Laptop $500~~~

xtortion · 19th May 2008, 3:00 PM

Hey guys my sister needs a laptop for word, email and such.

Which laptop would you recommmend for this? Want to spend about 500-600

Any advise?

Close contenders?

Saw $749 units from Compaq and Dell.

Cheers!

3stars · 19th May 2008, 3:03 PM

i saw somthing in office the other day cant remember what, had a celly and was about 549 after cash back, didn't pay much attention.

xtortion · 19th May 2008, 3:19 PM

Ahh found that $549. Acer.

Cheers! Thanks!

sml_nail · 19th May 2008, 3:34 PM

Slightly over $600 but a much better notebook is this DELL

Dass Booty · 19th May 2008, 3:59 PM

What about one of those Eeepcs?

MoMaN69 · 28th May 2008, 8:01 PM

im using a eeepc atm and its fine for everyday use, and i think there like $380 nowdays,

Spiderman · 29th May 2008, 10:07 AM

only prob with eeepc might be the OS (not sure how comfortable your sister would be on a non-windows environment)

karl_eller · 29th May 2008, 11:20 AM

If you do a bit of a search on www.shopbot.com.au you can find some Lenovo for around the $600 range. Also try your local JB Hi-Fi or Officeworks, they often have some fairly cheap laptops there.

Eller

Quelch · 29th May 2008, 4:58 PM

Check with a Big W near you for the Lenovo deals, they are real bargains !

They may have one or two left or there may be some more becomming available in the next catalog

You have to ask, they are not on display, ring around a few BigW stores

These Lenovo have a Pentium dualcore processor (fast) not celly (so slow)

Or go for that Dell that sml nail linked

For that extra 150 odd bucks you'll never regret it !

Onyx · 29th May 2008, 5:08 PM

Clive Peters have a $549 Compaq in their latest catalog IIRC.

Dass Booty · 30th May 2008, 2:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spiderman

only prob with eeepc might be the OS (not sure how comfortable your sister would be on a non-windows environment)

I'm sure the EeePC has a choice of either XP or linux (XP costing a little more).

holodeck3 · 30th May 2008, 3:22 AM

Also with the EEE, if you have a spare XP license, and a usb key, its not that hard to blow away linux thats already on there, and put windows on it. Vice versa too - I had windows I mine, got a project to do which requires linux, so now its running ubuntu

sanjay · 30th May 2008, 3:55 PM

hit up the secondhand market - youd be surprised what $500 gets you these days. you dont need to settle for a shitty celeron with poor build quality and grainy screen

good · 30th May 2008, 11:07 PM

i have an astone umpc which im looking at getting rid of.
shoot me an offer in pm

19th May 2008, 3:00 PM	#1
xtortion Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Bankstown Sydney Posts: 3,275	Laptop $500~~~ Hey guys my sister needs a laptop for word, email and such. Which laptop would you recommmend for this? Want to spend about 500-600 Any advise? Close contenders? Saw $749 units from Compaq and Dell. Cheers!

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Quelch Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 417	Check with a Big W near you for the Lenovo deals, they are real bargains ! They may have one or two left or there may be some more becomming available in the next catalog You have to ask, they are not on display, ring around a few BigW stores These Lenovo have a Pentium dualcore processor (fast) not celly (so slow) Or go for that Dell that sml nail linked For that extra 150 odd bucks you'll never regret it ! __________________ CPU - Intel E8400 3Ghz Core 2 Duo, Motherboard - ASUS P5K-SE-EPU (EPU), Memory A-DATA 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800 6400, Hard-drive SATA W.D. 640GB HDD, Graphics Card Gigabyte PCI-E 512MB 8600GT, Case CoolerMaster RC-690 with PSU, DVD RW Samsung SATA 20x Black, Logitech LX-310 Cordless K/B + Mouse, MS Windows VISTA 32bit Home Premium Edition

19th May 2008, 3:19 PM	#3
xtortion Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Bankstown Sydney Posts: 3,275	Ahh found that $549. Acer. Cheers! Thanks!

19th May 2008, 3:34 PM	#4
sml_nail Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Newcastle, NSW Posts: 790	Slightly over $600 but a much better notebook is this DELL

29th May 2008, 10:07 AM	#7
Spiderman Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Web City Posts: 2,363	only prob with eeepc might be the OS (not sure how comfortable your sister would be on a non-windows environment)

29th May 2008, 11:20 AM	#8
karl_eller Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Newcastle, NSW Posts: 352	If you do a bit of a search on www.shopbot.com.au you can find some Lenovo for around the $600 range. Also try your local JB Hi-Fi or Officeworks, they often have some fairly cheap laptops there. Eller

29th May 2008, 5:08 PM	#10
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