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f you want to buy a new laptop and your budget is as low as $1,000 or less, these are the best among all cheap laptops: (sorted by manufacturers)

Acer

Acer Travelmate 4720-6727

Specification:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 (2 GHz)
Screen Size: 14.1" (diagonal).
Graphics card: Intel GMA X3100.
Weight: 5.7 lbs.
Memory: 1GB RAM
Hard Disk Capacity: 120 Gigabytes
Ports: 4 USB, 1 DC Power Input 1 RJ-11 Modem, 1 RJ-45 Network
Networking: Wireless, Ethernet, Wi-Fi
Price: $825-$1,100, depends on retailers.
Useful For: Businessmen and general users

Acer Aspire 4710-2013

Specification:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T2080 (1.73 GHz)
Screen Size: 14.1" (diagonal).
Graphics card:Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950.
Weight: 5.5 lbs.
Memory: 1GB RAM
Hard Disk Capacity: 120 Gigabytes
Ports: 4 USB
Networking: Ethernet, internal modem
Price: $600-$700, depends on retailers.
Useful For: General users

Asus

Asus Eee PC 4G

Specification:
Processor: Xandros Linux (900 MHz)
Screen Size: 7" (diagonal).
Graphics card:Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 GM.
Weight: 2 lbs.
Memory: 512MB RAM
Hard Disk Capacity: 4 Gigabytes
Ports: 3 USB
Networking: Wi-Fi, Ethernet, bluetooth (optional)
Price: $350-$450
Useful For: People with extremely low budget, charity

Asus Eee PC 900

Specification:
Processor: Intel Celeron M 373 (900 MHz)
Screen Size: 8.9" (diagonal).
Graphics card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 GM
Weight: 2.2 lbs.
Memory: 1GB RAM
Hard Disk Capacity: 20 Gigabytes
Ports: 3 USB, SD Card reader
Networking: Wi-Fi, Ethernet, bluetooth (optional)
Price: $430-$600
Useful For: People with tight budget, charity

Dell

Dell XPS M1530

Specification:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @1.50 GHz
Screen Size: 14.1"x10.3"
Graphics card: GeForce 8400 M (128Mb).
Weight: 5.9 lbs.
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Hard Disk Capacity: 120 Gigabytes
Ports: 3 USB
Networking: Wi-Fi, Ethernet, bluetooth
Price: $800-$1,000
Useful For: Everyone

Dell Inspiron 1525

Specification:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 (2 GHz)
Screen Size: 15.4" (diagonal).
Graphics card:Intel GMA X3100
Weight: 6 lbs.
Memory: 2GB RAM
Hard Disk Capacity: 120 Gigabytes
Ports: 4 USB
Networking: Ethernet, the others are optional
Price: $600-$1,000 (highly depends on specification)
Useful For: Small businessmen

Fujitsu

Fujitsu LifeBook U810

Specification:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 (2 GHz)
Screen Size: 5.6" (diagonal).
Graphics card: Intel GMA 950
Weight: 4 lbs.
Memory: 1GB RAM
Hard Disk Capacity: 40 Gigabytes
Ports: 1 USB (4 USB ports are available for extra $80)
Networking: Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Price: $800-$1,000
Useful For: Travelers

Hewlett-Packard

HP 2133 Mini Note PC

Specification:
Processor: VIA CJ7-M (1.6 GHz)
Screen Size: 8.9" (diagonal).
Graphics card:VIA S3G Unichrome Pro
Weight: 3.2 lbs.
Memory: 2GB RAM
Hard Disk Capacity: 120 Gigabytes
Ports: 2 USB
Networking: Ethernet, Wireless
Price: $700-$900
Useful For: People with tight budget, travelers

Lenovo

Lenovo IdeaPad Y510

Specification:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 (1.67 GHz)
Screen Size: 15.4" (diagonal).
Graphics card: Intel GMA X3100
Weight: 6.2 lbs.
Memory: 2GB RAM
Hard Disk Capacity: 250 Gigabytes
Ports: 3 USB
Networking: Ethernet, Wi-Fi
Price: $600-$900
Useful For: People with tight budget, general users

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