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Aerik

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So I'm finding that my giant monster laptop is a real pain to haul around when all I need is to sit and either surf the web or type on school assignments while I'm out and about.

To that end, I'm interested in any used netbooks people have laying around-- cash, trade, whatever, I'm open to offers.

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how cheap is cheap? we got one we might want to get rid of... wife bought it on a whim and has used it 3 times in bed lookin for a job. still has the plastic on the outside. lol

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I checked Lenovo netbooks at Newegg last week, when news claimed iPad was putting a dent in netbook sales. All Lenovo netbooks are sold out and out of stock. I got one last November, I love it.

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how cheap is cheap? we got one we might want to get rid of... wife bought it on a whim and has used it 3 times in bed lookin for a job. still has the plastic on the outside. lol

Given that there are some cheapish new ones around $200, I was hoping to get an older used one for less than that, but I could be flexible. I have a fairly nice laptop I'm thinking of selling for cash to put toward it, so that might give me more range.

How much were you thinking?

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My main computer is the dual-monitored beast I'm typing on now. The other laptop I bought when I was on the road, and haven't used in a while now. It's heavy and irritating to take in a backpack, and the fan's too noisy to use during class. It's an Asus G1 'Gaming' rig, with lots of bells and whistles that I just don't need.

I just want a netbook to type up papers between classes and maybe use the web.

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  • 4 weeks later...

OR.net nerds

Is this a good deal?

Dual Core 2.5GHz 16" LED Laptop

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Shop Now!

$569

+ free shipping

The Microsoft Store

offers the 6.47-lb.

LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook for $949. Add coupon code

"CLR-MSAFL-40%-PC" to slash it to
$569.40
. With
free

shipping
, that's $75 under our mention five days ago and the

lowest total price we could find by $26. It's also the least expensive

Radeon HD 4650 1GB laptop we've seen. Sales tax is added where

applicable. Features include an AMD Turion Ultra II M620 2.5GHz

dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 6GB RAM,

500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, dual layer DVD burner with LightScribe,

media card reader, ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB video card, 802.11n wireless,

webcam, HDMI output, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Pros: 6GB RAM (though it's only DDR2, not DDR3), Dedicated 1GB Video, eSata port (shared with 4 USB 2.0), ExpressCard 34/54, 500GB HD

Cons: AMD processor sort of dated, DDR2 RAM, No USB 3.0, It's an HP - http://www.squaretrade.com/htm/pdf/SquareTrade_laptop_reliability_1109.pdf - Lowest in reliability of all major brands

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OR.net nerds

Is this a good deal?

Dual Core 2.5GHz 16" LED Laptop

781705-large

editors_choice.png

Shop Now!

$569

+ free shipping

The Microsoft Store

offers the 6.47-lb.

LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook for $949. Add coupon code

"CLR-MSAFL-40%-PC" to slash it to
$569.40
. With
free

shipping
, that's $75 under our mention five days ago and the

lowest total price we could find by $26. It's also the least expensive

Radeon HD 4650 1GB laptop we've seen. Sales tax is added where

applicable. Features include an AMD Turion Ultra II M620 2.5GHz

dual-core processor, 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 6GB RAM,

500GB 7200 rpm hard drive, dual layer DVD burner with LightScribe,

media card reader, ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB video card, 802.11n wireless,

webcam, HDMI output, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Pros: 6GB RAM (though it's only DDR2, not DDR3), Dedicated 1GB Video, eSata port (shared with 4 USB 2.0), ExpressCard 34/54, 500GB HD

Cons: AMD processor sort of dated, DDR2 RAM, No USB 3.0, It's an HP - http://www.squaretrade.com/htm/pdf/SquareTrade_laptop_reliability_1109.pdf - Lowest in reliability of all major brands

:hijack:

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