I've been around computers for many, many years and have always used a desktop. I enjoyed the larger screen, relaxing in my chair and the better performance.
A laptop was never even a thought for me until the last few weeks and my job required me to be more mobile.
I will have to bite the bullet and purchase a laptop.
Today, I saw the Dell Mini 9 in BestBuy and gave it a try. Online, it was under $200 with 4gb drive, ubuntu, 512 etc.
I was about to buy it and and realized, after upgrading ram and ssd by myself, I'd still be around $300.
So I looked in Dell Outlet and with my coupon, could have gotten an inspiron with a Celeron, 15 inch, 80 gb, 1000 ram, etc. for a tad over $300.
Basically, I am looking for a laptop for cheap that can do the following:
MS Office
Itunes
CorelDraw 4
Basic Internet
What is a Celeron? I've always bought the top of the line Pentiums and never even came across or tried this line before.
What do I need to look for?
What brands should I go with/models, and what should I avoid.
I'm guessing I will need just a little bit better than a netbook.
What about a used on on craigslist? Are there any guides to buying a used laptop?
What type of chips will give better performance than the atom 1.6? (I'm guessing it will be Celeron given my price range.)
THANKS!
A laptop was never even a thought for me until the last few weeks and my job required me to be more mobile.
I will have to bite the bullet and purchase a laptop.
Today, I saw the Dell Mini 9 in BestBuy and gave it a try. Online, it was under $200 with 4gb drive, ubuntu, 512 etc.
I was about to buy it and and realized, after upgrading ram and ssd by myself, I'd still be around $300.
So I looked in Dell Outlet and with my coupon, could have gotten an inspiron with a Celeron, 15 inch, 80 gb, 1000 ram, etc. for a tad over $300.
Basically, I am looking for a laptop for cheap that can do the following:
MS Office
Itunes
CorelDraw 4
Basic Internet
What is a Celeron? I've always bought the top of the line Pentiums and never even came across or tried this line before.
What do I need to look for?
What brands should I go with/models, and what should I avoid.
I'm guessing I will need just a little bit better than a netbook.
What about a used on on craigslist? Are there any guides to buying a used laptop?
What type of chips will give better performance than the atom 1.6? (I'm guessing it will be Celeron given my price range.)
THANKS!