Need a laptop under $700 for my son - GoFuckYourself.com

Wolfy · 10-01-2007, 03:52 PM

Windows XP must be an option.

Other than that - I'm clueless which way to turn. Where does one get the best bang for the buck?

Jace · 10-01-2007, 03:57 PM

you would be hard pressed to not find a basic laptop for under $700 these days

just got my buddy a dual core athlon with 2gb of ram for $499

GoNe · 10-01-2007, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jace

you would be hard pressed to not find a basic laptop for under $700 these days

just got my buddy a dual core athlon with 2gb of ram for $499

Really? Where? Model?

10-01-2007, 04:21 PM

checkout circuitcity they r having crazy sales this week....and being columbus day weekend, i am sure they will have more sales....

peterk · 10-01-2007, 04:25 PM

Have you checked ebay or craigslist for some second hand ones?

After Shock Media · 10-01-2007, 04:35 PM

If it is for school and or general use.

Do not get caught up in the hype. Find a standard cheap laptop. Most several year old lap tops are perfectly fine and fast enough to run all needed applications and the like. *unless you want him to be a big time gamer.

I personally would visit Dell then check out there refirbished area and pick up the extra waranty. You should get out of there with a hell of a laptop for well under your budget if not under half of it. With a full warenty

Alky · 10-01-2007, 04:37 PM

dell small business has been running some deals, check out fatwallet or gotapex

nosey · 10-01-2007, 04:40 PM

check out ben's bargains

edokun · 10-01-2007, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jace

you would be hard pressed to not find a basic laptop for under $700 these days

just got my buddy a dual core athlon with 2gb of ram for $499

omg...only 499, where???

Jace · 10-01-2007, 04:49 PM

hold on guys, i have to find it again

Jace · 10-01-2007, 04:50 PM

i think this was it, I must have hit it during a sale or something

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...485&CatId=1897

let me find the reciept and see if it has a direct link to the laptop

$5 submissions · 10-01-2007, 04:52 PM

Dell usually has periodic sales around that range to as low as the 690+ range.

Jace · 10-01-2007, 04:53 PM

OMFG

glad I logged in to check the order status, what fuckers

1
G153-MX6448
Gateway MX6448 T64 x2 1.6/1GB/120/DVDRW/XPMC NB RB
Status: Cancelled
$499.97 $499.97

what assholes

Bro Media - BANNED FOR LIFE · 10-01-2007, 04:57 PM

i recently bought an apple ibook for $250...

SBJ · 10-01-2007, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jace

OMFG

glad I logged in to check the order status, what fuckers

1
G153-MX6448
Gateway MX6448 T64 x2 1.6/1GB/120/DVDRW/XPMC NB RB
Status: Cancelled
$499.97 $499.97

what assholes

really? odd I've ordered 3 or more PC's and the 17" laptop I'm on now from them along with tons of other stuff and never had a problem with them. I'd email them and see whats up

but yeah I was going to post check them out cause they always have great deals

Jace · 10-01-2007, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silent Bob Jedi

really? odd I've ordered 3 or more PC's and the 17" laptop I'm on now from them along with tons of other stuff and never had a problem with them. I'd email them and see whats up

but yeah I was going to post check them out cause they always have great deals

yeah, I have ordered a lot of shit from them too, no idea what is up

it says too call customer service and it will be a "exchange item" scenario, so I assume they were preselling the laptop and gateway backed out or something

SBJ · 10-01-2007, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jace

yeah, I have ordered a lot of shit from them too, no idea what is up

it says too call customer service and it will be a "exchange item" scenario, so I assume they were preselling the laptop and gateway backed out or something

yeah the factory refurbished they only have so many and maybe that day they sold 2 when they only had one is my bet but yeah my 17" WS with a gig of ram and dvd burner was well under a grand and has been nothing but great refurbished or not

Jman · 10-01-2007, 05:21 PM

Invest more and put your son on a mac, it'll be better in the long run ;-)

ztik · 10-01-2007, 05:23 PM

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shake · 10-01-2007, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peterk

Have you checked ebay or craigslist for some second hand ones?

Personally I wouldn't buy a second hand laptop, I have a small mountain of half-dead laptops that will work for a time and they have various intermittent problems - screens will die, power will turn off for no reason (plugged in with charged battery), system will BSOD - clean windows reinstall didn't solve problem... etc. I think a good number of people selling second hand ones probably have some issues with them, even if they don't know it. I usually have a new laptop last about 6-8 months before it starts having serious issues - and it's a problem to get warranty repair because usually the issues come and go so I can't prove it. Buy new, cheap, and get a good warranty - that's my advice. I have had a panasonic toughbook (which I'm typing on) last over 2 years without any problems, but at about 4-5 times the cost of a regular notebook - I'm not sure it's worth it.

Wolfy · 10-02-2007, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by JMan

Invest more and put your son on a mac, it'll be better in the long run ;-)

I hear you on that, but this isn't the time. He's 14 and it's his first "big ticket" item, he's paying for half and that's what he can afford. Plus, I view it like a first car - ALWAYS give a kid a beater, because they're going to run it into a pole or something anyway before they learn to respect what they've got

I would never have considered Dell before, but those are some nice prices, hot damn!

Zuzana Designs · 10-02-2007, 06:47 AM

I have found lots of used laptops and desktop computers on craigslist. You just have to find the people neededing cash

MrVids · 10-02-2007, 08:26 AM

oddly enough, i picked up a nice little HP at Best Buy for $699. They had a similar Gateway for $599. should stroll into the store and check em out.

stev0 · 10-02-2007, 09:59 AM

www.tigerdirect.com

Wolfy · 10-02-2007, 01:04 PM

thanks for the input everyone!

xbizdon · 10-02-2007, 01:16 PM

Wolfy, they've got that HP for $699 at Costco. It's a nice machine with basic bells and whistles. But here's the plus at Costco: They extend the manufacturers warranty another year. So you get 2 years.

Az A Bay Bay · 10-02-2007, 01:19 PM

omg just go to
wal-maRt fool

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Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	you would be hard pressed to not find a basic laptop for under $700 these days just got my buddy a dual core athlon with 2gb of ram for $499

10-01-2007, 04:21 PM	#4
LilBro Guest Posts: n/a	checkout circuitcity they r having crazy sales this week....and being columbus day weekend, i am sure they will have more sales....

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Alky Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 5,651	dell small business has been running some deals, check out fatwallet or gotapex

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Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	hold on guys, i have to find it again

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Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	i think this was it, I must have hit it during a sale or something http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...485&CatId=1897 let me find the reciept and see if it has a direct link to the laptop

10-01-2007, 04:53 PM	#13
Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	OMFG glad I logged in to check the order status, what fuckers 1 G153-MX6448 Gateway MX6448 T64 x2 1.6/1GB/120/DVDRW/XPMC NB RB Status: Cancelled $499.97 $499.97 what assholes

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xbizdon Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 221	Wolfy, they've got that HP for $699 at Costco. It's a nice machine with basic bells and whistles. But here's the plus at Costco: They extend the manufacturers warranty another year. So you get 2 years.

10-02-2007, 01:19 PM	#27
Az A Bay Bay Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,129	omg just go to wal-maRt fool