DumbPoet Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I'm looking for a laptop in the $500-700 range and after several hours of research I'm fairly knowledgeable about what I can ask for right now in the price range. Heres what I want: Dual-Core 1.5mhz+ (preferably 2 mhz if possible) 14.5-15.5'' screen 3Gb RAM - This is a MUST, because I know I can get it in this price range when the computer is a deal 150 GB+ Hard Drive CD/DVD Burner WiFi 3+ USB Ports VGA Output (for monitor attachment) Other aspects are negotiable, all of the above are essential. Office Depot has a couple of laptops that fit this description, I'm going to go see them on Wednesday but I wanted to see if there were any competitive deals out there. Also, what is the best way to stay up to date on Laptop deals? I haven't struck upon any golden way of doing this... It seems that the information is very spread out. And are there any strategies, like a specific time in the next couple of months (other than BF ) or some negotiating strategy for getting a lower price on a laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumbPoet Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 I'm new to this forum, is there a way to edit posts? Any how, here is the laptop I'm trying to top: Toshiba Satellite A2050-S5855 Widescreen: 15.4"" TruBrite LCD Screen Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5550 1.83GHz 3GB PC2-5300 DDR2 memory 160 GB SATA hard drive WiFi 1 VGA Port 4 USB 2.0, 1 Firewire, 1 S-video Built-in Webcam & Microphone 5.92 lbs Preferably with an 18-month no-interest financing deal.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMAN Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Also, what is the best way to stay up to date on Laptop deals? I haven't struck upon any golden way of doing this...It seems that the information is very spread out. You're right, the information is very spread out. I would recommend signing up for the Daily Deal Update. Have you considered a Dell Inspiron or Vostro laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biomajor Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Welcome back Ross! Excellent advice as always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravity108 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 http://www.notebookreview.com/deals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravity108 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Also, the HP's at Best Buy, Circuit City, etc... all have decent/good specs for the price. I'm on the market for a laptop myself and it seems like HP and Dell have the best deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumbPoet Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 I looked at the Inspiron's, the deals aren't really good on them until you start toping 1k. I'll check out the other make that you mentioned. I do get a weekly update thing, thought it seems to come intermittently, I sign up for the Daily Deals thing, thanks. tp://www.notebookreview.com/deals/ - This site is awesome, if only they had an RSS feed for that page. This site has an Inspiron deal that is very tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesave Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 You may want to consider an HP as well. <- new owner of HP9810us for $699 AR (17" and athlon though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumbPoet Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DNDWPT3&s=dhs I keep getting RL advice that all of these deals that I am seeing now are leading up to the "crest of the wave" which happens around July 4th. Does anyone have thoughts on this? There are lots of very good deals right now, are they only going to get better? Are they going to stay the same? Is the peak sooner or later? Is all of this completely unpredictable? Also, I know that BF deals often leak (a) week(s) in advance... and I have a feeling that this forum has a policy against leaks other than those associated with BF, or something to that effect. But do sales leak on a regular basis on the web? I'm not asking -where- they leak, but rather if I search in the right way will I find such a thing? so far has been fruitless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloey Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 You're right, the information is very spread out. I would recommend signing up for the Daily Deal Update. Have you considered a Dell Inspiron or Vostro laptop?Man, it was worth coming to this thread just to say hi to Ross! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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