Where can I get a laptop and nice carrying case for under 400?
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I am not sure about carrying case.   I think you can get them for 20 bucks used in surplus store.\n\nFor laptop,  at times you can get them at dell, that is with the MS works.    Good enough with word editing.\n\nThere are cheaper laptops too at www.pricewatch.com.    But they do not come with SW packages.   And they are small shops.
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Try E-Bay you can get most stuff on there.
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well depending on what kind of laptop you could try www.welovemacs.com\nebay\nbest buy
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Go to Dell. http://www.dell.com/ \nPut your mouse on laptops.\nClick home/home office.\nspecials/closeouts\nfrom~$500!\nSometimes you can get a good deal on ebay, but be\ncareful,there are crooks there too.
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Go the New Egg. It's a website, and I got a really good laptop for around $900.
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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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Ebay or a used computer parts store in your area
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That will depend on what you are going to do with it. A nice Mid Tower will do just fine for most people.\nI have bought several items including cases from http://www.newegg.com  and have been verry pleased with both the quality and customer service. On the other hand I have also bought several items including cases from http://www.tigerdirect.com but have not been pleased with their customer service at all and have stoped using them.
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Look around at Dell's laptops. They've got pretty good laptops at decent prices.
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I would look for something with at least a gigabite of ram. and a 120 gig hard drive.\nthat would be a great laptop.
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go to www.tigerdirect.com or www.newegg.com good priced new notebooks.
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If you're looking for a nonworking one for parts, or just for a used one, you can try eBay - they currently have 500+ auctions that are selling whole laptops and various parts (front bezels, batteries, HD caddies, etc.).
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Try E-bay, or your nearest refurbished computer store.  Also, i hear the guy on the corner has a great deal.
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You can get an hp pavilion from PC Richards for like $700 or you  can catch it on sale. You can also go to Comp.USA
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Try a dell laptop. Those are great.
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www.gateway.com would be my suggestion.  But they have retail outlets that sell gateway products as well.  Find those here: http://www.gateway.com/home/products/ret/ret_catalog.shtml?cmpid=ret*HP*seglinks*Retail*HOMEPAGE
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I know you were looking for a local retail store, but I bought mine on Ebags.com. I had the same problem as you with the over loaded back pack and aching back. Law books, notebooks, supplements, and the laptop were killing me! Try looking on ebags and I am sure you will find something suitable and affordable. They ship rather quickly, too!