About Lauren Bennett Expertise I am a computer science major and my dad is an Electric Engineering, so my life has revolved around computers. For as long as I can remember, I have been buying and selling computers. I tend to travel a lot, so I have always had a laptop. I have bought 5 of them for myself, and bought around 30-40 for friends and family. I have dealt with the good and the bad of various version and brand names. If you are in need of buying a laptop, feel free to contact me and I'm sure I will be able to guide you into purchasing the laptop that will be the best fit for you. I will custom build you computers for you to choose from so you can get an exact idea of what to go and buy when you do it yourself and so that you have an exact price. However, I am in the USA and am only knowledgeable about computers here in the US. I do not know about foreign currency or the quality of computer brand names outside the US.
Experience B.S. in Computer Science. Buying and selling for years. Assisting friends/family.
Question Hello, I'd like to make my first laptop purchase and have no idea what I need to buy. First let me say I don't need the latest thing or even the last few years latest thing! I would actually like to buy a used laptop on EBay or somewhere that you would recommend. I only need it to be relatively fast (as fast as dial up can be) and possibly WiFi. I am computer illiterate so I don't really know RAM from GBs, etc. Just need a direction to go in. I'll be using it for my EBay obsession and that's about it, an occasional email perhaps. Oh, and probably need to load a picture program on there so I can upload pics to EBay. Spending up to $300. Dell Inspiron? or Latitude?... or I'd consider an HP. Thanks much.
Answer eBay would work fine and you should also look at the Sunday ads from Staples, Best Buy, etc. They sometimes have some pretty great sales on laptops as well. I'd also recommend looking at Dell Outlet for a refurbished laptop as well.
I would probably stick with Dell or HP since you won't be getting a warranty and they would be the most reliable.
Any AMD or Intel processor would be fine for you. You will want 1GB of RAM (memory) or higher. I'd recommend XP or Vista Basic for you if there is only 1 GB of memory and not a graphics called called 'nvidia' or 'ati'. If you won't be plugged in all the time, a 9 cell battery would work best for optimum battery life.
If you are browsing around and find any specific laptops you are interested in, feel free to shoot me all the details and the price and I'll let you know if it is a good deal or not :)
