XP: BF Laptop Deal

mrsjung

This laptop is a BF deal.

I haven't bought a computer of any sort before. I'm hearing mixed reviews, but thought I would check here for one last opinion. I'm going to head over to cnet again for more reviews.

HP laptops- yay or nay?

Good quality?

I'm only looking at getting one for internet use, word/excel use, photo storage and possible music storage.

Thanks!

CornFed

mrsjung:

This laptop is a BF deal.

I haven't bought a computer of any sort before. I'm hearing mixed reviews, but thought I would check here for one last opinion. I'm going to head over to cnet again for more reviews.

HP laptops- yay or nay?

Good quality?

I'm only looking at getting one for internet use, word/excel use, photo storage and possible music storage.

Thanks!

I'll do you better than telling you if that's a good laptop for the price or not.  At newegg.com I found this laptop.

Not only is it the same price as the HP laptop you're looking at, with the same screen size and resolution, and the same OS (Windows 7 Home Premium), but it ALSO:

• Has a bigger hard drive
• Has more RAM
• Has a faster, dual-core processor
• Has a built-in webcam
• Has a better wireless card (with 802.11n)
• Is thinner
• Weighs less
• Is made by ASUS, a pretty reputable brand

The biggest benefit of all?  You don't have to deal with black Friday crowds!

snoopy3319

I'd go with the laptop PP just posted. However, I'll answer your other question. I've had an HP laptop from my senior year of law school and it's still going strong. Mind you, it's had a few viruses and got overloaded with documents, music, movies, things of the sort. Those are all user error and bad computer owner stuff. HP has been great. I recently bought another HP in July and love that one just as much. My dad is a computer guy and also swears by them. go with the better deal than black friday. Highly recommend.