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Answer» Hi, I just joined this forum and was wondering if I could maybe get some recommendations. I am looking to buy a laptop. Here is a list of what I'm looking for 13" screen Intel Core 2 duo w/ 4MB cache 2 GB or more of ram 160 GB harddrive Well those are the basics. I'm looking at either a Dell (maybe XPS) a Sony or Toshiba (I believe these to be the best brands...) oh, and I'm looking for the cheapest system I can get, college student, so if you know of a GOOD website or something... If anyone knows of a system that meets these specifications or could recommend anything to me, that would be great! Thanks Natecheck out this badboy. ------> Asus EEE Quote I'm looking for the cheapest system I can get quite honestly, you will not find a very cheap laptop with the specs that you are looking for. the cheapest i could find is the Acer 5720-6279 for about $900, the rest are $1000+.The Asus EEEPC is definitely a great laptop. Whilst it doesn't have the raw power you're looking for, it's more than capable of basic office tasks, taking notes, creating presentations, etc. It doesn't LOOK like you need that much power anyhow - as you didn't specify a graphics card, I assume you're not a gamer. And you can always replace the Xandros OS with Windows or another flavour of Linux if you don't like what's supplied.I got the EeePC 8G. I'm thinking I might ditch Xandros and go with an XP/Fedora dual boot like my desktop. I use an external 250GB hard drive with it which is used for all my programs and files and an external DVD burner. Having the external drives is fantastic for me, since I don't always need the drives and don't have to carry them around with me constantly. The 7" screen and the keyboard take a little getting used to. My GIRLFRIEND has a Toshiba Libretto U100. It's similar in size and power to the EeePC, but costs 4 times as much (there are reasons why I won't go into). Not sure they even sell them anymore. My first laptop was a Toshiba and I still think Toshiba is one of the best makes out there. I've never had a Sony, and I HEAR good and bad things about them. Out of laptops I have serviced, Sony probably comes around more often. Asus makes some decent laptops other than the EeePC. They're a good company that's been around for nearly 20 years now. Most of their laptops come with a 2 - 3 year warranty, depending on what country you live in. I'd put Acer, Compaq (now owned by HP) and Dell laptops as equals. They're decent systems for the money, but remember, sometimes you get what you paid for. HP still makes their own line of HP laptops. The ones I have SEEN are quite sturdy and well made.

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Hi, I just joined this forum and was wondering if I could maybe get some recommendations.

I am looking to buy a laptop. Here is a list of what I'm looking for

13" screen
Intel Core 2 duo w/ 4MB cache
2 GB or more of ram
160 GB harddrive

Well those are the basics. I'm looking at either a Dell (maybe XPS) a Sony or Toshiba (I believe these to be the best brands...) oh, and I'm looking for the cheapest system I can get, college student, so if you know of a GOOD website or something...

If anyone knows of a system that meets these specifications or could recommend anything to me, that would be great!

Thanks
Natecheck out this badboy. ------> Asus EEE

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I'm looking for the cheapest system I can get

quite honestly, you will not find a very cheap laptop with the specs that you are looking for. the cheapest i could find is the Acer 5720-6279 for about $900, the rest are $1000+.The Asus EEEPC is definitely a great laptop.
Whilst it doesn't have the raw power you're looking for, it's more than capable of basic office tasks, taking notes, creating presentations, etc.
It doesn't LOOK like you need that much power anyhow - as you didn't specify a graphics card, I assume you're not a gamer.
And you can always replace the Xandros OS with Windows or another flavour of Linux if you don't like what's supplied.I got the EeePC 8G. I'm thinking I might ditch Xandros and go with an XP/Fedora dual boot like my desktop. I use an external 250GB hard drive with it which is used for all my programs and files and an external DVD burner. Having the external drives is fantastic for me, since I don't always need the drives and don't have to carry them around with me constantly. The 7" screen and the keyboard take a little getting used to.

My GIRLFRIEND has a Toshiba Libretto U100. It's similar in size and power to the EeePC, but costs 4 times as much (there are reasons why I won't go into). Not sure they even sell them anymore. My first laptop was a Toshiba and I still think Toshiba is one of the best makes out there.

I've never had a Sony, and I HEAR good and bad things about them. Out of laptops I have serviced, Sony probably comes around more often.

Asus makes some decent laptops other than the EeePC. They're a good company that's been around for nearly 20 years now. Most of their laptops come with a 2 - 3 year warranty, depending on what country you live in.

I'd put Acer, Compaq (now owned by HP) and Dell laptops as equals. They're decent systems for the money, but remember, sometimes you get what you paid for.

HP still makes their own line of HP laptops. The ones I have SEEN are quite sturdy and well made.

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