It will be unwise to buy a laptop for $3,000, when you can get the same model for only $700 elsewhere. If surfing the net and checking mails are the only jobs that one has to do, then looking out for the cheapest laptops is the best option.
Cheap laptops can be bought in the form of ‘new low-end laptops’. This can help you save hundreds of dollars and still enjoy features like Web surfing and simple programs such as home financing or word processing. However, they fall short when one has to deal with gaming, digital images or watching a movie. Laptops which have faced problems in the past, or have been returned by customers are known as ‘refurbished laptops’. These are then repaired and sold as cheaper laptops. Outdated laptops with basic requirements are also sold at a cheap price. Another alternative is to go for discounted laptops. Some stores offer discounts on laptops, such as corporate discounts, educational discounts, military discounts and senior citizen discounts.
In the era of Bluetooth cell phones and personal digital assistants, the prices of laptops are falling heavily. However, a cheap laptop does not necessarily mean that it is cheaply made. The money that one saves while buying a cheap laptop can be invested in getting a good Internet connection. Some basic features of a cheap laptop should include a minimum 600GHz of speed, 10GB of hard drive storage, and 14” as the display size, a 2-hour battery and a 1-year limited warranty. One of the best cheap laptops on the market is the Satellite A10 model offered by Toshiba for $979. The IBM ThinkPad T20 for $629.97 is also a great deal.