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Cubfan
10-12-2009, 01:41 PM
I hope to buy a new laptop today. This one is tapped out of memory, the power cord is frayed and barely works, its time.

I know little-to-nothing about computers. What is the bare minimum I should be looking at? I really dont want to spend more than $600.
57plymouth
10-12-2009, 02:13 PM
Asus

Under $500 and a great machine.
Cubfan
10-12-2009, 02:17 PM
I never heard of that brand until I checked out some ads this morning! Shows you how much I know.
Porschephile
10-12-2009, 03:13 PM
HP has been having some good rebates on there midrange laptops, checkout HP.com
Mark B.
10-12-2009, 03:35 PM
Check out costco or Sam's Club for deals.

Sent from my new HP laptop purchased at Costco. 16 inch screen. Paid about $525 for it.
Cubfan
10-12-2009, 05:16 PM
Best Buy had a good solution for me, but are out of stock of them. Seems like its a bad time to buy. If i can wait a couple more weeks, Windows 7 will be standard fare.
wolfmanyoda
10-12-2009, 06:29 PM
Most of them will come with a free upgrade to windows 7, but you have to pay like $10 shipping for the disk.

My wife got it early through her college. It's pretty slick actually.
Cubfan
10-12-2009, 09:36 PM
Should I buy now and maybe save a few bucks on a current model, and download Windows 7 myself? Or wait 10 days for Windows 7 and be at the mercy of new models and pricing?
Mark B.
10-12-2009, 09:46 PM
You might buy now and blow off windows 7. Save a few bucks. I plan to order my free disk but I am not sure I will load it. Probably lead to problems and my laptop runs fine for what I need. Usually these "upgrades" are just ways for the software companies to sell you more crap or ram more ads down you throat.
Cubfan
10-12-2009, 09:50 PM
yeah you have a point.

Here (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9377104&type=product&id=1218094855118) is what Im looking at. Its low in stock, I might have to go a little ways to get one. Thoughts on it?
Mark B.
10-12-2009, 10:03 PM
Cubby, that looks exactly like mine. I am not sure if all of the guts are the same. I have the HP G60. A feature that I see it has that people who have seen mine and really like is the separate number keypad on the right side of the keyboard. Go for it!!
Cubfan
10-12-2009, 10:32 PM
the numbers are on the side make for a big laptop. Ill go to my 3rd Best Buy tomorrow. This one is supposed to have them in stock. I will probably pull the trigger and worry about the Windows 7 later, if not at all. Thanks.
Hockeyfan
10-12-2009, 10:46 PM
the numbers are on the side make for a big laptop. Ill go to my 3rd Best Buy tomorrow. This one is supposed to have them in stock. I will probably pull the trigger and worry about the Windows 7 later, if not at all. Thanks.

I hear snow leopard is a good operating system. I may get it one of these days. :chugchug: