So Many Laptops from......

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/_\MECCA/_\

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So a few days ago I'm looking for a new laptop because my current one is wayyyyy outdated(366mhz, 160RAM, 6GB, Gateway Solo). So I look on Ebay & Amazon.com and I noticed one thing......there's so many Dell Laptops for sale it's unbelievable:eek:!
I'm looking for ANY cheap used laptop with at least 1.4 Ghz & I see nothing but DELL DELL DELL! Is there something wrong with Dell Laptops that there's so many for sale for cheap? I mean there are a few IBM Laptops that look good as well with an affordable price, but I want as much as I can get for my money. The thing is when I look at Dell computers & their high specs with low prices makes me think I might get ripped off :(

What do ya'll think about this? Are Dell Laptops good to buy? Do they last long(4 years at least)?
 
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How much are you willing to pay?
Go to newegg.com and have a look. Compare what you can get there and what is the price from Dell.
 
Well I'm willing to pay anywhere from $350-$450. I don't need that much RAM..just 512MB, 30GB with 1.4 GHZ at least with XP installed.
 
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Well I'm willing to pay anywhere from $350-$450. I don't need that much RAM..just 512MB, 30GB with 1.4 GHZ at least with XP installed.
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then why dont you just get one from ebay?
you can get good ones for a very very inexpensive price!
 
I would get one from ebay but it's around that time of year where people are going VERY EARLY X-Mas shopping as I could see(I been keeping my eye on ebay laptops throughout the year). And it seems like everyone is trying to get a laptop there, therefore leading to higher bids & the imfamous "Being Outbidded by 4 Seconds!".

I'm looking for something very close to this
http://www.laptopcloseout.com/usa/en-us/dept_38.html
It cost $399 but it might be for only limited time.
Is this a good price for this kind of laptop? Coming from DELL that is...
 
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Well I'm willing to pay anywhere from $350-$450. I don't need that much RAM..just 512MB, 30GB with 1.4 GHZ at least with XP installed.
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If you're willing to go up to $450 then there is no reason no to go with a brand new laptop... in my experience used laptops are almost always way over priced. Most laptops that were $2000 a couple of years ago shouldn't be worth more than $200 today, but people can't stand to take that sort of loss. I see all kinds of used laptops posted that are priced more than a better brand new laptop.

Since you're on a budget, the Dell Vostro series is the way to go. These laptops are the most affordably priced of any that I have seen anywhere. For $450 you can get a Sempron 3500+ and 512MB or RAM. However, if you can stretch it, the $500 one is much better. For $500 you'd be looking at 1GB RAM, 1.73GHz dual core Athlon X2 processor, DVD burner and an upgraded battery.
 
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