Absolute best laptop for $500 or less.

[Trifax]

Well, let's see what you guys can find. I'm looking for the best laptop available for around 500 bucks or less for a friend of mine.

Here are a few I've found, either suggest some better ones or let me know if this would do the job:

She uses it mainly for internet, music, pictures, and school work. She's had a netbook for years and she hates it and it doesn't even work anymore, so she desperately needs a new one.

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[Trifax]

Bump. come on guys.

[Mulch]

Let me re-direct you to the computer megathread.

[Fredulus]

get a chromebook :D

















no not really. they do look mildly cool though.

[Trifax]

Let me re-direct you to the computer megathread.

I didn't want my post to get buried under other conversation, and that topic seems to mostly be about desktops.

[Funkadelic]

Get a cheap alienware. A good but cheap-ish one is 499.99$

[Fredulus]

yeah its very desktop-oriented.

and no alienware is generally overpriced. and i dont think the person even wants to do gaming so yeah.

[Ethan]

I didn't want my post to get buried under other conversation, and that topic seems to mostly be about desktops.

A laptop is a computer also. Lots of people have asked for laptops too, it's just they aren't as common on this forum.

And, I have answered EVERY single request in that thread. It sometimes seems like I spend my life in there.

Get a cheap alienware. A good but cheap-ish one is 499.99$

Lol please don't help if you don't know stuff.

[Funkadelic]

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/alienware-m11x-intel-core-2-duo-su7300-4gb-500gb-499-dell-939718
Think before you post Ethan.

EDIT: Hopefully this can satisfy you Trifax.

[Tremrist]

get a chromebook :D

















no not really. they do look mildly cool though.

They are pretty neat, but that touch-pad mouse is so god awful I hate using them sometimes.

[Funkadelic]

Oh, here's a review from CNET.

CNET Review:
 
Conclusion
The Alienware M11x is a stunning piece of kit. It's bigger, thicker and more expensive than your average netbook, but it blows everything else out of the water with its astonishing performance. If you want a machine that's comfortable to use, highly portable and brutally quick, there simply is no alternative. Miss it at your peril.
 

[Ethan]

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/alienware-m11x-intel-core-2-duo-su7300-4gb-500gb-499-dell-939718
Think before you post Ethan.

EDIT: Hopefully this can satisfy you Trifax.

Excuse me?
That's stuff for that price. YOU should do some loving research before you turn in to a little know it all cunt.

First of all, that's pounds. That makes it what, $700 or so USD? And it's only a crappy C2D 1.3GHz? What the forget are they charging for?
As well as the absolute crap GPU and the fact that it's a stuffty Dell and will become an expensive paperweight in a few months. Plus, it's only 11 inch.

Look at this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115796

$500, not £500, and completely better in every way. Plus it's an Acer which make better products than Dell, and it's 17 inch.

[Ethan]

Oh, here's a review from CNET.

CNET Review:
 
Conclusion
The Alienware M11x is a stunning piece of kit. It's bigger, thicker and more expensive than your average netbook, but it blows everything else out of the water with its astonishing performance. If you want a machine that's comfortable to use, highly portable and brutally quick, there simply is no alternative. Miss it at your peril.
 

Ah yes, and it's a netbook. He doesn't want a netbook? Did you even loving read OP?

[Night Fox]

my budget laptop beats that alienware...

[Trifax]

This is not for gaming, guys. Ethan, great recommendation. Great specs for a good price.