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Recommendation wanted for $300 laptop

We got an HP i3, 4gb, 500gb, at Walmart for 349 + tax. That is probably our keeper. All other i3's seem to be around 449 + Walmart actually had quite a few by mid AM still left. Which makes me wonder what is wrong. But I fired it up last night, and it seems fine.
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- Post #35
- Nov 27, 2012
- Forum: Laptops
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Recommendation wanted for $300 laptop

I think I'd go with the Asus, B980 and 4gb, over the celeron. We can add an external dvd for $30. That said, we my opt for the Walmart HP that has an i3, 500gb drive, and internal dvd. Does anyone know if there any any downsides to the Walmart HP one I mentioned above? I have not powered...
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- Post #33
- Nov 25, 2012
- Forum: Laptops
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Recommendation wanted for $300 laptop

Re: Win8 Metro -- "Classic Shell" solved this. I tried some other, but it did not work. Classic shell has a lot of options, but most importantly, it gives the desktop w/ start menu back. Who believes the touch screen interfaces is going to be more efficient than keyboard shortcuts and...
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- Post #31
- Nov 25, 2012
- Forum: Laptops
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Recommendation wanted for $300 laptop

OK.. am I the only one that finds Win8 horribly inefficient? I grew up with DOS, then Win3x, Win95, and so on. Since Win95, the UI has done little for me. I want to be able to switch quickly between apps -- cut/paste -- look at apps side by side, and know what's running, and close stuff I...
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- Post #30
- Nov 24, 2012
- Forum: Laptops
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Recommendation wanted for $300 laptop

Thoughts on these two: Asus at Best Buy - 14", 4gb, 350gb, B980, no cd/dvd for $249 (370 w/ tax) HP at Walmart - 15.6", 4gb, 500gb, i3-2328M, yes cd/dvd for $349 (380 w/tax) So with an external $30 cd/dvd for the ASUS, it's a net $80 less. We now have both -- one is going...
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- Post #29
- Nov 23, 2012
- Forum: Laptops
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Recommendation wanted for $300 laptop

Asus X401 has no internal CD/DVD. Is there a cheap external that would be recommended? I think I'd want the internal one however.
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- Post #17
- Nov 14, 2012
- Forum: Laptops
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Recommendation wanted for $300 laptop

I don't expect I''l need to get at the hd nor mb often, so not an issue. I do have my dead Lenovo that I'd like to be able to use it's harddrive either in the new laptop or as external.
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- Post #16
- Nov 14, 2012
- Forum: Laptops
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Recommendation wanted for $300 laptop

So I'll focus on Pentium B9x -- plenty as you say. Also 4GB of RAM (and nice to have ability to get to 6 or 8). So next up for me would be durability and a good keyboard. Still Lenovo or Asus?
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- Post #14
- Nov 14, 2012
- Forum: Laptops
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Recommendation wanted for $300 laptop

Any thoughts on Toshiba or Dell? Or this refurbished Asus? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...6834230772#top
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- Post #12
- Nov 14, 2012
- Forum: Laptops
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Recommendation wanted for $300 laptop

This was our milk-spilled one: Lenovo G570 (43347UU) Intel Pentium B950(2.10GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD Intel HD Graphics Notebook Other than it did not do well with the liquid spill, we did like it. jidery, you suggested AMD E-series sm625 - you seemed to suggest I avoid...
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- Post #11
- Nov 14, 2012
- Forum: Laptops
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Recommendation wanted for $300 laptop

Hoping maybe I keep an eye out for holiday specials and get something in the upper 200s. But I'd like to know what to look for -- maybe have 3 or 4 in mind and then keep watch.
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- Post #7
- Nov 13, 2012
- Forum: Laptops
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Recommendation wanted for $300 laptop

Hi, sorry to be unclear, but I'm just looking for a general recommendation on a $300 laptop. I see several for 329 on newegg and elsewhere. My son has an Acer, my daughter a Lenovo. A bit of milk on the Lenovo fried the MB, so she needs a replacement, and I'm looking for myself also. Why...
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- Post #6
- Nov 13, 2012
- Forum: Laptops
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Recommendation wanted for $300 laptop

brands/models to prefer? avoid?
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- Post #4
- Nov 13, 2012
- Forum: Laptops
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Recommendation wanted for $300 laptop

brands to prefer? avoid?
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- Post #3
- Nov 13, 2012
- Forum: Laptops
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Recommendation wanted for $300 laptop

any thoughts on best keyboard? or best diy serviceability?
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- Post #2
- Nov 12, 2012
- Forum: Laptops

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