Lap dance, I mean Laptop

NeilGabriel
NeilGabriel Posts: 1,487
edited September 2007 in The Clubhouse
I want to pick up a cheap laptop (new) but it can be older model (XP), and don't need a huge hard drive. It's for my 80+ yr old mom. Any suggestions on some online sellers? It seems you should be able to pick up a decent machine for under $500 if you only need 30 gig and not a lot of RAM. Thanks.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited September 2007
    Try craigslist for a local purchase. Last year I bought a brand new laptop with warranty for my wife via craigslist for about $400 cheaper than retail.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited September 2007
    NeilGabriel wrote: »
    It seems you should be able to pick up a decent machine for under $500 if you only need 30 gig and not a lot of RAM. Thanks.

    Dell. Just got an Inspiron for my mom
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  • tcrossma
    tcrossma Posts: 1,301
    edited September 2007
    I second the Dell suggestion. They have regular sales, and their low-end laptops can oftentimes be had for $399-$499
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  • izafar
    izafar Posts: 819
    edited September 2007
    Toshiba Satellite® A135-S4527 15.4" Widescreen Notebook Computer With Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T2080

    $449 with rebate if you buy today.

    http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?id=520185

    Another more cheaper option:

    Compaq Presario f560us Notebook

    Mobile AMD Sempron 3500+ 1.8GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, 80GB Hard Drive, 15.4-inch WXGA TFT Display, 8X DVD+/-RW Drive, Windows Vista Home Basic

    $369 after rebates
    http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=346211&cm_ven=Performics&cm_cat=www.deals2buy.com&cm_pla=General&cm_ite=CompUSA%20home%20page&ref=performics
    -izafar

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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited September 2007
    I will also say craigs list. If all she needs to do is surf the net and check e-mail you can probably get a used one for a couple hundred.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited September 2007
    Acer makes a fairly good machine for about 4-500.00
    windows XP Home Edition, with al lthe regular stuff
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  • MSALLA
    MSALLA Posts: 1,602
    edited September 2007
    If I had to do it again, I would go dell
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2007
    Ya, you can get a new good laptop at times on the Dell site for $500. I have bought 250 Dells (150 are laptops) now at work and some of them are approaching 3 years old. I have had about 3 problems total that required us to call up their support to come out and fix (motherboard in all 3 cases). Friggen things are rock solid.
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