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WTB: cheap laptop (Turned to what should I buy and why does Dell suck)

weasel

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I just need something I can surf on my wifi at home. Cheap = less then 500 bucks.

Or I have a bunch of stuff (Chatter box, helmet cam, hunting rifles...) I can trade.

kthxbye
 
dude!


shoulda hit me up 2 weeks ago, I sent theo's T40 that I fixed up to my parents since I didn't need two of em!

plenty of them on craigslist for 500 or less though..........
 
Thx, I'll check my bank account

:laughing just after I posted this I told a friend they could borrow 500 from me so they could visit a sick relative.
 
Tacky1 said:
Brand new dell direct for $449.00 + tax and S/H.



http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=bqdwi1e&cs=04&dgvcode=ss&c=US&l=EN&m_8=80S&dgc=BF&cid=7420&lid=197374
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the downside is that it is processed by
AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core processor TK-57 with 1.9GHz/256KB. Has Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition and does not include MS Word.
its a 15.4 inch Wide Screen. A minimum of only 1GB DDR2 SDRAM with the a minimum of. 120GB 5400RPM Hard Drive

The reliablility with their battery will stop holding its fixed amount of hours for less than a year, and youd have to purchase a new one. Those who have dell labtops know what I mean. Again, theres always a first to everything. :)
 
I have an HP ZD7000 I *might* be willing to let go for $400. 17" widescreen, 802.11b, DVD. Replaced the stock 60GB hard drive with a big 'n' fast 100GB 7200rpm Hitachi (speed made a huge difference), and I know it's got at least 1GB of RAM. I replaced the LCD hinges last year, these new ones are nice and tight, like new. It's a full blown P4 3.0GHz, so unlike the crippled Celerons, or the current generation of Dual-Cores, it tends to run hot if you're doing really processor-intensive operations. Would be fine for web surfing and general productivity though. At around 10 lbs w/ power cord, it's definitely made more for sitting on a desktop than lugging around!

It's been sitting idle for most of the past 2 years. Don't expect much from the battery life; probably should be replaced soon.
 
rwdforlife said:
The reliablility with their battery will stop holding its fixed amount of hours for less than a year, and youd have to purchase a new one. Those who have dell labtops know what I mean. Again, theres always a first to everything. :)
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That's no shit right there!

I have two dell LTs and a desktop. The reason for me wanting a new LT is because my older one won't hold a charge, the power cord broke and they wanted 70 bucks for a new one :wtf (I sell AC adaptors and our cost is around 15 bucks) MY DVD drive only works sometimes and its beat to shit.

My S/O's LT all of a sudden won't hold a charge. She just spent 100 bucks for a new battery and that wasn't the problem so she has to send it back to Dell and prepay 398 bucks before they even look at it. She refuses to call a local computer repair shop for some fucking reason.

Anyway she's going out of town for 10-days and taking my POS with her. That's why I posted this thread.

I've found a ton of used laptops on CL so I'm moving this thread. Thanks for all the PM's and offers but I think I'm just gonna get an apple :shocker

Is this worth looking at? ...


apple laptop 800mhz - 640MB ram - $300 (campbell)

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Date: 2008-03-06, 12:24PM PST


MAC os 10.2.8 . 2003 ibook. with modem and dvd drive. it has cs2 photoshop, cubase, iphoto ect.. 30gb hard drive if interested call me at ...
 
A cheap HP/Compaq should satisfy your wifi surfing needs. It will likely be loaded with Vista, but that can be fixed if necessary.

From last wednesday's Fry's ad
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This one has better specs, but breaks your price point.

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Thanks but I've made it 40 years of never buying anything from fry's and can't break my streek :D
 
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