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Good laptop for around €500?

*Miss Ní C* · 2010-08-30 17:05:54

ello, I need a laptop for college that'd be around the €500 mark. I really haven't a clue about technology and just want something that will do the job and look nice. I hate Dell laptops (had one and it was brutal) and not a fan of Lenovo either (maybe my aunt got a faulty one, but it's forever freezing and the touchpad is…

30-08-2010 5:05pm

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*Miss Ní C*

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ello, I need a laptop for college that'd be around the €500 mark. I really haven't a clue about technology and just want something that will do the job and look nice. I hate Dell laptops (had one and it was brutal) and not a fan of Lenovo either (maybe my aunt got a faulty one, but it's forever freezing and the touchpad is sh1t). Any suggestions?

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#2 30-08-2010 6:15pm

ricman

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They have good toshibas 15inch widescreen, in harvey norman,did elecric shop,450 to 540 range,get one with hdmi if you wanna connect to a hdtv for gaming,or dvd watching.CENTRINOS single core laptop,s go for round 380 ,depends on the brand,ok for web use,email ,music ,casual user.THE model m450 ,toshiba is pretty good,250meg video ram ,hdmi, 450euro.

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