Help me pick a Laptop

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Flak_Monkey

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Hey guys, my dad and I are in need of a cheap laptop that's going to be running some stock trading software. I'm very knowledgable about computers but when it comes to laptops i.e. which brands are best, i'm a in the dark a bit.

Could you guys help me pick out a laptop that's not overly expensive, the only requirements are: Has to be able to run XP Pro, has to have an Ethernet port, has to be around $500.

Could you help me? thanks! :)
 
a friend of mine just got this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834115301

he bought it through a local retailer though, but its the same model thats ure and he ordered it with XP pro so prob solved. It is in the same proce range as you asked, and it is quite a basic setup if i were going to spend $500~ on a laptop well i would consider spending a little bit more for a better model .... lol but on that policy from a $1500 solution i ended up with a $4500~ so lol be careful how much then

regards
 
|Leviathan| said:
a friend of mine just got this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834115301

he bought it through a local retailer though, but its the same model thats ure and he ordered it with XP pro so prob solved. It is in the same proce range as you asked, and it is quite a basic setup if i were going to spend $500~ on a laptop well i would consider spending a little bit more for a better model .... lol but on that policy from a $1500 solution i ended up with a $4500~ so lol be careful how much then

regards
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That is a pretty good deal, Acer are usually considered a decently build laptop. You can always check around on Dell for some deals. But 500 is pretty tough price to get a laptop, since that is basically the bargain bin price, so you are probablly going to have to look hard.
 
Okay, well, what's considered to be the really good laptop brands? What brands do I want to stay away from?
 
In my experience in retail, Toshiba are the laptops with least amount of problems and highest reliability. For me, I wouldnt settle for anything else.
 
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