I’m interested in purchasing a laptop soon. Unfortunately I’m not aware of whats GOOD to have with a laptop these days, the best brand, or where the best place to buy it from is.
I’m not interested in a wide screen.
I need it to be fast enough, not celeron! 40gb hard drive at least? (is that the regular these days for laptops?), internal 802.11g, dvd writer.
The most I would like to pay is somewhere around $1,300 CDN (without tax). I don’t know if what I’ve specified is possible with that limited price.
Also, could you please tell me sites/stores that offer financing of paying per month, rather than paying the whole $1,300. Is Dell a good site to purchase from?
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[Dell Home](http://slickdeals.net/?pno=5924&lno=1&afsrc=1) has the Inspiron 9300 Pentium M 1.6GHz Laptop for $1500 - 35% off $1499 coupon **K6PHJCLJJL8299** = $975 w/ free shipping. Select the 512MB & 60GB Hard drive upgrades. **Add it to cart** to see the discounted price. Thanks redsolar.
**Specs:
**Intel Pentium M 730 Processor (1.60GHz/533MHz FSB)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
17" UltraSharp Wide Screen XGA+ Display
512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
64MB ATIs Mobility Radeon X300
60GB Hard Drive
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
Posted: 04/01/05 6:28AM PT
Inspiron 700M Pentium M 1.6GHz Laptop $808 shipped
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**Update**: The 30% coupon has reached its maximum redemptions. The 35% off $1499 coupon **K6PHJCLJJL8299** is still available.
Dell Home has the Inspiron 700M Pentium M 1.6GHz Laptop for $1154 - 30% off $999 coupon FZ1QGJBJ6QHL0H = $808 w/ free shipping. Select the “No Extended Service, Support or Ltd Warrant” option. Add it to cart to see the discounted price. Thanks ZlickDealz.
Specs:
Intel Pentium M Processor 725 (1.60GHz/400MHz FSB)
12.1-in WXGA
Microsoft Windows XP Home
256MB DDR SDRAM 1 Dimm
40 GB Hard Drive
Integrated Network Card
Internal 56K Modem
8X Max DVD ROM Drive
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
4-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (32WHr)
Posted: 04/01/05 6:18AM PT
Inspiron 6000 Pentium M 1.5GHz 15" Laptop $710 shipped
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**Update**: The 30% coupon has reached its maximum redemptions. The 35% off $1499 coupon **K6PHJCLJJL8299** is still available.
Dell Home has the Inspiron 6000 Pentium M 1.5GHz Laptop for $1015 - 30% off $999 coupon FZ1QGJBJ6QHL0H = $710 w/ free shipping. Select 512MB and 40GB Hard drive upgrades. Add it to cart to see the discounted price. Thanks xthundaz.
Specs:
Inspiron 6000 Intel Pentium M Processor 715 (1.50 GHz/2MB Cache/400MHz FSB)
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
Display 15.4 inch WXGA LCD Panel
Memory 512MB Shared DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms
Intel® Media Accelerator 900 Graphics
40GB Hard Drive
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
8X Max DVD ROM Drive
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr)
1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr Technical Support
I wouldn't recommend DELL unless they offer repair within your city or where they pay for the S&H when you're sending your laptop to them to get it repaired.
Last summer my Xbox was giving me problems. I had to 'mail' it a little outside the city and it costed me over $45. I couldn't drop it off because that's how it worked.
I can't imagine how costly it must be to 'mail' DELL computers if they need to be repaired.
Btw... check out both Futureshop and Bestbuy. They both offer financing and they have more models in store than online.
I have always worked with Dell laptops and I must say that I'm very satisfied with them. Currently I'm using a Dell Latitude D600. I think in Canada the D600 is not even available anymore and has been upgraded to D610. That has the same specs, but a better processor.
^ I'm speaking out of experience. The college where I used to work, everyone was provided with an IBM laptop and I had the opportunity to use various models of 'R' series and the 'T' series ... and I was very happy with the results. However, I've seen many people whine about their SONY laptops and they've had a histroy of problems relting to power etc.
And then again, IBM is/was (can be argued) a reputed player in the 'systems' industry whereas SONY got into manufacturing laptops only a few years ago.
sony got into laptops only a few years ago but it has proven it is better then ibm, as you might know ibm has started to go down. i too am talking from experience i have used all of those computers
… DON’T go for a sony.
