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Best laptop < $500

Slasher

Slasher

Suck It
What would be the best laptop I could possibly get for 500 Canadian dollars or less? (So about 400 USD)

I'm just looking for a solid laptop with decent performance & ram. It's not being used for gaming or anything intense at all. It's being used for just listening to music, going on the internet, and other basic things. Must have wifi.

It's a gift for my girlfriend so yeah. Is it even possible to get a decent laptop this cheap?

Thanks! :)


EDIT: Are Acer's any good?
 
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BlackBurd

Original Gangstuh
Sousanator

Sousanator

Shockingly Delicious
You just missed a clearance sale Staples was having.

This was one of them:
$397 Acer
T5550
320 gb hdd
3 gb ram
BT, WLAN
17 inch, wxga+ 900x1440
If your lucky you may be able to find a similar clearance laptop at Staples.

You can find more if you browse through redflagdeals.com
(Canadian Site FYI)
 
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BlackBurd

Original Gangstuh
Sousanator said:
You just missed a clearance sale Staples was having.

This was one of them:
$397 Acer
T5550
320 gb hdd
3 gb ram
BT, WLAN
17 inch, wxga+ 900x1440
If your lucky you may be able to find a similar clearance laptop at Staples.

You can find more if you browse through redflagdeals.com
(Canadian Site FYI)
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didnt know they had a staples in canada.
 
Seth

Seth

MD Party Room
Slasher said:
What would be the best laptop I could possibly get for 500 Canadian dollars or less? (So about 400 USD)

I'm just looking for a solid laptop with decent performance & ram. It's not being used for gaming or anything intense at all. It's being used for just listening to music, going on the internet, and other basic things. Must have wifi.

It's a gift for my girlfriend so yeah. Is it even possible to get a decent laptop this cheap?

Thanks! :)


EDIT: Are Acer's any good?
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Acer are good but they do get really hot..

I see if I can find something but I dont know much about canada. deal sites..

To be fair you can buy her a netbook and it be just fine for most of the stuff if she doesnt mind the small screen..

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Greyone

Greyone

Funny Little Green Ghouls
Seth said:
Acer are good but they do get really hot..

I see if I can find something but I dont know much about canada. deal sites..

To be fair you can buy her a netbook and it be just fine for most of the stuff if she doesnt mind the small screen..

Office Supplies: Office Products and Office Furniture: Office Depot
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My grandma's doesn't, I even had it on my lap for 2 hours and it never warmed up. (Acer 5735-4774)

I wouldn't buy a netbook, the good ones usually cost almost as much as a laptop.
 
Seth

Seth

MD Party Room
eldiablov said:
I would just like to add that acers customer service is known for being absolutely terrible.
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Grap I got to call them..The charging port on my sister laptop is broken.


Edit-Just got of the phone with them,they were great.The guy knew what he doing....and I getting a new charger shipped to me.It took all of 11 mins.

Tho I must say that there phone Number is very hard to find on there website even for a tech savvy guy like me.
 
Seth

Seth

MD Party Room
So what you end up getting?
 
Moose

Moose

Meta Moose
I have an Acer and it has worked perfectly for 2 years now. I would recommend them, however I have never had to call customer service (which is a good thing of course) so I can't speak for that.
 
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