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Howdy folks. A friend called me and asked for a recommendation for a laptop. I know NOTHING about laptops. Can you fart smellers, I mean smart fellers help him out? He wants a cheap laptop just for web browsing. I asked about games, he said no. He probably wants (even ...


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Old 26th Jun 2009, 18:11
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Default Need Recommendations for a Cheap Laptop

Howdy folks. A friend called me and asked for a recommendation for a laptop. I know NOTHING about laptops. Can you fart smellers, I mean smart fellers help him out? He wants a cheap laptop just for web browsing. I asked about games, he said no. He probably wants (even if he doesn't know lol) something that can handle videos in a decent manner, and probably 4GB's RAM and as Big a HDD as possible while still a budget machine. Is 4GB's of RAM "cheap" in a laptop? Thanks in advance.
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Old 26th Jun 2009, 20:04
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Just grab a netbook like the Mini 2140 or EEE 1000HE and put a 2GB SODIMM in it. Buy a copy of CoreAVC for video playback too.
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I would go for either the Samsung NC10 or the Lenovo S10
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Thanks.
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I would go for either the Samsung NC10 or the Lenovo S10
Agreed, the Samsung rocks!
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