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Title: Laptop
Post by: dogfacedgremlin on August 28, 2009, 04:56:12 PM
Any of you guys have any recommendations for a laptop for under $500?  I've gotten a headach from researching myself, so any info on the matter would be awesome.  My use for it is pretty basic, school stuff mostly.
Title: Re: Laptop
Post by: pixiestyx on August 28, 2009, 05:10:53 PM
It's not under 500, but for what it's got in it it's a good buy

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4621293&Sku=M975-170029 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4621293&Sku=M975-170029)
Title: Re: Laptop
Post by: Sgt Snot Rocket(bonefish) on August 28, 2009, 06:18:37 PM
Hey, believe it or not I got a killer deal from circuit city recently. I know they went bust but they got bought out and now trade online only at circuitcity.com  I got a brand new Acer with a reasonable HD and 3 gigs of ram for $299. They sold out of that model pretty quick but you might check and see what they have at the moment. Buy.com seems to have pretty good prices sometimes too.

 Good luck shopping and BTW, that new laptop wont help any, I'ma still gonna fuck you up.
Title: Re: Laptop
Post by: Ban Em All on August 28, 2009, 08:46:58 PM
i personally dont like hp. asus is really good imo. so is sony.
Title: Re: Laptop
Post by: D-MAN on August 29, 2009, 11:55:08 PM
Quote from: Ban Em All on August 28, 2009, 08:46:58 PM
i personally dont like hp.
Me too. Almost always a bad egg of a manufacturer...
Title: Re: Laptop
Post by: Ban Em All on August 29, 2009, 11:57:50 PM
Quote from: D-MAN on August 29, 2009, 11:55:08 PM
Me too. Almost always a bad egg of a manufacturer...
they use custom parts, and they fill their computers with junk software.
Title: Re: Laptop
Post by: trooper is j on August 30, 2009, 12:07:52 AM
but banem, it is easy as hell to remove the junk software if you are not a dipshit.
Title: Re: Laptop
Post by: Ban Em All on August 30, 2009, 12:23:26 AM
Quote from: trooper is j on August 30, 2009, 12:07:52 AM
but banem, it is easy as hell to remove the junk software if you are not a dipshit.
yes, but its just more work.
Title: Re: Laptop
Post by: Shadow of Enigma on August 30, 2009, 12:34:14 AM
Quote from: dogfacedgremlin on August 28, 2009, 04:56:12 PM
Any of you guys have any recommendations for a laptop for under $500?  I've gotten a headach from researching myself, so any info on the matter would be awesome.  My use for it is pretty basic, school stuff mostly.

if your talking school stuff as in just typing shit up, music, and surfing the net AND battery life is a concern, check out this netbook:

Asus Eee PC 1101HA :
http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/asus-eee-pc-1101ha/4505-3121_7-33750730.html (http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/asus-eee-pc-1101ha/4505-3121_7-33750730.html)

8 Hours of battery life!! holy fuck!!

But for something with a bit more oomph
Acer Timeline 1810T :
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/16/acer-timeline-1810t-gets-renamed-and-reviewed-ahead-of-imminent/ (http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/16/acer-timeline-1810t-gets-renamed-and-reviewed-ahead-of-imminent/)

I'm actually stuck between these 2 for when school starts