Newegg.com 5 Notebook Deals! $399.99 Gateway Laptop, $599.99 Sony VAIO Laptop..

[allshoppedout]

I think some of these could be good deals... but I can't get the page to post... here is the link to the laptop page, but you have to hunt for the sales...

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=32&name=Laptops-Notebooks

 

I cannot get it to come up without posting my email... argh HERE ARE 3 of them

 

Gateway T-6345U Intel Pentium dual-core T3400(2.16GHz)

14.1" Wide XGA 2GB Memory 250GB HDD DVD Super Multi Intel GMA X3100 ... $ 399.99 free shipping

 

* Part#: LX.WAK0X.005

* Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium

* CPU Type: Intel Pentium dual-core T3400(2.16GHz)

* Screen: 14.1" WXGA

* Memory Size: 2GB DDR2

* Hard Disk: 250GB

* Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi

* Graphics Card: Intel GMA X3100

* Model #: T-6345U

* Item #: N82E16834101180

* Return Policy: Desktop PC, Notebook, and Tablet PC Return Policy

 

 

SONY VAIO NS Series VGN-NS230E/S Intel Pentium dual-core T3400(2.16GHz)

15.4" Wide XGA 3GB Memory 250GB HDD DVD Super Multi ... 599.99 free shipping

* Color: Granite Silver

* Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium

* CPU Type: Intel Pentium dual-core T3400(2.16GHz)

* Screen: 15.4" WXGA

* Memory Size: 3GB DDR2

* Hard Disk: 250GB

* Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi

* Graphics Card: Intel GMA 4500M

* Model #: VGN-NS230E/S

* Item #: N82E16834117868

* Return Policy: Desktop PC, Notebook, and Tablet PC Return Policy

 

 

 

lenovo IdeaPad Y530-7343U Intel Core 2 Duo P7450(2.13GHz)

15.4" Wide XGA 4GB Memory 320GB HDD Dual layer DVD Burner Intel ... 649.99 free shipping

 

* Part#: 59-018790

* Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit

* CPU Type: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 2.13G

* Screen: 15.4" WXGA

* Memory Size: 4GB DDR2

* Hard Disk: 320GB

* Optical Drive: Dual Layer DVD Burner

* Graphics Card: Intel GMA 4500MHD

* Model #: 59-018790

* Item #: N82E16834146540

 

Last 2 listed on my email are

 

HP 13.3 for 799.99 and

Toshiba $849.99

 

** I'd truly appreciate any of you smart computer people commenting on what the very best one of these is Price and FEATURE-wise. ***

Edited May 21, 2009 by allshoppedout

[Marcster]

Sony made an awful name for their Vaio laptops in terms of longevity. I realize that any laptop can have problems, but read through just a few of these:

http://www.google.com/search?q=sony+vaio+problems

[allshoppedout]

Sony made an awful name for their Vaio laptops in terms of longevity. I realize that any laptop can have problems, but read through just a few of these:

http://www.google.com/search?q=sony+vaio+problems

Oh awful!! how about the others?

[Marcster]

Oh awful!! how about the others?

If you don't need all of the capabilities of the Lenovo, then the Gateway should be just fine. A 14.1" screen vs. a 15.4" isn't too much of a perceivable difference screen-size wise, but the Gateway will probably weigh a pound less.

[allshoppedout]

Personally, I've found Lenovo to have better build quality and overall better longterm performance. Vaio's are bloated to high hell with spyware, and the low-end Gateway is pretty bottom-barrel as far as true laptops come.

 

If you've got $650, go for the Lenovo. If not, the HP in the Best Buy thread actually has the best bang for the buck at $500 - it does include a slower processor, though. I'm not sure if you can overclock it, nor if you can get cask back on it, but it is a decent deal.

Thanks for your response.

In my home I have a wireless router thingy--and I have really high speed FIOS on my home PC will this help nudge the HP laptops speed at all ? Or is it "stuck" because of just how the processor is?

[KoopawnKode]

The HP has a slower processor as compared to the Lenovo but it's faster than the Gateway or the Sony.

 

It has an 800Mhz FSB where as the other two have 667Mhz FSB.

**just thought I'd point that out**

 

allshoppedout, for your needs, I don't see you needing to overclock anything.

 

All of the laptops will work with your wireless router, it's just a matter of connecting to it. Fios won't help speed up the laptop itself, but rather your connection to the internet. (btw, I have FIOS too and love it :) ..way faster than my work speeds)