Need an inexpensive, light laptop

[Peaches]

My 5 year old Dell Inspiron 3500 weighs a ton and is slow and outdated. I don't need anything fancy because I won't use it for heavy duty work, just emails, surfing, posting, ICQ, submitting sites, etc. I may buy something stronger later, but right now, my main requirements are lightweight and cheap

No, I don't want to do this stuff on my phone or Sidekick-type thing - I DO need more power than that.

Comments from the Peanut Gallery?

[*KK*]

Sony Vaio 505. It's not cheap but it's light and you'll love it.

[Peaches]

Originally posted by *KK*@Apr 15 2004, 12:14 AM
Sony Vaio 505. It's not cheap but it's light and you'll love it.

Thanks, I'll check it out

[HoneyBlond]

I agree with KK the Vaio's are a nice little machine,
but definitely not cheap.

I also don't mind the Toshiba Tecra's they are lite weight with a good size monitor. ( I am as blind as a bat ) :P

[sarettah]

May I suggest:



Works for me

[Peaches]

Originally posted by sarettah@Apr 15 2004, 08:44 AM
May I suggest:



Works for me

FINALLY something I can afford, and if I get one of those key chain sized one, very lightweight

[gonzo]

May I suggest putting the call out to our very own Tech TV geek?
The girl do know her stuff on top of being squeezable!

[Bishop]

I've got one of the Sony Vaio's.. bought it new in 1999. Its only a 333... not fast but its small enough that you can loose it in a stack of magazines.. I've actually lost it on my desk several times. Its literally the size of a magazine. Here's one on Ebay..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...3474086031&rd=1

They are only asking $259 for it.. that is freaking cheap! I paid twice that much just for the cd drive.. this one doesn't come with the cd drive.. btw.

Check it out.. less than 1 inch thick and weighs less than 3 lbs.

[Mike AI]

Sony makes the coolest laptops.... but they are normally expensive.

[Peaches]

Originally posted by Mike AI@Apr 15 2004, 10:12 AM
Sony makes the coolest laptops.... but they are normally expensive.

Yeah, that's what I'm seeing But they DO seem cool, so I might bite the bullet.......then again, it really has more than I want anyway.....

*sigh* I suck at making decisions, lol!

[Bishop]

Originally posted by Mike AI@Apr 15 2004, 09:12 AM
Sony makes the coolest laptops.... but they are normally expensive.

Yeah they use to make one with a camera built in.. that one was really cool. I started to buy it but the screen was about half the size of the one I have and it had the little nub thing in the middle of the keyboard that acts as a mouse .. instead of the touch pad mine has. I prefer the touch pad over the little nub thing. The one with the camera is half the size but twice as thick.. probably weighs about the same.

Found one on Ebay.. when I bought mine the sales guy told me that a lot of airline pilots bought this machine because of the camera. They could go out of town and video conference back to see their kids and stuff.. really cool little machine.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WDVW

[*KK*]

Sony used to sell factory refurbished computers on their site, check and see if they still do maybe --

[Bishop]

Ohh.. I like the new little one..

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP....TR3AP1&Dept=cpu

Its even got the camera.. but its still not very fast. I think I may get one of the new wide screen Toshiba's. Those are cool.. not as portable but still cool.

[Peaches]

I'm finding the price of laptops did NOT drop like the price of desktops. I only paid $2K for my semi-loaded Dell 5 years ago!

[Bishop]

Originally posted by Peaches@Apr 15 2004, 12:22 PM
I'm finding the price of laptops did NOT drop like the price of desktops. I only paid $2K for my semi-loaded Dell 5 years ago!

If you just looking for a machine to use when your out of town.. or for light work.. no graphics work.. then I would check out that link I posted above for the little Vaio machine. I have one a little newer than that and I've really enjoyed it. Its not the strongest machine around but it works fine for writing code, email, and surfing the web. You can get that one for $250. That is a good deal.. I wouldn't sell mine for $250. If for nothing else but to use when you travel its a great machine. It doesn't weigh a thing.. the monitor is only 10 inches but you really don't notice. The resolution is outstanding.. very clear.

[Peaches]

Originally posted by Bishop+Apr 15 2004, 01:34 PM-->