Basic/Cheap Laptop for school home works (budget under $300)

Bappy on 31/10/2013 - 15:12

Hi Guys,
Looking for a cheap laptop for my niece.
It will be used mainly for school homeworks (word processing, browsing) and watching movies.

Budget: as cheap as possible (~ $250, max $300)
Condition: New or Factory Refurbished
Screen Size: 13.3, 14 or (preferably) 15.6
OS/Platform: MS Windows 7 or 8

Unfortunateky Chromebooks or Netbooks are not suitable for the purpose…

Thanks.

Computing Computer Laptop

Comments

  • ESEMCE on 31/10/2013 - 15:38
    +1

    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/115124
    Personally at that budget, I'd be looking secondhand.

  • p1 ama on 31/10/2013 - 16:23
    +2

    You really can't get anything better than a netbook-esque device for this price. You probably could just pop into MSY and get the cheapest laptop they have.

    http://msy.com.au/Parts/notebook.pdf

    Usually cheapest will be around $350.

    You really can't get a laptop for $250, like, it's just not possible really.

  • humdingaling on 31/10/2013 - 17:11
    +1

    how bout this mob

    http://www.megabuy.com.au/notebooks-c1286_1289.html
    whole bunch of ex-gov stuff

  • robertm on 31/10/2013 - 18:46
    +1

    How about the Dell outlet

    DFO-2053599IP REFURBISHED
    Inspiron 15 Laptop Intel(R) Pentium(R) processor 997 (2M Cache, 1.6 GHz)
    4GB 1 DIMM (4GB x1) DDR3 1600Mhz
    1TB 5400RPM Hard Drive Windows 8, English (64bit)
    Tray load DVD Drive (Reads and Writes DVD)
    Internal 10/100 Fast Ethernet Intel(R) HD Graphics
    Stereo Speakers with Waves MaxxAudio(R) 4.0
    6-cell Lithium Ion (65WHr) Battery
    Dell(TM) Wireless 1703 802.11b/g/n with Bluetooth v4.0
    15.6 inch LED Backlit Display with True Life and HD resolution (1366 x 768)
    LCD Back Cover - Black
    No OS media included.
    Unit has minor scratches.
    Cover - Black No OS media included. Unit has minor scratches.
    1 Year warranty $ 299

    • Bappy on 31/10/2013 - 19:12

      Thanks heaps - this one seems a good one.

      • robertm on 01/11/2013 - 01:02

        Thanks :-)

    • zelda707 on 31/10/2013 - 19:24

      No OS media included

      Does that mean it doesn't come with windows?

      • scotty on 31/10/2013 - 23:16

        Probably pre-installed with a recovery partition which you can use to create the OS media.

        • robertm on 01/11/2013 - 00:59

          Yes. Win 8. No media (CD) though just OS on recovery partition.

          Probably should have put the OS on a new line in the post :-)

          1TB 5400RPM Hard Drive Windows 8, English (64bit)

  • ethereal88 on 01/11/2013 - 06:15
    -4

    1.6GHz Pentium, 4GB RAM, no Gigabit, 5400RPM HDD, and likely no USB 3. Look, its 2006 again!

    • p1 ama on 01/11/2013 - 11:14

      I'm sure all of OzBargain would give you a medal if you could actually find something better for the budget.

    • zelda707 on 01/11/2013 - 14:47

      nothing wrong with 4GB RAM, it's plenty for normal use

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