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Is this a good choice for a PC laptop under $400? - Dennis S - 05-25-2012 My friend, who is fairly new to computers, wants to go to Best Buy and pick up a laptop under $400 before tax. He has an AT&T 3G wireless connection with a 5 GB cap. He mostly checks out ebay and watches youtube and is going to set up iTunes. He doesn't need MS Office. He asked me for my suggestion and I said this one: Dell - 15.6" Inspiron Laptop - 4GB Memory - 500GB Hard Drive - Black Model: I15N-2731BK SKU: 4882609 # Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit # Technical details: 2nd Gen Intel® Core™ i3 processor; 15.6" display; 4GB memory; 500GB hard drive # Special features: Bluetooth; HDMI output Customer Reviews: 4.8 of 5 4.8 of 5 (8 reviews) http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+15.6%26%2334%3B+Inspiron+Laptop+-+4GB+Memory+-+500GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/4882609.p?id=1218570952783&skuId=4882609 Here is the link for all their sub-$400 laptops, but it ,right not work right: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemplatemapper.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=-8096641980784424156&id=pcat17080&type=page&lcn=Computers+%26+Tablets&sc=abComputerSP&st=processingtime%3A%3E1900-01-01&usc=abcat0500000&cp=1&sp=customerrating+numberofreviews&nrp=15&qp=q70726f63657373696e6774696d653a3e313930302d30312d3031~~cabcat0500000%23%230%23%2311a~~cabcat0502000%23%230%23%23o~~f305||24333030202d20243339392e3939&add_to_pkg=false&pagetype=listing Among the offerings, these are the processors that seem to be available: Intel® Pentium® processor Intel® Core™ i3 processor 2nd Gen Intel® Core™ i3 AMD A-Series AMD A4-Series AMD A6-Series AMD E-Series AMD Athlon These are the models that are sometimes available: HP Pavillion Compaq Dell Inspiron Toshiba Satellite Lenova G570 Lenova IdeaPad Gateway Asus Acer I also need something similar in a couple of months, but will probably order it online. In y'all's opinions, which processors and brands are best and which are dogs? Re: Is this a good choice for a PC laptop under $400? - Racer X - 05-25-2012 Should be fine. It isn't a powerhouse, but decent specs. Re: Is this a good choice for a PC laptop under $400? - onthedownlow - 05-25-2012 That's an excellent choice. He'll enjoy it. Re: Is this a good choice for a PC laptop under $400? - timg - 05-25-2012 Does he plan to carry it around at all? If he does, then I'd suggest looking at the 14inch models. the 15inchers are a bit unwieldy at times. Re: Is this a good choice for a PC laptop under $400? - Lew Zealand - 05-25-2012 Core i3 at a minimum so that Dell is fine. The thing in common with most/all of these low end machines is the display. Usually a low res 1366x768 TN panel which, frankly, is good enough for casual use. Re: Is this a good choice for a PC laptop under $400? - Dennis S - 05-25-2012 He won't carry it much and if he does, it will probably stay in his pickup. Re: Is this a good choice for a PC laptop under $400? - Dennis S - 05-25-2012 Good grief. I just called him and he had already gone and picked this one up: $379.99 HP - 15.6" Pavilion Laptop - 4GB Memory - 500GB Hard Drive - Pewter Model: g6-1d48dx SKU: 5015961 # Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit # Technical details: AMD A6-Series processor; 15.6" display; 4GB memory; 500GB hard drive # Special features: HDMI output Customer Reviews: 4.1 of 5 4.1 of 5 (47 reviews) He said he almost got the Dell. I let him know he got a lesser machine and why did he ask my opinion in the first place and why didn't he wait until I reported back from you guys. He's happy though. He's back online after 4 days without facebook. He got 2 months of free Norton (whoopee). I guess he forgot about the time I told him with his last computer not to buy Norton, but he did anyway. I told him again, but I bet he buys it again. I bet anything he sets his music up with Windows Media Player instead of iTunes like I told him. I'm pretty much through with helping him with his computers. Re: Is this a good choice for a PC laptop under $400? - olnacl - 05-26-2012 No good deed goes unpunished… Re: Is this a good choice for a PC laptop under $400? - WHiiP - 05-26-2012 Wait 'til he asks you why it is so S L O W . . . and it will slow down in about 10 days. Have Fun. :nono: Re: Is this a good choice for a PC laptop under $400? - Dennis S - 05-26-2012 Well, I guess it's OK. If he had bought my suggestion, everything that went wrong would be my fault. Now when something goes wrong, I can gloat. |