Hi there, as I no longer have a computer of my own I am desperately trying to figure out what I should buy but really don't have a clue.

I need Internet capability (I think just dial-up (does it make a difference?))

Microsoft Office Package

I'm thinking lap-top so as to save space

and finally...as cheap as possible

Any good deals out there :confused:

Check out DELL stuff from DMXDIMENSION (dells best deals)

Best bet is to get Office "home" edition.. as its quite expensive on its own.. unless youd be happy with ms works, or whatever they supply

Hmmm, thanks but still expensive...Think I'm going to have a problem here :(

I'm sure something could be sorted, will have a look if I have an old laptop with dialup, and yes you can set the password yourself

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A hundred quid will get you a servicable laptop second hand , and you can run open office for free.

Cheap Laptops - New, used, refurbished and discount computers

Try that lot, although bearing in mind what you can get a new lappy for or a mac mini, I am not sure it makes sense to get an old one

Serviceable??? Open office???

Sorry not up to speed

Serviceable == will do the job well enough, but not the latest greatest thing.

Open Office == a free office suite download: OpenOffice.org 2.1 Downloads

What sort of budget you looking at approximately

£10

no seriously.....

You are looking at about £150 for a legal lappy that will work ok, or possibly £100 for one without an OS

Ok then £100

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/default.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=dfo&~ck=bt

Keep an eye out there, or basically you need to get a second hand one. Have a look at that student place i linked to above as they are about as cheap as you get.

Failing that you need a mate in IT whose work is tossing out old laptops that will let you buy one off them

What about the first one on here???

BigPockets.co.uk: Dell CPi PII 400Mhz Laptop, 128, 6, CD, NIC,13.3 inch TFT, Win 98 COA

Depends what you want to do with it.

That would certainly be an option

What about the first one on here???

BigPockets.co.uk: Dell CPi PII 400Mhz Laptop, 128, 6, CD, NIC,13.3 inch TFT, Win 98 COA

yeah but for £100 it is serviceable.

Win 98 will do office, internet and msn.

If would do better running win 2k or a suitable linux distro.

Mousey...YOU showed it to me...