Need laptop with limited budget...what would you guys or gals get with a budget of 500-600 dollars?

Looked at the Dell Vostro, but I think I can do better.

Re: Need Good laptop for 500-600 dollars...Is that possible?

yes. look at the dell outlet store. don't expect much. you will be able to use IE and word pad just fine.

Re: Need Good laptop for 500-600 dollars...Is that possible?

check out the cheaper Acers at Circuit City. You can occasionally get a deal on a dual core / core 2 duo machine with 2 gig ram and vista home premium for under $600

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lots of deals here on laptops. use the coupon codes.

[url]http://dealnews.com/[/url]

Re: Need Good laptop for 500-600 dollars...Is that possible?

[url]www.tigerdirect.com[/url] seems to run deals on laptops like every three days. You're not going to get a lot in that price range, but they routinely have laptops in that range that are better than what you might find at a big box store.

Re: Need Good laptop for 500-600 dollars...Is that possible?

You can get a quality Lenovo for that price. I'm not kidding. You need to find out if you want something that is sturdy and works well or some cheap thing like an Acer. If you plan on just using it at home, get whatever but if you plan to actually pick it up and take it somewhere, you'll want something a bit more sturdy.

Re: Need Good laptop for 500-600 dollars...Is that possible?

Think I'm going to get an Asus Eee [URL]http://www.amazon.com/Asus-Eee-PC-8G-Pearl-White/dp/B000ZLO3D4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1200000926&sr=8-1[/URL] and then install XP and word on it. That should fit my needs...

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[url]http://www.ableshoppers.com/[/url]

Fatty deals!

Re: Need Good laptop for 500-600 dollars...Is that possible?

[quote=srbbnd;558639]Think I'm going to get an Asus Eee [URL]http://www.amazon.com/Asus-Eee-PC-8G-Pearl-White/dp/B000ZLO3D4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1200000926&sr=8-1[/URL] and then install XP and word on it. That should fit my needs...[/quote]

We have got one of these at work with the linux os on it. Whilst they are impressive, personnally i would wait untill the newer version with the 9" screen and more memory comes out laster in the year.

Re: Need Good laptop for 500-600 dollars...Is that possible?

Thanks for the info poults. Do you know when they are supposed to be released, resolution and the price? I couldn't find any of that info on the web, but I think they were shown at CES and that info should be floating around somewhere.

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[URL]http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/01/08/ces_2_gen_eee_pc_no_show/[/URL]

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These are some pretty impressive mods to the Asus eepc:

[url]http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/01/22/massive_eee_pc_mod/[/url]

How to guide:

[url]http://beta.ivancover.com/wiki/index.php/Eee_PC_Internal_Upgrades[/url]