Looking for a cheap laptop

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mussop

Discussion Starter · Nov 27, 2009

Hey. My gf is looking to get a cheap laptop for surfing the net, playing music, and playing some WoW. I have no idea where to look or what to look for. Please help me out and point me in the right direction. We have a budget of $600.

Thank you for your help.

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rpgman1

· #2 · Nov 28, 2009

It's really hard to find a laptop in that range that can play WoW. Try this one from Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834157061
It's $50 over your budget, but at least it comes with a dedicated graphics card. However, the graphics card is underclocked, so you don't get the max performance from that card.

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mussop

Discussion Starter · #3 · Nov 28, 2009

ok thanks. Not a bad laptop. What if I bump the budget up to $800? I could probably do that with working a little overtime.

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rpgman1

· #4 · Nov 28, 2009

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...ce/dv7t_series

The HP Pavilion dv7t is priced at $800 (except shipping costs extra), but has a dedicated graphics card and play WoW fine. You can find discount codes online if you can find them. You might as well look for a used or refurbished laptop on eBay. Sometimes they have great deals (not often).

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cccccc

· #5 · Nov 29, 2009

Any notebook can play wow.

I would suggest getting an inspiron 15, right now dell has some great deals around $600 if you upgrade to a dedicated GPU.

for $549:

IntelÂ® PentiumÂ® Dual Core T4300 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB/1MB cache)
Genuine WindowsÂ® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
MicrosoftÂ® Works 9
1 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis -
McAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Months
3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz
250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD4330
8X CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
6-cell battery
Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card
High Definition Audio 2.0
Jet Black

That's your best bet right there.

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...ps_great_deals

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