Time to purchase a new family laptop - requirements added
Any suggestions: brands, equipment deals etc... Any help would be appreciated. Internet shopping/browsing viewing videos, kids homework Some spreadsheet and Access database work, taxes, some Netflix watching/streaming. My son will game a little on it, but we have an xbox one for most of our gaming. Looking for a DVD burner or getting a stand alone DVD Bluetooth player burner. Thank yu for your assistance. prefer $700 or so max.This message has been edited. Last edited by: majbgd,
April 01, 2019, 06:46 PM
berto
Your plans for it, any needed features, and a budget would help folks give advice.
I have a few lenovo machines that have served me well.
April 01, 2019, 06:49 PM
bigdeal
What do you want to do with it? Try and be as specific as possible so you can receive good feedback.
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April 01, 2019, 07:21 PM
CharlieSW
I think that Dell has a sale going on now...
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April 01, 2019, 07:23 PM
erj_pilot
I bought a 17" Refurbished Windows 10 Dell a couple of years ago from Newegg. It's been a really good laptop.
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April 01, 2019, 10:31 PM
doublesharp
Acer recertified is worth a look if you're going cheap. I surf with a 15.6 chromebook and it's great usually 150-$200
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April 01, 2019, 10:52 PM
hunter62
Costco sometimes has great deals on name brands. I got a Dell at Costco for $800, the exact same specs were $1300 at dell.com. Dell outlet also has great deals.
Now for what you might want. Get a SSD for sure. My guess is 500GB should do it, you can always get an external drive for pictures, videos, etc. I would recommend an i7 and at least 16GB memory.
If you have more budget, 1TB SSD, i9, and 32GB wouldn’t hurt
April 02, 2019, 05:28 AM
trapper189
B&H photo has a heck of a deal on a top of the line Alienware 17 r5: Link
Plus they are bundling a nice 24" monitor, mechanical keyboard, and mouse with it.
And the first two responses to your post are correct. If you give just a little extra information, you won't get the range of responses, $150 - $2,600, that you now have.
April 02, 2019, 09:03 AM
NavyGuy
Look at the Dell refurbished web site. XPS series is a solid LP and most of the "refurbished" units are new but must be considered refurbished because they don't have the original boxing. I picked up an XPS 15 about 6 months ago and I'm really pleased with it.
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April 02, 2019, 10:06 AM
Bytes
Price range? Typical computer usage?
April 02, 2019, 02:43 PM
majbgd
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Any suggestions: brands, equipment deals etc... Any help would be appreciated. Internet shopping/browsing viewing videos, kids homework Some spreadsheet and Access database work, taxes, some Netflix watching/streaming. My son will game a little on it, but we have an xbox one for most of our gaming. Looking for a DVD burner or getting a stand alone DVD Bluetooth player burner. Thank yu for your assistance. prefer $700 or so max.
April 04, 2019, 07:54 PM
majbgd
bumping
April 04, 2019, 08:44 PM
Beancooker
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Originally posted by NavyGuy: Look at the Dell refurbished web site. XPS series is a solid LP and most of the "refurbished" units are new but must be considered refurbished because they don't have the original boxing. I picked up an XPS 15 about 6 months ago and I'm really pleased with it.
This. I have an xps13. Love it I also have a MacBook Pro. It’s quite awesome for everything aside of MS Office, and I’m too cheap to buy the Mac compatible office suite.
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