[O/T] Cheap laptops?

[Lonni J Friedman]

On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 3:00 PM, RIck bowers <rwbowers at gmail.com> wrote:
> I want mostly a general purpose system. I don't play games or do video
> editing so superb performance isn't required. I mostly do some programming,
> excel worksheets(at times) and will likely watch a few videos now and again.
>
> What is wrong with Dell? They have a generally good reputation for quality
> stuff. The Dell laptops I've had for work. Have always been reliable.

I've never used a single piece of Dell HW that wasn't completely
unreliable garbage.  I'm talking everything from notebooks to desktops
to workstations to servers.  All of it is horribly unreliable.

>
> I prefer supporting US manufacturers so, seeing how MSI is a Chinese
> company, I'll likely go for the Dell. (no disrespect meant to those on this
> list who live outside the US)

HP isn't American?

>
> ~Rick
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 15, 2010, at 12:57, Lonni J Friedman <netllama at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> You didn't say what you intended to use the laptop for.  Anyway, I'd
>> personally never buy any Dell or MSI products, as they're both crap as
>> far as I'm concerned.
>>
>> I recently bought an HP Mini 311, and its working quite nicely:
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/Mini-311-1000NR-11-6-Inch-Black-Netbook/dp/B002ONCBVC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1273942610&sr=8-1
>>
>> Its not a powerhouse, but if you're looking for something relatively
>> inexpensive, its definitely in that category.
>>
>> On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 8:00 AM, Rick <rwbowers at gmail.com> 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" Windows 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)
>>> $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.
>>
>>
>>
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