Compaq Presario CQ61Z laptop at HP starting at $349.99 + shipping ($39) + tax

Compaq Presario CQ61Z at HP starting at $349.99 + shipping + tax:

# Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
# AMD Sempron(TM) Processor for Notebook PCs M100 (2.0GHz, 512KB L2 Cache)
# FREE Upgrade to 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
# FREE Upgrade to 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
# ATI Radeon(TM) HD 4200 Graphics with 128MB Display Cache Memory
# 15.6" diagonal High Definition HP Brightview Display (1366x768)
# LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
# Microphone Only
# Wireless-G Card
# HP Color Matching Keyboard
# 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
# No Modem
# Microsoft(R) Works 9.0

Upgrade to:
AMD Athlon(TM) II Dual-Core Processor for Notebook PCs M300 (2.0GHz, 1MB L2 Cache)
for another $25.00

Other upgrades available

Shipping seems to be a killer though: $39.00

Linky

So it's $374.99 for the better system and add another $40 more to get 4GB instead of 3GB. That puts it over $400 bucks. Plus you'll have to add shipping and tax to that too.

frank10b said: i would never buy HP again, after their extended service outsourced nightmere forget it. my next computer will be anything but a HP/compaq

Yes, but aren't most of these companies outsourcing to India,etc? Even Dell, which use to be "American" with home-based tech support, now has overseas tech support.

Better to get a store's extended service (I.E. Best Buy, etc) That way THEY, NOT YOU are responsible for resolving the problems.