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Old 07-10-2008, 07:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Best laptops for under $500...

Found this on yahoo...

http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/y...ops-under-500/

What do you guys think...
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Old 07-10-2008, 08:07 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I love my Vostro 1000, so I agree with what they say about it, except for the heat.
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Old 07-11-2008, 10:35 AM   #3 (permalink)
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That is old...

Get this Acer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834115473

Or this MSI when they have stock
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834152055

Other reading
http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=3351
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Old 07-11-2008, 10:42 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Don't you already have 2?
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Yes I already have two laptops, soon to be three once my HP nc6000 gets here.
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Why do you have 3 laptops and a desktop? Business?
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Its good to collect computers, ive got 5 laptops and 7 desktops. When I get new computers, I retire the old ones to a different job.
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