $99.99 but you have to jump through a lot of hoops and it will probably will end up costing you more in the end...\n\nGood Luck!
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I recently got a good deal at Costco, laptop with a wireless router, 75 gig hard drive for around $800.  They usually have deals going on, plus you can return it no questions asked up to 6 months after purchase.