I am an undergrad student.. with no income.. my family supports me for my needs to put me through college education. i need to get a laptop for educational needs.. how do i get it, the easy way? i dont currently have the money..
2006-08-27 04:09:18 · 9 answers · asked by jal 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
In the short term, your college will have computer access but probably with restrictions.
Longer term, you could look on ebay, but it's a crap shoot! You buy sight unseen and hope for the best. Sellers can be in denial about what their old laptop is worth, and bargain-hunting buyers can bid prices up too high. Avoid buying something just because it's cheap. Ond favorite trick of sellers is to sell laptops with parts missing, assuring you the parts are available on ebay. They stripped out the parts and are selling them separately. Craigslist is a good source (at least in Northern California).
My best advice to you is to try to avoid buying a used laptop. You never know how they've been used. I've never bought a used laptop that was totally satisfactory without additional expenditure. Once you've bought a used laptop and additional parts, you'd have been well on your way to owning a new one, and you'd have had the full years of its useful life for your use. From my experience, I recommend Dell. Their units start at 600.
Until then, I'd use the college facilities, look around school to see if someone is selling a working laptop, or check out local computer repair shops where you might get some kind of warranty. Good luck. It's not entirely unclear to me that you aren't asking someone to give you a laptop. I'd just say that usually the stuff that's given away is trash in or near terminal condition.
2006-08-27 11:32:38 · answer #1 · answered by ronw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"TheDude" is sorta right, but if i were you, i wouldnt go with bestbuy cause there expensivie. i would go with Dell.com or Gateway. dont get a HP! there crappy. Dells and Gateways are the cheapest and are really good. and you can make small $30-40 payments each month.
2006-08-27 04:17:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For what it's worth, desktops can be had cheaper than laptops, if you can stand not being able to carry it around.
There is really no easy way to get money, we all work for it.
2006-08-27 04:13:37 · answer #3 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can do some freelance job to raise money for your laptop. Register your mail id with:
http://xrl.us/turningpoint
They can help you find some part time job.
2006-08-28 01:49:02 · answer #4 · answered by pradip k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to best buy or circuit city and get one with their payment plans of $30-40/month.
2006-08-27 04:13:40 · answer #5 · answered by TheDude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dude.. its lyk.. no longer something in this international is for unfastened... if u hv low fee selection choose for d internet e book... choose for hp, dell, samsung... u gets dis around 17000 to 18000 yet whilst u r goin have been given netbook.. purchase asus... n10j sequence... its suitable... even have photograph card... m a working laptop or computing gadget eng. and making use of this... circulate 4 it if u have low fee selection...
2016-09-30 01:19:40 · answer #6 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a job or mow some lawns
2006-08-27 04:15:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go look on ebay. They have so many choices and you can auction on them.
2006-08-27 06:26:31 · answer #8 · answered by Tay Tay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your realy that old get a job! Ask your mom and dad to pay half. Tell them you realy need it maybe you can get them to pay for the whole thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-08-27 04:18:04 · answer #9 · answered by azabbyg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋