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ticalcnoah


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Posted: 16 Mar 2009 06:15:23 pm    Post subject:
I'm in the market for a laptop for school I'm looking for =<500 dollars. Does anyone have good suggestions?
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JoeYoung


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Posted: 16 Mar 2009 07:37:44 pm    Post subject:
I have this piece-o-shit dell latitude 100l laptop with a somewhat loose screen that has no working usb ports or disc drive, but it comes with XP and office 03 as well as a wireless card! Very Happy
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elfprince13
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Posted: 16 Mar 2009 10:26:54 pm    Post subject:
ticalcnoah wrote:
I'm in the market for a laptop for school I'm looking for =<500 dollars. Does anyone have good suggestions?

http://eeepc.asus.com/global/index.html

If I remember correctly they start around $300 new. There's a *wide* range of specs and different models so choose what fits your needs + wallet best.

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TheStorm


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Posted: 17 Mar 2009 07:30:48 am    Post subject:
What kind of laptop are you looking for? If you want a netbook/ultra portable I find the Acer Aspire One's to be a better and cheaper alternative to the Eeepc's and I would suggest getting one with flash memory rather than a HDD if you want a little more durability. For more mid range laptop you may want to look into a Used Dell latitude, My dad's refurbished one has lasted quite well for being at least 8 years old.
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ticalcnoah


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Posted: 17 Mar 2009 09:41:36 am    Post subject:
I'm looking for a ultra portable one.
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TheStorm


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Posted: 17 Mar 2009 03:44:28 pm    Post subject:
Yeah I'd look into the Acer Aspire One's then I know you can get one with a 8.9" screen 160GB hdd, xp home and 1gb of ram for $296 at Sams Club and I've seen the flashed based ones even cheaper. Personally the Aspire One seems a lot nicer than the Eeepc's but that's just me.
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