new laptop price??

[betovernetcapper]

I need a laptop for my 11 year old niece. Anyone have any thoughts on the Vostro 1000 for $429?
http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/vostronb?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
Good price?
Decent computer?
thanks

[bigmack]

Buy it without hesitation. I bought a couple for punks in the neighborhood to keep them off the lawn.

So far, so good.

[Tom]

There is a special deal going one - you buy two computers, one goes overseas to poor kids, you get the other. Pretty robust machines, good screens, etc. Not sure if they have all the stuff you need, but a good price and a good cause.



http://laptop.org/

[Dave Schwartz]

I'd beef up the ram. 512mb is just not enough.

[equicom]

Buy it without hesitation. I bought a couple for punks in the neighborhood to keep them off the lawn.

So far, so good.

Next week there will probably be a line of them outside your door and extending around the corner. If you feed a couple of ants, you can bet the whole nest will eventually show up sooner or later. Hope you've got deep pockets! :cool:

[The Judge]

I just read about this in the local paper but it didn't give a way to contact the company, it ran as a news item. I knew that someone on this board would post and give the site.

It never fails this board keeps on top of whats going on in the world.

[Speed Figure]

Don't you need a business account to get those notebooks?

[Tom]

No - anyone.

[betovernetcapper]

Just pulled the trigger on the Dell-took Daves's advice and beefed up the ram. Ordered through a site called FatWallet and am getting a 1.5% rebate and free shipping.
thanks, guys :)