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http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail...
http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail...
Note* This is BestBuy in Toronto so the cost most likely is higher then what you would expect if your in the USA.
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Hello; These laptops are fine for the average user! You can be bogged down, by using too many apps and features in vista... it's a resource hog! I downgraded my entry level laptop to XP, cuz I had a legal copy lying around... and it is much faster!
I think that's a good price, but check out www.tigerdirect.com, and don't be shy of getting a refurbished laptop... the older technology ram is cheaper, and xp pro or MCE is better than vista... for now. As a Canadian, I'm surprised you arent into Linux!
I don't know what the laws/rules are for Canadians buying from websites, and having PCs shipped from the US, but you might want to also look at Dell's auction page; www.dellauction.com, that bypasses ebay, and gets you directly to Dell's auction page. Again, I don't know what the rules are for buying across the border, so take these tips as they are.
Both those are dual core notebooks. It seems to be the standard today! Acer is an up and coming notebook mfg, who's reportedly the fastest growing company in the last few years. I know this, becuase my new laptop is an acer... I got it off ebay, a man bought it to use for an emergency meeting, and I got it for a few hundred less than my local walmart sold it for... it's got integrated video, and shared ram (the two worst culprits for slowing a pc down), but with 2gb RAM, and newly loaded XP, it does just fine! I've also found Dell to be consistantly cheaper than other comparitive computers, from other companies... so check them out too! I totally understand that shelling out five hundred to a thousand dollars is a lot! So it's best to make that last the longest we can, right? We can do this, by buying the best PC we can, for the money.
I hope this helped! Feel free to write me for anymore specific opinions, on systems you are considering.
Marcos
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