| HP refurbished laptops can be found on their | | | | media bays, and ultra slim design - usually less |
| website Just enter "refurbished laptop" into their | | | | than 4 pounds. These can cost as little as $1200 |
| search field and browse through the current | | | | refurbished. The 20-30% savings is immense. |
| selections. (Note that Hewlett-Packard also owns | | | | They come with Intel Pentium 3, 4, or M |
| and distributes Compaq computers.) There you | | | | processors. The most common lines are the |
| can purchase a quality refurbished laptop for up to | | | | 6100, 6200, and 4100 models. Ask the |
| 30% off the new retail price. | | | | manufacturer or private refurbished laptops dealer |
| The HP lines are named Pavilion and Omnibook; | | | | for details on which Omnibook would fit you. |
| the Compaq brand offers the Presario laptop at | | | | The Compaq Presario line is perfect for the |
| refurbished rates. | | | | money-conscience laptop user. One Presario |
| The Pavilion line is by far the most popular. They | | | | model utilizes an Intel Celeron M processor to |
| are most suited to replace your home desktop | | | | power the amazing graphics capabilities. It |
| computer, or assist any student in creating the | | | | features 512MB of RAM and a jaw-dropping 40GB |
| perfect reports and multimedia presentations. | | | | of hard drive space. It includes a DVD/CD-RW, |
| They are slim, sleek, and very mobile - usually | | | | which allows you to both play and record any |
| under 5 pounds. In order of performance, the | | | | DVD or CD that you wish. You can get all of |
| most common Pavilion notebooks are the | | | | these features for only $800, making it not the |
| ze4000, ze5000, and ze1200. They come as | | | | least expensive of refurbished laptops, but |
| cheap as $1000 from the manufacturer. | | | | certainly a great deal. |
| The Omnibook line is more suited to the serious | | | | As with most other manufacturers who offer |
| home user and businessperson. They feature | | | | refurbished laptops, HP offers a 90-day warranty. |
| powerful, long-lasting batteries, interchangeable | | | | |