I've just enrolled in some online college courses and would like to get a cheap laptop so that I'm able to do them using the internet at a cafe etc. because the internet where I currently live is horribly slow and constantly drops.
Because I don't need this laptop to do a ton of things and have a friend who will build me a very nice desktop PC once I move somewhere with decent internet access, I want to spend very little on this machine, but I do want something that's reasonably fast and reliable.
I've been looking at a refurbished Micron Trasport T2500 which seems like a good machine, and I have found it for $279, at Micron Transport T2500 | UsedLaptops.com and for $299 with 1GB more RAM at Micron Transport T2500 - Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz - 2 GB RAM - 80 GB HDD - 15.4" Display - DVD / CD-RW - WiFi - Bluetooth - Windows XP Professional Installed The second site also offers a longer warranty and a battery guarantee.
Does anyone have any thoughts/opinions/advice as to which company I should buy from? Has anyone used either of those sites before? Or, is that computer just a poor choice all together? I know a little about computers, but I'm definitely a beginner who's in the process of learning more.
Because I don't need this laptop to do a ton of things and have a friend who will build me a very nice desktop PC once I move somewhere with decent internet access, I want to spend very little on this machine, but I do want something that's reasonably fast and reliable.
I've been looking at a refurbished Micron Trasport T2500 which seems like a good machine, and I have found it for $279, at Micron Transport T2500 | UsedLaptops.com and for $299 with 1GB more RAM at Micron Transport T2500 - Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz - 2 GB RAM - 80 GB HDD - 15.4" Display - DVD / CD-RW - WiFi - Bluetooth - Windows XP Professional Installed The second site also offers a longer warranty and a battery guarantee.
Does anyone have any thoughts/opinions/advice as to which company I should buy from? Has anyone used either of those sites before? Or, is that computer just a poor choice all together? I know a little about computers, but I'm definitely a beginner who's in the process of learning more.