My wife is looking for a laptop...
 

She states a "cheap" laptop. I'll rephrase it as an "inexpensive" laptop. She is in the process of writing a couple of books, and uses MSWord for her writing.

As she explains to me, she is looking for something "cheap". That is, just the MSWord program, possibly the ability to hook-up to the internet if need be and just simple basics.

As our daughter tends to monopolize the family PC more and more, and I have my company laptop to utilize, the wife needs something to tuck under her arms and retreat to the front room or bedroom to continue her journey on the books.

So, any suggestions you can think of that are "cheap" (or inexpensive:))?

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I'm guessing if she is going to be doing a lot of Word Processing a Netbook would not be a good option.

For a full-sized laptop I like the Levenos (formally IBM) on the low-end.

Check out -

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...719&CatId=2289

or a little more to get Vista Premium -

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...720&CatId=2289

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To bad you didn't post this like 12 hours ago.

Woot had a cheap one on there today.





Sorry I know it's like salt in the wound.

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I wouldn't go with the first one here, not enough ram and you really don't want Vista home basic. Second looks really good with 3 gigs of ram and Vista home premium. If I'm not mistaken Lenovo's have a very good keyboard which is probably what she'll need. Solid suggestion Andrew.

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The Lenovos have one of the best keyboards around. This goes back to IBM. That's what I use for my laptop, and I notice the difference when I change keyboards.

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The $499.99 one is definitely worth the extra $70.

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Lenovo and Acer have been selling 10" screen laptops with 1-2 GB RAM for under $300. Check ecost or slickdeals; they're all over the place right now.

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This is a good deal.

http://shop2.frys.com/%7BxAdwpQdaUzy...age%20Pod:Pod2

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http://www.dell.com/outlet

I never choose the "Scratched or Dented" ones. Choose certified refurbished and you can get extended warranties too.

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She might want to consider a netbook. They're tiny and much cheaper than a full size laptop. If she just wants a computer for word processing, email, and internet, a netbook would be more than adequate.

The only downsides are the relatively small screen and lack of storage space. For text documents the storage space wouldn't really be an issue but they don't have enough room for music and video files.

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Thanks Darrell and lots of GB on that hard drive too:tu

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Today ebay's daily deal is for a laptop that sounds perfect for what your wife needs it for http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-Mini-1033CL-I...QQcmdZViewItem

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I have to go with Sean on this one. That's a great deal and 2 GB of RAM and a 160 GB HD will be plenty for her. Not to mention that is a Toshiba Satellite, it's a tried and true model and brand. :tu :tu

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Pray you don't get the black screen of death. I just had to give the bad news to a coworker about her son's Toshiba Satellite.

Either way, make sure to get an extended warranty.
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Might want to take a look at this (or just slickdeals in general up until you finally decide what to get!):

HP Pavilion TouchSmart tx2z - 2.2GHz, 12.1" WXGA MultiTouch, 4GB/320GB/8x DVD+-DL, Radeon HD 3200, Webcam, 6-cell, Vista Home Premium - $650 + tax; FS; FREE printer AR

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthr...id=0&t=1302883

Right now HP is having a pretty slick sale. And that 12.1" is plenty portable and flashy for your wife.

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I appreciate the feedback sod and good information to know, and that's basically what I'm doing at this point in time is some in-depth researching on a solid all-around laptop for her. It'll have to past the finger test and that will be her job:ss