Budget laptop

[PolyAddict]

any suggestions on where to purchase and which one?

Thanks

 

[Ranger111]

Depends what you mean by budget. You can get old Vista, Windows 7 or even XP laptops on Craigslist or EBay for fairly cheap.

If, like most people, you want a newer budget laptop, I would suggest you go with a Dell, HP, etc. refurbished/off lease. I have only had experience with Dell. Always been more than satisfied. And, at times they run sales, even on the refurbished.

Got my college student son a fantastic deal on an off-lease Dell laptop this summer. With a 50 percent off sale, snagged with for $165. Don't remember all the details, but it was NOT a stripped down model. Indeed, it has lots of memory, etc., quick processor and has Windows 10. I was able to install Office 2016 for free on it, so it was a fantastic find (he had spilled coffee on his other machine, a fatal error).

As I said, I am not pushing Dell, it is just the site I have used and I have purchase three different laptops from them.

HP and the rest also have deals. Woot sometimes offers fantastic prices, you can check their web site, but they are a little different (owned by Amazon). If they have something today, they WILL sell out of it by "tomorrow (sort of)>" Check woot out if you have never seen them before.

O.K., to be nice, here is the current Woot laptops page. looks like mostly HP, which has been my experience with Woot. My current desktop is from Woot (an HP) and it is a fantastic machine, which I got for $280 or so a year ago
http://www.woot.com/category/computers/laptops?ref=w_cnt_cdet_pc_3

Also, try Techbargains.com....look for laptop deals. Luck!

Whew, looks like Dell is having a 55 percent off sale on refurbs that ends on Sunday, you might want to get there quick....the good stuff goes fast....

Remember the price you see on the Dell page is BEFORE you add the code you see on the Techbargains page. The code will bring the price down significantly from what you see on the Dell page.

https://www.techbargains.com/dell-financial-services-weekend-sale

 

[PolyAddict]

Depends what you mean by budget. You can get old Vista, Windows 7 or even XP laptops on Craigslist or EBay for fairly cheap.

If, like most people, you want a newer budget laptop, I would suggest you go with a Dell, HP, etc. refurbished/off lease. I have only had experience with Dell. Always been more than satisfied. And, at times they run sales, even on the refurbished.

Got my college student son a fantastic deal on an off-lease Dell laptop this summer. With a 50 percent off sale, snagged with for $165. Don't remember all the details, but it was NOT a stripped down model. Indeed, it has lots of memory, etc., quick processor and has Windows 10. I was able to install Office 2016 for free on it, so it was a fantastic find (he had spilled coffee on his other machine, a fatal error).

As I said, I am not pushing Dell, it is just the site I have used and I have purchase three different laptops from them.

HP and the rest also have deals. Woot sometimes offers fantastic prices, you can check their web site, but they are a little different (owned by Amazon). If they have something today, they WILL sell out of it by "tomorrow (sort of)>" Check woot out if you have never seen them before.

O.K., to be nice, here is the current Woot laptops page. looks like mostly HP, which has been my experience with Woot. My current desktop is from Woot (an HP) and it is a fantastic machine, which I got for $280 or so a year ago
http://www.woot.com/category/computers/laptops?ref=w_cnt_cdet_pc_3

Also, try Techbargains.com....look for laptop deals. Luck!

Whew, looks like Dell is having a 55 percent off sale on refurbs that ends on Sunday, you might want to get there quick....the good stuff goes fast....

Remember the price you see on the Dell page is BEFORE you add the code you see on the Techbargains page. The code will bring the price down significantly from what you see on the Dell page.

https://www.techbargains.com/dell-financial-services-weekend-sale

Thank u for this great info! Gonna check them out now.

 

[tvguy]

Target, and Walmart have some pretty good entry level laptops.

 

[manning]

Depends what you mean by budget. You can get old Vista, Windows 7 or even XP laptops on Craigslist or EBay for fairly cheap.

If, like most people, you want a newer budget laptop, I would suggest you go with a Dell, HP, etc. refurbished/off lease. I have only had experience with Dell. Always been more than satisfied. And, at times they run sales, even on the refurbished.

Got my college student son a fantastic deal on an off-lease Dell laptop this summer. With a 50 percent off sale, snagged with for $165. Don't remember all the details, but it was NOT a stripped down model. Indeed, it has lots of memory, etc., quick processor and has Windows 10. I was able to install Office 2016 for free on it, so it was a fantastic find (he had spilled coffee on his other machine, a fatal error).

As I said, I am not pushing Dell, it is just the site I have used and I have purchase three different laptops from them.

HP and the rest also have deals. Woot sometimes offers fantastic prices, you can check their web site, but they are a little different (owned by Amazon). If they have something today, they WILL sell out of it by "tomorrow (sort of)>" Check woot out if you have never seen them before.

O.K., to be nice, here is the current Woot laptops page. looks like mostly HP, which has been my experience with Woot. My current desktop is from Woot (an HP) and it is a fantastic machine, which I got for $280 or so a year ago
http://www.woot.com/category/computers/laptops?ref=w_cnt_cdet_pc_3

Also, try Techbargains.com....look for laptop deals. Luck!

Whew, looks like Dell is having a 55 percent off sale on refurbs that ends on Sunday, you might want to get there quick....the good stuff goes fast....

Remember the price you see on the Dell page is BEFORE you add the code you see on the Techbargains page. The code will bring the price down significantly from what you see on the Dell page.

https://www.techbargains.com/dell-financial-services-weekend-sale

Nothing wrong with a refurb if you get the same warranty as for a new one.

 

[Albort]

whats your price range and when do u need it by? i would suggest heading over to slickdeals.net. you can set an alert to alert u of all the good laptop deals. then u can just pick one and buy. If you have doubts, slickdeals is like a forum too, u can read what people say and even ask questions if you need to.

 

[PolyAddict]

whats your price range and when do u need it by? i would suggest heading over to slickdeals.net. you can set an alert to alert u of all the good laptop deals. then u can just pick one and buy. If you have doubts, slickdeals is like a forum too, u can read what people say and even ask questions if you need to.

I'd like to stay at $300 and its a Christmas gift for my 25 year old.

 

[Ranger111]

Gave you all the help I can....

But, you know, a person who just asks for a budget laptop, you figure they are going to surf the web, do some e-mail, do some light word processing.

But, now you are asking for a gift for a 25-year-old, then you need to know what said person will be doing with computer -- college work, just doing the surf and word stuff, heavy gaming etc.

You are not going to get a Target, Walmart, etc. bargain laptop that does much of anything more than the surf and light word processing very well. Normally, those stores have companies such as Dell and HP make them "special to them" machines, which are cheap, but not all that robust at all....indeed, lots of complaints of early failures on those machines.

For the most part, you would be better off with a better "equipped" refurbished, even for light duty.

 

[momtosam]

Don't get a chromebook. They Are inexpensive but operate on a Google platform that limits what you can do.

 

[eeyoreandtink]

Thing is, budget laptop and things a 25 year old will want to do with a laptop don't really go together. After killing like 3 " budget laptops" that couldn't keep up we finally bought a Mac 2 years ago and it has been a completely different world. Spending a little more on a refurbished Mac might be a better use of funds in the long run.

 

[Ranger111]

Sort of agree with eeyoreandtink.

My 25 year-old would not be at all pleased with a Box Store budget box. He was very happy with the upscale refurbished I got him from Dell last summer. Does not have to be a MAC>