Laptop pricing question??
918727
BECAUSE VENDORS SELLING THEM ON THE NET ARE IN IT TO MAKE MONEY, AND THEY HAVE TO INCREASE PRICES TO DO THAT, HENCE THE MIDDLE MAN.
1046569
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, \n\nthe best way to do this is on what they call warehouse sale markets some of them are online.\n\nthese 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.\n\none such website for laptop computers is :\n\nhttp://umgarticles.atspace.com/laptop-computer.htm
1143662
Go the New Egg. It's a website, and I got a really good laptop for around $900.
763480
Laptop..cool , I need one too I think, I was searching for laptops " notebooks" at http://astore.amazon.com/goodmanzone-20 \nI think I have seen a couple of notebooks at lower than $700 there\nthe best part is that this store is almost in any place you think of.
52870
I just bought my first notebook, bottom of the line Acer 3003LC (for NZ$890, which equates to US$600) and am delighted with it. :-)\n\nThis model lacks builtin wireless, and only 256MB of RAM, but I'm pleased with its design, features, AND the support I get from Acer here in this part of the world anyway.\n\n(I'd always thought of Acer as "cheap". Well, now I have one, sure it was "low-priced", but it aint "shoddy" ! ;) )\n\nGood luck on your eventual purchase.. of whatever :-)
661053
I use a Dell laptop for work. Overall it has been good and I like it, but I have already had the motherboard replaced and the keyboard after having it for 18 months. At time of purchase it was about $2,500+ in cost.\n\nI have had very good experience and found good value in the Acer Aspire laptop line. Acer is a Taiwanese company that has been in the computer business for many years.\n\nSee my previous post at http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AmvxOLm5dm2wazn3tkrM0ZgjzKIX?qid=1006041212179 for more details. That answer was rated as a best answer so I hope it is helpful to you too.\n\nGood luck!
138206
yes, depends on what your looking for.\n\nTo be portable then go Centrino and make sure you get a Pentium or the newer Celerons which 512 cache, SATA drive and at least 512MB ram.\n\nTo get a desktop replacement which will be faster but heavier and have less battery life you go with a P4, 2.6 or higher but watch for the price break at over 2.8.\n\nBrands are another matter, each has a plus and a minus. Dell has great prices and quick turn around if your notebook dies however their support is lacking in my book. 90% of the time their first action for any support call that they cannot figure out in a few minutes is to reload your OS. This does not seem to matter what the problem actually is, a reload will fix it, Not. IBM which sold off to Lenova still makes a top of the line notebook but I have heard some issues surrounding support. You'll still pay more for a Thinkpad but it might be worth it. Gateway still makes some good stuff however everyone is scared they might not hang around much longer, I tend to disagree and they are pricing stuff pretty well.\n\nOf course there are still Acer, Compaq, and dozens of others out there including "whiteboxes" which tend to be just as good as well. Truthfully they are all pretty good but as with most things you get what you pay for. That said for $500 you can get a pretty good machine from Staples during their sale tomorrow and Monday. With a one year warranty on a name brand system for $479 how wrong can you go.
90267
Greetings:  It depends what you are looking for, for example, do you need CDR/DVD, built-in wireless, do you want light weight - or doesn't matter - all these things you have to think before you purchase - overall I will say - no one can bit DELL's aggresive marketing and price.  There is on for $649 dollars + I believe $99 dollars upgrade for CDR/DVD.  Check out in their website.  But watch out for the shipping charges.  You might want to think a great somewhat used laptop from some pc store.  Let me know if you need any info regarding that.  Good Luck
841132
Do a search on ebay using your laptop's model (and compare basic specifications) -- then click on "completed auctions" -- that will give you an indication of what it's really worth.
1097556
Alien Ware has sweet laptops that has high performance, and can play music games and all kind of stuff. they have won so many awards.  U can get a small one for $700. The big one cost like $4000. this is on circuit city.com. u got shop around.
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It says see page 9 for details. You can get it for that price if you sign up for vonage for 12 months. If you do not it is the $299.00\n\nDo you got a picture of page 9? I'll check back in 5 min\n\nAdditional Details:\n\nThe rest of the information is not even located anywhere page 9 is the Terms and agreements to buy the laptop. The only thing I can find that resembles that is http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Notebook-Computers/sem/rpsm/catOid/-12963/N/20012961+20012963+40000910+1697/link/ref/rpem/ccd/categorylist.do The diffrence is it has a 80GB hard drive instead of 60GB hard drive.\n\nAditional Detail\nnever mind google found it: http://www.notebooks.com/?p=246
375001
I just bought a Sony laptop to I can give you some info. First of all, buying laptops in the US are a HELL of a lot cheaper. I bought a Sony Vaio FS840 which goes for around $ 1,100 in the US. The same thing costs about $ 1,600 in Pakistan and this is after hectic negotiations. The negative is that the process of purchasing and bringing the laptop over from the US can be a bit much. Secondly, the warranty issued by the US will not be covered in Pakistan. I think (definitely not sure about this) that if you discuss it with them, the warranty might be honored in Dubai. Final suggestion, if you can bring the laptop over from the US without hassle, that is the thing to do. For the money you save, even if something goes wrong, it will still be cheaper to get it fixed.
597820
Many people spend far more than they need to for a laptops.  A college student or in this case a law student only needs to type on the keyboard, retrieve e-mail and do online research.  As you pointed out a wifi card is a must and can be added to an older laptop for $30.  Rather than spending $600 plus there is no reason why she could not spend $300 to $400.  Type "used laptops" or "refurbished laptop" into google and check out the first 2-3 companies that come up.
184894
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.
528260
if you buy a dirt cheap laptop, you will get what you pay for, save a little money, you can find used and refurbs cheap, I sell them all the time in my shop that I take as trade ins and refurbish, starting at 200.00. You can get them and not be ripped off
366821
Not less then $700. You know what If are paling to buy new Motherboard I got to tell you its not worth it. I can make really Nice laptops in less then $1000.
382146
You wont be able to make much off the laptop when you sell it. maybe a couple hundred bucks, depending on what kind it is and how very new it is, but technology moves so fast these days, its probably behind the times,  you know? i say keep it, its good to have at least when you CAN get it working.