This isn't worth $550 is it?

[DaveSavesTheDay]

I came across this in my search for a laptop.

My computer-savy friend said he wouldn't even pay close to $550 for it, but I figured I'd get a second opinon.

Sony VAIO PCG-K35 xVAIO Notebook PC Pen 4 512MB


Sony Vaio Retail Series, Intel Pentium 4, 15.4" WXGA with XBRITE Tech. 1280x800 res., 3.06 GHz processor, 80GB Hard Drive, 512MB Memory, ATI Radeon Graphics, Integrated Wireless LAN-IEEE 802.11, DVD+R Double Layer/ DVD+ - RW Drives and Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
MODEL- PCG-K35 VENDOR- SONY VAIO

http://www.shentech.com/pcgk35.html
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Specs:

Windows XP Home Edition
Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Prcessor 523, 3.06GHz
512 MB DDR SDRAM
80 GB HD
15.4" WXGA TFT Screen
DVD RW Drive

I also got the following information from it.

Video card is a Radeon IGP 345M and the wireless card is a Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC.

This is canadian dollars, not that it really makes that much of a difference now.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

I wouldn't pay more than 50 bucks for that.

[Cocaine]

Out of date processor, low ram, small HD. Definitely not worth it.

[Luc214]

Laptops in general aren't worth it unless you absolutely need the portability.

[DaveSavesTheDay]

Awesome, thanks for the help (again) guys.

Much appreciated :thumb:

[Cocaine]

I'd look into the new Toshibas that are coming out, they have some relatively close to that price range and they'll probably be a lot less terrible

[DaveSavesTheDay]

I'd look into the new Toshibas that are coming out, they have some relatively close to that price range and they'll probably be a lot less terrible

When are they expected to be coming out?

[Cocaine]

They're out. Just check around BestBuy.ca and see what you can get. You're going to want a Core-Duo, or the AMD equivalent, and don't go for anything with less than 1GB of RAM.

[DaveSavesTheDay]

Oh, awesome thanks.

Anything else in the $550-700 range?

[Cocaine]

I'll check later, when I'm not in class (posting this on my laptop, conveniently enough).

[DaveSavesTheDay]

:lol:

Alright, thanks, man.

[ThePatient]

Best Buy definitely has a nice Toshiba for $550, there's two of them in my house. I'd give you a model number but seeing as they're not mine I don't even know where they are. Just look around, they're definitely there.

[DaveSavesTheDay]

So, I just went to BestBuy and there wasn't much there in terms of my price range. Most of the stuff was $699.99, which isn't completley out of my range, I just had hoped to find something slightly less expensive.

[British Kid]

if you can, look into last years models of laptops.

all new computers now have Vista on them, which I hate, but i needed a decent laptop computer for college.

what will you be using your laptop for?

[DaveSavesTheDay]

mostly word processing, and internet browsing, but I would like some versatility for gaming.

I'm not talking top of the line or anything, I just like to play a few older games (Diablo II for example)