4 years ago I bought the cheapest black Friday laptop I could find.  It was $370 and an HP.  Not much power and not much RAM.  I've used that laptop as a LAMP server (PHP Dev box) for the past 2 years.  Does just fine. 2 years ago I bought a cheap laptop just before Black Friday,  It also cost $370 and is an HP with more CP and RAM.  I use it for my desktop with an external keyboard, mouse, and monitor.  So far these cheap laptops have given me good service. I have not had many hardware issues over the years.  I started buying computers 26 years ago.  I think the reason is I use top shelf power strips.   ------------------------ Keith Smith On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 11:21 AM, Michael Havens wrote: don;t get the cheapest. I bought the cheapest at  walmart's black friday sale and I think the hard drive is already dying. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Stephen wrote: I have to say i have liked the internal design of the last two generations. Easy to work on and keep cleaned out. > > >well on the latitudes specifically, the inspirons were a PITA to work on. > > > >On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 8:59 AM, keith smith wrote: > > >> >>Hi, >> >> >>I'm seeing some decent pricing on laptops for tomorrow night / Friday morning. >> >> >>I have several HP's and find them to be decent laptops.  I use Dell for my desktop computers and have really enjoyed their products.  >> >> >> >>I'm looking at a Toshiba that is a decent build and has a really good price.  I owned a Toshiba about 12 years ago and was not very impressed. >> >> >>I hear there is only 4 manufactures of laptop components, so I am wondering if the company that does the assembly and puts their name on the finish product is all that important. >> >> >>You thoughts on this matter are very important to me. >> >> >>Thanks! >>Keith >> >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------- >>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > >-- >A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > >Stephen > > > > >--------------------------------------------------- >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss