Question by ♥C♥: Are there any good cheap laptops?
Are theer any cheap, good, laptops sold in canada?
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Answer by ronmac60
Of course there are cheap laptops, everything from re-furbished $ 200 Thinkpads to $ 500 top brand name.
If I may suggest, however, you should LIST the absolute minimum specs that you would accept.
For example, would you really accept less than 1 gig of Ram, knowing the future needs of most modern programs?
Would you accept less than 120 gig hard drive, knowing the size of some of the storage items you may wish to keep.?
Would you accept less than 1.5 Ghz speed of chip, knowing the requirements of modern games you may wish to play?
Would you accept less than wireless ready, knowing that you may wish to move your laptop around your home and environment?
Faced with these minimums then your search becoms easier.
The best source of course is your local computer dealer. I say that because if you buyfrom him and anything goes wrong you can walk in to his shop and face him across the desk and he will fix it. If you buy on line you and anything goes wrong you will have to ship (at a cost of $ 50 to $ 75) to someplace, wait for three weeks without a PC and then wait for the quote as to howmuch all this will cost you (after the warranty has expired).
However, most ofus search the web for best deal, print it out and go to the local dealer and ask him ” Can you match this price?” Usually he will. That is why he is in business.
I have done this twice. I got the best buy on line and then walked in to Source (Canadian name for Circuit City) and they both timee matched the price
For example, right now if you log on to:
www.tigerdirect.com
A Canadian company in Markham On
And click on “laptops and notebooks” on the side menu you will see a great buy for just under $ 500
It ius the ACER ASPIRE with 1.86 Ghz speed, 1 gig Ram and 120 Hd with wireless ready and Vista Premium operating system.
Hope this helps. Happy computing and good luck !
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