I have about $1000 to spend, maybe slightly over. im looking for something that will play games, so a dedicated graphics card is a must. I will also be using it for music, etc. basicly im looking for the most powerful machine i can get with what i have. 13" -15" screen. I have looked at dells and they seem to offer the best specs for price, but was wondering if anyone knew of any place offering anything better. Iv been cheated on ebay too many times, so im not looking there. If you could post a link with your answer, it will be much appreciated. Thanks!
2006-08-05 07:30:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Unless you are a professional needing an ultra compact laptop $1000 is way to much. You can find current super hot deals on laptops on fatwallet.com, slickdeals.net, techbargains, and hotdealsclub.com. When you got to fatwallet click on forums then click on hotdeals next search for laptops in the forums.
Here is a steal of a deal!!!
Office Depot has Toshiba Satellite® A105-S4164 for $700 - $150 rebate = $550 with free shipping. Stock is zip-code dependent and some areas are going out of stock very fast.
Specs:
Intel Core Solo T1350 1.86 GHz
80 GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
1 GB PC2-4200 DDR2 memory
SuperMulti DVD±RW/DVD±R DL/DVD-RAM drive
15.4" TrueBrite Screen (1280x800)
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
1-year limited warranty
2006-08-05 07:35:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With a laptop a good warranty and good service are probably the driving factors after price and features.
The operating system and ports, etc are all pretty standard, so I'd be thinking in terms of how easily you can get ti fixed if the cat knocks it off the desk or the memory sticks burn up or some such thing. In home repair? 24 hour service? Helpful customer service folks?
The price point difference between a really good new laptop and a used one is closing rapidly, so the new one with the warranty makes sense to me.
2006-08-05 07:32:08 · answer #2 · answered by Stuart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't go for ebay. A lot of stuff in there are used and are recycled.
Go to the main sites of the brand that you want e.g. Toshiba, Compaq, Acer, IBM.
When you get into their sites, select Notebooks/Laptops under their products and you can choose from a variety of models.
When you have decided what to buy (pick your best three choices), make a search now on the net as to the stores where you can get great deals while purchasing the laptop that you want.
Some gives you free printers, and if you keep coupons, you can even get big discounts on a brand new laptop.
Good luck
2006-08-05 07:37:26 · answer #3 · answered by Busy Diyosa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laptops don't really come with "a dedicated graphics card" since a laptop motherboard doesn't have any slots to plug such a card into. You can probably find one with dedicated video memory as opposed to one that shares system RAM if that's what you're wanting, but it's still not going to perform as well as a desktop machine with a real graphics card, especially for what you want to spend.
If you want to play games, buy a desktop PC, not a laptop. Laptops are fine for almost anything else, but hardcore gamers will not be satisfied with the performance as opposed to a desktop.
2006-08-05 07:38:10 · answer #4 · answered by mommadillo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a private pc. laptops are for mobility. no longer for gaming. so stated as "gaming" laptops are thoroughly pointless. they weigh a ton, have incredibly crappy battery life, run warm and short life. people who choose a gaming pc have no thought what the ingredient of a working laptop or pc is. laptops are for mobility. waiting to paintings on the circulate. to get potential you choose length, battery potential and cooling potential. this would result ins a large, heavy, fairly un-portable behemoth that destroy the bank and don't do nicely at gaming neither is it very portable aka FAIL. decide what you fairly need. is it mobility the place you like some thing mild-weight and paintings on the circulate, or is it gaming, the place you like heavy accountability potential?
2016-09-28 22:46:10 · answer #5 · answered by rotanelli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dell all the way man they are blowing out prices for laptops at 500 bux and they will back the work.
2006-08-05 07:36:40 · answer #6 · answered by Cam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i have an hp pavilion and it is proven to have the best graphic card for the lowest price they are 799. 99 with seperate and built in speakers you can choose from different colors and you can buy different colored bodies cheap plus it has an ipod nano the newest one included for free just go to yahoo search and type in hp pavilion laptops and click the second one down
2006-08-05 07:42:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Compaq presario is a good laptop in my opinion. HP is second best. Stay away from dell and gateway their operating systems suck.
2006-08-05 07:33:33 · answer #8 · answered by puzzle55usa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should consult a nearest electronics store, they'll help ya out!
2006-08-05 07:33:52 · answer #9 · answered by Richard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE ONE THAT COST $999.99 FOR U HAVE ONE PENNY TO TROW AT PEOPLE AND SAY HAHA I GOT A LAPTOP
2006-08-05 07:35:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋