Need a good budget laptop.?
I need a laptop, as I will be doing some international flying to Spain this summer, and my phone will surely die before the ~12 hours are up. Because of the time constraints, and me not having a job(I'm 16), I need a good laptop(specs below) for NO MORE than $500 USD. Here's the minimum specs I would like: 2.0GHz CPU 2GB DDR3 RAM 250GB HDD ~15.6"(Size is not important, as long as it's not an 11", or a netbook-14" minimum) DVD Drive Windows 7(32 or 64-bit, I don't really care which one) Built-in LAN and WLAN 4-hour battery life I will be doing some mild gaming(Garry's Mod, Half-Life, Halo CE, etc.) But no serious "ZOMG I'M GOING TO HACK THE PENTAGON WHILE PLAYING WoW!!!!!@@!@!#!@#!@#LOLZ", so an 11" netbook just won't do... I was going to get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834214188 But when I picked it out, they had it $150 off, making a $580 laptop just $430! Now that sale ended, and it's $530, which that, plus a carrying bag, accessories, shipping, etc. brings the price to $598.38-About $100 out of my reach. I think I settled on this refurbished laptop. Thank's to everyone who offered help! http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Factory-Refurbished+Laptop+/+AMD+Athlon%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+3GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Charcoal/2077071.p?skuId=2077071&productCategoryId=pcmcat219300050014&id=1218308261558
Laptops & Notebooks - 3 Answers
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Answer 1 :
i don't know if you are going to find something to run Halo on, you sort of need a graphics card for that. i just got a Toshiba with somewhat better specs than you want for just over $600. Best Buy was running an 18 months no interest deal, so it is easy to manage.
Answer 2 :
I would go for a Gateway. They make excellent laptops and netbooks for a good price. I bought a laptop from them last year and its been working great and fast like it was new. Every feature you mentioned they have in their laptops. You shloud try them out at BestBuy. http://www.gateway.com/programs/nvseries/index.php?cmpid=topnav_computers
Answer 3 :
compaq laptop
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