If you are willing to scroll through my WOT, give me your thoughts on which laptop to buy:
Going to get my PhD. Going to use the laptop for school, but also have a 4+ yr old desktop, so it will also be somewhat of a desktop replacement.
Here's what I'm looking at. They all have: Windows Vista 64 bit (upgradeable for free to Windows 7) Wireless a/g/n Integrated mic and webcam Mic and headphone jacks Read/write DVD, dual layer, with label scribing technology 4 GB DDR2 Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 MHD Up to 1759 MB Total Available Graphics Memory (except last) Media Reader Intel Core 2 Duo Dual-Core 2.10GHz T6500 800MHz 2 MB L2 Cache Centrino (unless otherwise indicated) Some kind of “premium” sound USB Ports: 1 - eSATA/USB 2.0 Combo ; 2 regular Expansion Ports: 1 - Express Card Slot HDDs 5400 RPM 6 Cell battery (unless otherwise indicated) Modem (unless otherwise indicated) HDMI Output
Here are the Options by final price:
HP Pavilion DV4-1430 (chepest, fairly light, smaller HDD) $549 (Staples with free printer!, +$60 tax and need to do rebates): Final Price: $609 {includes printer) 14.1" WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display 1280 x 800 320GB Additional Technologies: Enhanced SpeedStep Technology, Intel® Virtualization Technology Fast Infrared Ports (FIR): 1 - Consumer IR Port Replicator/Connector: 1 Notebook Expansion Port 3 Weight: 5.08 lbs
HP Pavilion dv6-1240us - Circuit City$779 (with rebate, before $124 bing and $20 PayPal) Final Price: $635 dv6-1230 $599 @ Staples ... seems to be almost the same, final price ~ $660 (includes free printer) (A little nicer display, better battery) 16" High Definition HP Brightview Display 1366 x 768 320GB Fast Infrared Ports (FIR): 1 - Consumer IR (Staples - no) Port Replicator/Connector: 1 Notebook Expansion Port 3 Weight: 6.34 lbs Battery Type: 12-Cell Lithium-ion
Toshiba Satellite A505-S6973 16.0-Inch Laptop - Black/Grey (nicer display, larger HDD, no rebaes/CashBack) $649 (no tax, shipping, or recycle fee) - Amazon Final Price: $649 16.0" widescreen TruBrite® TFT active-matrix LCD Supports 720p content, 1366x768 500GB S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port), Starting at 6.48 lbs.
HP Pavilion dv3-2150us - Circuit City(smallest, lightest, nice HDD, battery) $799 (with rebate, before $127 bing, $20 PayPal) Final Price: $652 13.3" HP LED BrightView Widescreen Display 1366 x 768 500GB Fast Infrared Ports (FIR): 1 - Consumer IR No Modem Ports Weight: 4.93 lbs Battery Type: 9-Cell Lithium-ion
HP Pavilion dv5-1254 - Staples (Nicer processor, nice HDD, display not as nice) $699 (with rebate, savings, plus free printer, brings tax to $67) - Final Price $766 [includes free printer) 15.4" Diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800) Centrino P7350 Core 2 Duo 500 GB May have bluetooth Weight 5.8 lbs
Toshiba - Satellite A505-S6965 (most expensive, but has dedicated graphics, better processor, HDD, and firewire) Best Buy - $729 (plus ~ $80 in tax, recycling, minus $35 gift card): $775 Final Price 15.1" Widescreen TFT-LCD with TruBrite technology (1366 x 768) Centrino® 2 Intel® Core™2 Duo mobile processor P7350 500 GB Firewire output Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570, 512MB DDR3 discrete graphics memory; up to 1790MB dynamically allocated shared using ATI HyperMemory 6.5 lbs weight
RE: HP Pavilion DV4-1430 (chepest, fairly light, smaller HDD) $549 (Staples with free printer!
That printer is nothing to write home about..... I do go for it when I by a pc from Staples and when the offer is on. I sell the ink and power supply/cord. And use the carcass as a trade in and a have a nice pile of them in my garage, maybe 150. Once in a while I put them on craigs and find some suckers to take them off my hands.
But they do give right now a $60 rebate on any wireless HP printers... At least 2 are on sale this week.
And ... I ended up finding a different deal I liked even better.
HP HDX16T w/ blu ray, 7200 RPM drive, slightly better processor, and dedicated graphics.
HP store has a deal on them today, with $100 (or more) off with coupon NBYZ54877. Can get a decent system (very similar to what I ended up with) for $799 before tax.
I ended up getting one on e-bay (yes, I know some are not comfortable buying there), with CashBack, and using a gift card I had, the total will come to less than $650.
kmsandrbs said: And ... I ended up finding a different deal I liked even better.
HP HDX16T w/ blu ray, 7200 RPM drive, slightly better processor, and dedicated graphics.
HP store has a deal on them today, with $100 (or more) off with coupon NBYZ54877. Can get a decent system (very similar to what I ended up with) for $799 before tax.
I ended up getting one on e-bay (yes, I know some are not comfortable buying there), with CashBack, and using a gift card I had, the total will come to less than $650.
RE: I ended up getting one on e-bay (yes, I know some are not comfortable buying there),
That was yesteryears eBay. Today's buyer is safer than ever. Fund with cc and if it is not as described, the SNAD claim will get your money back.
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