what is the best laptop to buy for casual use?
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make sure it has 512mb or more 40gb harddrive or more an intel inside and wifi enabled not sure what make though sony vio are pricey acer are cheapest \n$1000 will get you a good one \ntry clicking on yahoo shopping and filter down your preferences
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dells desdktops are sh*t. interestingly their laptops are good. i beleive its the otherway around with compaq.\n\ndell is definitely the way to go.
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Buy the most that you can afford.  I would make sure that the computer has at least 512mb memory, 2ghz processor, 128mb video card and 160gb harddrive.
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Here, this is probably what you are looking for. Try the B120 or B130, they are your best bet, very basic laptops.
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Depends what is the purpose of the laptop. If you need to travel a lot, make sure to get something light, with wifi. If you are not going to travel, get the cheapest one you can find through deals (usually dell) sites. Here is an example of an expired deal:\nhttp://www.slickdeals.net/#p7570
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I've had very good experience with the Acer Aspire series. First bought one for my wife, then my mother, now myself. Great bang for the buck. My wife's PC is about a year old and no problems (ok, the battery doesn't last that long). Lots of functionality for the money and the screens are among the best I've seen on laptops.\n\nI recently purchased (on impulse) an Acer Aspire 5003WLMi at Staples. Upgraded the memory from 512MB to 768MB, bought a Targus backpack, a couple of jump drives and it was still under $900, and no rebates.\n\nMy work laptop is a Dell Inspiron and I like it but it has had the motherboard replaced and the keyboard so far, and it's less than two years old. And it was about $2,700 new.\n\nCheck out Staples and Circuit City if you're into bricks and mortar, they seem to be pretty good.
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You should be able to get good deasl on pricegrabbger.com (It gets the best prices from all online stores). \n\nAnyways, I think more than deals, try looking for quality.  My personal experience says that Lenovo (IBM Thinkpads) last the longest and are the sturdiest.  They also come with a finger print secure login in most laptops.  It's worth spending an extra couple of hundred bucks -- Lasts at least 4-5 years. \n\nDell's are inferior quality, but cheap. \nToshiba's are a good compromise \nSony's suck. \nHP is getting better, but, doesn't compare with Thinkpads.
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Depending on your usage, if you are traveller, buy light weight, if its desktop replacement, buy a powerful one with enough horsepower, if used extensively for presentations etc. buy one that has good battery life.
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The specs are great. Make sure you shop around for the best deal first try PC World and http://www.dabs.com but you can't get a laptop of much better quality than that.\n\nHope this Helps!
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If your primary activity will be internet browsing you don't need to buy a $1300 laptop of any brand. I agree you only need to make sure it has good connectivity options. After that, just think about the size want and you'll be good to go. The best deals right now are in 14" and 15". I would recommend a sub-$1000 H-P/Compaq or Dell. Acer will work as well, although their service isn't as responsive as H-P and Dell.
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I have recently got myself a Sony VGN-SZ3XWP/C, to replace my previous Sony, it is wonderful, very very light, powerful and packed with features including a fingerprint scanner for logging on, which may sound very gimmicky but in fact works very well. Only drawback with the Sony's is that they are a little fragile but all round this is a great Laptop and should serve you well if you look after it. Check Kelkoo and www.doorone.co.uk for the best prices if you are in the UK, if not maybe someone else can suggest where to get good price comparision services.
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Not bad, but here's what I'd look for:\n\n- Processor: Intel Centrino or AMD Turion 64. Sempron or Celeron are just too limited.\n\n- RAM 512MB is OK, but I'd go at least 1GB if possible.\n\n- I'd also consider some of the better-known brands like HP or Dell or Lenovo (IBM) Also, if you'd consider refurbished models, ecost.com has some good deals...
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Personally I recommend Toshiba laptops. They have multiple makes (Satellite and Qosimo among others) and variations of each to fit your budget. [See the link below]\n\nSome extra information: on any laptop, what to watch out for is if the AC power port is on the rear of the laptop, be careful not to tilt the base backwards when opening the screen. This can bend the cord and result in the the port becoming detached internally. That's why no matter what laptop you decide to purchase, I highly recommend spending the extra on a good extended warranty.
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The laptop you're looking for would be extremely basic and wouldn't require much horsepower at all. \nProbably specs like the following:\n\nCPU: Pentium 4 (Celeron)(M) 2.4 Ghz/ AMD Athlon (Sempron)(Turion) 2.4 Ghz\n\nMemory: 512 Mb- 1 Gigabyte\n\nHardrive: 40 Gigs - 60 Gigs Max\n\nMost likely a wireless network card\n\nCheck out www.dell.com for some pretty good deals for what you're looking for.\nEmail me for a more detailed response.
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http://www.newegg.com/\nand\nhttp://www.tigerdirect.com/\n\nboth have some decent, inexpensive laptops.
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The Toshiba Satellite is a very poor choice when considering the wide spectrum of choices avalible for budget laptops.\n\nThe battery life of the L25 is only 95 minutes, according to Cnet.com, which is a very small number in today's market.  Furthermore, the battery life won't last long enough to watch a dvd movie, which is a major factor to consider if you are going to dish out 700 for a laptop.\n\nIf you are looking for a bare minimum no frill laptop, I recommend Dell, where you can equipt a cheaper laptop which has more features, especially if you wait for a special deal.
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Depends on what you want to use your laptop for, and how much you want to pay!\n\nAlso depends on choice of operating system - Windows or Linux or Apple !!!!\n\nIn my experience i suggest you take a look at the following which have performed excellently and good to high reliability -\n\n- Power Graphics, for Gaming - Alienware\n\n- For Multimedia: Sony Vaio\n\n- Desktop Replacement, including P4 processor - HP\nBut Heavy and Hot\n\n- Portable Laptop, long battery life, for business use: Dell\n\n- Ultralite portable: Toshiba Portege\n\n- Roadwarrior, Resilient, Longest Shelf and Battery Life, Most Optimized Performance : IBM Thinkpad\n\n- Rich schoolkid whose parents buy you a laptop and they have kind hearts but not too much idea of the real world or stuff on computers (or they work in education) - Apple :o)\n\nLowest reliability was Toshiba, then Dell, then IBM and Sony. Some Dell models such as Dell D400 (no longer available new) has been as rock-solid as the Sony and windows XP Professional on it has never crashed. Overall best performer is IBM Thinkpad series, but their speakers are not that good.