I need a laptop for under $650

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right now im thinking about a base dell inspiron 2200 (1.3ghz celeron m, 256mb ram, 30gig hard drive). this will basically be a student laptop, word processing, web browsing, shit like that. I plan on upgrading the ram later, and the hard drive shouldnt be too much of an issue. does anyone have any other recommendations, or is this my best bet?
 
I think the only other option would be to wait for MIR's from Best Buy or another retailer, if you can front the cash.
 
The i2200 is a very well built machine. The Celeron in those things is based off the Pentium M so it's not bad performer (and later on you could buy a PM and install it)
 
i bought a gateway 4026gz for $550 after a $100 MIR from bestbuy, and it has been awesome

1.3 celeron m
512mb pc2700 (upgraded from 256mb, upgrade cost me about $27 with shipping from these forums)
40gb hard drive
DVD/CDRW Combo drive
15" screen (I love how it is shiny, makes movies and text look very sharp)
built in 802.11g WiFi
about 1" thin and only 5.5 lbs

I also added a pair of sennheiser hd-202 headphones, an intellimouse 5 button optical mouse and a targus backpack/laptop case and i have been very happy. I use it for some mild wardriving, word processing, mp3 in my car, day of defeat, Kal-Online, internet surfing, traveling etc.

I think they have the same deal that i got going on at bestbuy this week (at least they do in my area)
 
I with others here, think that Ebay.com is the best place where you can find the best machine for that budget.
 
Only stating this because it has not been mentioned as of yet... there are used g3 ibooks that fall into the 500-600 range for a 900 mhz one(which i use more then my 17" toshiba 3.4 p4 with h/t).

Umm also try craigslist, that site gives out some awesome deals from time to time.
 
KillDFurby said:
http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/s...1&catalogId=-840&langId=-1&categoryId=2576396

My personal recommendation: http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/s...tegoryId=2576396&dualCurrId=73&catalogId=-840

IBM Certified Used Equipement is as good as new. I have a T23, all I did was throw in an 80GB HD and this thing flies.
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everyone ignoring me or something? im on a t23 right now and i can throw this thing at a wall and everything will be ok...

did you people ever hear of a thinkpad lol
 
Looking at the provided link, none of those thinkpads seem that great feature-wise for the money. None have wireless, and all have 256 ram. Processors dont seem too powerful either.

An inspiron 6000 can be had for ~685
 
That compaq looks like an awesome deal, but alas, I am in Canada.(And it is B&M only)

It is possible for me to order off of most sites because I can ship it to an american address.

Im looking at this Acer Aspire 3500 . Runs about $644US locally. Features seem faily good for the price (1.4 celeron-M, 256 ram, wifi, 40gb HDD) Those features are pretty much ideantical to a $700US Inspiron 6000 on sale. Only thing I am hesitant about is the 4-cell battery. Is it possible to buy better ones for an Acer? (ebay didnt seem to help)
 
Regarding the above post on IBMs I agree that they are good, I once had an pentium166 thinkpad 770ED, that was good and strong. But now that seems the IBM is chinese, and for a lot of reasons I don´t like - this! - China, so my eyes are now thinner and suspicious, the"chinese eyes", and for now I won´t buy an IBM again, and don´t recomend anyone to.
Carlos
 
carlos39 said:
Regarding the above post on IBMs I agree that they are good, I once had an pentium166 thinkpad 770ED, that was good and strong. But now that seems the IBM is chinese, and for a lot of reasons I don´t like - this! - China, so my eyes are now thinner and suspicious, the"chinese eyes", and for now I won´t buy an IBM again, and don´t recomend anyone to.
Carlos
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Buddy, guess who made the IBM's before?

And what are you trying to say?
 
Actually, the Thinkpads were produced here in the USA. It was IBMs desktops that were produced in China...
 
maybe the whole damn reason they are made in china instead of the US (as you say) is so that THEY ARE CHEAPER FOR YOU...... huh? in my experiences, most people want the cheapest products.
 
Anyway, back onto laptops.....

Anyone have something to say about an Acer?
 
saturnine2 said:
How about this one on sale for $399 after MIRs:
http://officedepot.crossmediaservic...enumber=1&rapid=155142&listingid=-2096743965&

I own the M2010US, got it a month or so ago for $550. Its been great so far, though it does run a bit warm.
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I just bought the M2105US today and its great. the screen looks fantastic and I love the overall appearance of the machine. its silver color makes it look like its an expensive machine even though it was only $550 after rebate from ComUSA.
 
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