What do you know about these computers, which one is the best bang for the buck?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat103700050018&type=category

I need a new laptop to surf, check e-mails and play with my Kodak Easy Share picture program. What do you think?

If you do go with a PC, avoid anything with a celeron like the plague...


They are terrible processors. get something that has at least a centrino.

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

i got an email the other day that said now is the time to buy.microsoft delayed the introduction of their new operating system vista.pissed the major comp makers off as they wanted to make some bucks during the christmas sales.now it's pushed back to into february if i remember right.

Compaq sucks. HP sucks. Skip the Celeron.

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1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

I just got a new Dell Inspiron Laptop.80GB hard drive.Really nice computer,17'' screen,and dual core processor.On Black Friday I somehow ended up buying a Compaq laptop.

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1994 S500
1995 S500
2005 BMW 545i sport
2007 GL320 CDI
2007 ML320 CDI
1991 Toyota Previa White over Blue
2000 Lexus RX300 White over Beige
2008 Audi Q7 Black Opal over Grey
1993 Toyota T-100 Silver over Grey
2002 Chevy 2500 Express White over Grey

CJ, for your list of purposes a Celeron M is just fine in a notebook. If you want something simple get an Acer. I use one and it cost $400. The touchpad left click is loose but for the money it's hard to beat.

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1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

Friend of mine bought a Toshiba Satellite - no problems after 1 year. Nice large screen, and fairly thin too.
Myself I use a Panasonic at work...It's one of those tough case jobs that you can supposedly drop from 3-4 feet and not hurt it. (no, I'm not gonna find out if it's true).

If they offer a memory upgrade for little $, go for it. More memory never hurt anybody.

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09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

toshibas blow.. i bought a satellite 3 years ago and it died one year from the day i bought it... harddrive failure.. the armature failed and contacted the platter...

Dont know where some of you guys have been, but HP/Compaq PCs and Laptops are now superior to Dells. Dell used to have the best support - but that's been sent to India. Their quality stinks. They FINALLY jumped on the AMD bandwagon... 6 years late. Any laptop is fine for what you listed. Just dont expect to run Windows Vista with anything less than 2GB of RAM (not like you'll want or need it ever).

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7 years and counting on my G3 iMac. The macs are a better value in the long run.

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Get a Mac.

Get a MacMini or iMac.

My G-3 is still running just fine and for most apps, plenty fast enough. Not for games or other graphics-intensive programs. It shows it's arthritis when forced to run. I'm buying a new one within 1-3 months. But the G-3 will still be on the network. I've been thinking about going airport with the next computer but haven't looked into getting my G-3 on it, or my printer.

Anybody have any experience with retrofitting granny-three with airport?

B

Get a Mac notebook.

If you buy a new Mac notebook with the new Intel chip you can actually run windows, just like a PC.

You will need software to do this. Some people like Bootcamp, but you need to restart the computer to boot it in windows. Other people are fans of a program called parallel, which allows you to switch back and forth between OS X and Windows without shutting down. It is seamless.

And the best thing about Macs is this:

They just work.

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2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

I was listening to Lea Laporte on the radio last weekend, and he is a fan of Dell laptops. I have had bad luck with Dells personally, but since he has a nationally syndicdated radio show and TV show, I suppose his opinion is worth more than mine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Laporte

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2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".