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Looking for a Laptop Under $500
Posted on 11/26/15 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 11/26/15 at 2:46 pm
What's out there?
Newest Toshiba Satellite 11.6 Inch Laptop, Intel Celeron N2840, 2.1GHz, 2GB RAM, 128GB SSD, LED TFT HD Display, HDMI, VGA, WiFi, Bluetooth, Free 1 Year Office 365, Free Windows 10 Upgrade-Satin Gold for $300. Is it worth it?
Newest Toshiba Satellite 11.6 Inch Laptop, Intel Celeron N2840, 2.1GHz, 2GB RAM, 128GB SSD, LED TFT HD Display, HDMI, VGA, WiFi, Bluetooth, Free 1 Year Office 365, Free Windows 10 Upgrade-Satin Gold for $300. Is it worth it?
This post was edited on 11/26/15 at 2:47 pm
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Posted on 11/26/15 at 2:57 pm to theducks
Not bad. It's like an HP stream but with a real SSD with usable storage.
Would be nice if it had 4GB of RAM and a Pentium instead, but I'm glad to see more of these sub-$400 clunkers getting the SSD treatment.
Would be nice if it had 4GB of RAM and a Pentium instead, but I'm glad to see more of these sub-$400 clunkers getting the SSD treatment.
Posted on 11/26/15 at 4:31 pm to theducks
I won't ever give Toshiba any more of my money. We bought one of their budget laptops once. It stopped working within about 6 months. It was used very sparingly by my spouse and was always kept in a case when not in use.
Toshiba wouldn't honor the manufacturers warranty. Frick Toshiba.
Toshiba wouldn't honor the manufacturers warranty. Frick Toshiba.
Posted on 11/26/15 at 5:07 pm to Who Me
What reason did Toshiba give for not honoring the warranty?
Posted on 11/26/15 at 5:19 pm to ILikeLSUToo
I'm heading to Fry's in a few hours. I'm going to look around and see what else is out there. I liked what I read about the one I linked. Was curious what those here thought. I know some of you are very tech knowledgable. Any other laptops I should look out for at Fry's or online?
Posted on 11/26/15 at 8:57 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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What reason did Toshiba give for not honoring the warranty
They claimed we damaged the USB port by inserting a USB device improperly. The part where the port was connected to the main board apparently came loose as there was a short which would make the whole computer go dead. It would work randomly though.
The thing was in pristine condition and there was definitely no abuse or neglect on our part that would void a warranty. My spouse knows how to use a jump drive. They just used it as a bullshite reason not to pay out as the entire mother board needed to be replaced because of this.
We had the receipt. We asked them to show us or explain to us how we damaged the device by neglect rather than normal use and they couldn't. We tried appealing the claim and spoke to supervisors by phone and email but they wouldn't budge.
Posted on 11/26/15 at 11:56 pm to Who Me
Sorry you had a bad experience with Toshiba!!
Every laptop in my house is a Toshiba. I have a 5 year old Qosmio gaming laptop that still works like a champ other than for gaming..lol. It is due to the age of the GPU. My wife and son both have satellites that are about 4 years old and still work great.
Every laptop in my house is a Toshiba. I have a 5 year old Qosmio gaming laptop that still works like a champ other than for gaming..lol. It is due to the age of the GPU. My wife and son both have satellites that are about 4 years old and still work great.
Posted on 11/27/15 at 2:35 am to theducks
Acer Aspire with i5 and 940m for $429
15.6" full HD 1080p screen, dedicated Nvidia 940m GPU, Intel i5, under $500.
Only downside is no SSD, but easy to install and cheap enough now to keep you under $500.
15.6" full HD 1080p screen, dedicated Nvidia 940m GPU, Intel i5, under $500.
Only downside is no SSD, but easy to install and cheap enough now to keep you under $500.
Posted on 11/27/15 at 7:30 am to UltimateHog
I've got an old Toshiba as well. It's probably 7 years old. Battery is shite by now, of course, but it still runs really well.
Posted on 11/27/15 at 2:01 pm to h0bnail
Bro in law just bought this one
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MicrosoftStore.com has Dell Inspiron 15 Signature Edition TouchScreen Laptop (i5558-5718SLV) on Sale for $399. Shipping is free. Thanks bbarani Specs Intel Core i5-4210U Processor 15.6" 1920x1080 TouchScreen LED Display 8GB DDR3L Memory 1TB Hard Drive 1x HDMI, 3x USB Intel HD Graphics 4400 4-Cell 2750mAh Battery Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
Posted on 12/7/15 at 8:36 pm to theducks
Posted on 12/7/15 at 9:37 pm to theducks
Both are priced appropriately. I would favor the ASUS (not for its brand but for its specs), but being non tech-savvy, you probably won't notice the speed difference between them because the hard drive will be your bottleneck. Get either one you want, and eventually make the decision to buy a solid state drive and clone the hard drive to it.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 11:33 am to ILikeLSUToo
This guy, listen to him.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 9:56 pm to Five0
As strange as this might sound, I've found some of the best Laptop deals at Office Depot - especially when they're upgrading their SKUs and cleaning house on older, but very capable units. Nice thing about a brick & mortar outfit is that you can go hands-on and check the ergonomics and layout. I think that's often overlooked and can't be replicated with online vendors.
This post was edited on 12/8/15 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:00 pm to theducks
Posted on 12/9/15 at 12:53 pm to UltimateHog
....I think I'm buying that now....
Any opinions on it?
Any opinions on it?
Posted on 12/9/15 at 1:24 pm to theducks
300 is a good price for that. I bought this for 499. I plan on upgrading to a 500GB Samsung 850 Evo over the holidays and upgrading RAM as needed.
Has gen 5 i7, AC wireless, bluetooth 4.0 and USB 3.0. I plan to change out the RAM and HD later.
Has gen 5 i7, AC wireless, bluetooth 4.0 and USB 3.0. I plan to change out the RAM and HD later.
This post was edited on 12/9/15 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 12/9/15 at 2:13 pm to Who Me
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I won't ever give Toshiba any more of my money. We bought one of their budget laptops once. It stopped working within about 6 months. It was used very sparingly by my spouse and was always kept in a case when not in use.
Toshiba wouldn't honor the manufacturers warranty. Frick Toshiba.
Sorry they screwed you, but I've never had an issue with them.
I've had my Toshiba for almost 5 years. It was a floor model I paid $240 for. It still runs great.
Actually, in some ways it runs better than my 1.5 yr old, $1500 ASUS.
Posted on 12/9/15 at 2:41 pm to tigerpawl
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Nice thing about a brick & mortar outfit is that you can go hands-on and check the ergonomics and layout. I think that's often overlooked and can't be replicated with online vendors.
That is what I do. Then I go shop online. The best deal wins.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 10:29 pm to UltimateHog
I bought that 
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