Cheap Laptops?

[rprice1]

Hey all I was looking around earlier for a cheap laptop that'd be decent at doing anything that wasn't too multimedia intensive and was wondering if such a laptop exisits at around the $400 price range. I know dell has some ~$500 laptops but I don't want to spend a bunch of cash on a laptop that sucks (read: celeron) but beyond that is out of my budget too. Pretty much is there a laptop with a centrino, 512 mb ram, and integrated wireless out there on the cheap these days?

[jharriso]

One word for you - used.
You're not going to find a centrino system new for less than $600-$700 or so.

[andyanck]

shotgun - $150
some shells - $20
a person with a $2000 worth centrino system - priceless

getting out of jail - just keep rolling the dice.......

[dcv]

I'd hit up Craigslist or ask around to see if anybody's selling, or I'd lower my expectations - like Josh said, it is quite impossible to buy a centrino system at even $500.

Well, unless you like playing the rebate game when a big box store has a giant sale.

[rprice1]

damn dell has one for about $550... time to wait for one of those sales in the newspaper

[rprice1]

... or someone could be nice and donate the difference. It would.. uh, help oscr a bunch for me to have a laptop

[jmcgon]

...Ebay?

[dcv]

...Ebay?

Never, EVER, EVER, EVER buy a laptop from eBay.

[rprice1]

yeah I'd be afraid to buy used quite honestly

[dcv]

yeah I'd be afraid to buy used quite honestly

I wouldn't be afraid to buy used, so long as I got a look at it first. That's why I'd look around Craigslist, and if you see something that may be worth it, set up a time to meet in person and give the merch a thorough inspection before handing over your cash. It's a lot harder to pull scams if you actually have to meet somebody in person and show them a working product.

[picch]

check ubid. Great place to find referb systems for dirt cheap

[rprice1]

hmm is there anyway I can get dell not to install windows so I dont have to pay for it? probably not huh... wishful thinking

[dparm]

hmm is there anyway I can get dell not to install windows so I dont have to pay for it? probably not huh... wishful thinking


Dell sells what are called "n-series" desktops that have no operating system installed. I don't think they offer this on laptops, but you might be able to special order if you call them.

[dcv]

Dell sells what are called "n-series" desktops that have no operating system installed. I don't think they offer this on laptops, but you might be able to special order if you call them.


Technically, they ship with FreeDOS.

Useful, eh?