Post: #26

(11-23-2014 03:56 PM)speakeasy Wrote:  I'm picking up this Asus netbook on Black Friday, the price is going to drop to $99. Been needing to replace my 2009 Netbook for some time, it's barely functioning.

http://www.staples.com/Asus-X205TA-11-6-...ct_1387726

Any laptops around for about $200 or less besides this? This was the lowest I found too but you had to show up in person, which I'd rather avoid.

Otherwise, Best Buy is having a deal on Galaxy 8.4 tablets for $200.

Post: #27

(11-27-2014 06:58 PM)Cattle Rustler Wrote:  I agree with the thinker, if you're going to spend 400 or 500 bucks on a laptop, just spend another 200-300 and future proof yourself.

4gb is minimal nowadays, with 8gb being preferred. In 2-3 years 4gb will be obsolete, it's starting to become obsolete nowadays.

I disagree. I think the need for more memory varies for each person. A casual user, for example, will gain no material benefit from purchasing a laptop with 8GB of RAM than one with 4GB of RAM. A music producer, on the other hand, will benefit more from that 8GB of RAM because he will be working with performance-intensive softwares.

If speakeasy is a casual user, and I'm assuming he is, 4GB of RAM is more than enough. 4GB of RAM is far from being obsolete. At least not for another 5 years, give or take.

Post: #28

Yeah Obviously there are many online stores who are offering Black Friday sale discount, I recommend you explore https://www.reecoupons.com/categories/black-friday its another great place of quality stuff.

Post: #29

Lenovo seems to do flash deals every other week or two, grab yourself a new thinkpad and don't think twice about it.

Post: #30

Second the thinkpads, you can't go wrong with lenovo. Build quality is actually good, keyboards are made for daily use (unlike any apple product made after 2015).

I even own a few 2008-2012 models of thinkpads and with a ram upgrade and SSD (or just any linux), they all work flawlessly today.