DVDTalker001

Hi All,

I am in the market for a laptop - haven't been too close to the hot deals lately and don't have access to a sunday circular so i thought i'd ask here. Below are my constraints:

1) Total price no more than $850
2) Reputable brand, Sony and HP preferred (No Dell's please)
3) < 80gb HD
4) Intel Core / Core Duo chip
5) Widescreen
6) Lightweight (doesn't have to be ultra slim due to price point)
7) ~1gb RAM
8) Built in SD reader (nice to have)
9) Looks good

Thank you in advance!

GACrabill

See :
http://www.salescircular.com/

Pick your state and then choose the Laptop category.
It's updated every Sunday.
Also check Fatwallet.com and Slickdeals.net

drmoze

I picked up a screaming deal on an HP/Compaq business model (nc6320) on HP's small biz website. It was a "refurb" -- brand new, part of a large order that was returned unopened. Looks/feels a lot like the old Thinkpad series (T42 etc), with metal interior frame. T5600 core2duo, 15" sxga+ screen (not widescreen, but why is that necessary? I basically have an extra 150 rows of pixels compared to a wga+ at 1400x1050). Thin and pretty light, killer performance (DVD burner, 7-way mem card reader, fingerprint reader, etc.) for only $699 plus tax. I splurged for a 3-year warranty with dock, keyboard/mouse and case for $100, and upgraded from 512MB to 2GB RAM for an extra $80. Best deal I've seen in a while. And it doesn't have that loathsome shiny reflective screen.

Check out the HP refurb site, and look for a model with a large number in stock.

sassylaurie

Toshiba Satellite 15.4" Widescreen Notebook PC (A135-S4527)
•Intel Pentium Dual Core T2080
•120GB hard drive
•Burns DVDs and CDs •1GB of DDR2 memory
•Built-in 802.11gb wireless
•Windows Vista Home Premium
$599
plus you get free printer router& spyware program

CIrcuit City on sale this week yet through 6/2

Minor Threat

I just picked up one of these for the heck of it:

http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=659795

Gateway® MT6705 15.4" Widescreen Notebook Computer With Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T2060

Item #: 659795


$749.99 Original Price
-$150 Mail-In Savings

$599.99 In Stock
Each after Mail-in Savings
(Savings Apply to One Item Per Order.)






The Gateway MT6705 notebook — with dual-core processing, multiformat DVD burner, memory card reader and FireWire and USB connectivity — handles all of your work and digital entertainment and multimedia demands with ease. Share photos, burn DVDs, view movies, listen to music and enjoy the convenience of wireless networking. It features the Intel Pentium dual-core processor, 1.0GB of memory and a 120GB SATA hard drive.

The DVD±RW drive lets you burn and play CDs and DVDs, including Double Layer DVDs, with a capacity of 8.5GB per disc.

An integrated 4-in-1 memory card reader lets you access digital photos, MP3s and other files from these flash memory formats: Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro.


The Gateway MT6705 notebook offers:
15.4"-diagonal widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) Ultrabright™ LCD screen
Intel Pentium Dual-Core Mobile processor T2060 operating at 1.60GHz
1MB L2 cache
Up to 533MHz frontside bus
1.0GB of DDR2 SDRAM memory (2 x 512MB), upgradable to 2.0GB
120GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive
DVD±RW drive with Double Layer support (reads/writes DVD±R/RW, DVD±R Double Layer, CD-R/RW)
802.11g wireless LAN
10/100Base-T Ethernet port
56K V.92 fax/modem
4 USB 2.0 ports
1 FireWire (IEEE 1394) port
1 S-video out port
4-in-1 memory card reader: reads SD, MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro
PC Card slot: supports Type I/II PC Card, PCMCIA
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with up to 224MB of shared memory
High Definition Audio (2-channel) with built-in stereo speakers, headphone/audio-out jack and microphone jack
6-cell lithium-ion battery (2400 mAh)
Dimensions: 1 2/5"H x 14 1/10"W x 10 2/5"D
Weight: 6.24 lbs

Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium operating system comes installed, providing enhanced security and productivity, and new ways to organize, find and share information. Other software included:

Microsoft Works 8.5 (word processor, spreadsheet, database and calendar)
Microsoft Money 2006
CyberLink® Power2Go™
DVD playback with 2-channel audio
Microsoft Digital Image Starter Edition 2006
RealNetworks RealPlayer®
QuickTime
Adobe® Reader® 8.0
Google Toolbar
Google Desktop Search
Napster 3.0 (30-day trial)
McAfee® Internet Security Suite™ (trial, with 90 days of free updates)
Gateway BigFix® (identifies and resolves problems before they occur)
LoJack® for Laptops BIOS Persistence Agent enabled (service sold separately)
The Gateway MT6705 is backed by the manufacturer's 1-year limited warranty on parts and labor.

DVDTalker001

you all have been very helpful, thank you very much. Unfortunately my friend has now opted for a Macbook 13" black - i will try to look for deals for this specific laptop in the sales circular GACrabill posted. Thank you all again.