What about those cheap laptops?
@brucemcclendon (56)
United States
December 22, 2011 2:44pm CST
I was at WalMart the other day and they are selling a nice laptop with a 15" screen, dual core cpu, and the standard trimmings -- nothing fancy... regular price is $250. All I do on a computer is surf the net, watch ESPN 3, catch a few Youtube videos, read news, etc. I figure this is all the computer I need. I don't download videos, but I do watch streaming video sometimes, like documentaries and once in a blue moon a movie. OK...
...are these cheap laptops all I really need? Did I overkill when I got my bit 18" screen, i-7 quad core, all the trimmings laptop for $1500? (by the way, my company bought it and gave it me as a personal perk). I want to know what your opinion is of these low end laptops? Is it all I really need?
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@betterxu (7)
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23 Dec 11
In my opinion, if you have many business trips or working on the road, such as taking plan frequently, you should buy one, of course a laptop with the low configuration. maybe, you need it just browse websites or check your emails. Otherwise, you need a decent laptop sited in a permanent place.
@goltnum9 (12)
• Greece
23 Dec 11
All of you who call "cheap" and broken a laptop with dual core pc, i have to remind you that no long ago these CPUs where the best. So...
As technology progress , older parts will get cheaper, it how is supposed to work!!!
So there is nothing wrong in buying a laptop with 300$, that can have a nice dual core CPU a nice amount or ram and HDD that will cover your needs. It wont brake after 2 months and it has the same chances with the very expensive ones, that his HDD will brake after his warranty.... :P
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@AndrewFreyne (6281)
• United Kingdom
22 Dec 11
I don't think there is anything wrong with a low end laptop. As you say, it all depends on how you will be using the machine. For things like basic surfing of the web and downloading or watching youtube videos it should be fine. It's always a good idea to go for the best that you can afford; I have always lived by that rule. If however you have an interest in online gaming and things of that nature then it's quite important to go for a high spec laptop as your machine needs to handle all those graphics and colours.
As things stand it sounds as though the laptop you have is fine. It may be more than you need right now but that's probably best as you may want to do more things in the future. Andrew
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@brucemcclendon (56)
• United States
6 Jan 12
Now that I've read these comments, I realize that the way I go about it is to read all the comments on Amazon.com and buy one that is reliable. It's like when I buy a car. I always buy one that's been on the market for three or four years and I read industry notices for mechanics from the manufacturer, citing consistent problems. I held off buying a Nissan Versa because they were having fuel problems. Now that it's fixed I would buy one in a heartbeat (I went with a Civic instead). Same is true with laptops. Which ones last and have no problems? I make my decision based on reliability. I did that with an HP one time. Good laptops. Non-existent customer help. I mean non-existent. This time I bought a Toshiba.
