whats a good, fairly fast, reliable laptop/notebook?

[Xcobra]

I am planning on buying one for my gf for her b-day. She mainly uses it for school, movies and browsing, sometimes she plays the Sims but thats it. I think of something in the hundreds (<$600 or so). Any of your suggestions would be awesome and appreciated!

 

[Xcobra]

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[xSauronx]

i was at bestbuy yesterday and they have a 14.1" acer extensa (4420 i think) for $499
2 gb ram, i think an amd cpu, i dont remember the details. check hot deals. laptops are always on sale now for under $600 and you should find some there, or on other deal sites

 

[s44]

"Reliable" and "under $600" don't really go together, unless you're talking previous-gen Thinkpads or something.

That said, there's lots of perfectly decent stuff in that price range these days. Better than it used to be.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: s44
"Reliable" and "under $600" don't really go together, unless you're talking previous-gen Thinkpads or something.

That said, there's lots of perfectly decent stuff in that price range these days. Better than it used to be.

lenovo has r61s for $612 today, and if MS is still doing cashback on ebay its worth looking into. ill get $225 back on the T60 i bought