WTB: Cheap laptop

DiMaestro · Sun Mar 21, 2021 1:24 am

I need something basically for browsing & checking email. As long as I can put in a 2.5 SSD Ill be happy, so no HD required.

And by cheap I mean 200 shipped max. (and that's breaking the budget). I do plan on putting Win10 on it, so 4 gigs of ram would be cool.

Refs are heat/beer. (if they even exist now)

Keep in mind I can buy a crappy one at walmart for 300 - multi core early zen w/ a win10 license)

DiMaestro · Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:35 pm

DiMaestro wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 1:24 am I need something basically for browsing & checking email. As long as I can put in a 2.5 SSD Ill be happy, so no HD required.

And by cheap I mean 200 shipped max. (and that's breaking the budget). I do plan on putting Win10 on it, so 4 gigs of ram would be cool.

Refs are heat/beer. (if they even exist now)

Keep in mind I can buy a crappy one at walmart for 300 - multi core early zen w/ a win10 license)

close/lock the thread - got a freep xp era laptop from a friend.

SecretSquirrel · Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:43 pm

Another option, if you need it.

I might have an old Asus X401A that I can give you for the price of shipping. The catch? It's hot pink and it's pretty crappy.

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It's got an Intel Celeron 1000M (1.8GHz) processor and 4GB of memory. Full specs: https://www.cnet.com/products/asus-x401 ... 20-gb-hdd/

Note that you could theoretically put 8GB of memory in it, though it has a single SODIMM slot so its a full yank and replace if you went that route, and ASUS only qualified it to 4GB.

--SS

DiMaestro · Sun Mar 21, 2021 6:12 pm

SecretSquirrel wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:43 pm Another option, if you need it.

I might have an old Asus X401A that I can give you for the price of shipping. The catch? It's hot pink and it's pretty crappy.

IMG_20210321_173316_1.jpg

It's got an Intel Celeron 1000M (1.8GHz) processor and 4GB of memory. Full specs: https://www.cnet.com/products/asus-x401 ... 20-gb-hdd/

Note that you could theoretically put 8GB of memory in it, though it has a single SODIMM slot so its a full yank and replace if you went that route, and ASUS only qualified it to 4GB.

--SS

Yes - huge upgrade from my other option. Speaking to you on slack. Think between the two options I have I got this covered. Thanks everyone. And Hot Pink? Nurses already love me (no s***, they recognize me everywhere) .... they'll enjoy it.