im a new laptop buyer, and i have questions that i want to ask about them.?

Question

ok, so im thinkin about buyin a laptop for myself, so i dont have to use our family computer. first, i have questions that i wanna ask.

1) what are some good brands?

2) does internet come with it, or do you have to pay for the speratly, or like a monthly bill?

3) can i like some how use the internet connection from my family computer?

4) whats wi fy? (specll check on that one)

ok, now im askin your opinion on a great brand of laptop. some of the features, or things that i would want about it are;

1) i wanna good brand of computer, not some cheap one that will get messed up real easy.

2) i need it for like emails, facebookin, myspace, school, etc.

3) i really want it to be under $400.00 but really no more than $500.00 if i do have to go over $400.00.

4) i really want it to be worth the money that i put into it.

thanks so much for your opinions and answers!!

-christy

Answer 1

New! HP - Laptop with Intel® Pentium® Processor

Model: G60-458DX | SKU: 9415046

ENERGY STAR Qualified

Intel® Pentium® mobile processor T4200; 4GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe technology; 15.6" widescreen; 250GB hard drive; built-in webcam; Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1

$399.99

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9415046&type=product&id=1218101176666



a nice deal presently going, but only available in stores., not online

so better checkout which stores have stocks



your laptop is internet capable & you can connect via dial-up, dsl, cable modem, wireless etc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet

now you need to get a monthly subscription plan



wireless or wi-fi, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi



starbucks has free wi-fi, as also few municipal areas, hospitals & utilities , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotspot_(Wi-Fi)#Free_Wi-Fi_hotspots



as regards sharing your internet connection with the family computer, this should generally be easily possible if connection is dsl, cable modem or wireless., but not if it's a dial-up connection

please let us know what sort of connection, plan, or modem / router is installed to give you a better picture

Answer 2

This is an Awesome Laptop well worth the cash it's even got a nice dedicated video card. Yeah its 450$ but thats a whole lot of Laptop for the cash. Dual Core CPU, 3 gigs of Ram,320 Gig HD, Graphics Card!!!

Acer is a killer brand for laptops, this is a sweet deal!



As far as internet goes yes you can use it with your existing internet connection be it Dial up or Ethernet/Wireless. You can chose to pay for a internet card for when you are on the go but there are a lot of internet cafe's out there that offer FREE wireless internet access. If I had the cash I'd already own this bad boy. GL hope it helps. :)

Answer 3

2) 3) 4)... internet access is never included with a new computer. You subscribe monthly. You need to buy a wireless router to share internet connection with the family. This will be Wi-Fi.



For 400 bux all you can usually get is a netbook not a laptop.

Answer 4

hp dell acer



well no i mean the internet browser is there but u pay all that separate like your home computer u are able to connect it from there and share that internet you get me



wifi doesnt use any cables for internet its through the air its good if you dnt want cables going around your house and for a laptop is great most of them have it

Answer 5

It depends what price range your looking at, if you want on fairly cheap (300-500) then dell inspiron always does the job for me, if your looking to spend more, then there are a lot of laptops made for gaming, you just need to google them, hope this helped :) Also with gaming you want a laptop with a lot of ram (about 4gb minimum) and a good processor

Answer 6

Hp, and Toshiba