what laptop would you recommend for a person that wants the most for his money?

I have a dell xps 1530 now and would like something faster.

Watch Frys.com early Friday mornings. Every other week or two they offer quite good dual-core Toshiba, Compaq, or HP laptops for under (or around) $300.

Gotta be ready to jump on it the minute it shows up because they sell out very fast (an hour-ish).

That's a good idea.

i got a refurbished lenovo/thinkpad from amazon for like $200, just over i think. it did me well, i don't want to say what happened to it...but i will say that it wasn't any problem with the laptop! always was the best computer EVER!! :D will be getting another one as soon as funds allow!

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I just bought an HP G62 for about 5 bills... couldn't be more satisfied.

I am also on the road HP lap tops seem to do well in the truck the one I am on now was $300 walmart.

Also their customer service is pretty good when something breaks.

Last Edited by grrttsgar on 05/30/2011 02:55 PM

Santa!

I sprung for an Acer last Black Friday sale.

Not a well known name yet but they have been on the manufacturing end for years. I have had great experiences with Sony Vaio, but they will cost more than you need to pay when there is so much competition.

apple macbook pro 17"

questions?

I had an Acer after about a year it go really slow and you could not here the sound on it.

www.mtechlaptops.com

What Alienware used to be before they screwed up and shifted mainboard vendors..

Acer has been round for a while. My friends first pc in 95 was an acer!

Acer or think pad....and buy refurb..they are actually tested and have a guarantee...save a few hundred $$$...Tiger Direct-Amazon- etc just search refurb...I have bought laptops, desktops, Kodak flips...zero problems.

possible to find a laptop exchange venue/store near you...best bet for a used and good working laptop

best overall is a mac...no virus, no problems, use firefox 3.6 do not use firefox 4...bad!

a good used mac is much better than any new pc...way too much virus attacks and by the time you spend for all the software to protect yourself including stupid updates all around for micro software you will conclude that a macintosh is the best overall


good luck

Thank you....I can't decide to order something or try to find something when I get back to town.

Tara, she works at the Cabaret Royale in Dalas..excellent laptop...worth every penny.

I'm using an e-machine - 300$ after tax - big screen, not good for playing music,but other wise fine. Been using it a year now. Can't beat the price to performance
Celeron, 15.6 HD LCD 2GB Memory ( Hard to imagine we used to use 32 meg in 95!) 160GB HDD ( Hard to imagine 60meg in 95) 802.11 b/g/h - used to use wireless adapters.
Battery life is really good.

I bought my wife a mac a while back, no complaints there but their 1K!

I just can't see spending 1K when all I do is use the internet. A doc here and there, a movie here and there.

Screen is big, and very good resolution! emachines ( E527)
good luck!

+1 I love my lenovo but I got my refurbished one for 700.