Best laptop under $1000 with XP?
 

I refuse to go to vista, I need a laptop, and I'd like to keep it under a grand.

Suggestions?

buy a laptop with vista > format c > install xp.

well then...

best laptop running any windows under a grand?

bump for good advice.

Compaq has one. about 899 I think.
they are now made by HP

i hate to say go to walmart but they actually have not bad deals they must get nice bulk deals

Picked this little fucker up at best buy a few months back for $349, couldn't pass it up...guess it was being discontinued:

http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/...14550Rmv.shtml

Came with Vista and it was laughably slow...formatted the fucker and put xp on it (wasn't easy) and now it runs better than my desktop :)

what are you looking for? gaming matter? big screen? battery life? there is NOT a simple solution to this answer.

No matter the option I'd pop in a 320Gb 7200RPM drive in it after it comes ;) no reason for anything under 2Gb RAM either.

Check Dell. They were running a special on the 1520's a couple months ago. I picked one up.

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4
4 gig ram
120 gig hd

$729

$999
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=9252743
Toshiba 17.1" Satellite P305-S8822 Laptop PC w/ Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5550
TruBrite 17.1" widescreen LCD

Presents vivid 1440 x 900 WXGA+ resolution with native support for 720p content

1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5550


3 GB of DDR2 system memory


200 GB hard drive

Built-in Webcam and microphone

SuperMulti DVD+/-RW drive with double-layer support

5-in-1 digital media card reader

is it still available? link?

Looks like it has changed a bit, but it's close.

Dell Inspiron 1520 w/ win xp

Try these computers

my macbook for 999,-
running xp with bootcamp

Try Ubid.com

You can get some good deals there!

that's my thinking

I bought a Acer Aspire 4720Z for $450US at Staples.

1.6GHz Dual Core with 1GB of Ram and a 160GB HD

How can you go wrong?

Good luck in your search!

I dig generic:
http://store.agearnotebooks.com/154display.html

Lenovo Thinkpad T-Series. http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/c...8E19B36EC665A7
Crazy specials going on now as well