Cheap Laptop. Mainly for Web browsing and Movies

[MarkH748]

A friend of mine is looking to buy a cheap laptop. Not a major computer guy, so mainly for facebook and movies I reckon. Can anyone reccomend a cheap, decent bang for buck machine?

Many Thanks,

Mark

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General Questions

1) What is your budget?

Around 200 euro

2) What size notebook would you prefer?

A big as possible up to a max 15.4 inches (this size would be ideal).

3) Where will you buying this notebook? You can select the flag of your country as an indicator.

Ireland

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?

More interested in bang for buck

5) Would you consider laptops that are refurbished/redistributed?

Yes

6) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?

Web surfing
Office and Productivity Software
Listening to Music
Skype
Watching Movies
Output to TV (HDMI would be nice)

7) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both?

Moving it around house mainly.


8) Will you be playing games on your notebook? If so, please state which games or types of games?

On this budget, probably not. Browser games probably.


9) How many hours of battery life do you need?

Not a major requirement. 2 hours would be decent.


10) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK?

More interested in value provided the seller has a good reputation.


11) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista or Windows 7), Mac OS, Linux, etc.

Windows but already own a copy so not a major concern.


Screen Specifics

12) From the choices below, what screen resolution(s) would you prefer? Keep in mind screen size in conjunction with resolution will play a large role in overall viewing comfort level. Everyone is different. Some like really small text, while others like their text big and easy to read. Click here for Screen resolution information.

1366 x 768 would be nice. Purely for movies.


13) Do you want a Glossy/reflective screen or a Matte/non-glossy screen?

Don't care.


Build Quality and Design

14) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?

No


15) When are you buying this laptop?

ASAP

16) How long do you want this laptop to last?

A few years of light usage as described above.


Notebook Components

17) How much hard drive space do you need; 80GB to 640GB? Do you want a SSD drive?

Around 100GB would probably do.

18) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive?

DVD-ROM. That's all.

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[Fenom96]

This is honestly the best I could find for your budget. I mean, you're planning on spending around 300 dollars on a laptop, so obviously it's going to be terrible. This will be good for what you're going to be doing with it so take a look at this. It's a refurb business class-ish laptop.

Dell RB-IBDEE6400 Refurbished Noetbook PC - Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz, 2GB Memory, 160GB HDD, 14 Display, DVDRW, Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit at TigerDirect.com

[600X]

Since i am not a big fan of Dell I would like to recommend the ThinkPad T61, an (older) competitor. This one used and shows some signs of it, but there is nothing more reliable than a ThinkPad. My 600X is already 12 years old and runs even better than on the first Day.

[pianowizard]

2) What size notebook would you prefer?
A big as possible up to a max 15.4 inches (this size would be ideal).

12) From the choices below, what screen resolution(s) would you prefer? 1366 x 768 would be nice. Purely for movies.

These two requirements are mutually exclusive because 15.4" is 16:10 whereas 1366x768 is 16:9. I recommend the Thinkpad T60 with 15.4" 1680x1050. Another good 15.4" Thinkpad is the Z61p, though it's rather heavy.

Avoid T61 Thinkpads that use Nvidia graphics. T61's with Intel graphics are okay, however.

[NitchmanS87]

You are talking about my Labtop

It is Dell Inspiron 4050


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