Great, reliable laptop for around $500?

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I know about newegg.com…any other sites, ideas? Thinking about toshiba or HP.

What things must it have (looking for mostly word use, internet and pics).
Im not a gamer, just a poor teacher.

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What things must it have …

Porn.
But I have yet to find that pre-installed. I would keep an eye on Dell. I got my current laptop for just under 500. It is my second Dell in 8 years (grad student to postdoc) and I have no complaints- great computers at a good price from a reliable company. Only caveat is that I got my software from academic licenses, so that may push the price tag higher for you. Good luck.

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I’ve had good luck with laptops around this price point:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+-+Satellite+Laptop+/+AMD+E-Series+Processor+/+15.6"+Display+/+3GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/2805092.p?id=1218352571951&skuId=2805092

Toshiba and Asus are very good, my Acer’s are also running great

Sorry to hear about your profession. My wife is also a teacher and took a big cut in pay and had her work load increased - comes home dead every day.

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Thanks I feel terrible for your wife. Sorry to hear that. Whereare lo cated?
Sorry, on myphone…

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Dell outlet website.

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Costco, micro center.com
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I’ll second that. I got a $300 Acer a while back for my kids and it has been one of the most reliable computers I have owned. Get a cheap one like that and an external harddrive. Then just replace it every 2-4 years. You will save a lot of money this way over the long run. Computers are not durable goods.

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Dell inspironM5010 . Nice big screen and plenty of power to work with. You can get them on refurb sites. I also recommend the Hp Probook 4525s it’s my work computer and has never given me issues. Whatever you buy save yourself a headache and strip it of all pre installed bs software and it’ll run faster for longer. If you haven’t already buy a secondary hardrive to keep it from getting clogged with music/photos/videos. It’ll also allow you to have a second place for all your files if your computer is stolen (assuming you leave the external at home).

-A

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dude, buy a netbook. cheaper, better battery life, lighter, more portable.

toshiba nb555d. amd gpu > intel gpu.