Hi everybody!

I was looking for cheap and dependable laptop near $500. Can you suggest me some that you trust and cheap too.
Can i get i5 with that price?

Thank You in advance 

After returning from Nepal I was broke and I bought a laptop from Walmart. It is HP and I paid $325.00 ( including tax). I had toshiba ($550.00) and Dell ($750.00) previously. Now I regret why I bought those expensive ones before when the only work I do with my laptop is to browse the Internet and type some home works in MS WORD. If you are not going to be a computer pro and you have a little budget, get the cheaper ones.

Check Dealnews.com , HP core i3 is selling for 370.

ya me too i brought that toshiba paying something like 800 bucks but all the thing i do in my laptop is play strategic games watch movie listen music only the things that are entertainment related nothing productive so definately its good idea to get cheaper ones u can buy as cheap as like 350 in walmart .

 Check Staples , I found some very good deals on this week ad on newe york times ! arond 399 maa 6 gb Ram , 640 GB Hard drive and i3 processor!!!

core i5 (NEW)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Acer-Aspire-AS5733-6437-Laptop-Core-i5-480M-4GB-320GB-DVDRW-webcam-15-6-/130650032991?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item1e6b594b5f

core i7(auction running atm $445) (NEW)- VERY GOOD CONFIG
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOSHIBA-SATELLITE-A665-S6070-LAPTOP-I7-QUAD-CORE-1-6GHZ-4GB-640GB-DVDRW-WIN-7-/320854382785?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item4ab46958c1

best of luck

I WOULD RATHER BY BESTBUY OR OFFICE DEPT THAN EBAY.

WHAT YOU SEE IS SURE , YOU WILLBE GETTING IT.

Tips for buying on ebay:
1. Make sure 100% positive feedback.
2. Go for power seller status.
3. Ebay has buyer protection. Buyer is 'GOD' out there.
4. They're cheap without any surcharges.

Rest is 'use your brain'
PEACE 

no way dont buy laptop fron ebay !!!
1) positive feedback doesnt mean all products are good.
2) i dont believe ebay seller at all; they wi send you cheap products
3) it will take you 3-4 hours even to talk with representative of ebay to file your claim !! they dont have phone customer service !!
4) cheap products cost cheap.
5) if you buy from bestbuy or other shop they will provide you serivice (if somthing happened) on ebay where will u call ???
eBay is good for mobile cases and cheap (under 100 dollars) product only.
DONT EVER BUY LAPTOP ON EBAY !!USE BRAIN

no way dont buy laptop fron ebay !!!
1) positive feedback doesnt mean all products are good.
2) i dont believe ebay seller at all; they wi send you cheap products
3) it will take you 3-4 hours even to talk with representative of ebay to file your claim !! they dont have phone customer service !!
4) cheap products cost cheap.
5) if you buy from bestbuy or other shop they will provide you serivice (if somthing happened) on ebay where will u call ???
eBay is good for mobile cases and cheap (under 100 dollars) product only.
DONT EVER BUY LAPTOP ON EBAY !!USE BRAIN

If s

facebook bro, then I think you've not used ebay in my opinion or may be you've used it long ago.
Things are different now.
I'm not here to promote or demote any services.
-Positive feedbacks means all products the seller has sold is good.
-Power Seller is what I meant. I don't believe other sellers at all just like you.
-and yea, you can easily get through someone live to talk to. Before that, you need to work out with seller.
Talking to ebay representative is always a last resort.
-Products you buy off ebay do have warranty. You don't go to seller to ask for warranty , it's the manufacturer of the laptop you seek out to.
But if you get the DOA stuff, they do have return policy. Make sure you read all those.
-On top of that, recently ebay is literally treating it's buyer as GOD. Believe me, I'm a seller and I'm so upset how ebay is so harsh on sellers whereas so lenient to buyers. If one buyer makes bad complaint, I may risk losing business with ebay. With this constant fear in sellers mind, they do co-operate with buyer. Believe me, buyer is always on safe side.

The only thing you can't get normally through online purchase is the touch and feel of the product. That's when I visit my local stores like bestbuy asking for specific model, demoing all the features, and if I like it, I buy it from online. Bestbuy, they do charge insanely. Even a simple power adapter for any laptop would cost so much that you can get it on ebay at 1/10 of the price on stores.

I don't write stuffs just like that unless I've experience with it. And, my experience says go for it.
Sorry if you had some unpleasant experience with them. I had once but  I gave it a second try and ever since I'm on it since 5 years.

To original poster of the thread,
here is how I do it: 

compare prices everywhere online.
I've a prime account with Amazon.com and that's where I compare my price. It's one of the best and the largest online retailer in the world today.
Now, ebay is not what it used to be. To much corporate chains are on ebay now-a-days and it's literally another online store rather than auction site. They do have auction feature but it's gradually diminishing out of the view.

So, say, if I've to buy a laptop, first I'd search it on ebay. After I found it, I'll give another search on amazon.com. Then on techbargains.com and tigerdirect.com. Now, I compare all the prices. Then I get the phone number of my local electronic stores off google, call them and ask if it's available, if it's ask how much. Don't even have to go to the store. If they've stuff then I make a trip to store and check all the features. If I like it, I come back home and buy it online. If I don't like it, I look around. Few of the products on ebay, I found it quite pricy than other online stores, blame it on corp chains listing their products out there. But if you know how to dig ebay up, you will always save money out there.

And, always use paypal as payment option as it's the most secure way to do business. If someone asks for wire transfer, then be ready to lose your money or be ready to be the victim of online fraud.

If something happens in eBay what would you do?
Let me answer this one for you.
If something happens in eBay, like if the item doesn't look like the way it was described, you talk to the buyer first. If he do not correspond you, or if they do not want to work with you, you open a case against his/her ass. As soon as you do that eBay holds the money that you paid for that item. Now the money is neither yours nor the sellers. Then eBay investigates. You should receive a phone call about your case from eBay within 24 hours. if the item do not meet your expectation, there's no way that you are loosing your money. eBay is a multi million dollar company and it's not there where it is right now because it's costumes can get ripped off so easily. Your one negative rating can destroy sellers business. Like bitter brother mentioned buyers are god in eBay.  I do both buying and selling in eBay and I have always enjoyed it ( only thing that annoys me is the time it takes my stuff to get delivered when I order something from hongkong).

Dhukka bhayera sniping gara bro, parya na beygarumla !

lol @ that last sentence OneThatGotAway bro

jaya hos bittertruth ji ko. timi janne timi bujne timi hanuman timrai puchar lamo ; timle lankaa jalako. happy now ;)
tensonbho bro ebay mai kina yar. voli tala mathi kei paryo bhane bittertruth ko tauko maa bajharnu.
testo nahos tara incase product defect paryo ; layeko 4-5 hapta pachi battery khattam bho; jhappa nibne problem aauna thalyo bhane chai ebay lai call gara , seller lai contact gara ani kati time ra money (buyer pay return shipping :-P) waste hudo raicha ani aayera malai bhannu.

 Hahaha guyz chillaxxx,
 I really appreciate your suggestions. I got this one from ebay.  What do  you think? comes with 3 years warrenty.
Lets see how ebay treats me this time. WHAT DO YOU GUYZ THINK ABT THIS?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/150763952421?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1202

@pepsi, no worries. I've noticed Sajha.com server has some latency issues which I think is normal given the volume of visitors accessing the page same time.

@tensonbho bro, you got a steal deal. That's awesome. I envy your purchase now. All pre-loaded softwares and with 3 years warranty, 8 gig RAM, core i5 and the seller is with 100% positive feedback, it's nice,  meaning no need to worry as there is 99% chance that he'll maintain that feedback.

Congrats :D 

 Are people still buying PC?

Just kidding with the post above.

If you are in themarket for a laptop, it might behoove you to consider ultrabooks.  Check Amazon and Costco.  They have excellent customer service and easy return policy.  

If all you need to do is surf the web, iPad could be an option.  iTunes has tonnes of free apps that will keep you infotained for good.