I'd really advise you get hands on with a laptop before you purchase, one mans cheap is another mans bargain.
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Robert Carroll <[email protected]>wrote: > Please advise: what is too cheap? Is the Dell Inspiron priced at $659 too > cheap? > > > > Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote: > >> You said you were cheap (and did not tell us what you want to use the >> computer for), so that should be fine. A netbook would be even cheaper. >> Don't be so cheap, though, that you buy junk and ask us a barrage of >> questions when things break. I am not inclined to advise someone who >> says they are cheap to buy a decent computer, but portable computers >> need to take more stress than a desktop, so caveat emptor! >> >> Thank you, Mark Snyder -----Original Message----- >> This listserv is so oriented towards social issues, I am almost afraid to >> ask a computer question. But, here goes: >> >> I have always had a PC with Windows, if I exclude the Apple IIe computer. >> I have never owned or used a laptop, only a desktop. I think >> >> now that I need to buy a laptop because wife has decided to use the >> desktop many hours a day for her new-found hobby of photography: this >> leaves me without access to a computer, particularly the internet or other >> simple tasks. If I get a laptop I will need a simple & cheap one only since >> wife goes to sleep early, thereby freeing the desktop >> computer. >> >> Starting with the Dell web site, I find that a laptop with: >> >> Processor Intel TM 6600 Duo, 2.2 GHz, 800 MHz bus, 2 MB cache >> Memory 4GB 800 MHz RAM >> 500 GB 5400 RPM hard drive >> 6-cell battery >> Intel Link 5100 "N" wireless modem >> 8X CD/DVD burner (dual layer) >> >> costs $659 before shipping. >> >> Questions: >> Is this laptop a good choice? Is it a good price? Are there other brands >> or options that I ought to consider? Specially: I want good performance at >> the cheapest price. I am very stingy by nature! >> >> === >> >> P.S. Please don't say to buy a Mac laptop instead of a Windows machine. >> I bought my daughter a MacBook Pro and she likes it very well, >> >> but I am more comfortable with a Windows OS because I already have a large >> number of Windows programs that I can install on a laptop, plus I don't want >> to start a new personal learning curve to use the Mac -- i.e., sharing data >> between computer might be hard -- and I want to go cheap(!!) to buy a >> laptop. >> >> >> ************************************************************************* >> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> ************************************************************************* >> >> >> > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
