What Lap Top should you buy for 1000 $ and why?

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    What Lap Top should you buy for 1000 $ and why?

    I have 1000 $ to spend on a LAP TOP what should i buy?
     
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  2. rochow

    rochow Notable Member

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    I got mine on ebay:

    1.8Ghz AMD Turion 64bit
    1GB DDR Ram
    80GB HardDrive
    Wireless
    yada yada

    Was looking at around $1600 given the specs for even the cheapest brands

    Picked it up on ebay for $1200 (I am talking australian dollars by the way, probably cheaper elsewhere for computers)

    It's an acer, never had any problems with it, good reliable laptop
     
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  4. TheSyndicate

    TheSyndicate Prominent Member

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    That is really cheap if you get the Vista with that price?

    In Thailand they sell out loads of LT now with XP but i guess why now they want to sell it cheap.

    Should i wait to they include VISTA?
     
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    No. Vista will be extremely buggy first release. You'll have to download lots of patches to cover the security holes.

    Stick with XP for another 6 months

    Vista is only $150 anyway depending on what version you get
     
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    TheSyndicate Prominent Member

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    Ok maybe a good idea. But then whats the point buying a licens for XP?
     
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    It comes with the comp unless you get it custom made
     
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    d16man Well-Known Member

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    Get one of those tablet PC's, with the turnable screen...you can get some of them for around 900$. They are really cool and pretty handy.
     
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    1000$ won't get you a good new laptop. Maybe you should consider adding another 500$ to the budget then you can get a good laptop. The one I was purchasing was around 1500$

    HP Forgot the version :)
    2.0 Dual Core
    I GB DDR2 RAm
    120 GB hard drive
    256 MB Geforce 7600+ vga card
    And other stuff, like infrared, ethernet blah blah
     
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    I disagree.

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Brand-New-Ac...0QQihZ017QQcategoryZ26266QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TOSHIBA-LAPT...QQihZ007QQcategoryZ130766QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    Note that they are in Australian dollars aswell, not US
     
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    People telling me the HP is not a good brand are it diffrent quality of countries.
     
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    timsdd Peon

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    I (wholeheartedly) disagree as well.

    I think you could walk into any retail store and get a good LT for $1K....not to mention that online you can get even more bang for your $.

    take for instance:

    Acer Aspire AS5112WLMi AMD Turion 64 X2 1.6GHz / Bluetooth / 802.11b/g Wireless / 2GB DDR2 / 160GB / Dual Layer DVDRW / 15.4' WXGA / Windows XP Pro / Notebook PC
     
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    Exactly. Your computers are heaps cheaper than in Australia :)

    I might have to check out shipping one over...
     
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    I would get a MacBook..Only because I'm a big APPLE fan!
     
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    GTech Rob Jones for President!

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    I've had nothing but good luck with Dell laptops for long term dependability. The one I'm on now, I've had for over two years, using it every day, always turned on. Keyboard is worn, palm prints on the board, but it still performs great. I put a 7200 rpm 100 gig drive in it and have a 2.5" external 120 gig hooked up to it as well. Upgraded the memory to 1 gig. Never a problem! You can get a good Dell for under a grand.
     
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    For under a grand I wouldn't like to see those specs :eek: :p
     
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    i want a Apple lap as well :) But i guess under 1000 you will only get the old once.
     
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