PC Mag Screens Cheap Laptops

PC Mag delivers a roundup of 4 cheap laptops:

Dell Inspiron 6000
Sony VAIO VGN FJ180
HP Compaq Presario V2000Z
Averatec AV3715-EH1

The Dell, HP, and Averatec notebooks come in at under $1,000, but the Sony is $1,600, not exactly cheap. My personal pick out of those 4 laptops would be the Dell unit. 15.4″ screen and a Media Center OS. PC Mag also gives the Dell 6000 top marks:

Dell’s Inspiron 6000 is a repeat favorite of ours in the cheap laptops category. With a 15.4-inch widescreen, Media Center Edition OS, strong performance, and a price tag under $1000, it’s hard to go wrong with this system.

1. sandmannc40 says:
   November 23, 2007 at 8:36 am

   Cheap laptops are that cheap! $1000 laptops are not cheap, $300 laptops are cheap…. Just because you make a ton of money at your job, or have parents that will buy you anything, does not mean the rest of us do. I am always looking for great deals on technology. I am real interested in the G1G1 project going on right now. For those of you who do not know it give1, get1 laptop for 399. They are kid laptops, again don’t think childish. This is a full laptop with cam, mic, speakers, wireless, and can even be plugged up to a solar cell to recharge. How is that for cheap? Two of them for 399. One for you and one for a child in a developing country. It has tons of stuff for it.

   Check it out…….