Budget Laptop under R6000

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I am looking for a decent cheap laptop to replace my old P4 PC.

It doesn't have to be anything fancy. I don't play any games on it, but would watch movies on it. I was looking at spending about R5000 but I could stretch my budget to R6000.

I used a 2010 model HP Celeron 2Gb and that was light years ahead of my current PC. I think any i3/i5 with about 3Gb Ramm should be fine for my needs.

I've seen the HP & Toshiba Laptops on special this weekend at Game and was considering one of those. http://www.game.co.za/RapidCat/game/rsa/pages/page-8.jpg

Any advice or recommendations?
 
Check the specials from game, makro, dion wired, incredible corruption etc. Specials you can check on their site or leaflets in local papers. From that game link you posted I would probably pick the Toshiba.
 
Hello Marco
we doing some really goods deals on the Lenovo IdeaPad B560 Series Notebook stk# 59054170 Black, Intel Core i3-370M Dual Core 2.4Ghz 3MB Cache 1066Mhz FSB, 3072MB DDR3-1066 SO-Dimm Memory (1x2048,1x1024), 500GB SATA 5400rpm Hard Drive, 15.6" WXGA HD VibrantView LED (1366x768 resolution) TFT LCD Display, Intel HD graphics, DVD writer optical drive, 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, 0.3MP Webcam, 6 cell battery, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Premium Edition 64,

@R3699 excl vat , just bought 400 units for our birthday special but will do one for you now , PM me

also have the
Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 15 Series Series Notebook NVLCNZA (0301-CNG) Black, Intel Core i3 Series Dual Core i3-350M 2.26Ghz 3MB Cache 1066MHz FSB, 2048MB DDR3-1066 SO-Dimm Memory (1x2048), 320GB SATA 5400rpm Hard Drive, 15.6" WXGA HD Glossy (1366x768 resolution) TFT LCD Display, Intel HD intergrated graphics, DVD Dual Writer optical drive, 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth, Fingerprint Reader, Web Camera, 6 Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Edition 64,
@R4199.00 but need to upgrade ram if you want 3GB have 100 units in stock
 
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Esquire said:
Hello Marco
we doing some really goods deals on the Lenovo IdeaPad B560 Series Notebook stk# 59054170 Black, Intel Core i3-370M Dual Core 2.4Ghz 3MB Cache 1066Mhz FSB, 3072MB DDR3-1066 SO-Dimm Memory (1x2048,1x1024), 500GB SATA 5400rpm Hard Drive, 15.6" WXGA HD VibrantView LED (1366x768 resolution) TFT LCD Display, Intel HD graphics, DVD writer optical drive, 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, 0.3MP Webcam, 6 cell battery, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Premium Edition 64,

@R3699 excl vat , just bought 400 units for our birthday special but will do one for you now , PM me
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Buy this! That's great value :)
 
Esquire said:
Hello Marco
we doing some really goods deals on the Lenovo IdeaPad B560 Series Notebook stk# 59054170 Black, Intel Core i3-370M Dual Core 2.4Ghz 3MB Cache 1066Mhz FSB, 3072MB DDR3-1066 SO-Dimm Memory (1x2048,1x1024), 500GB SATA 5400rpm Hard Drive, 15.6" WXGA HD VibrantView LED (1366x768 resolution) TFT LCD Display, Intel HD graphics, DVD writer optical drive, 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, 0.3MP Webcam, 6 cell battery, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Premium Edition 64,

@R3699 excl vat , just bought 400 units for our birthday special but will do one for you now , PM me

also have the
Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 15 Series Series Notebook NVLCNZA (0301-CNG) Black, Intel Core i3 Series Dual Core i3-350M 2.26Ghz 3MB Cache 1066MHz FSB, 2048MB DDR3-1066 SO-Dimm Memory (1x2048), 320GB SATA 5400rpm Hard Drive, 15.6" WXGA HD Glossy (1366x768 resolution) TFT LCD Display, Intel HD intergrated graphics, DVD Dual Writer optical drive, 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth, Fingerprint Reader, Web Camera, 6 Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Edition 64,
@R4199.00 but need to upgrade ram if you want 3GB have 100 units in stock
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Stop being a marketing prick and post your prices including VAT as you know your VAT exclusive pricing is useless to the consumer market.
 
cbrunsdonza said:
Stop being a marketing prick and post your prices including VAT as you know your VAT exclusive pricing is useless to the consumer market.
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I'm guessing he's getting the prices off a price list. They're still cheap if you add VAT.
 
cbrunsdonza said:
Stop being a marketing prick and post your prices including VAT as you know your VAT exclusive pricing is useless to the consumer market.
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I agree that it is useless to the end user consumer , then again MyBB members are not your average Joe Soap, they are intelligent enough to know that you need to add 14% to our prices, R3699 *1.14=R4216.86
 
I bought a gigabyte q1585n 2 months ago and is really satisfied. Bought it for R6000 and for me that was not bad if you look at the specs. Google it :-).

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Esquire said:
I agree that it is useless to the end user consumer , then again MyBB members are not your average Joe Soap, they are intelligent enough to know that you need to add 14% to our prices, R3699 *1.14=R4216.86
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So are most consumers but you still don't advertise ex VAT prices to consumers on a public forum.
 
I got a 2nd hand 2010 Macbook for R4000 - I know most people don't like getting 2nd hand, but it's still got a 6 hour battery and nVidia 320M graphics so it's pretty awesome.
 
I was leaning towards the Samsung but it doesn't seam as if it has a stereo sound output. Out of all the features of a laptop, this is one of its greatest turnoffs.
 
After sales/warranty service is important to me, and anyone when their goods break under warranty. I suggest you avoid Esquire until they sort out their abysmal service record - which has driven them to actually censor (delete) threads/posts on this forum where forumites shared their horrific stories. Instead of sorting out the matter(s), they were simply censored.

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/338043-Need-to-buy-a-router/page2

I've asked Esquire to explain, but to no avail. I have also challenged him to create an "Esquire service" thread, also to no avail. I think that since they decided to sell to all MyBb end-users, we at least deserve to be protected somewhat by means of a dedicated service compliments/complaints thread.

That said, for good after-sales service, I would only recommend Asus or Dell.
 
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