[Discuss] My HP Pavilion's HD bit the dust and it is 13 years old, so instead of replacing the disk again, I would like a new laptop. But I would like to pay <$300. I do not expect the best or the biggest. I have been told that some computers do not l

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

Also possibly consider a refurbished unit.
Some PC makers sell them direct, such as Dell.
Microcenter http://www.microcenter.com/ has store pickup
Amazon also does refurbished.
http://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A565108%2Cp_n_condition-type%3A2224372011

However, I would be a bit selective.


On 05/26/2015 07:41 PM, John Abreau wrote:
> I have an Acer Aspire laptop that I'm very happy with. I purchased it
> several years ago for about $250. It originally had 2 GB of RAM, which
> I later upgraded to 8 GB, and the RAM upgrade may have kicked the
> total cost above the $299 limit.
>
> The current model is selling at Amazon for $294.
>
> http://amzn.com/B00P6FM23W
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> On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 6:07 PM, Edward Ned Harvey (blu)
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>     hehehehe, wanna try that again with the message in the message
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