# best laptop around $500

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**Created:** [February 18, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-laptop-around-500/43653 "2008-02-18T18:07:43Z")
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### Author: ![Joe\_Omerta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Joe\_Omerta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe_Omerta)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2008, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-laptop-around-500/43653/18 "2008-04-03T21:33:26Z")

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> [@jimmyfloyd](#):
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> [http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/vostronb\_1400?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&~tab=bundlestab](http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/vostronb_1400?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&%7Etab=bundlestab)
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> Vostro 1400. Get the $599 one, not the $499 one. You’ll be happier in the long run.
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> I have this one and so does my girlfriend. Love them. I have XP Pro on mine, and she has XP Home.
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> Good size and great power.

i got the vostro 1500 when they had the $500 off deal on them, ordered it w/ xp home cuz it was cheaper, ran 3dmark03 straight out of the box and got a 9429, wiped it clean right after and did a fresh install of xp pro w/ all updated drivers and patches etc, ran the same 3dmark03 again and got a 10686 before i started tweaking the registry settings. but i’ve been very pleased w/ my vostro.

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