I recently bought a brand new laptop that I am happy with on Dell's website, it's a Dell Vostro 1000 which is marketed for business clients, so you have to register as a "small business" to order it -- no biggie, they don't make you name the business or anything, I just put down "home business," -- and you can have it custom made with the features you need. The base model was $400 when I ordered mine, and it comes with a year warranty and tech support from Dell. I just checked and they are offering an instant rebate, so that the base model price is only $350 plus tax. This is not a mini laptop, it has a 15.4 inch screen, and it works great.
www.dell.com go under "for office" click on "small business laptops" then on 'Vostro' if you want to check it out.
ps...I have bought THREE refurbed laptops off of eBay and they are all pieces of crap! None of them worked after a couple of months, they were old, slow, obsolete, and out of warranty by the time they broke down. Wherever you buy, be sure to get a warranty of at least a year, or you may well be stuck with a useless laptop. I bought a used Dell Lattitude for $300 on eBay earlier this year, from a dealer with a good feedback rating, and thank goodness I bought the Square Trade Warranty for it because I now have to send it back. It failed to even turn on after one week of use!
Tiger Direct is a good site for cheap refurbs with warranties, so go that route if you want a cheap used laptop.
I bought this brand new Dell laptop for not much more than I paid for the refurb Dell on eBay, and it has way more memory, faster processor, bigger screen, much sturdier, and a year factory warranty and support.
WalMart sells Dell and Compaq and Acer basic laptops at a good price too, but always do your research on the model you are considering!
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Post edited by: hipmama42, at: 10/22/2008 13:38
