Check out Circuit City on line I just saw a couple of Gateways on sale.
(They are a part of Tiger Direct be prepared to be bombarded with extended warranties)
Also Geeks or Newegg. Stewart At 08:42 PM 2/28/2010, you wrote:
You forgot to tell us what you want to do. A netbook is great for email and websurfing- but not number crunching. I avoid Dell AT ALL COSTS. But, first we need to know what you want to do. Eschew Obfuscation This is a reply from: Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. Financial, Managerial, and Technical Services for the Professional, Non-Profit, and the Entrepreneurial Organization 703.548.1343 voice 703.783.1340 fax From thinking to doing, from sales to profits, from tax to investments- we are YOUR adjuvancy -----Original Message----- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:computerguy...@listserv.aol.com] On Behalf Of Robert Carroll Sent: 03/04/2010 10:26 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: [CGUYS] Recommendation for laptop computer advice sought This listserv is so oriented towards social issues, I am almost afraid to ask a computer question. But, here goes: I have always had a PC with Windows, if I exclude the Apple IIe computer. I have never owned or used a laptop, only a desktop. I think now that I need to buy a laptop because wife has decided to use the desktop many hours a day for her new-found hobby of photography: this leaves me without access to a computer, particularly the internet or other simple tasks. If I get a laptop I will need a simple & cheap one only since wife goes to sleep early, thereby freeing the desktop computer. Starting with the Dell web site, I find that a laptop with: Processor Intel TM 6600 Duo, 2.2 GHz, 800 MHz bus, 2 MB cache Memory 4GB 800 MHz RAM 500 GB 5400 RPM hard drive 6-cell battery Intel Link 5100 "N" wireless modem 8X CD/DVD burner (dual layer) costs $659 before shipping. Questions: Is this laptop a good choice? Is it a good price? Are there other brands or options that I ought to consider? Specially: I want good performance at the cheapest price. I am very stingy by nature! === P.S. Please don't say to buy a Mac laptop instead of a Windows machine. I bought my daughter a MacBook Pro and she likes it very well, but I am more comfortable with a Windows OS because I already have a large number of Windows programs that I can install on a laptop, plus I don't want to start a new personal learning curve to use the Mac -- i.e., sharing data between computer might be hard -- and I want to go cheap(!!) to buy a laptop. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
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