dell inspiron 640m $549
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=04&kc=65020&oc=bnpcffa&x=0&y=0
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=04&kc=65020&oc=bnpcffa&x=0&y=0
Damn, that's a hell of a machine for just $550.
puts apple's prices to shame.
before i switched over to apple i only owned dell's and i had a lot of the style of laptops. NEVER once did I have a problem with their machines. Just bc their pricing is so cheap doesn't mean the computers are cheap. Dell sells in massive bulk hence why they can sell their laptops cheaper. I get tired of hearing comments like this....when my powerbook had an overheat problem was that bc it wasn't expensive enough? No, things happen to machines even if they are apple's, dell's, hp's etc. Apple is not God when it comes to making computers......if they were they'd be in every business environment out there and they aren't. When you go into an office what brand do you most likely see 9 out of 10 times? Dell.Anyone who works in IT will readily tell you, however, that Dell's laptop line has been utter crap for the past couple of years -- they suffer from all kinds of weird component failures, from the monitor signal cable dying to the power button failing. In this case, you get what you pay for.
id get the cheapest dell laptop, then either upgrade the ram to atleast a gig, or keep the 512 mb and downgrade to windows xp. i'm not quite sure why everyones asking him whats wrong with a macbook when its double the price of what he wants to spend? that probly sounds rude, but its not supposed to.
before i switched over to apple i only owned dell's and i had a lot of the style of laptops. NEVER once did I have a problem with their machines. Just bc their pricing is so cheap doesn't mean the computers are cheap. Dell sells in massive bulk hence why they can sell their laptops cheaper. I get tired of hearing comments like this....when my powerbook had an overheat problem was that bc it wasn't expensive enough? No, things happen to machines even if they are apple's, dell's, hp's etc. Apple is not God when it comes to making computers......if they were they'd be in every business environment out there and they aren't. When you go into an office what brand do you most likely see 9 out of 10 times? Dell.
Just bc you're not a fan of dell machines doesn't mean other people can't be. Don't let the OP think that dell sucks just bc u don't like them.
LOL!Personally I would find a new career that does not require you to use IE.
Dell Latitude (business class I think) are solid machines and would probably suit your needs. I've been using a Latitude D600 for work for 3 years and it still runs like a champ (I'm a consultant, so it's been moved around pretty much daily)
The new Latitudes are pieces of ****. It's the "recommended" computer for students at my school, but about 20 of the 40 people on my floor last year who owned one had problems with it and had to send it in to IT.
That's unfortunate. Most of our consulting group here have Latitude D600's, nobody has really had any serious issues at all with them. Our more recent hires have been given HP's though and they're constantly having them sent to IT for repairs or parts replacements.
My entire school (approx 300 students) uses Dell Latitudes, and they are AWFUL. My class uses D600s. We discovered the batteries had been designed to fail a few months after the warranty expired (they would just stop working all of a sudden - battery life would be 3 hours one day, and nothing the next). Motherboards break constantly - buttons stop working, computers start randomly turning off, HD connections go bad, etc. The screen hinges are very fragile, as is the latch. The hard drives run so hot that they make it hard to use the laptop on your lap.
Worst of all is the buggy dell firmware. When we first got the computers, they couldn't be hibernated while the screen was set to its native resolution or the computer would never wake up. Even now, sleeping the computer can often result in problems when the computers wake. Wireless cards tend to be finicky as well, with poor software support.
Dells are great if you don't want to pay much and have free on-site service with free loaner laptops. Otherwise, I highly recommend going with IBMs. They are more solidly built and the IBM software is far better integrated. I have worked with both the D620s and the new Lenovos, and the Lenovos are far better. The D620 chassis feel like they are constructed from wet spaghetti.
I had a HP which was a great PC, but seem to like my Sony much better....
HPI am looking for a cheap PC laptop to use as a Windows machine. I need Windows for law school, for various websites that don't work quite right in Safari and Firefox, and for Examsoft.
I'm looking to spend $700 or less. I'm in college, so if you can point me to some educational discounts, that'd be nice.