Can someone help me find an affordable laptop?

[pr0]

Since it appears i'll be spending the next 2 months with my fucking leg propped up in bed, i might as well be able to work in bed.

[Ray@TastyDollars]

Dell.

We just bought a nicely equipped P4 centrino with wireless for $1000cdn.

Ray

[Jace]

go on ebay and grab one of the discontinued emachines 5300 series

i have one and it fucking rocks...i got it brand new for $900...and I edit video, sound and all kinds of shit no problems

I upgraded the hd to 80gb, and the ram to 1gb.....great machine

[Jace]

mine cost $900, I priced dells EXACT same version of this laptop, and it was over $2000 at the time....and what sucks about dell is that they are known for using VERY shitty internal parts, generic usually except for a few parts here and there

I opened my emachines up, and it is 100% brand name parts

[Jace]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...650114 3&rd=1

$795
Processor type Mobile Athlon 64
Clock speed 2 GHz
Performance index 3400+
Processor manufacturer AMD
RAM
RAM installed size 512 MB
Memory speed 333 MHz
RAM technology DDR SDRAM
Storage Hard Drive
Hard drive size 80 GB
Hard drive 80 GB IDE
Hard drive type Portable
OS Provided
OS provided Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Optical Storage
CD / DVD type DVDRW
CD / DVD drive DVDRW Integrated
CD / DVD read speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
CD / DVD rewrite speed 10x (CD) / 2x (DVD-RW) / 2.4x (DVD+RW)
CD / DVD write speed 16x (CD) / 2x (DVD-R) / 2.4x (DVD+R)
Optical storage enclosure type Integrated
Optical Storage (2nd)
2nd optical storage type None
Audio Output
Audio output compliant standards AC '97
Audio output type Sound card
Audio Input
Audio input type None
Battery
Battery technology Lithium ion
Installed battery qty 0 (not included on this sale)
Cabinet (Chassis)
Built-in devices Stereo speakers
Cache Memory
Cache size 1 MB
Cache type L2 cache
Modem
Max transfer rate 56 Kbps
Modem protocols & specifications ITU V.92
Modem type Fax / modem
Mainboard
Data bus speed 1600 MHz
Video Output
Graphics processor ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600
Video output interface type AGP 8x
Display (Projector)
Display (projector) diagonal size 15.4 in
Display (projector) technology TFT active matrix
Max resolution 1280 x 800
General
Model M6811
Packaged quantity 1
Product line EMachines
Networking
Data link protocol Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Fast Ethernet
Networking compliant standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Networking type Network adapter
Dimensions & Weight
Depth 10.4 in
Height 1.6 in
Weight 7.5 lbs
Width 14 in
System
Notebook type Notebook
Storage Floppy Drive
Floppy drive type None
Input Device
Input device type Keyboard, Touchpad
Interface Provided
Interface provided 4 Hi-Speed USB, 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 Display / video VGA, 1 Display / video S-video output, 1 Audio Line-out/headphones, 1 Microphone Input, 1 Network Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX, 1 Modem Phone line
Video Memory
Video RAM installed 64 MB
Video memory type Video adapter memory
Power Device
Power device form factor External
Storage Removable
Removable storage type None
Slot Provided
Slot provided 1 CardBus Type I/II, Memory, 1 CompactFlash Card, 1 SD Memory Card, 1 Memory Stick Pro
Software
Software type Compuserve, RealPlayer, Cyberlink PowerDVD, Drivers & Utilities, Microsoft Works 7.0, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Money 2004, Microsoft MediaPlayer, Microsoft Encarta Online, Microsoft Internet Explorer
Storage Controller
Storage controller type IDE