[Tfug] Subject: budget computing

[Jim March]

I just paid $500 for a budget Dell laptop, 2gigs RAM, 160gig HD, Intel 965
graphics, DVD burner, the new low-end "Pentium dual-core" CPU, etc.  Runs
AMD64 code and supports the VT hardware virtualization extensions in
Virtualbox just fine.

That's only $100 over your budget...?  Use an external monitor/KB/mousie at
home, they'd be happy...

Jim

On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 3:51 PM, John Mc <jmcneill2 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> My friend needs some opinions here ... good and bad.
>
> Subject: budget computing
> Date: Jul 10, 2008 1:28 PM
>
> Who do you like in the budget computing market? As in $400 or less for an
> email, websurf, burn a DVD every once in a while type of machine.
>
> My sister is finally in the market for a new computer after... It's got to
> be 9 years at least. Budget is $400, they just want the box, will keep the
> old monitor/printer/etc.
>
> Needs a DVD burner. I told her about Vista and said it was 2 gigs memory or
> nothing.
>
>
> This is about the best I've been able to find, in a name I know:
> http://www.emachines.com/products/products.html?prod=T5274#
>
> I checked out the budget pcs at Dell and Gateway and couldn't get these
> specs for less than $450+ without leaving out things she needs or might need
> someday (ie with no modem, no LAN card, no 15 in 1 card reader and a lesser
> DVD burner the Dell is $390
>
>
> This is better:
> http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0291231with the 6150 video card (what I have in my laptop) faster processor, higher
> Front Side Bus, 40% larger hard drive, for only $30 extra, but I've never
> heard of them. Could be a fly by night operation, compared with my sister
> buying the eMachine at the Best Buy right here in town if she needs to
> return it.
>
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