what is the best deal for a new laptop?
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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/circu...\nhttp://techdirt.com/articles/20061115/16...\nhttp://news.com.com/notebooks+dropping+t...\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!
601715
For that price, you can't get the greatest laptop, but you can get a mid-range core duo from Acer -- it's nice for all purposes. for battery life, go for a tablet PC -- for a mac, go for a decked out iBook (They'll release new ones soon.)
444347
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.
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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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Go the New Egg. It's a website, and I got a really good laptop for around $900.
193290
I just bought a laptop from http://www.ebay.com, but the only problem there is, you never know exactly what you are getting. If you use EBay and trust me and know what you are doing then that is a great place to go. \n\nhttp://www.dell.com\nhttp://www.hewlettpackard.com\nhttp://www.gateway.com
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Go to ebay and see what comparable ones are selling for.\n\nI paid $200 apiece for 2 IBM thinkpads, 600-700 MHz, 20 Gig and 30 Gig hard drives, 256 RAM, dvd drive, 1 usb.
359376
go to pricewatch.com. they have a list of the best deals on the net of various categories of electronics and computers.
755093
You could try Overstock.com, try a refurbished laptop they cost way less and its basically better than brand new ones
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A few for you to research:\n\nhttp://www.refurbished-laptops.biz/\nhttp://www.skyexlaptopstore.com/\n\nas well as Ebay.com, Ubid.com
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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.
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You should be able to get good deasl on pricegrabbger.com (It gets the best prices from all online stores). \n\nAnyways, I think more than deals, try looking for quality.  My personal experience says that Lenovo (IBM Thinkpads) last the longest and are the sturdiest.  They also come with a finger print secure login in most laptops.  It's worth spending an extra couple of hundred bucks -- Lasts at least 4-5 years. \n\nDell's are inferior quality, but cheap. \nToshiba's are a good compromise \nSony's suck. \nHP is getting better, but, doesn't compare with Thinkpads.
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well depending on what kind of laptop you could try www.welovemacs.com\nebay\nbest buy
82081
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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You aren't an economics major, are you?  People don't give away $375 worth of software (what is costs those of us who are no longer in school) on laptops they're selling for $500.\n\nBTW, laptops are so expensive, people usually don't sell them until they are broken, or sorely outdated.  I'd look around in the sale papers on Sundays until you find one that's got at least a 1.5ghz Celeron M or faster processor.  You probably should go to/call your college bookstore, they may very well have a good deal or two.\n\nAlso, you'll want to add a 512MB So-DIMM (notebook memory) to whatever you buy, because 256MB is just enough to boot into Windows these days.  Newegg has them at really good prices: http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/SubCategory.asp?SubCategory=381  Just make sure that the laptop you pick out has all of the features you are looking for, because it's not possible to add anything other than memory to a laptop.
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I would suggest deal2buy.com and edealinfo.com for finding cheap laptops.  Its difficult to trust laptops on eBay.
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If your primary activity will be internet browsing you don't need to buy a $1300 laptop of any brand. I agree you only need to make sure it has good connectivity options. After that, just think about the size want and you'll be good to go. The best deals right now are in 14" and 15". I would recommend a sub-$1000 H-P/Compaq or Dell. Acer will work as well, although their service isn't as responsive as H-P and Dell.