Best Laptop Under $400

[edro]

I don't really want a NetBook. (Small screen, not very powerful, etc)

How do these modern Celerons compare to higher class CPUs?
Is the overall build quality of these laptops junk?
Would you rather have an older generation business class laptop, or a modern home class laptop?
Are the NetBook Atom (and others) CPUs as powerful as older P4 or Mobile chips?

Thanks for your input!


$379
Toshiba - Satellite Laptop with Intel® Celeron® Processor 585 - Matte Silver
BestBuy

$379
Aspire AS4330-2328
(Celeron® Dual-Core Processor T1600)
Microcenter

or

Used on eBay:
$250 - Dell D600
$300 - Dell XP-2
$400 - Dell D620
$250 - IBM Thinkpad T43

 

[IlllI]

Originally posted by: edro
Is the overall build quality of these laptops junk?

Would you rather have an older generation business class laptop, or a modern home class laptop?

Are the NetBook Atom (and others) CPUs as powerful as older P4 or Mobile chips?

a. dont expect much for $379

b. if the two were equal price, then probably

c. think closer to pIII 900-ish

 

[SickBeast]

They have eMachines dual core A64 laptops at Walmart here in Canada for $400CDN, so I would imagine they should go for $350 or so in the States.

 

[edro]

I ended up finding a Satellite A205-S4577 used for under $400!

 

[Fox5]

Originally posted by: edro
I ended up finding a Satellite A205-S4577 used for under $400!

If it's ebay, you just got scammed.

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: Fox5

Originally posted by: edro
I ended up finding a Satellite A205-S4577 used for under $400!

If it's ebay, you just got scammed.

AT FS/FT

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: edro

Originally posted by: Fox5

Originally posted by: edro
I ended up finding a Satellite A205-S4577 used for under $400!

If it's ebay, you just got scammed.

AT FS/FT

wow, hot deal then.