Is it worth $450? I just need a good all-around laptop and I don't know too much about computers. Please help!

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10/6/2006 10:31:36 AM

I'd say your original offer was closer to the mark.

10/6/2006 10:54:49 AM

450 isnt that bad for it, but i think he's lying when he says he has offers of 500. i had a toshiba laptop with similar specs but slighly lower processing speed (was 1.8ghz, 20gb hdd, everything else the same) and was asking 300. only a few people contacted me, half of whom were scammers.

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10/6/2006 10:58:53 AM

It depends, do you want this as a cheap computer you can tuck away places or do you actually plan on using it as a portable computer? If so, then it's not a horrible deal; just don't go higher than 450.

A used p4 laptop is not going to make a good portable computer. The battery life will almost definately suck. The weight will probably be fairly high. The heat this thing will put off will cook a small hamster in about 20 minutes.

If you're willing to spend 450 on a used p4 laptop, why not wait for a good slickdeal to come out and get a new Core Duo laptop for around 800? Right now if you go to dell.com/ncstate you can configure core duo notebooks starting at around 899. And no, you don't need to be a student or even know a student to buy one there.

Hell, you could probably get a T60 demo model from the bookstore for about 800 when they start their sale. Those will even come with 2.5 years of warranty remaining and additional service availible at the bookstore. And again, you don't have to be a student to buy things at the demo sale.

[Edited on October 6, 2006 at 12:28 PM. Reason : ]

10/6/2006 12:27:34 PM

It depends on whether you "need" a laptop/computer or if you are looking to just make a casual purchase. If it's a casual purchase, wait another month or so for Day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) deals. If you need the laptop, $450 isn't a bad price, but it isn't a good price.

What you can do is ask for the serial number (or whatever it's called for Toshiba's, for Dell they are known as Service Tag #s) and you should be able to pull all relevant information up from there. Then you can do some more research/comparative shopping.

10/6/2006 12:48:27 PM