ATTN: Laptop peoples

[snova031]

I have a few friends that bought refurbed laptops from TigerDirect and have been really happy so far. Dirt cheap. The Dell Outlet is pretty good as well.

The thing with the Dell outlet is, that if I buy a machine with a config. that I want, it ends up costing equal, or even more then, a newly built machine. Dell usually runs coupons on new machines, for example, right now they're running $300 off any Inspiron $1199+. These coupons, AFAIK, cannot be applied to Outlet machines.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

if you watch the outlet you can get a good deal.

I got a m1210 (xps) for teh cheapzz

 

[snova031]

Just a little update, considering a XPS1330 as well.

Got a new job where I'll be making more monies, so may spend a bit more on a lappy after Xmas.

Built an XPS with similar specs to the last Inspiron I priced out, came to $1199 w/ $300 off coupons.

I'll probably stick with either the Inspiron 1420, or the HP 2500t, but the XPS is now a consideration...just have to decide if I want to spend the extra couple hundred on one..

 

[90accordman 5,000+ posts]

eing a sony employee i'd get an AR series notebook off the refurb site over any Dell or Hp.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

ive seen the m1330 for like $959 on teh outlet

 

[snova031]

eing a sony employee i'd get an AR series notebook off the refurb site over any Dell or Hp.

For the price, there's nothing on Sony's refurb site that tickles my fancy.

Something near the configuration I'm looking for from Sony runs $1000-1200, refurbed. I'd rather get a brand new Dell/HP with the exact config I want.

 

[90accordman 5,000+ posts]

For the price, there's nothing on Sony's refurb site that tickles my fancy.
Something near the configuration I'm looking for from Sony runs $1000-1200, refurbed. I'd rather get a brand new Dell/HP with the exact config I want.

sony refurbs have the exact same warranty that a new one does, i cant understand people not wanting to pay the extra money on them though

 

[snova031]

sony refurbs have the exact same warranty that a new one does, i cant understand people not wanting to pay the extra money on them though

I know they have the warranty and whatnot, but I'd rather configure my own brand new one for cheaper then get a refurbed pre-configured lappy that's more expensive.

 

[snova031]

Alright, the new coupons are up that are valid through the new year. I should be ordering within a day or two after Christmas. These are the 2 systems I've built:

Dell Inspiron 1420:

SYSTEM COLOR Alpine White edit

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache) edit

OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition edit

DISPLAY High Resolution, glossy widescreen 14.1 inch display (1440x900) edit

VIDEO CARD 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS edit

MEMORY 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz edit

HARD DRIVE Size: 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit

INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive) edit

WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card edit

BLUETOOTH OPTIONS Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR) edit

INTEGRATED WEBCAM No Camera edit

BATTERY OPTIONS 56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell) edit

SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0 edit

Shipped price after coupons: $1014

HP Pavilion 2700t:

# – Upgrade to Genuine Windows Vista Business (32-bit)

# – Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.20 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)

# – 14.1" WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)

# – 1GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)

# – 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

# – HP Imprint Finish (Radiance) + Fingerprint Reader + Webcam + Microphone

# – Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection and Bluetooth™

# – 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive

# – LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support

# – No TV Tuner w/remote control

# – One 6 Cell and One 12 Cell Lithium Ion Batteries

Shipped price after coupons: $1089

The HP seems like a much better system for the price, as it has the same processor, and same ram, however is has a larger HDD (120 vs. 250), and has a 6 cell and a 12 cell battery.

 

[Jmac 10+ year member]

At least get Vista Home Premium ... Vista Home Basic sucks ...

Side-by-side, the HP looks like a better unit on paper ... I would get a single 1 GB DIMM installed and pick a 2 GB stick off of Newegg for like $50 to give you 3 GB in total ...

 

[snova031]

At least get Vista Home Premium ... Vista Home Basic sucks ...
Side-by-side, the HP looks like a better unit on paper ... I would get a single 1 GB DIMM installed and pick a 2 GB stick off of Newegg for like $50 to give you 3 GB in total ...

Yeah I forgot to change that on the Dell..that's $30 more, so makes the HP look that much better..

As for the RAM, I was going to go with 4 gig, but didn't even think of getting 1 DIMM and doing a stick of 2 gig, since 32bit Vista will only recognize 3 gigs and change, correct?

 

[filtor1 10+ year member]

I just looked at the Lenovo(IBM) notebooks. With the online offer and the coupon, a comparably equipped T61 will run $861 shipped to your door.It is cheaper if you get Vista Basic or Premium. I upgraded to the Business Vista, so my total was $861. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[snova031]

I just looked at the Lenovo(IBM) notebooks. With the online offer and the coupon, a comparably equipped T61 will run $861 shipped to your door.It is cheaper if you get Vista Basic or Premium. I upgraded to the Business Vista, so my total was $861. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

What processor?

 

[snova031]

Well with the 10% cashback on Lenovo's through FatWallet, and the $100 paypal rebate, a Lenovo T61 would run right around $1000 for a similar machine..

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

What processor?

santa rose platform core 2 duo...