specs on laptop...

[kuba]

Unfortunately it's at $hit Buy, but the price seems right.
http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetai...&sku_id=0926INGFS10073304&catid=20354#
Canadian dollars, it equates to $800US.
It's just for basic surfing and word processing, that's it.
Thanks.

 

[Tarrant64]

The price is just a tad bit high, but otherwise a good deal for surfing, word processing, etc. If you're not going to be gaming(hardcore gaming anyways), you'll be alright. Just wish they would throw in a low end core duo. If you're able to scrounge up some more cash, save and do that. I think with just a little bit more you can shoot for an Intel core duo. Maybe someone knows a good deal off the top of their head.

but yes, looks good.

 

[fbrdphreak]

$800USD for an old tech laptop, no thanks. If you're paying $800 today you need either an AMD Turion 64 X2 or Intel Core Solo/Duo. Why buy old technology when the new stuff is the same price?

 

[Tarrant64]

Have a link for something around the same price?

 

[kuba]

Thanks guys, that's why I'm here. Is there anything on that site you'd recommend?
http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/subclass.asp?logon=&langid=EN&catid=20354
or maybe even this one...(more techy/geeky store where i buy parts from)
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph...ESSID=5c846619a30c8a56d7613f7c58136277
No more than $1000 list price on that site, thanks...

 

[lazybum131]

This 14" Turion X2 Gateway looks decent except for the slower 4200rpm hard drive.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: lazybum131
This 14" Turion X2 Gateway looks decent except for the slower 4200rpm hard drive.

That is a much better deal, I'm just not a fan of Gateway's warranty/support. But its good for what you get.

 

[kuba]

Looks good, but I'd wanna steer clear from Hell and Gateway laptops because of their warranty issues.
Secondly, being in Canada, dealing with Gateway would be a pain.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Acer in the 2nd link I provided. Thought they were a decent brand to deal with.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Acer's not bad. Support seems hit or miss. Build quality on the low end models is eh.

EDIT For $899 USD you can get a Lenovo N100 14" widescreen Core Duo T2300 512MB 80GB DVDRW Bluetooth Fingerprint scanner. Better option than those IMO

 

[imported_kenyee]

You can also get a 14" Turion X2 w/ 6150 chipset, 1GB memory, and 100GB drive for around that price from HP/Compaq (the Acer equivalent usually has more stuff thrown in for $100 less)...