gibby

I am considering purchasing a laptop. Could you all give me some advice as far as merchants, brands, specs, etc.? There is a sea of laptops out there and I am drowning trying to figure out what the best option is. Oh, I am cheap and don't want to spend more than $600 for what I am going to use it for. Thanks!

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Banarenth

If you don't care about weight, I personally have a preference for Dell as far as a "good deal" goes. They usually have several in that range if you aren't too picky.

Struick

Here's my take on it:

I went through 2 Dell laptops in 5 weeks.
I bought them brand new, both gave trouble.
The first one was replaced under warranty (useless on the internet, -connection problems), the 2nd one was ALSO useless on the internet.
I did not ship it back but decided to use this one at my bussiness for non-internet use.
Cost was around 1300 Cnd dollars each.

Last week I bougt a Mac laptop.
Cost 2400 Cnd dollars......more money but seems to work fine.

Boanerges

I usually check the sale ads in my Sunday paper- I find Acer makes a very nice dependable laptop.

Banarenth

Macs always work great. I love both of mine. But, usually when someone is looking for a laptop, they need a PC.

Struick

Why?

gibby

I have been eyeballing Acer pretty closely. It looks like a nice machine with all the features and reasonably priced. Best Buy has some good deals from time to time also. Walmart.com has a Compaq refurbished that I have also been considering...Any thoughts on refurbished?

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Banarenth

Macs are not PCs. They don't run Windows, they run OSX. They have a much smaller market share, and by and large, when people want a Mac, they ask for a Mac. Otherwise, they are asking for a PC. Personally, I prefer Macs, but I have found some software is a LOT easier to get ahold of for PCs.

EDIT: Macs are also quite a bit more expensive in general. Especially with laptops. I know the iBook isn't too bad, but it's also tiny, and a lot slower than most modern laptops.

Jeff

I love macs but I still use a pc.

Have you considered an HP or Toshiba? HP seems to have some range laptops at your price but I dont know how reliable their machines are.

If I were you, I would do more research on a refurbished machine. They might not come with a warranty.

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gibby

I have been looking into those refurbished models. There are so many choices out there. I almost bought a used HP from a friend but it ended up having several "issues" so I declined. Too bad; it was a nice machine for cheap.

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