Suggestions for a Cheap Ass Laptop

Thunderscope

Thunderscope

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So im looking for a cheapass laptop, one around $350-500 and currently the ones that caught my eye are from Compaq, Dell, Toshiba, and Lenovo. Im a mac guy, thats my main computer, I just need something cheap, portable for trips and whatnot. They all are dual core AMD X2's, at least 1gb ram, with a DVD Burner. The Lenovo is around $499 but it lacks the features of the other ones. The compaq is the cheapest but I dunno about the quality... As soon as I get one im upgrading the ram. Another question, Vista or XP?
 
Lenovo's are great. Get an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, if you can stay in your price range.

There isn't much difference between Vista and XP.
 
I was looking at the Dell Vostro 1000 with the AMD X2, I prefer AMD, I just don't know about the quality of the Vostros
 
[quote name='Thunderscope']I was looking at the Dell Vostro 1000 with the AMD X2, I prefer AMD, I just don't know about the quality of the Vostros[/QUOTE]

The only reason to look for AMD is cost. Intel's processors are marginally more expensive, but outperform AMD by a huge margin.
 
Not far enough for me to want to pay an extra $150, remember this is a light use 2nd computer for me. If I want power I'll use my new imac
 
[quote name='Liquid 2']The only reason to look for AMD is cost. Intel's processors are marginally more expensive, but outperform AMD by a huge margin.[/QUOTE]

Agreed.
 
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