Can't find the right laptop, could really use help

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twilight

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I need a laptop for school. I have a very limited budget and I am having a really hard time finding what I want for the price. I only have 500-800 to spend. And I really don't know much about computers. Where's a good place to buy, I've been looking around online and I just can't seem to find what I want,

But I kind of have an idea of what I want....
long battery life
hopefully home vista but I read that it runs really slow on only 512MB and I cant find a good 1GB for my price
CD/DVD Burner w/ RW and Dual layer
light weight
doesn't have to be super fast but I don't want a slow comp
not to concerned about the brand, I don't know which ones are better

Those are the main things I'm looking for, so if anyone could help me that would be awesome.
I also have another question, I need microsoft office but its so freaking expensive, and I found Open Office on Ebay for bout $5. I don't know anything about that though. Would it work okay?
 
OpenOffice is open source, i think you should be able to download it for free!

and do you want vista cause you need it or cause you like the looks? personally i would stay with a windows XP pro atm, but if you really want it, sure, get it :D

and you have 500-800 what? GBP? $'s?
 
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http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/ntbkx648000.asp?v=d

This computer is about 900$, but i gaurentee you will be happy with it. It is a steal for the componants it has, runs vista, upgrades to 1 gb ram.. It will run very smoothly and play most games. I'll try to find you one more in your price range.. Will update.


http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto/computer_customize_components.do
There ya go. for 779.99 you can get

1 Gb memory
80 Gb HD
Vista
2.0 Ghz Processor

Very good price for what you get, well known name. Its very reasonably priced, and would run most recent games.
 
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