Need good PC laptop that uses XP

petaloid

17 years ago

My husband is looking for a good PC laptop that uses XP.

Screen size 13-15" would be fine.

Quality, capacity and customer support are are important to him.

I hope someone here can offer suggestions, since my computer savvy, such as it is, is limited to Macs.

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owbist
17 years ago
Here and here are 2 recent threads on this very subject.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
17 years ago
many companies still sell xp laptops, here is a search at tigerdirect for laptops with xp
XP Pro Laptops

buy.com also has quite a few.
just search for new laptops with windows xp and you will find them. Some that come up will be the new small netbooks so if you do not want those you will just have to wade through them to get the full size laptops.
be cautious because some places do sell refurbished models but they are always labeled as such.
below is the search link from buy.com

another option is to go to a company like cyberpowerpc and configure your own pc and have them build it for you with exactly what you want on it, they do offer xp.
Welcome to Cyberpowerpc.com

Here is a link that might be useful: buy.com
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I thought I might mention on cyberpowerpc site they say vista on the info but on any of their systems you simply click the customize button to change anything you want on each one and in on the software and services tab you have the option of your Operating system both xp home and xp pro are available and you want to go through the customize and make sure anything that is listed as FREE is selected, you want all the freebies.

Here is a link that might be useful: laptop customizer
puzzlefan
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Before purchasing from Tiger Direct, I'd visit www.resellerratings.com or my3cents.com. If looking for a used laptop, I'd check out used-pc's.com. Some have an operating system, others don't. I recommend buying your own operating system as this is better than relying on a restore cd. DIrectdeals.com still sells all versions of XP
petaloid
Original Author
17 years ago
Thank you all for the helpful information -- I will pass it along!
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
17 years ago
For those looking for a good price on a laptop, this one does have Vista, but the price is really good. $339.99 Acer Aspire
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# AMDÂ® Athlon 2650e
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# 160GB 5,400RPM Hard Drive
# 8x SuperMulti Double Layer DVDÂ±RW Drive
# ATI Radeon Xpress 1200
# 802.11b/g Wireless
# 15.4" Widescreen XGA Display
# Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic

at the Micro Center near me they show 36 in stock.

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