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Considering buying a new Windows 7 laptop. Any ideas what/which I should buy?

Needs to be windows 7. Any ideas? If at all possible I need one maybe somewhere under $400.

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Mar 30, 2010. 8:20 PMacidbass says:
 lenovo ibm S10 S13 ( my dad has both and they are great) HP pavillion (i have friends that love this laptop) Compaq 610 ( i have this and love it) Dell latitude (i dont like dells but whatever) Any Toshiba  Acer asus and the other one i keep forgeting 
Mar 22, 2010. 9:25 PMYerboogieman says:
IBM/Lenovo S10-2 or S10-3.
Mar 22, 2010. 9:29 PMYerboogieman says:
It's like a large netbook.
Mar 18, 2010. 12:43 AMJayefuu says:
For the price you'll only get a netbook. Great if that's what you want but they don't run Windows 7 that well (whatever the sales person tells you). Samsung NC10 is the one I'd rate. It's great.
Mar 22, 2010. 9:28 PMYerboogieman says:
 $500-$600.
Mar 18, 2010. 12:39 PMWasagi says:
 I personally would recommend buying a used laptop off of Ebay. They don't cost all that much, and you could easily add some more ram (Anywhere from $15 to $60), for less than it would cost to get a brand new laptop. Windows 7 costs around $100, so in total it would probably cost less than a new netbook.


Some Suggestions:
HP Laptop
Dell Laptop
Cheaper Dell Latitude (My School Just sold around a couple hundred after we got new laptops...)
Toshiba Satellite (Comes with Windows 7)

Hope I helped!
Mar 17, 2010. 5:39 PMBurf says:
Type this phrase into a Google search, "Win 7 laptop under $400"
You'll get quite a few hits.
Mar 17, 2010. 5:58 PMRavingMadStudios says:
I think you may have scrambled the letters in the final word.
Mar 17, 2010. 6:01 PMBurf says:
You know what they say, "ya gits what ya pays for." lol
Mar 18, 2010. 12:23 PMWasagi says:
 HAhaha
Mar 17, 2010. 10:16 PMfrollard says:
under 400 you'll have a hard time finding something good enough to run home premium - you'll end up with win7 lite (or whatever its called) -- very stripped down and only good for surfing/some video/not a lot more.
Mar 17, 2010. 5:40 PMlemonie says:
Well you're not going to get much for that; go shopping, see what you can afford and come back with a choice. We don't know where you live or can buy.

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