I paid $449.00 with no rebates all the reductions were "instant". I am using it right now and it's perfect what I need. Plays dvd's, burns dvd's, burns music, internet, wireless, beautiful bright screen, crisp and clear, 14" screen. I've no problems really. I like, I like!! who needs thousands of dollars nowadays for a nice new laptop... NOBODY!!
$399 for a Dell XPS M170 LOL!!!
Core 2 Duo 1.6 Ghz, 800 Mhz FSB
2 Gb RAM 667 Mhz
120 GB HDD (5400 rpm)
128 MB nVidia Ge Force 8400 GS
15.4" glossy screen
Dell b/g wifi
2 mp camera with mic
Bluetooth 2.0
Win XP Home
No Crapware
Including all upgrades, I paid about $1,150 for a Dell Inspiron XPS Generation 2. In the beginning I paid about $900 about half a year ago. I upgraded the operating system from Microsoft Windows XP Professional to Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate for a bit more than $250 (but I did not buy the upgrade, I bought the full version which can upgrade and which also can do a clean install). That upgrade brought the final price to $1,150.
This is my 2nd compaq it is ok for what i need it to do but i totaly hate vista. That will be gone soon.
Operating system Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1
Processor AMD Athlon X2 QL-62 Dual-Core Processor
Display 15.6" Diagonal High Definition (8) HP BrightView Display (1366x768)
Dimensions 14.88" (L) x 9.9" (D) x 13.8" (min H) -1.72" (max H)
Weight 6.52Ibs
Memory 2048MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Total memory slots 2
Maximum memory expansion Max supported =4096MB
Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 8200M with up to 895MB total graphics memory (256 dedicated)
Networking Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Broadband wireless 802.11b/g WLAN
Primary CD/DVD drive LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
Hard drive 250GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (SATA) [gigabyte is defined as 1,000,000,000 bytes, accessible capacity may vary]
Primary battery 6-Cell Lithium-Ion battery
Personalization HP Imprint finish & integrated microphone
Front-side bus (processor dependent) 1MB L2 Cache
AC adapter 65W AC Adapter
PCI expansion N/A
I/O ports 1)3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
2)1 Headphone out
3)1 microphone-in
4)1 VGA (15-pin)
5)1 RJ-11 (modem)
6)1 RJ -45 (LAN)
Speakers Altec Lansing
Software, full versions 1) HP Help & Support Center
2) HP Recovery Manager
3) HP Home Network Center
4) HP Total Care Advisor
5) HP DVD Play (14)Muvee Reveal
6) Cyberlink DVD Suite
7) Adobe® Acrobat Reader
8) HP Games Powered by Wild Tangent
9) Microsoft® Works
Software, introductory versions Symantec® Norton Internet Security 2009 (including 60 days complimentary live update)
Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition: 60 Day Trial Version
Trial Internet service
Basic warranty 1) 1-Year Limited Hardware Warranty Toll Free Support (NA)
2) 1-Year Free Hardware Technical Support
3) 30-Days Free Limited Software Support (1 Year* Free Limited Software Support with Product Registration) *from date of purchase
ENERGY STAR Qualified N/A
has 3 usb slots microphone and head phones on the front
Shiney black top ( finger print magnet) no latch for the lid.
Runs better with laptop cooler did expand the ram to 4 g doing better with extra ram
A thread that hasn't had a post in 16 months. Are you a little goofy, lol?
Very happy so far. Blu-ray (read & write), 4 gb ram, 320 gb hard drive, 2.26 ghz (centrino 2 processor. Got it at sam's club - online.
Most recent a gift for a grad.
Apple Macbook Pro 2200.00 give or take after discount.
Most recent personal.
IBM Thinkpad T42. 125.00
This is now my main computer.
Just purchased my first laptop!
$700 US
HP Pavilion dv7t
Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 (2.13 GHz)
Vista Premium SP1
3GB DDR2 Memory
320 GB Hard Drive
512 ATI Graphics
17.3" HD Widescreen (1600x900)
Lightscribe DVD
Webcam
Wireless G w/Bluetooth
8 Cell Battery
Pretty excited ![]()
A Toshiba Tecra about 1250 USD.
Toshiba Satellite A505-S6960 All reviews on this computer were that this laptop was the best out there for the money
$488 (includes tax) for my Acer Aspire 5536-5526
Vista Home Premium 32bit
AMD Athlon 64 X2 @ 2.1
3GB memory
250GB HDD
15.6 widescreen LED LCD
HDMI
ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics card (256)
low light capable webcam
full keyboard
free Windows 7 upgrade
Dual Layer DVD drive
Boosted "Signal-Up" wifi (draft B/G/N)
Dolby Home Theater sound
Actually good preloaded software
& much more!!
Solid overall machine. I've had it for 2 months now & no complaints. I wished it was 64bit, but that's knit picking!
I paid $999.99 + Tax $1069.98 for a gateway P7807u FX.
I paid $1350 for a 2.53GHz 13" MacBook Pro in July. Great laptop. I haven't been this pleased with a purchase since I paid $250 for a first gen iPod touch.
Other laptops I've owned:
My very first machine was a ancient Compaq Armada laptop (1996-7 model I think) that my grandpa bought for 20 bucks from his neighbor. I used it for about a year to write essays on.
Next, I refurbished a Dell Latitude C600 (2001 model, I think) that was given to me (broken) by a friend. Massive upgrade on the Compaq, but still a pretty limited machine. It is still in working order, but I outgrew it after about a year of use....
...and replaced it with a Dell Inspiron 1501 (a few years ago this was one of the most popular computers of all time, I think). I paid $500 for it (Dell certified refurbished). It was a great machine, or so I thought, but once again, I outgrew it after a year and a half. I tried upgrading it (it's now running with maximum specs), but I still needed more power and features.
So, I bought this MacBook Pro. It's frickin awesome. I have yet to reach the boundaries of what I can do with it.
I've never used a desktop as my main computer (though I own one that I built). Laptops are just to handy!
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