[O/T] Cheap laptops?

[RIck bowers]

Thanks, Vu. I may give Dell a call. Good input.

~Rick

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On May 15, 2010, at 11:44, vu pham <vu at sivell.com> wrote:

> On 05/15/2010 10:00 AM, Rick wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm looking for a very inexpensive laptop, but one that isn't junk. I
>> found two that look interesting; a Dell and an MSI. I've never  
>> heard of
>> MSI. Does anyone know how these fare?
>>
>> MSI A6000-029US Core 2 Duo T6600 2.2GHz 4GB 320GB DVD±RW DL 16" Wi 
>> ndows
>> 7 Home Premium w/Webcam & 6-Cell Battery MSI A6000-029US Core 2 Duo
>> T6600 2.2GHz 4GB 320GB
>> This is $USD 412.00 at Geeks.Com.
>>
>> **Dell Inspirion 1545 15.6" Laptop, Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200
>> 2.0GHz, 4GB, 320GB HDD, 802.11g, Webcam, Windows Vista Home Premium  
>> x64
>> (Refurbished)*
>> <http://www.buy.com/prod/dell-inspirion-1545-15-6-laptop-intel-pentium-dual-core-t4200-2-0ghz/q/loc/111/214436837.html 
>> >*
>> $USD 449.00 at Buy.com
>>
>> I'm leaning towards the MSI because it's a bit faster and has DVI  
>> output
>> but it has Windows 7 32-bit and I've never heard of MSI.
>> The Dell has Windows 7 64-bit.
>>
>> Your thoughts?
>
> I do not know about MSI either. I just tried a configuration that is  
> close to your Dell on Dell website. It is almost the same but the  
> CPU is faster and it has some hardware warranty. The price is $634.  
> Of course it is more expensive, but if you call a Dell sales person,  
> you may have some (sometime huge) discount.
>
> I need four 2.5" hard drives for one of the servers last week. I  
> called my Dell sales person and she gave an 45% discount, and I  
> ended up having 8 of them. :)
>
> Vu
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