anybody have or know of a deal on a laptop?

[winfred]

figured id toss out the question here for shits and giggles, i am transitioning from want to need

[indierthanthou]

get a mac

[onZedge]

Hey, that's a good question. I'd like to get a "disposable" (read: cheeeeep) laptop with wireless Ethernet capability for my basement workshop. Things tend to fall/get knocked off my workbench on occasion. But I guess that only happens to me!

[DanDombrowski]

if there wasn't an immediate deal that I knew of (black friday, memorial day, etc), I'd check out fatwallet.com

[winfred]

had a mac, built a fast pc and now i feel much better, actually i had several macs and got tired of needing to search for software and having **** in general being designed for everyones computer but me and the other 5-10% of us mac goobers. **** it, more power to bill gates

get a mac

[DanDombrowski]

oh, and I've heard that both CompUSSR and CircuitCity are closing a LOT of their stores soon. Haven't heard anything about closeout sales, but they certainly aint gonna RAISE the price.

[LunatiC]

had a mac, built a fast pc and now i feel much better, actually i had several macs and got tired of needing to search for software and having **** in general being designed for everyones computer but me and the other 5-10% of us mac goobers. **** it, more power to bill gates

Macs can run Windows and OS X alongside each other at the same time now. Handy when you're a web developer and need to test your website out in Internet Explorer for Windows...

If you are looking for a machine that is rugged, forget getting a laptop. Everything is so delicate with these machines, and things can get broken if you don't 'baby' the machine.

Either that or get a Dell, at least when it breaks, it was so cheap to buy you can afford to replace the whole machine again rather than repairing it.

[Derek A.]

I got a used Dell D600 from these folks.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZctsystemsdirectQQhtZ-1

they are starting to come off lease so the prices have dropped and the parts supply is plentiful

[MBXB]

Try www.dealpc.com or www.dealmac.com

[Robin-535im]

I've bought my last half dozen PC/laptops from the Dell outlet site.

http://www.dell.com/content/products...=22&l=en&s=dfh

Surf for a week or two and get a handle for what a good deal is and what you want, e.g., 17 inch screen, 2Gb ram, DVD writer, etc. They upload new systems a few times a week, and there are some fantastic deals. Every few weeks the "free" thing changes: shipping, increased warranty, $200 off, etc.

If you've been watching the list for a week or two you'll be able see what a real good deal is for the system you want. Plop it in your cart as soon as you see it, grab a few at a time if you want, then read through it closely - they're all different. It's kind of a feeding frenzy when the good systems pop up so you have to be fast.

I usually get the 3-year warranty and the biggest screen/RAM/HD, and with the warranty if it breaks it gets fixed fast, for free. I've had hard drives, keyboards, screens replaced within 24 hours.

HTH

- Robin

Here's an example that's up there now:

Inspiron 9400/E1705 Notebook $829
Genuine Windows XP Media Center 2005
1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs)
120 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Intel Core Duo Processor T2250 (1.73GHz/533MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache)
8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
Norton Internet Security 15 Month Subscription
17 inch UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA Notebook Screen
1390 Wireless Card

+ a bunch of software you should immediately delete and reformat your HD...