# Cheep laptops? **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [April 10, 2003, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856 "2003-04-10T01:52:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Alex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alex)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/1 "2003-04-10T01:52:48Z")
I am thinking of buying my own computer to throw in my room. but i really dont have to much cash laying around. Is there any place where i can purchase a cheep referbished laptop? soon my parents will start cleaning the computer because im taking up more then half of the memory:bandit: thanks:bandit: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/2 "2003-04-10T03:30:11Z")
why not get a che **a** p ref **u** rbished desktop then? You can buy one with better specs for the about the same price of an old laptop =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/3 "2003-04-10T03:33:35Z")
just save up 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/4 "2003-04-10T03:36:44Z")
[pricewatch.com](http://pricewatch.com) then buy the cheapest one you see, should be about $100-$200. Not saying it has more than 1 mhz, but hey, its cheap :). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/5 "2003-04-10T05:21:02Z")
check this out its a desknote not a laptop but i hear its much better than a laptop im planning on buying one myself and its upgradable and customizable and look at all the features it has [http://www.actonlinestore.com/smoreinfo.asp?iid=1422](http://www.actonlinestore.com/smoreinfo.asp?iid=1422) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/6 "2003-04-10T07:44:43Z")
build your own… build your own… build your own… 😉 really though, you’ll get twice the action for half the green. Peace ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/7 "2003-04-10T08:43:16Z")
From what I’ve seen, a desktop PC is actually cheaper than a laptop. You pay extra for the portability. So I’d just go for a normal PC. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/8 "2003-04-10T10:03:03Z")
Ryall I’m looking to get a new PC but how can you build your own? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/9 "2003-04-10T10:32:14Z")
i wouldn’t recommend a laptop for your room. just build parts seperatly for a pc and do that. you can buy the parts and build a good pc for about $200. the most expensive things are the monitor and cpu (you can get combo packs with those and the motherboards for cheaper). like nali said, go to [www.pricewatch.com](http://www.pricewatch.com). any help you need with building it we can help. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/10 "2003-04-10T10:52:08Z")
isn’t it hard to build your own though? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/11 "2003-04-10T13:55:45Z")
im really not sure how to build it ☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/12 "2003-04-10T13:59:50Z")
just go out and buy a bunch of parts, place tape in strategic positions, shove them in the case, plug in the power supply, and pray. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/13 "2003-04-10T14:05:37Z")
yea pray that my house doesnt burn down. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/14 "2003-04-10T14:13:50Z")
Your first $25 could be for a book… they have a few good ones at compUSA… _Build&Repair your own Comp_ or some such… then go online for all the ?'s that don’t seem to be answered there in the book. treat it like a science project …The experience would be way more valuable than the savings on the machine… a win~win deal -One piece at a time- ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/15 "2003-04-10T14:27:23Z")
> \*Originally posted by Alex \* > \*\*yea pray that my house doesnt burn down. 🙂 \*\* or you could do that. i was gonna pray it worked. but whatever floats your boat. :pirate: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/16 "2003-04-10T14:29:05Z")
it´s not that hard to build your own pc. but it will not come cheap as $200, it will be a bit more… ## [COLOR=red]█[/COLOR] = read carefully [COLOR=blue]█[/COLOR] = important stuff [COLOR=green]█[/COLOR] = easy part [COLOR=blue]first you will ned to decide what machine you want to build. Pentium or AMD? Processor speed? then you get to buy the processor you chosed, and a Mb (motherboard) compatible (nothing on-board!!), ASUS is one of the best manufacturers. then you get to buy memmory. Look into your Mb´s manual for the right tipe of memmory (dimm, sdram, ddr,…)[/COLOR] [COLOR=green]chose what video card, sound card, network card, HD, monitor, keyboard, mouse, CPU case, you want to have and put them all together[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]remember to check on your Mb´s manual before buying anything to see f it is compatible, and to look for the instructions on how to build the machine, if you have any hard time i´m sure there is a lot of tutes on the web, and in the worst case scenario another fellow kirupian will guide you thru the buildind process.[/COLOR] ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/17 "2003-04-10T15:10:30Z")
thanks everyone, but do you think it’s worth it to learn how to build computers just to get a cheap deal? how much will i be saving? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/18 "2003-04-10T15:26:11Z")
It’s worth its’ weight in gold just to have done it even if you barely save any at all ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/19 "2003-04-10T15:30:18Z")
do you reckon? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cheep-laptops/17856/20 "2003-04-10T15:41:29Z")
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