Good Notebooks - For about $800-$900. Good Processor and Ram if possible.?
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I wouldn't trust anyone other than dell or toshiba for a brand name. Go with a pentium 4 if in your but probably out of your budget. I am not an AMD fan and refer you mostly to an intel processor - again, I trust Dell and Toshiba - they have a great reputation.\n\nJeremy, bugon.com
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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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Get the Compaq Presario V3000Z series. It's very cheap (I bought mine for $479.99) , and performs well. You can find it here:\nhttp://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Usage&v1=Everyday+computing&series_name=V3000Z_series
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Check TigerDirect.com\nThey have good prices on laptops and such.
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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!
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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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If you want good value for money, don't buy the brand name crap. Go to Centralfield (in Sham Shui Po) and take a look at their offer. Or check their website: http://www.centralfield.com/2004/Bto_nb/BTO_index1.html (but there's not much English there).\n\nI bought this Centrino laptop last year - Pentium M 1.6, 512MB RAM (upgradeable to 1GB), 60GB HDD, 15" 1400*1050 LCD, DVD+CDRW and ATI Mobility Radeon 9700, for HK$8750 (about US$1125), and I'm really happy with it. Anything comparable made by big brands was over HK$12000.\nAnyway, prices have dropped quite a bit since last year.\n\nOf course, you can also find some cheap crap like slow Celerons with 256MB RAM for HK$5000 or so.
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dell has good deals for a little over 600$\n- try the inspirion range\nboth the inspirion E1505 & E1405 are priced 699\n-- just wait 4 few days, hopefully better deals on these two should be on dell site\nhttp://www.dell.com
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i would go on eBay and see other notebooks that are near the hardware profile that you have. that will give you a good basis.
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Notebooks are nice, but they are much harder to work on and upgrade.  Since you might be doing graphics work, you will need a decent video card.  In a notebook, that usually means an upper end computer, which it doesn't sound like you need.\n\nI would reccommend a cheap computer such as the Acer Power 380, and buy a new video card with at least 128 MB of memory.  That should get you up and running and in pretty good shape.
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Dell notebooks are cheap, I believe they start at $499. I've never owned one, so I can't attest to the quality.
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Dell is decent but if you want something that is going to last a long time and work well, go for HP. It is cutting edge and it works really well. There are lots of great free upgrades too.
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I've had very good experience with the Acer Aspire series. First bought one for my wife, then my mother, now myself. Great bang for the buck. My wife's PC is about a year old and no problems (ok, the battery doesn't last that long). Lots of functionality for the money and the screens are among the best I've seen on laptops.\n\nI recently purchased (on impulse) an Acer Aspire 5003WLMi at Staples. Upgraded the memory from 512MB to 768MB, bought a Targus backpack, a couple of jump drives and it was still under $900, and no rebates.\n\nMy work laptop is a Dell Inspiron and I like it but it has had the motherboard replaced and the keyboard so far, and it's less than two years old. And it was about $2,700 new.\n\nCheck out Staples and Circuit City if you're into bricks and mortar, they seem to be pretty good.
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600$ 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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DELL & HP is always a good brand to select and make sure it has microsoft on it! If you need to have a look at some reviews on various laptops go to http://www.cnet.com/\n\nalthough, Lenovo 3000 N100 (Core Duo 2GHz, 512MB RAM, 100GB HDD) is a great laptop at a middle of the range price ($1364) and delivers excellent preformance! \n\nHowever if you are looking at a more cheaper laptop then the Lenovo 3000 N100 (Core Duo 1.66GHz, 512MB RAM, 80GB HDD, DVD Writer) is what you need at a cheap price of anywhere from $800 to $1000. This laptop may be cheap but its preformance still packs a puch and would be perfect for someone just starting University or a Small Business owner!\n\nGOODLUCK WITH UNIVERSITY AND BUYING A NEW LAPTOP, I HOPE THIS INFORMATION WAS USEFUL FOR YOU :):):) AGAIN GOODLUCK!
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Every answer above is what 90% of the population believes. Dell, HP...etc. I have done a lot of research into this subject. You need to know about OEM and ODM companies. A great place to get information on this and all notebook questions is at notebookforums.com\n\nPeople who are "in the know" buy notebooks from companies such as Sager, Prostar, Hypersonic, Alienware and my favorites are Falcon-NW (luxury) & ASUS. ASUS makes some of the best built most stylish laptops available. Do a Google search to find online resellers. Most of the ones I listed above are not to be found in a store but rather online.  If you must have follow the pack and get an average laptop from a local electronic store then I would suggest HP. Stay away from Emachines at all costs! As well as anything from Fry's...not good to deal with them. Good luck!
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at your selection chance are you're not going to find oen for under 1200 for a core 2\n\nthat processor itself is alteast $800, 2gb of Ram is around $200\n320gb of hd is aournd $200, if you looking a widescreen a 17 is aournd $100 plus this is only a barebone u still neeed software,video card,sound card ...etc..\n\nusally wait for the holiday to come back, they have great deals on it.:). you will notice they trying to sell as much they can because they need invenotry space. buying during the holidays allow you to get those deals so u can really get a great deal on it.\n\nDepend on what you mainly going to use for and what type:\nI would say if you are jusing for mainly interent surfer,and school/office work \nyou don't need all those power but a good company to go with are \nemac,hp and compaq. they are great for low end users :)\nthey are cheap. you can your spec on those pc and they usally around your price. although they don't have good customer service.\n\nif you thinking  watch movies (movies that are HD support like h.246 XD)  and playing games on it. \nGateway (bestbuy carries a lot of them) is the best way for teh cheapest deal.\nDell has a better costumer service so yoru not a computer techie dell is a great way to go.\nSony is still the best and leading one because they ahve the advance technology in there. they aren't cheap.\n\nif you are a computer techi :)... you shoul djust build it your self ti's nto too hard and you do save a lot of money plus you get to pick what type of motherbord you wana so if your a hardcore gammering ABIt and ASUS are pretty nice compare to Dell Motherboards. \n\nIf you going to get a Laptop:\nget a Dell or a Gateway thsoe usally will fit your budget.\nif you willing to spend more, Sony are the best way to go. Now if your not oging to carry it around with you. like this laptop is mainly stationaly you shoul dget a big one so watch movie on it. if you are carring around try to get a less weight on it.