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Need a Laptop between $300-600 Canadian

post #1 of 4
1/14/09 at 2:28pm
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Alright so my friend destroyed her old laptop, and is looking to buy a new one. I'm trying to help her find the best laptop she can get for under $600. Now I know I can't expect much for that price, but she mostly uses it for watching movies and browsing the net, so not a big deal; I just want to know she has something worth the money.

With that being said, could you guys recommend a few places I could check for decently priced laptops?

While she's not opposed to using those small 8.9" screens, she says she would prefer a larger screen if possible.

Thanks a lot.
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post #2 of 4
1/14/09 at 4:55pm
honestly $300 wont buy you much, what it will get you is mostly old and used. if you are looking to buy a new machine dell is the best bet to come in around $600. likely will be a bit more but shouldnt be bad, and can get you a stripped out inspiron 13 which is what i would do with that budget
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post #3 of 4
1/14/09 at 6:44pm
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Hmm forgot about Dell. But so far the best deals seems to be from Futureshop, The Source, and Best Buy. Laptops there that fall under the $600 range some with up to 250GB HD, 2.0GHz Processor, and 3GB of RAM. That seems like a good setup for the price.

Just wondering if there's anything better. Here's a couple of links to some laptops I was looking at:

http://www.thesource.ca/estore/Produ...roduct=2510320

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...&test_cookie=1

Here are the names in case the links don't work:
ACER EXTENSA EX5630-4228 LAPTOP COMPUTER
Acer 15.4" Laptop featuring Intel Pentium Dual-Core Mobile Processor T3200 (AS5730-4414) - Bilingual
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post #4 of 4
1/15/09 at 4:34am
acer is cheap yes... but they dont exactly have a great rep for quality. some people will get good ones others will end up in a mess.

really luck of the draw.


as much as i hate dell at the moment i would recommend them over acer still. currently the machine im on retails for around 700 cdn at futureshop/bestbuy... a great deal really for a capable toshiba. i am using it because i got it from my parents company since my dell died and i didnt want to buy a new machine for myself immediately.
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