Laptop under $400

[Heusen77]

I am trying to find a reliable laptop for under $400 for a friend. He is in his 50's and really just would like something that can use microsoft office, type emails and maybe other light stuff. I was looking at netbooks but they dont come with CD-ROMs really. I am trying to get something that you can use with little difficulty as he isnt that computer savvy.

Can anyone help....


Regards

Tyrone

 

[T_Yamamoto]

APUs
ASUS
ACER

Pentium ACER

 

[Heusen77]

thanks, i will check them out now

 

[mshan]

HP Probook 4530s (http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-HP-ProBook-4530s-Notebook.56747.0.html) sometimes is on sale for around $425, and I think it has been as low as $375 shipped brand new previously on eBay (Tiger Direct).

Something in the HP G7 series of 17 inch consumer series notebook often comes in around that $400 price point too.

I think text might bel be slightly larger on the 15.6 screen because of slightly greater pixel density (http://tvcalculator.com/index.html?45ebb4c083cfb8b6d4d7ebc6eb97f1bb).

 

[mshan]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+17....&skuId=5373846

(I suspect the screen on Probook 4350s is better than the one in 17 inch HP. Matte finish too, if that matters)

 

[Pardus]

If your ok with a refurbished Lenovo and ok with a 15".6 screen size, head over to http://outlet.lenovo.com/ and look around.

Part number: WB03206123-1450XF4
Refurbished
AMD Fusion Processor E-450 (dual-core, 1.65GHz, 1MB L2 cache)( )
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 - English
AMD Radeon HD 6320M Graphics
4GB PC3-10600 DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM SODIMM Memory
15.6" HD WXGA (1366 X 768) LED Backlight w/ Camera"
Industry Standard Touchpad with Fingerprint Reader
320GB, 5400RPM Serial ATA 2.5" Hard Drive
DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer
6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (Up to 2.5 Hours Run Time)
11b/g/n Wireless WiFi
No Bluetooth
No WWAN Supported
Fingerprint Reader
1 Year Standard Depot Warranty
Laptop - Black

Outlet price $288.00
Outlet sale price: $259.20
Apply coupon code EMPLOYEEPRICEOUTLET (exp. 6/10)
You save $28.80
Pre-Tax Estimated total: $220.32

 

[dragon888]

I recommend Lenovo G570 4334EUU, it is in Promotion on newegg now, you can see this page, it features i3 2370M + 4G ram, your friends can run the microsoft office and Email at this specs smoothly.

 

[dragon888]

Your friend's need is very basic, in fact, a laptop under 300 also can satisfy these need well.

 

[Raswan]

Lenovo makes great "budget" laptops at the 15.6 inch level. I like Yazoo's suggestion.