[diggingforgold]

I'm looking for a very cheap new laptop. Check out these specs and let me know what you think.

AMD Mobile Sempron 2600+
SiSM760 Based (supports AMD Turion 64 / Mobile Athlon 64)
SiS Mirage 2 Graphic
15" XGA
256MB DDR SDRAM
40 GB HDD
CD-RW/DVD-ROM
802.11b/g
Lite-On AC Adapter
Li-ion 6-cell Smart Battery
4-in-1 Card Reader
4x USB 2.0 with all the standard laptop ports (56k, nic, sound, etc..)
Internal Mic
Stereo Speakers
1-Year Parts & Labor Warranty
6.8lbs

Under $600


BTW: I got specs on an equal priced new Dell as well:

Intel Celeron M 350 (1.3GHz)
(unknown CPU support)
14.1" XGA
256MB DDR SDRAM
30GB HDD
Intel 900 Graphics
CD-RW/DVD-ROM
(no wireless)
AC Adapter
NiMH 8-cell Smart Battery
(no card reader)
3x USB 2.0 with all standard laptop ports (56k, nic, sound, etc..)
(no internal mic)
Stereo Speakers
90-day Parts & Labor Warranty
6.3lbs


Do you think it would be better to just buy some other used system, or get one of these brand new ones?

[diggingforgold]

And in case pics make any difference:

[Blazin Trav]

What brand is the first one? It seems better value than the Dell... also take a look at acer and browse through newegg.

[diggingforgold]

The cheapest acer is ~$650, and is very similar to the CN5560 (except it has a 2800 instead of a 2600 sempron). As far as I could tell, the Acer's chipset doesn't support turions.

BTW: The first model is a IC Power CN5560 (also known as the walmart laptop). I had doubts simply because it was from walmart, but then I got to thinking. It's dirt cheap. It's specs are way better than the cheap dell. And I can get an extended 3-Year warranty on it through Walmart for only $41. It also comes with XP Home (it's not the linspire lappy).

I'm thinking about getting this. If there are any dead pixels or any problems, I can just run up to Wally World and get an exchange. But the acer also looks like an attractive deal.

Here's a link to the CN5560 manual. It's well documented as far as upgrades and stuff: http://www.icpowerhouse.com/MANUALS/...r%20Manual.pdf

[jack222]

What exactly are you aiming to accomplish on your lappy?

[diggingforgold]

General mobility at a dirt cheap price.

Surfing web anywhere in house
Doing homework anywhere (has to be able to run latest flavors of office apps and whatever else I will need for school)
Watching movies anywhere
I don't plan on doing any intense gaming
I also plan to get a GPS module (some time later) and use it in my car.

[Mr.Guvernment]

then i would take the first one by far - the CPU is , well superior to the celeron.- and with a 3 year warranty chances are if it died they will just throw you a new laptop

[Scott9027]

Not to mention the first one looks a lot better.

[diggingforgold]

Originally Posted by Mr.Guvernment

then i would take the first one by far - the CPU is , well superior to the celeron.- and with a 3 year warranty chances are if it died they will just throw you a new laptop

My though exactly. .

But I checked their site. Seems like they jacked the warranty prices up.

2 year warranty @ $68.88
3 year warranty @ $103.33