Good,Cheap Laptop for home Use?

.:HM:. · 17th August 2008, 2:46 PM

Hey all,

What is a good laptop that is:

Cheap
Good amount of hdd space for storing music
Decent battery life
Has good Warranty
Just gonna be used for home use, no games at all.
One that can be bought at a direct shop also.

Thanks

HUMMER · 17th August 2008, 2:57 PM

what about an eepc?

http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=EEEPC900

CHINNO · 17th August 2008, 3:19 PM

I would be looking at one of the cheap HP laptops. EEPC = stuff all hdd space and no dvd drive?

Maz · 17th August 2008, 4:32 PM

Lots of sub $600 laptops with 15.4inch screens available from most retails stores.

Double the performance specs of the equivalent Eepc, but double the size. The 10inch EEPC is ok if you have to buy new, however if you want a lot of storage space and a rom drive then get something else.

romanx · 17th August 2008, 6:04 PM

Base model Dells or Acers will do the job.

.:HM:. · 18th August 2008, 8:11 PM

so basically you guys are saying any laptop is fine but get a HP?

AF35 · 21st August 2008, 9:59 AM

HP or Dell both gives pretty convenient warranty.

Higgsy333 · 21st August 2008, 10:42 AM

I just bought an Acer Aspire 5315 for 649 with 149 cash back that's 500!

Specs are 2.13 Celeron, 1GB ram, 80GB HDD, 15'4 screen, dvd burner, wifi, Vista home, one year warranty. Battery lasts just 2hrs with screen brightness at 40%.

The only issue i've had in 5days of ownership is explorer randomly crashes and restarts, i'm going to remove Acer's bloatware an see if that fix's the issue.

17th August 2008, 2:46 PM	#1
.:HM:. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 889	Good,Cheap Laptop for home Use? Hey all, What is a good laptop that is: Cheap Good amount of hdd space for storing music Decent battery life Has good Warranty Just gonna be used for home use, no games at all. One that can be bought at a direct shop also. Thanks

17th August 2008, 3:19 PM	#3
CHINNO Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Moama Posts: 444	I would be looking at one of the cheap HP laptops. EEPC = stuff all hdd space and no dvd drive? __________________ Main PC:Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 / Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3 / 8GB 800MHz 5-5-5-15 (4x2gb Sticks) / 8800GT 512MB Galaxy / 2xWD1tb 1xSeagate160gb 1xSeagate750gb / Lian Li PC-K7B / 600W Seasonic M12 (Modular) Super Silent HTPC: AMD5600X2 / Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H / 2gb Adata 800mhz / 1x Seagate 80gb / Generic 550w PSU / In Slightly Modded Dell Case (yet to be complete)

17th August 2008, 4:32 PM	#4
Maz Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,553	Lots of sub $600 laptops with 15.4inch screens available from most retails stores. Double the performance specs of the equivalent Eepc, but double the size. The 10inch EEPC is ok if you have to buy new, however if you want a lot of storage space and a rom drive then get something else. __________________ TTWAGN, Shaved roof, Twin Turbo's, VY Clubsport bodykit, 20inch rims, 3000+wrms sound quality system.

17th August 2008, 6:04 PM	#5
romanx Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Adelaide, SA Posts: 278	Base model Dells or Acers will do the job. __________________ theskywaspink

18th August 2008, 8:11 PM	#6
.:HM:. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 889	so basically you guys are saying any laptop is fine but get a HP?

21st August 2008, 9:59 AM	#7
AF35 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brisbane Posts: 57	HP or Dell both gives pretty convenient warranty.

21st August 2008, 10:42 AM	#8
Higgsy333 Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Adelaide Posts: 28	I just bought an Acer Aspire 5315 for 649 with 149 cash back that's 500! Specs are 2.13 Celeron, 1GB ram, 80GB HDD, 15'4 screen, dvd burner, wifi, Vista home, one year warranty. Battery lasts just 2hrs with screen brightness at 40%. The only issue i've had in 5days of ownership is explorer randomly crashes and restarts, i'm going to remove Acer's bloatware an see if that fix's the issue.