As you all know, Nigerians love free things ("awoof". I have seen fellow Nigerians spend hours online, spending their money, looking for 'free SMS'! The only thing we love almost as much as what is 'free' is what is 'cheap!'

There is this company that has been advertising very cheap laptop and desktop computers on 'Compulife Magazine' (Wednesday Guardian Newspaper, used to be Tuesday) every weekfor several months. Their prizes are so good that I've decided to download their price list and share it with Nairaland members planning to buy computers soon:

[list][li]Dell Latitude C600 Laptop, with Pentium III 750Mhz CPU, 128 Mb RAM, 20GB hard disk drive, sound card, modem, 14.1-inch TFT Display, and touchpad - 79,900 naira[/li]
[li]1.6GHz Pentium IV System Unit in a Siemens Tower XL Case, 256 Mb RAM, 20gb hard disk drive, with CD-ROM drive, sound card, and LAN card - 49,900 naira[/li]
[li]1.0Ghz Pentium III System Unit (Maxdata Artist) with 256mb RAM and other accessories as above - 32,900 naira[/li]
[li]400Mhz Celeron System Unit with 128mb RAM, 4Gb hard disk, etc. - 9,900 naira [/li][/list]

They have several PCs between 10,000 and 16,000 naira, so if you're a student or thrifty PC buyer you should take a look at this company. I've only listed the offers that caught my eye. The Company's name is CeBroker, and you can visit their website at www.cebroker.ch. Thanks.

thanks but how cheap is cheap

Cebrooker? They've been advertising in Tuesday (now Wednesday) Guardian for years. Their prices are outrageously cheap, and the building they claim to be in (somewhere in Ikeja) is notoriously difficult to locate!

Incidentally, how much is the N79,900 in £?? Am familiar with the laptop market and you'd get that kind of specifications for less than £200.

£200 at the going exchange rate is N46800.

Meaning the price is already more or less about 80% profit.

70%, Jogego, and this is based on the dubious assumption that the cost of importation is negligible.

Please feel free to post about other PC resellers with better prices that CeBroker; I like their prices, but I would be happy to find something cheaper.

Like I said, I dont know nothing about the market in Nigeria but for the market in the UK, for a brand new laptop, expect to spend between £399 to over a thousand pounds.

Most of those being sold in Ikeja are second hand anyhow, I wouldnt spend more than £200 on a second user laptop.

A lot of online retailers in the UK sell them. And a lot of adverts are placed in Computer magazines.

Gimme 50k, minus my profit of course and I'll enter Otigba and get you a system with such specs!

Chxta, I need a laptop, Pentium III 750- 1000 Mhz CPU, 128 or 256 Mb RAM, 20GB hard disk drive, DVD.

Can you get it for me? I only have 50k...

My advice, get an IBM or a Dell. Steer clear of Toshiba.

Dell is best.

What I used to think b4 using an IBM thinkpad. The engineering and attention to detail is not a joke. Guess thats why they cost an arm and head when you buy them new.

mamba:

Chxta, I need a laptop, Pentium III 750- 1000 Mhz CPU, 128 or 256 Mb RAM, 20GB hard disk drive, DVD.

Can you get it for me? I only have 50k...

Where are you? If Lagos gimme ya number, when next I get to that hell-hole I'll call you. Sadly, I don't know when that is!

@Jogego, wetin Toshiba do you now?

I love Toshiba laptops, and I am currently using one now. Also, I've purchased so many of them for my company without any regret.

The first laptop I bought was a Toshiba. That was while I was in NIgeria. It was brand new and from day 1 I saw grief. It came with Win ME and not until I installed windows 2000 and later win XP on it b4 I had any sanity. That said, I dont know anyone who has used one without grumbling about it.

Maybe you are lucky or maybe am the unlucky one? Who knows. All I know is that even the Dell and IBM that I bought as used, have been much better for me than the Toshiba ever was. And going forward, its either an IBM thinkpad or nothing. Of course right now, I cant justify over a thousand ££ on a laptop so I have to buy used.

Those "cheap" prices sure aint cheap.
Just last week, a friend of mine got a 2.4GHZ Celeron with 40GB HDD, 256MB RAM, DVD-ROM, (lan/sound/video) + a HP monitor for 48,500.

Cheap or what !

Celeron being the key word

The first laptop I bought was a Toshiba. That was while I was in NIgeria. It was brand new and from day 1 I saw grief. It came with Win ME and not until I installed windows 2000 and later win XP on it before I had any sanity. That said, I don't know anyone who has used one without grumbling about it.

jogego, you are are talking about the software that was installed on it, if the software is bad, the pc is as good as useless. And who does not know that Win 95, 98 & Me are pieces of hacked up solutions by M$.

Give Linux a spin today!

Emmm I was talking about some 5 years ago that I bought the Toshiba. The machine was just a piece of crap. Nit well put together and was all falling apart. Anyway, I am on the linux train and have been for some time now.

my toshiba was crap too but thank God in england u can return and get your money back.  i always say avoid toshiba like a plague.

dell and compaq are good and i used a sony lap top last year it was great too

i can get u pentium 4 laptop with dvd/dvdrw for 120,000 naira. brand new with window xp professional

Hello,

I am an expat diver in Nigeria and one of my great Nigerian diving colleagues is looking for an affordable and good laptop. It is a bit of a hassle to bring one for him, since I carry my own as well, so could anybody of you tell me where (preferrably in the Port Harcourt area) we could find shop(s) where they sell laptops? You can mail info to my emailaddress (nigeriadiver@yahoo.co.uk) and I will pass on the information to my colleague.
Your help will be most appreciated!!

Gaston

Well, cheap isn't ever really efficent. If you want to go for a lappy you have to consider certain factors, like battery life, and wifi, bluetooth etc. I'd advise either an Acer, Dell or some sort of HP. 150G or there about in range, Which is about 500 quid.

Laptops Delivered to you in Lagos at give-away prices.

I have the following specification of brand new Dell laptops available for sale. Interested and serious buyers (who have the complete money) should contact me immediately at andraskarrer@yahoo.com. Note the offer is on very limited quantities and expires as soon as the quantities are out. All laptops will be supplied with a laptop bag

1. Dell Inspiron E1505 Notebook, Intel Core Duo Processor 1.66GHz, 15.4" WXGA, 512MB, 100GB, 8x DL DVD-RW/CD-RW, XP Media Center, 802.11b/g WLANonly N145000( covers shipping to Lagos) -Only 1 left




2. Dell Inspiron E1505 Notebook, Intel Core Duo Processor 1.66GHz, 15.4" WXGA, 1GB, 100GB, 8x DL DVD RW/CD-RW, XP Media Center, 802.11b/g WLAN � only N160000( covers shipping to Lagos) - 3 pieces left


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3. Dell Inspiron E1505 Notebook, Intel Core Duo Processor 1.66GHz, 15.4" WXGA, 1GB, 100GB, 8x DL DVD-RW/CD-RW, XP Media Center, 802.11b/g WLAN with Bluetooth ONLY N167500( covers shipping to Lagos) - 3 pieces left

4. Dell Inspiron 6400 Notebook, Intel Core Duo Processor 1.66GHz, 15.4" WXGA, 1GB, 100GB, 8x DL DVD-RW/CD-RW, XP Media Center, 802.11b/g WLAN with Bluetooth only N170000( covers shipping to Lagos) - 3pieces left-THIS IS LIKE e1505 FOR BUSINESS USERS

Hi all l'm in need of a good laptop @ a reasonable price,if l can get it for like 200 pounds then l'm game,l can be contacted on bymzokus@yahoo.com thanks Bymz

loma, why didn't you list the prices of your laptops? This is frustrating!

He did - beside the "covers shipping to lagos" block of txt

pls who knows where exactly that company -CeBroker is located?

I have the following specifications at the moment.
I can deliver to anywhere in Nigeria

Note that as usual, it’s on a First Come, First served basis .
Payment will be made into my account in Nigeria-and depending on the choice of specs, the laptop may be immediately available for pickup in Lagos (or courier to wherever you want on earth-at extra cost) or available within 1-2 weeks.
All laptops will be provided with a lovely laptop bag . Quantities are limited.
Proof of payment is proof of intent/interest
You can mail me at alomabello@gmail.com for further information. Just so you don't think its a scam,I can give you some references in Nigeria,I have supplied for confirmation.

Name Screen RAM OS DVD-RWr HardDisk Core Duo Wifi Bluetooth Cost Qty-available

Dell B-130 Pentium M-1.7Ghz 15.4” 1GB Windows XP Home Yes 60GB No Yes No 125,000 3

Dell B-130 Pentium M-1.8 Ghz 15.4” 1GB Windows XP Home Yes 80GB No Yes No 135,000 1

Dell E-1405 Core Duo-1.66Ghz 14.1” 1GB Win XP Media center Yes 100GB Yes Yes Yes 155,000 1

Dell E-1505 Core Duo-1.66 Ghz 15.4” 1GB Win XP Media center Yes 100GB Yes Yes No 165,000 1

Dell E-1505 Core Duo-1.60 Ghz 15.4” 1GB Win XP Media center Yes 100GB Yes Yes Yes 172,500 3


Dell E-1505 Core Duo-1.60 Ghz 15.4” 1GB Win XP Media center Yes 120GB Yes Yes Yes 175,000 2

Dell E-1505 Core Duo-1.60 Ghz 15.4” 512MB Win XP Media center Yes 80 GB Yes Yes Yes 150,000 1

GQ ZX-5362 AMD 15" 256MB WinXP Home CDRW/DVD-Rom 40GB No Yes No 100000 1
Sempron 3000+
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New Compaq Presario 15.4" 512M WinXP Home DVD/CD-RW 80GB No Yes No 150000 1
V5105us 2.0GHz
AMD Sempron 3300+

Toshiba Satellite Notebook with Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology - Mist Gray

Model: A105-S4211


Features Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology and a 5-in-1 bridge media adapter to easily transfer your digital files.
Intel Centrino® Duo mobile technology with interrelated Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2050, Intel® 945GM Express chipset family, Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (802.11a/b/g), extended battery life capability
512MB PC4200 DDR2 SDRAM for multitasking power, expandable to 4GB; 533MHz frontside bus, 2MB L2 cache and 1.6GHz processor speed
Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL media; also supports DVD-RAM


Product Details









Warranty Terms - Parts 1 year limited








Warranty Terms - Labor 1 year limited








Product Height 1.5"








Product Width 14.2"








Product Weight 6 lbs.








Product Depth 10.5"








Processor Brand Intel® Centrino® Duo








Processor Speed 1.6GHz








Display Type WXGA TFT-LCD active-matrix widescreen








Screen Size 15.4"








System Bus 533MHz








Cache Memory 2MB on die Level 2








System Memory (RAM) 512MB








System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 4GB








Type of Memory (RAM) PC4200 DDR2 SDRAM








Hard Drive Type Serial ATA (5400 rpm)








Hard Drive Size 80GB








Optical Drive Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW








Optical Drive Speeds 4x DVD+R DL; 4x DVD-R DL; 8x8x8 DVD+RW; 8x6x8 DVD-RW; 5x DVD-RAM; 24x16x24 CD-RW








LightScribe Compatibility No








Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader








Graphics Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950








Video Memory 8-128MB (dynamically shared)








Personal Video Recorder (PVR) No








TV Tuner No








MPEG Yes








Modem 56 Kbps* ITU V.92 *Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads. However, current regulations limit download speed to 53 Kbps.








Networking Built-in Intel® PRO/100 VE 10/100Base-TX Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)








Wireless Networking Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection (802.11a/b/g)








S-Video Outputs 1








Audio Realtek ALC861 16-bit stereo software sound with support for 3D Sound, Direct 3D Sound, DirectSound, Direct Music, MIDI playback and Intel® High Definition Audio; SRS TruSurround XT and SRS WOW audio enhancements








Speakers Built-in stereo








PCMCIA Slots 1 Type II/ PCMCIA R2.01/ PC Card 16/ CardBus/ ExpressCard








USB 2.0 Ports 4








IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports 1








Parallel Ports None








Serial Ports None








Game Ports None








Notebook Weight Standard (more than 6 lbs.)








Battery Type Lithium-ion








Pointing Device Touchpad with enable/disable function








Operating System Windows XP Home








Included Software Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Works 8.5, Windows Media Player 10; Adobe Acrobat Reader; InterVideo WinDVD 5, WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum; Sonic Solutions RecordNow! Basic and more

Product Features








15.4" WXGA TFT-LCD active-matrix widescreen display with TruBrite technology and 1280 x 800 resolution




80GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 rpm)




Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 8-128MB dynamically shared video memory; Intel® High Definition Audio, SRS TruSurround XT and SRS WOW audio enhancements; S-video output




Express Media Player with CD/DVD control buttons, including play, stop, skip forward and skip back




5-in-1 bridge media adapter supports Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and xD-Picture Card




i (IEEE 1394) port and 4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports for fast digital video, audio and data transfer




Built-in Intel® PRO/100 VE 10/100Base-TX Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector; V.92 high-speed modem




Weighs 6 lbs. and measures 1.5" thin for easy portability; lithium-ion battery and AC adapter




Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition operating system preinstalled; software package included with Microsoft Works 8.5, InterVideo WinDVD 5, Sonic Solutions RecordNow! Basic and more




Microsoft Windows Vista Capable — learn more






Price ?/ Negotiable between 160-175,000 naira only.

Contact alomabello@gmail.com









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Helo. my Toshiba Satelite L20-101 is just about 3months. It fell to the ground but i used my leg 2 dampen the effect.
The problem: it often start typing zzzzzzzz (usualy after about 20-40mins of work) while am working with word, excel, autocad. The keyboard have been checkd but no clue. can somone come to my aid. thanks in anticipation. pls post reply here or contact me at adtakmarks@yahoo.co.uk