Question:
Cheap laptop for student
General Questions
1) What is your budget?
800$ max
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
a. Ultraportable; 12" screen or less
b. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen
c. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
d. Desktop Replacement; 17"+ screen
a,b, or c
3) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
Mainly word proccesing and surfing the web, and gaming (cs:source)
4) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
Desk
5) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
Counter strike and Wow
6) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
ummm, not really
7) How many hours of battery life do you need?
doesn't matter as long as it's 3+
8) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
Ummm... no
9) What country are you buying this in?
US of A!
Screen Specifics
10) Would you prefer standard or widescreen?
no preference
11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
Standard
a. XGA -1024x768 - Large and easy to read text + graphics icons, but you fit less stuff on the screen.
b. SXGA - 1400x1050 - Compromise resolution between XGA and UXGA.
c. UXGA - 1600x1200 - Very small text and graphics icons, you can fit lots of stuff on the screen.
Widescreen
d. WXGA or WXGA+ - 1280x768/800 or 1440x900; Wider viewing version of XGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
e. WSXGA+ - 1680x1050; Wider viewing version of SXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
f. WUXGA - 1920x1200; Wider viewing version of UXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
e?
12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
second one
Build Quality and Design
13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
thin
14) How long do you want this laptop to last?
about 3+ years
Notebook Components
15) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 120GB?
40
16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD-ROM, DVD-CD/RW or DVD-RW drive?
uuuh I don't know :o
Thankx a bunch you guys, any help would be very appreciated
Answer:
Re: Cheap laptop for student
perhaps the dell e1405 or e1505, using dell coupon codes. you could also take a look at the compaq v2000z, but you will have to upgrade the battery to get over three hours.
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Your not going to get a laptop with a 1680 x 1050 screen for under $800; so get rid of that hope :(
And l'm not sure about the gaming + 3 hour minimum battery life..
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try looking at acers they are faily inxpensive and are not to bad of build quality. if you want to get the 3 battry life you will need a centrio and you might have a hard time getting that in any computer under 800
good luck
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I'm in a similar situation here. I can spend only $850. People have recommended the e1505 for gaming, with coupons, an Inspiron e1505 with the base core duo 512MB DDR2 (buy another 512MB/1GB stick from Newegg later), WXGA monitor (add $30 more for Truelife), 60GB HDD, Intel 3945 wifi, and an ATI X1400 with the standard 6-cell battery can be had for $750. The larger 9-cell battery required for 3+hours battery is $99 more.
The only thing i'm concerned about is whether the Dell is sturdy enough, but If that doesn't bother you, the e1505 is difficult to beat at it's price.
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Go for E1505.
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We'll, most of the time it'll be plugged into an ac adapter and on my desk, so battery life doesn't really matter.
Unreal: I don't really care about screens,as long as it's not cr**
avi550m: I feel for you man... You can try craigslist if you wan't, but you might get scammed, plus, you're buying a used laptop so...
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I'd say the e1505 if I were'nt so worried if it would crack after 2 years, basically want something to so college work, play some games and be capable of running Vista Aero.
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Since I don't want to make a new thread, I just wanted to know what is good about the dual core. Because I am thinking of buying the Dell E1505 and I don't know wether to get the single core, or the dual core.