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[olimario]

So I've recieved more donations and I now have $1200 to spend.
That $1200 must include Office basic whether bundled or not.

I found this.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...t&productCategoryId=cat01174&id=1109938020781

Can you tell me how that is, please?
And can you reccomend a good notebook for that price?

 

[Matlock]

ah, so you're being a good pimp now

 

[pxleyes]

I'm sorry, but WTF. you think you deserved donations for something like that.....

 

[olimario]

People coming to her party are tossing in cash and her parents increased their giving.
Can somebody help me find the best notebook + office basic for $1200 or the best $1050 notebook?

thanks

 

[B'z-chan]

Oli i can get you a certified copy of Office for a few bucks at the campus, would that work for you? You just gotta put my sn on one of the cards and take a picture of it. Thats all i ask.

 

[olimario]

Oli i can get you a certified copy of Office for a few bucks at the campus, would that work for you? You just gotta put my sn on one of the cards and take a picture of it. Thats all i ask.

One of her birthday cards? Okay. I'll get a picture of her holding the card.

 

[B'z-chan]

I've been looking at some nice setups in the 1300 dollar range and i havent found much for you. I say put the money towards a nice toshiba and then pay the rest overtime. Compusa or bestbuy might have a no interest event going on. just remember XGA = Bad WSDXGA = GOOD.

And remember Dell is going to show some of the early pentium M computers on QVC this weekend and online for some special price. I heard they were giving extra options like 512mb of extra ram for 20 bucks extra. Which is a steal if you ask me.

I'll get to work on picking up Office for you gary.

 

[olimario]

Thank you. How cheap can you get it? I'll glady cover cost of Office and shipping and I'll do the card thing.

Without office I found a great HP notebook.
Tell me what you think of this.


$1148
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition with SP2
AMD Sempron(TM) 3200+ (1.8GHz/256KB L2 Cache)
15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)
128MB ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M w/Hypermemory(TM) (she doesn't play games)
512MB DDR SDRAM (2x256MB)
60 GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
FREE Upgrade DVD+/-RW/R CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer
54g(TM) Integ. Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN & Bluetooth
12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
1-year HP Accidental Damage Protection with Express Repair extended service plan
Free Printer

 

[B'z-chan]

With that hp it looks like your paying more for the graphics card. Did it tell you if it uses shared memory or not? (the graphics card) cause if so i say no go. If its dedicated, then thats really nice. But like you said she's not a gamer. Othewise thats a really nice Laptop.

Worth the money, use the rest for a nice bag for her Gary. Or something nice that she can use.

 

[olimario]

That I will do. I found another HP ready to be bought and it's just as nice.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-P...sem/rpsm/oid/120278/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

A lot of positive reviews for it, too.
I think I'll go with this.

 

[B'z-chan]

Yeah its nice, and for the price its good. Just know that its a power hungry machine. So use some of the extra money for a battery and a nice protective case. And if you have money over get a shuffle for her if she doesnt have one already.

That should bring you right to 1200 bucks or a little over.

NEED TO warn ya, that Circuit city (sorry my bad) computer doesnt have a year warranty. So take that into concideration.

 

[olimario]

Can you guys help me find this in stock somewhere that is either (a) in Houston or (b) can ship it to me.
Circuit City will only ship from their online store, I think. If I'm wrong, please let me know.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-P...sem/rpsm/oid/120278/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

 

[number386]

The Dell element recomended in your other notebook topic is by far the best, I'm even tempted to buy it.

stay away from TigerDirect.

What do you want to spend and what do you want to do with it?

Dell has some deals going on right now.

Here is a good one:
Inspiron 9300
Intel Pentium M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+ Display
512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800
80GB Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
Free Printer
Free 2 Day Air

$1,237.00 before tax.

Replace 6800 with x300 64 MB, and it goes down to $1,188.00, but it would be worth the additional cost if you ask me.

I just got the Inspiron 6000 with the 15.4 inch screen and it is HUGE! I'm actually glad I didn't get the 17" 9300.

 

[B'z-chan]

The Dell element recomended in your other notebook topic is by far the best, I'm even tempted to buy it.

HOW the hell did they get it to be so cheap. Gary if you can get that, get it. What rebate codes crap. Thats freaking nice.

 

[Lil' Dice]

DO you also ask random strangers to tie your shoes when in public?

 

[number386]

HOW the hell did they get it to be so cheap. Gary if you can get that, get it. What rebate codes crap. Thats freaking nice.

Here

go here:
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspn_9300?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

make the system like I posted

use this coupon at the end
BF606XBVMFBG9L

 

[B'z-chan]

If only i had known yesterday or the day before damnit.

Screw them they will only offer me 300 bucks of credit. Maybe i should call them up and see if they'll extend the deal =P

 

[olimario]

I tried the dell element posted and couldn't get it to the price he posted.
Anything wrong with the HP I posted? A lot of great reviews for it.

 

[B'z-chan]

Get any insperon up to 1900 bucks then use the code. It will take off 750 bucks instantly. Which makes it a great freaking deal. Dont look at the red price but the price with a line through it.

I was able to get it to 1215 and that included 1gb of ram and 100gb hdd.

 

[element]

the Nvidia 6800 Go is a little overkill if you ask me. It falls into the desktop replacement laptop.

I got a Inspiron 6000 with a 64 MB x300 and it plays some games just fine (WoW, HL2).

I was able to config one with a x300 64 MB, with 100 GB and 1 GB of RAM and 1.6 GHz CPU for 1,188.00, which is DIRT cheap.

Oli, make sure you add the coupon.
BF606XBVMFBG9L

that should adjust the price.