Used is fine, but operating system must be either XP or Vista. Any recommended brands or models ?
I'm looking for something with at least 512m ram, a decent graphics card, and a processor in the 1.5-2ghz range.
I'd like something that I would generally use at home, but be lightweight and portable for occasional travel, LAN parties, and such.
2007-03-25 04:32:41 · 4 answers · asked by dracos24 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
I purchased my Gateway laptop from BESTBUY for $650 it has 80 gigs 512 ram . ATI radeon express 220m graphics, 2ghz processor, Windows XP, DVD Dirve, 4 USB ports, 17 inch Monitor and two hours battery life
2007-03-25 04:41:43 · answer #1 · answered by aneesah m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This might be a no-no - but.... I have bought 2 really great laptops on e-bay. My last one was a PIV, 80 gig HD, internal wireless, 512 ram with Windows Pro for $475 delivered.
Whenever I'm buying a large ticket item, I always call the person (you can ask them for their phone number). Make sure you chat with them before you bid. The first person I bought from was a grad student who just got a job as a programmer and was given a new laptop and sold her year old one for hardly nothing (had everything). The 2nd was was from a guy who's girlfriend worked at Microsoft and the computer was well taken care of. In both of these cases, I called and talked "at length" to the people selling them. You can pick up a lot from a phone call. The first one had XP pro with the CD - pretty awsome buy.
2007-03-25 11:43:18 · answer #2 · answered by longhats 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for any HP laptop in that price-range (not Compaq, even though they are owned by HP now).
2007-03-25 11:45:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can get a used dell at that range, acer are very cheap too. check them out at http://www.acer.com
Good Luck
2007-03-25 11:37:32 · answer #4 · answered by Guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋