Shows $699.99 online now, but $379.92 in-store at Office Depot. Comes with 1 year limited warranty, integrated speakers and webcam with microphone. Thanks to Tubby.
Normally $550, now $399.99 with free shipping. Comes with memory card reader, VGA port, DVD super-multi drive, and measures 15.1 x 10.2 x 1.4 inches. 4/5 eggs with 11 reviews. Thanks to gourmand.
$549.99 after $50 mail in rebate and in-store pickup (only). Comes with memory card reader, Altec Lansing audio hardware, and 1 year limited warranty. Thanks to cslcpunk.
Normally $380, now $299.99 w/ free in-store pickup. Features 5-in-1 digital media reader, 1 year limited warranty, and 8x SuperMulti double layer DVD±RW drive. Thanks to bigotedson.
These are just a few of the deals that I felt deserved special mention. If you find a better deal or think there are other laptops that give you more bang for your buck, then please feel free to post them here and share with the community, as your comments or criticisms are always welcome.
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Thanks for that. I am in the market for a new laptop. I've had bad problems with Sony VAIO - overheat and immediate shutdown problem and HP Pavilion DV2310 series - conked off in 2 yrs with black screen problem.
Wondering which brand to buy next.
brodibrod
Member
posted: Nov. 18, 2009 @ 5:40p
nice! notebooks are so cheap these days. I'm leaning towards the Toshiba -- they've always been solid and have good warranty support.
Tucker46
Member
posted: Nov. 18, 2009 @ 5:51p
I'm looking for a desktop replacement, so the 17.3" HP G71-340US is on my radar. I see that Staples is offering it next week in the BF sale for the same price ($599-50 rebate). It was on sale for the same price a couple of weeks ago. I need to buy at Staples, because I have gift cards to pay most of the $$. It seems to me that I could go to Staples this week and get it price-matched.
Update: Added eMachines (eME627-5082) AMD Athlon TF-20 15.6" Notebook $299.99 w/ Free In-Store Pickup at MicroCenter.com to the post (Thanks to bigotedson)
rontom
New Member
posted: Nov. 18, 2009 @ 6:17p
bobes said: I think the MSI for $319 at OD is hot also
I agree and bought Sunday. Even with the tax this is still a great deal. 3 year manufacturer warranty.
10/100/1000 wired LAN, 802.11(b/g/n) wireless, multi-reader/writer card slot, HDMI, 4-USB, eSAT, DVDRW burner, 4GB of RAM expand to 8GB, 15-17.3 ultra-brite screen. Full size keyboard. Dual Core AMD or Intel. Okay so this is pretty much what I am looking for. A lot of these above for $399 don't offer these features. Only ACER and Gateway comes close to these features. This can be had for $399 to $499. I see no body mentions QVC, HSN and ShopNBC deals.
bohatir said: I hate microcenter. screw you microcenter. hope you go bankrupt... local pickup only.. screw you
Not sure what your experience is with Microcenter, but with CompUSA and Circuit City gone, we are running out of places (Best Buy, Microcenter) to be able to actually going and look at and play with stuff before buying. For that reason alone I hope these stores survive.
fatrichard
Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 9:32a
Acer (AS4810-8480) come with 2 years warranty. I got a display, but very nice, no too much scratches on body, no scratches on screen. with 2 year warranty and free bag. Got last one in Arlington TX. Before found this post.
KryptonSpyder
New Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 9:46a
Yeah, the Acer laptop looked really nice. Unfortunatly the only one they had in SoCal was a scratched up one with a broken 'N' key. Maybe this exact laptop will go on sale again before black friday.
The Lenovo has no compact memory card slots apparently?
kadi1981
New Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 10:37a
Vostro 1015 Vostro 1015 Config 7 Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, with Media, 32-bit, English Processor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5870 (2.0GHz/2M L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) Memory 2GB Single Channel Shared DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz, 1 DIMM Keyboard US Keyboard and Documentation Video Card Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD Hard Drives 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) LCDs 15.6 inch Anti-Glare LED Display Network Card No Bluetooth Adapter Power Cord 65W AC Adapter $489 + $25 shipping + tax Optical Drives 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R write capability, roxio and CyberLink PowerDVD™ DX 8.2 Camera and Digital Microphone 2.0MP WebCam Included,1015 Wireless Cards Dell Wireless 1397 802.11b/g Antivirus/Security Suite (Pre-install) Norton Internet Security 2009 30-Day Subscription Resource DVD Dell Resource DVD, Vostro 1015 Primary Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery Limited Warranty, Services and Support 1 Year Basic Limited Warranty plus 1 Year Mail-in Service
I would NEVER NEVER buy any laptop has Celeron cpu, does not have Windows 7, memory less than 4 GB, without HDMI output, screen size than 15", price more than $430, ACER brand (people owned their laptop understands what I mean). Best Buy has one (HP) this week.
Well, we know where you stand. The new celeron dual cores are a pretty good chip, and all the acer built laptops we've bought over the last few years have been excellent. Great screens and keyboards, solid build quality. Way better than the Dell and HP laptops we've looked at.
drtrouble
Senior Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 2:10p
I'm not certain how much I trust this as they are pushing for you to purchase warranties from them - a bit like the auto dealers who used to try to get you to buy undercarriage rust protection. If their statistics are true, then the real question is WHICH BRANDS, models etc - much like Consumer Reports compilation of their subscribers' reported auto reliability.
drtrouble
Senior Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 2:10p
I have not problem with MicroCenter - but then they are but "around the corner" from me!
"brand reliability" is funny..... as if Dell or HP actually manufactured the parts inside.... hah! many HP, dull, Toshiba, Sony laptops share the same parts.
andyle80204
New Member
posted: Nov. 20, 2009 @ 11:12p
I would not expect any customer support since the price is so low.
GuybrushT
Senior Member
posted: Nov. 21, 2009 @ 1:04p
Great post, Logician1313! Will you make this a weekly thread? This would be a fantastic shopping aid for when my friends ask me that annoying question "What's the best laptop to buy out there?" without mentioning anything about budget, specs, primary usage, minimum acceptable coolness factor, etc! Many fw'ers will know exactly what I'm talking about
does this survey account for absolute value or just based upon number of falures per mfn. In other words if a mfn produces more laptops will they end up with a higher failure rate because stats not properly calculated?
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