Cheapest laptop BEFORE BF?

[kren]

I was hoping to make it through to BF 2007, but it isn't gonna happen. So what d'ya'll think would be the best deal I can make on a laptop this spring/summer? It doesn't have to be running Vista; I don't really care, but I think they'll all have that standard, right? So would 512M of RAM be OK for a Vista setup? Or do I have to get 1gig?

 

Last year I got one for $400 at BF. Anyone think I can duplicate that *before* BF this year?

 

Thanks

[DaveL]

Go look in the Technology forum. There are several threads discussing this topic.

[kren]

Thanks; will investigate.

[loves30]

just a note to let you know i went out last wkend got a laptop for 549. at best buy it was toshiba and it had vista and it would not let me run aol at all i had to take it back it had 512. so in turn i was talking with them and a friend who is pretty good withthis stuff and he said go with1g vista has a hard time loading with 512. not sure how well or true this is but needless to say im at work right now on the new lap top i got a gateway with vista .. i dont use it for anythig but this and aol. and i paid 699.00 so i hope that helps you .. i did get the best buy reward thing so now i earned money back .. but its all ok wiht me i was wanting a lap top for yrs.. gl. lori

[mrn8]

Check out the Dell outlet. Lots of great deals on refurbed and returned notebooks. The refurbs from Dell have great reliability, as the quality control on them is much higher than a new one.

[kren]

thanks for the tips, loves30 and mrn8

[kim234]

oH,I would never buy an other Dell:yuck: -there is NO customer service and they catch on fire-i am sitting here with 3 burned out laptops that the batteries won't charge on and they won't give me any satisfaction at all and the batteries and power adapters were all on recall. Go to the HP store or Circuit City:) and you can get a FAB Compaq or HP for $500 or less------Circuit City has had a couple for $449 after rebates every week-one Toshiba and one Compaq:yup:

it takes 12 hours to even get a guy to answer the phone there at DELL.