There are plenty of notebooks for less than $500 available in today's computer market. Notebook computers under $500 are more than suitable for basic computing tasks such as surfing the internet safely and wirelessly, receiving and sending email, listening to and burning CDs, watching or even burning DVDs, and downloading or saving a reasonable amount of files. The lowest-priced new notebook I have seen online went for $349. I have seen refurbished notebook computers that include wireless go for a bit less, but in most cases the cheapest new notebook will be priced the same or even lower than the cheapest used notebook computer(with wireless card). A $399 new notebook is almost always a better deal than a $399 refurbished notebook computer in terms of features, functionality, and warranty. Check out the articles below for more information on where to find notebooks for less than $500 and whether notebook computers under $500 meet your personal or business computing requirements.