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Hey computer guys, I need help with lap top purchase.
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<blockquote data-quote="VitruvianDoc" data-source="post: 1664549" data-attributes="member: 13736"><p>Will they work? yes. Will they be worth the money you spent? no.</p><p></p><p>My parents wouldn't listen to me and last year bought a black-friday special HP laptop for $399. Its ran great for about 2 months but quickly slowed to a snails pace. The low end hardware used in most laptops <$500 is outdated at the time of purchase and simply will not last nor keep up with the pace of technology and you'll find yourself needing to buy another within a year (just like my parents are). Many manufactures (both AMD and Intel) pump out under clocked processors and brand them in a misc manner and sell them cheap which find their way into these laptops.</p><p></p><p>However, this doesn't mean you have to go out and drop 1G on a laptop either. </p><p></p><p>Your best bet is to spend between the $500-$750 bracket. </p><p>You will want to find one that has the Core i5 processor series preferably, however Core i3 will work but will slow much faster.</p><p>2 Gigs of ram will be good, 4 gigs will be ideal.</p><p></p><p>Good brands other than the big 3 (Dell, Apple, HP) include Asus, Toshiba, and a most others as long as they use the above hardware.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VitruvianDoc, post: 1664549, member: 13736"] Will they work? yes. Will they be worth the money you spent? no. My parents wouldn't listen to me and last year bought a black-friday special HP laptop for $399. Its ran great for about 2 months but quickly slowed to a snails pace. The low end hardware used in most laptops <$500 is outdated at the time of purchase and simply will not last nor keep up with the pace of technology and you'll find yourself needing to buy another within a year (just like my parents are). Many manufactures (both AMD and Intel) pump out under clocked processors and brand them in a misc manner and sell them cheap which find their way into these laptops. However, this doesn't mean you have to go out and drop 1G on a laptop either. Your best bet is to spend between the $500-$750 bracket. You will want to find one that has the Core i5 processor series preferably, however Core i3 will work but will slow much faster. 2 Gigs of ram will be good, 4 gigs will be ideal. Good brands other than the big 3 (Dell, Apple, HP) include Asus, Toshiba, and a most others as long as they use the above hardware. [/QUOTE]
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