i haven't really seen anything worth jumping on for a month or two

10/5/2005 2:23:28 PM

wait till black friday

10/5/2005 2:42:42 PM

http://www.apple.com/ibook/

10/5/2005 3:04:04 PM

when's black friday?

and i'd probably get a powerbook if they didn't cost so goddamn much

10/5/2005 3:15:16 PM

I love my iBook...plus you can't beat it's portability (<5lbs) or $999 price with any pc

10/5/2005 3:21:02 PM

black friday is that day after thanksgiving when all the jews, arabs, azians, and indians come out of hiding to snag up the best deals

[Edited on October 5, 2005 at 3:45 PM. Reason : the ironic thing is that its "black" friday]

10/5/2005 3:45:23 PM

Quote :

"I love my iBook...plus you can't beat it's portability (<5lbs) or $999 price with any pc "

if thats really what you think that you deserve that ibook

10/5/2005 3:48:05 PM

i like the design of the apple books better than any laptop

the OS, not so much

10/5/2005 5:54:29 PM

^^the price/portability is pretty nice (not that I could use an apple for anything other than fun)

what notebooks come close to that ratio at normal selling prices?

10/5/2005 6:08:51 PM

averatec

10/5/2005 6:14:49 PM

You may be right.

The lowest priced 12.1 inch Dell has is 1,150.

But then again it is more powerful than the iBook counterpart.



Whats interesting is if you go up to the 14" models, dell's go down in price by about 50% whereas the apple counterparts are more expensive.

The smaller ones are more expensive to make i suppose.


However its all moot since most smart shoppers jsut wait until Dell springs another deal and get the same 1,150 notebook for 750 or a more powerful one for the same price.

10/5/2005 6:25:49 PM

Quote :

"Whats interesting is if you go up to the 14" models, dell's go down in price by about 50% whereas the apple counterparts are more expensive."

interesting point, never thought about that


yeah the $750 dell deals are the shit

10/5/2005 7:23:06 PM

Doesn't Dell offer huge deals at the end of every fiscal quarter/year? Anyone know when that is?

10/5/2005 7:27:43 PM

we're probably due for one at the end of October.

I think end of october last year they hat some batshit crazy deals with dual 20" LCDs and 3.0ghz desktops for like $1200

10/5/2005 7:41:49 PM

what is the dell return policy?

i don't want to buy one only to have it go $400 cheaper a week or two later

10/5/2005 7:54:25 PM

I don't want to make a new thread on this cuz one pops up every 5-6 months ... but any deals on tablet PCs / are they worth buying?

10/6/2005 10:47:44 AM

everybody i know with a tablet LOVES it. i will prolly get one the next time i buy something

10/6/2005 12:14:08 PM

for $800 I got a compaq presario v2000 series, 1.4 ghz, 512 mb ram, 60 gb hard drive, 14" widescreen from best buy, plus i got it with 18 months no interest

10/6/2005 12:55:48 PM

tigerdirect is offering a Gateway P$ 2.8 for $700

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1576827&Sku=G153-1098&CMP=EMC-TIGEREMAIL&SRCCODE=WEM976C

10/7/2005 2:00:11 PM

what's that laptop screen that looks really nice called

truebrite or something?

10/10/2005 8:53:52 PM

^For hp i have WXGA+ BrightView and they also have WSXGA+ i think

10/10/2005 10:48:41 PM

http://www.fujitsu.com

Love them - heard about it from a lawyer buddy of mine when I was going to B-School. Super light, bright screen, good support. At less than 4lbs, it's got every feature I could need.

Not cheap - but worth every stinking penny

[Edited on October 11, 2005 at 4:03 AM. Reason : .]

10/11/2005 4:01:18 AM

^^^^ That notebook looked decent until I noticed it's refurbished and only 802.11b compatible.

10/11/2005 6:03:44 AM

http://www.samsclub.com

10/11/2005 9:56:49 AM

10/11/2005 12:45:08 PM

last check before i drop some cash on one

10/18/2005 3:26:52 PM

what are you getting?

10/18/2005 5:20:21 PM

dell inspiron 6000 probably

10/18/2005 5:31:29 PM

ebay an old D800 or M60 w/ the WUXGA+ screen

that screen should be your only criteria in a notebook

god its so sexy

10/18/2005 5:38:21 PM

i bet it eats batteries though

10/18/2005 6:23:14 PM

the first black friday rumors are out and if the rumors are true, walmart is going to have an HP Pavilion laptop (HP Pavillion ze2308wm) for $399. google and amazon.com don't have any hits for this laptop so it must be a BF special. or maybe the rumor is bogus...

10/20/2005 10:40:23 PM

so when are the $750 dell deals coming back? i thought it was nearing the end of their fiscal year...

10/20/2005 11:17:46 PM

fiscal year for Dell ends end of january.

[Edited on October 20, 2005 at 11:40 PM. Reason : .]

10/20/2005 11:19:12 PM

HP has 64 bit CPU laptops for $650.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_series.do?series_name=ze2000z_series&catLevel=2&category=notebooks/hp_pavilion&storeName=computer_store

10/21/2005 12:44:52 AM

the rumors are true. can anybody read the specs on that? notice that it is instant savings -- no rebates...



you can download the whole walmart black friday flyer here:

http://www.bfads.net/adscans/BF2005-WalMart.zip

[Edited on October 21, 2005 at 11:20 AM. Reason : sdf ]

10/21/2005 11:19:33 AM

http://samsclub.com/eclub/main_shopping.jsp?coe=0&oidPath=0%3a-23542%3a-23589%3a-43881%3a-43983%3a-43985%3a-43989%3a920890&mt=a&n=0&BV_SessionID=_SC_1686493711.1129907519_CS_&BV_EngineID=ccciaddfmhhgjficfkfcfkjdgoodflf.0

What do guys think about this notebook for basic operations like checking email, surfing the web, etc.?

I don't know much about Averatec or Mobile Athlon processors. I noticed that the cache is 512KB and I thought 2MB was pretty standard these days.

[Edited on October 21, 2005 at 11:39 AM. Reason : ]

10/21/2005 11:20:17 AM

Quote :

"can anybody read the specs on that?"

AMD Moblie Sempron 2800+
256mb DDRSDRAM
40GB HDD
cd-rw/dvd
wirelessG
15" TFT-XGA

No Rebate Necessary


[Edited on October 21, 2005 at 4:29 PM. Reason : done.]

10/21/2005 4:19:28 PM

that's pretty hot for $400. i'll throw in a stick of 512 RAM and be all set.

10/21/2005 5:07:46 PM