Holidays Deals on Laptops?

[dieselboy]

I need a new one bad. Anyone seen any amazing deals?

[dieselboy]

Re: Holidays Deals on Laptops?

Also! I don't follow holiday trends very will...

Would I get a much better deal on a computer if I waited until AFTER the holidays? Or is now the time to buy?

[dieselboy]

Re: Holidays Deals on Laptops?

Best deal I have found is on a Dell Inspiron 1525, $600 even, out the door, that includes shipping and tax:

My Components
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5800 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition SP1
Midnight Blue
No Productivity software pre-installed
1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800)
3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 (2 Dimms)
Size: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
CD / DVD Writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini-Card
Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
6 cell battery
High Definition Audio 2.0
Personalize
My Accessories
McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days
WildTangent Games
My Service
Receive an E-mail for your Dell Remote Access
Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
Earthlink Internet Access
Also Includes
Integrated 10/100 Network Card
Integrated Modem
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
Windows Vista™ Basic
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor

Thoughts?

[TheMatrix31]

Re: Holidays Deals on Laptops?

Depends on what you want it for.

For me, 4GB of RAM and a dedicated graphics card are a must. I also like a nice screen.

Go to www.techbargains.com. They always have coupon codes (250 off, 30% off, whatever it is at the moment) that will help out.

[cocobee]

Re: Holidays Deals on Laptops?

Is Lenovo(sp) a good brand?

[TheMatrix31]

Re: Holidays Deals on Laptops?

Lenovo is a model under IBM. I don't have ANY experience with IBM computers.

[cocobee]

Re: Holidays Deals on Laptops?

Lenovo is a model under IBM. I don't have ANY experience with IBM computers.

LOL, I jut realized my work laptop is a lenovo!

Just ordered a laptop for my dad for christmas $483

Intel pentium Dual Core T3200
15.4 WXGA
2GB RAM
320 GB HD
DVD recordable(dual layer) 24x max
Intel Wireless W-Fi Link 5100
6 cell lithium-Ion battery

Not bad for my dad, who'll just want to go online and save some family pictures.

[Complex]

Re: Holidays Deals on Laptops?

I will check out what you guys posted. I need an inexpensive laptop. Just one for basic usage (emails, chatting, blogs etc). But I do not want it super slow.