I'm a college student looking to buy a reasonably priced Laptop to do homework on and surf the net, nothing fancy. Are the certain brands or certain features I should look for or avoid?
2006-08-21 15:08:12 · 7 answers · asked by peaceout125 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
nothing specifis that u ought 2 lookout for
a general purpose notebook, a basic kind should be good enuf
my choice would be somethin like the dell inspirion e1405
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/entnb_e1405?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
the base model at $679 is a fine notebook
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1405S1&s=dhs
good looks, pretty much portable, great os - win xp media centre 2005, also good for some music & dvd flicks ....
i won't recommend a $500 basic celeron ...
u wont really enjoy working on it ... will serve u'r purpose tho
lottsa drawbacks ...
2006-08-21 15:23:50 · answer #1 · answered by sεαη 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally like HP laptops. I got mine from best buy and thought it cost about the right amount. I have seen some sales at CompUSA that were REALLY good.
I would highly recommend a AMD processor (3200+ or better), they are cheaper than Intel processors and perform just fine. Don't get a huge hard drive. 60-80 GB should be more than enough. 15.4" monitors are about right.
2006-08-21 15:37:58 · answer #2 · answered by Michael M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, not really. Any pc is fine for just surfing and doing homework, you don't need a Power Book or anything. I recommend free Word processors, if you don't want to pay for MS Office:
http://www.openoffice.org/
http://www.abisource.com/
2006-08-21 15:16:00 · answer #3 · answered by Tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a Compaq Presario and its good, for the price. I here Dell is low priced and sometimes low quality. Try HP Compaq or Toshiba. Toshibas are usually heavy though.
2006-08-21 15:15:21 · answer #4 · answered by Justin W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just bought a new Toshiba for $500 at Circuit City. Very nice computer for college. If you're not a PC gamer, its fine.
This is the 2nd Toshiba I've bought, they're good computers.
2006-08-21 15:14:25 · answer #5 · answered by bradcymru 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
laptop with amd turion are cheap and better
always look for one on sale in sunday papers
they usually go on sale at compusa,circuitcity,bestbuy
but make sure u go there early morning on sunday before they open store ,because usually they have limited stock
labor day in september is good time to look for a computer
usually they will put lap top on front or last page of flier which go on sale
2006-08-21 15:28:17 · answer #6 · answered by gurpreet s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For ur simple use try "Acer Travelmate Series" or "HP Presario dvXXXX series"......... 'coz they r fine at work 'n low at prices
For ur kin of work even CELERON Laptops costing around 30-33k would do, but i would suggest going for Pentium M if ur budget allows.
You can find several Laptops reviewed at http://www.cnet.com
2006-08-21 15:24:21 · answer #7 · answered by abhishekkr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋