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Thread started 10/07/11 8:12am

PurpleJedi

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Need tech advice - best bargain laptop out there???

So for a person with very limited funds who wants/needs a laptop...something with decent battery life, not alot of bells & whistles, but fast.

I don't do gaming, just web-browsing AND some type of photoshop.

I take zillions of pictures and would like to create slideshow movies and (watch out Imago) create animated gifs and such.

I see laptops out there for as low as $350 but I am not savvy enough to know if they're junk or not.

WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND?

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Reply #1 posted 10/07/11 9:56am

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I can't really help you on the tech aspect, but as far as "bargains" you could check out pawn shops for laptops. You may be able to find a better one for a lower price. Of course, it probably wouldn't come with a warranty or anything like that; and you may have to buy your own software.

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Reply #2 posted 10/07/11 11:01am

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jone70 said:

I can't really help you on the tech aspect, but as far as "bargains" you could check out pawn shops for laptops. You may be able to find a better one for a lower price. Of course, it probably wouldn't come with a warranty or anything like that; and you may have to buy your own software.

hmmm

I never really thought of that...

cool Thanks!

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Reply #3 posted 10/07/11 12:07pm

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PurpleJedi said:

So for a person with very limited funds who wants/needs a laptop...something with decent battery life, not alot of bells & whistles, but fast.

I don't do gaming, just web-browsing AND some type of photoshop.

I take zillions of pictures and would like to create slideshow movies and (watch out Imago) create animated gifs and such.

I see laptops out there for as low as $350 but I am not savvy enough to know if they're junk or not.

WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND?

What's your budget?

This is a good model - http://www.ebay.com/itm/A...033wt_1139

I have a similar one but with higher specs. But even with the lower specs it's still no slouch and a very decent machine.

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