Looking for a laptop with a budget of ~$800

[Metallica_Band]

Hey there...I am looking for a laptop for a friend of mine...she wants to just browse the internet and store her videos that she takes with her digital camcorder...any ideas on what I should suggest??? The ones that I've found are all sold out...she goes back to Turkey in 8 days so I'll need it 3-day shipped I guess...that won't be a problem tho...

 

So...any ideas on a reliable ~$800 laptop that has a large/fast enuff hdd/memory to handle her video storage and regular internet browsing???

 

THANX

C'YA

[Scott]

Did you check out this

 

Dell GottaDeal

 

45% off selected laptops that are $1299 or higher.

 

$1299 * 0.55 = $714.45

 

A great deal on a Dell computer. That coupon code has limited uses though, so you would want to order soon.

[Metallica_Band]

it takes like 5 days to get it shipped tho...that's pushing it...leaves barely any room for error...I need something that is ready to ship and doesn't need to be built like the Dell laptops...any suggestions???

[Mike]

I would get a dell, but if you have to get one at a B&M, id go with the V2312US from circuit city.

 

Turion 64

512mb

DVD +/- RW

14" brightview screen

1.5" thin

6-in-1 card reader

60gb hd

 

$760 after rebates plus free cheapy printer & wireless G router

[RossMAN]

it takes like 5 days to get it shipped tho...that's pushing it...leaves barely any room for error...I need something that is ready to ship and doesn't need to be built like the Dell laptops...any suggestions???

Having placed over 200 orders at Dell.com, I can assure you that their inventory system usually overshoots the estimated ship date. There are some rare cases (usually with E&A such as digicams) where the wait time is several weeks to a few months.

 

If you want a good deal on a laptop, here are your two basic choices:

• Dell Inspiron 6000 for $1,022.45 after 45% off coupon

  Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)

  Microsoft® Windows® XP Home

  3Yr Ltd Warr,At-Home Service,and Tech Support plus Nights and Weekends

  15.4 inch UltraSharp WSXGA+ LCD Panel Dell UltraSharp Quality

  512MB Shared DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms

  60GB Hard Drive

  8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability Burn CDs and DVDs

  Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)

  Integrated Intel® Media Accelerator 900 Graphics

  6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr)

• Compaq Presario V2312US for $779 after $200 mail-in rebates @ Circuit City B&M

  AMD Turion™ 64 1.6GHz

  512MB RAM

  60GB Hard Drive

  802.11g WiFi

  Dual-layer DVD+/-R/RW

  14.0" WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen

  No Ethernet (not sure if this is correct or not, very strange)

I would go with the Dell which has a 3 year warranty (not sure about international coverage though). However you have a tight schedule, so I'd probably buy online at CircuitCity.com and select local pickup.

 

I'd also take a look at the HP Pavilion DV1000/DV4000 or Gateway at your local BestBuy.