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08-13-2008 , 01:27 PM

ghettointlectual

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Hey

I am looking to buy a new laptop and was wondering if I can find a decent one for less than $500 and where might I be able to find these. I started searching myself and got some laptops but they seem pretty weak.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks

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08-13-2008 , 02:33 PM

natty1

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Originally Posted by ghettointlectual

I am looking to buy a new laptop and was wondering if I can find a decent one for less than $500

you can't

decent laptops go for 1k+

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08-13-2008 , 02:50 PM

kerowo

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It all depends on definitions of "decent" but for the most part Natty's right, sub-500 notebooks aren't going to be very powerful.

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08-13-2008 , 02:56 PM

F. McSimmons

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If you are looking for something to browse the internet, write documents, listen to music and do all the standard stuff... finding one shouldn't be too hard.

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08-13-2008 , 03:16 PM

ghettointlectual

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I guess I should explain what I want it to do

I am looking for one to basically browse the internet
Play one or two tables with no lag
Type up my school work
and play online games at Kongregate

I don't play pc games and I won't be making movies or anything like that

Also if I get one with windows Vista is 1Gb of ram enough

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08-13-2008 , 03:33 PM

F. McSimmons

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1GB would run OK but you should really consider bumping it up to 2GB. You can buy RAM from crucial.com

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08-13-2008 , 03:51 PM

ghettointlectual

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Would I have to install it myself? Because I don't even know where to start on a laptop

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08-13-2008 , 03:54 PM

F. McSimmons

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Yeah you would. If you google around you can find info on how to install it.

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08-13-2008 , 04:10 PM

ddubois

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I bought a used circa-2004 ultraportable (Toshiba Portege R100) for ~$300 off ebay, and it was totally fine for browsing the internet, watching poker videos, and playing lite 2D PC games during my bus commute.

PS: At least, it was until the hard drive died. Now I'm looking at spending ~$150 for a replacement 1.8" HD and ~$150 for an external optical drive (how else can I install XP on the new drive), which makes my cheap purchase not so cheap.

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