In my business, I help clients select new computers. Until recently, I told my clients that they should expect to pay about $1200 to $1400 for a decent laptop. I typically steered them away for the advertised 'cheap laptops' from Dell and the like. In my experience, they were underpowered, lacked adequate RAM to get real work done, and left the user regretting the purchase as they were just too slow to enjoy using. Today, I'm pleased to report that is no longer the case. The low end laptop, when picked properly, now has serious power to do serious work.
Here are a few examples of laptops that I found at a few reputable web-based computer sellers:
From Best Buy's Outlet Center at $599 each:
Laptop #1: Gateway - Model: T-6836 | SKU: 8892861; Intel® Core™2 Duo mobile processor T5750; 4GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; Labelflash technology; 14.1" widescreen; 250GB hard drive; built-in webcam; Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1
Laptop #2: HP Pavilion - Model: dv6835nr | SKU: 8780125; Intel® Core™2 Duo mobile processor T5550; 3GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 15.4" widescreen; 250GB hard drive; built-in Web cam; Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1
From eCOST.com at $509:
Laptop #3: HP Pavilion - Model: DV6915NR eCOST.com Part #42260062 2.0GHz AMD Turion X2 Dual Core TL-60 Processor, 3GB RAM, 200GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-R/RW DL w/ LightScribe, Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG, NVIDIA GeForce 7150, 15.4" WXGA HD Display, Webcam, Windows Vista Home Premium (HP Recertified)
From Circuit City Outlet at $579.96:
Laptop #4: Toshiba Satellite L305D-S5881 15.4" Widescreen Laptop Model #: TOS L305DS5881 - AMD Turion 64 X2 RM-70, 3GB of DDR2 memory, Built-in webcam, 200GB hard drive, Burns DVDs and CDs, Windows Vista Home Premium
From Newegg.com at $599.99:
Laptop #5: Acer Aspire AS5730-4163 NoteBook Intel Pentium dual-core T3200(2.00GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 4GB Memory 320GB HDD DVD Super Multi Intel GMA 4500M
From Geeks.com at $599.99
Laptop #6: Dell Inspiron 1525 Core 2 Duo T5750 2.0GHz 3GB 250GB DVD±RW 15.4" Vista Home Premium (Brown) (Refurbished)
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