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Notebook Price Watch



Budget

Be a little more wary when buying a notebook now, as most stocks are still using Vista. Despite signs which say "free upgrade to Windows 7", be aware that most vendors still charge a shipping and handling fee. Not to mention that the upgrade pack may take days or even weeks to arrive at your door step.

Our top three picks

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Specs
Price
Vendor

Dell Inspiron 15
Pentium Dual-Core processor (2.1GHz); 2GB RAM; 320GB HDD; 15.6-inch screen; integrated graphics card; DVD writer; Windows 7 Home Premium

S$999 (US$735.52)

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Selling point: A highly configurable budget-range black box, Dell's Inspiron 15 laptop line can be a good value--as long as you don't pile on the upgrades.


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Specs
Price
Vendor

eMachine D725
Pentium Dual-Core processor (2.1GHz); 2GB RAM; 250GB HDD; 14.1-inch screen; integrated graphics card; DVD writer; Windows Vista Home Basic S$699 (US$514.64) PA Mart
Selling point: Possibly one of the cheapest dual-core portables in the market, this notebook comes with a basic feature set for the entry-level user.


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Specs
Price
Vendor

Lenovo G450
Pentium Dual-Core processor (2.1GHz); 2GB RAM; 250GB HDD; 14.1-inch display; integrated graphics card; DVD writer; Windows Vista Home Premium S$849 (US$625.08) ALIF
Selling point: Despite being a budget business machine, this Lenovo portable has a strong chassis and easy recovery features.


Tags: Toshiba Portege, Netbook, Notebook, Apple MacBook, Sony Vaio
 

 

    Talkback
Jignasha Patel says...
This is a special promotion for students. At this price, it's the cheapest tablet PC in the market. The unit also comes with a free four-cell battery to complement the bundled eight-cell battery.

 
 
sourjerer says...
Well I say the above stated notebooks just hits me in the sweet spot... But I particularly like the Toshiba notebook (NICE) :)

 
 
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