best laptop to get around $800
hey guys, what is the best laptop to get around 800 bucks? My friend wants one that will allow him to use MS Word, Power Point and to allow him to play games with decent speed.
Which laptops are best for that cause he threw me off with the best ones that will play games with decent speed and be around $800 dollars. He is not looking for a monster computer but one that wont be obselete in a few years as well.
forgot to mention games like Morrowind, Warcraft 3
Which laptops are best for that cause he threw me off with the best ones that will play games with decent speed and be around $800 dollars. He is not looking for a monster computer but one that wont be obselete in a few years as well.
forgot to mention games like Morrowind, Warcraft 3
There There, Its okay to feel GUILTY...........There is no SIN in PLEASURE!
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cairtaker
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EBay might be worth a shot, you just have to do your homework.To protect and to serve(r)... -
x_Danny_x
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what can be upgraded in a Laptop besides memory? the Parts I mean, I dont know much about Laptops when it comes to upgrades.There There, Its okay to feel GUILTY...........There is no SIN in PLEASURE!
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fadeone
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Laptops genereally aren't upgradeable other then memory. I'm pretty sure you can upgrade a hard drive.
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remyforbes777
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I got a Compaq V2311US for 749.99
AMD 64 Turion 1.6ghz
60GB Hard Drive
512 MB RAM upgradable to 2GB
DVD Player/CDRW
14" Wide Screen.
5 card slots including SD-MS, MMC, SM, XD
3 USB 2.0 ports
1 Firewire Port
Altec Lansing speakers
Built in Wifi
S video Output.
I am running Debian, CentOS and XP on it,
It kicks ass , check around you can still find it online.Remington Forbes
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Webmaster
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Basically the same things you can replace, if available for that laptop. I.e. if you buy a 1.5 ghz of series in which they also have a 1.6 you may be able to upgrade the CPU. But surely the hard disk, CD/DVD drive (ie to recorder, or faster recorder). Some have an optional drive bay. But since most is integrated, you can't upgrade mcuh compared to a desktop, plus it's a lot more expensive to buy parts.x_Danny_x wrote:what can be upgraded in a Laptop besides memory? the Parts I mean, I dont know much about Laptops when it comes to upgrades. -
JDMurray
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I've bought nice Dell Latitude C8xx series laptops on eBay for a lot less than $800US. eBay is worth a shot if you apply a little due diligence in researching the seller and your purchase. -
x_Danny_x
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remyforbes777 wrote:I got a Compaq V2311US for 749.99
AMD 64 Turion 1.6ghz
60GB Hard Drive
512 MB RAM upgradable to 2GB
DVD Player/CDRW
14" Wide Screen.
5 card slots including SD-MS, MMC, SM, XD
3 USB 2.0 ports
1 Firewire Port
Altec Lansing speakers
Built in Wifi
S video Output.
I am running Debian, CentOS and XP on it,
It kicks ass , check around you can still find it online.
Man thanks for all your info and help guys. Im looking into it
what type of Video Card you have for this laptop??There There, Its okay to feel GUILTY...........There is no SIN in PLEASURE! -
remyforbes777
Member Posts: 499
Forgot to add that, its an ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5955
It is shared video memory which you can adjust through the BIOS.
You can use anywhere from 64 MB on up.Remington Forbes
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drainey
Member Posts: 261
You might check out www.tigerdirect.com also. They have some good refurb'd units for decent money.The irony truly is strange that you're the only one you can change. -- Anthony Gomes
