Am looking to get a laptop for around $1,000
Prioritys for me would be 100gb hd, cd/dvd rw uhh .. 1gb ram, wi-fi of course

Very easy; in fact, you can probably meet your specs at about $700 to
$800, and perhaps as low as $599 in a 14" screen.

I'd look at a Dell E1405 (14") or E1505 (15"), or a Toshiba M115 (14")
or A105(15") series. All of these are made in a ton of configurations,
some of which meet your specs, and some of which don't. And all are
sold (even for the same configuration) at prices that cover a wide range
of nearly 2:1 for the exact same computer. It really pays to be patient
and to watch for sales (for Dell, look at www.techbargains.com daily).
You can get what you are looking for $700 if you catch a good deal.

If you find a machine with 512MB of RAM, it can be upgraded to 1GB for
about $40. Also, you may find a lot of machines that have all that you
need but come with an 80GB drive. This can also be upgraded, but if
80GB isn't enough, I'd go to 120GB or 160GB (100GB is readily available
but is so close to 80GB that I'd bypass it in an upgrade).


Holly wrote:
> Am looking to get a laptop for around $1,000
> Prioritys for me would be 100gb hd, cd/dvd rw uhh .. 1gb ram, wi-fi of course

Holly wrote:
> Am looking to get a laptop for around $1,000
> Prioritys for me would be 100gb hd, cd/dvd rw uhh .. 1gb ram, wi-fi
> of course

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...=bndwh4d&s=bsd

This 1 of Dells newest computers in the price range ($1047), has
update
for Vista included in price, has 2 gig ram to run vista with ease, has
120 gig hard drive, and best of all has the best laptop processor
available - AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-56

You can lower the cost by going with XP Home with a $49 upgrade to
Vista
and spec 1 gig memory - not recommended though.

Try to get that from any place else at anywhere close to the price!!

Tom J

Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in
news:45686F7A.9070803@neo.rr.com:

> Very easy; in fact, you can probably meet your specs at about $700 to
> $800, and perhaps as low as $599 in a 14" screen.
>
> I'd look at a Dell E1405 (14") or E1505 (15"), or a Toshiba M115 (14")
> or A105(15") series. All of these are made in a ton of configurations,
> some of which meet your specs, and some of which don't. And all are
> sold (even for the same configuration) at prices that cover a wide range
> of nearly 2:1 for the exact same computer. It really pays to be patient
> and to watch for sales (for Dell, look at www.techbargains.com daily).
> You can get what you are looking for $700 if you catch a good deal.
>
> If you find a machine with 512MB of RAM, it can be upgraded to 1GB for
> about $40. Also, you may find a lot of machines that have all that you
> need but come with an 80GB drive. This can also be upgraded, but if
> 80GB isn't enough, I'd go to 120GB or 160GB (100GB is readily available
> but is so close to 80GB that I'd bypass it in an upgrade).
>
>
> Holly wrote:
>> Am looking to get a laptop for around $1,000
>> Prioritys for me would be 100gb hd, cd/dvd rw uhh .. 1gb ram, wi-fi of
>> course
>


Thanks for the tips ... I have played around at these configuration screens,
problem there is I usually come out 3 to 4 x over budget.

"Tom J" <tomnews@earthlink.net> wrote in
news:ld%9h.3798$1s6.2028@newsread2.news.pas.earthl ink.net:

> Holly wrote:
>> Am looking to get a laptop for around $1,000
>> Prioritys for me would be 100gb hd, cd/dvd rw uhh .. 1gb ram, wi-fi
>> of course
>
> http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...04&fb=1&kc=6W3
> 00&l=en&oc=bndwh4d&s=bsd
>
> This 1 of Dells newest computers in the price range ($1047), has
> update
> for Vista included in price, has 2 gig ram to run vista with ease, has
> 120 gig hard drive, and best of all has the best laptop processor
> available - AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-56
>
> You can lower the cost by going with XP Home with a $49 upgrade to
> Vista
> and spec 1 gig memory - not recommended though.
>
> Try to get that from any place else at anywhere close to the price!!
>
> Tom J

Looks pretty good thanks.
Only thing I do not like is no built in wifi, not sure how much of a handicap
this is.

You need to wait for and find a "coupon". For example, there was a
coupon for 25% off an Inspiron laptop price [before coupon] at $1,199 or
more. So you build up a moderately high end configuration to just over
$1,200 (possibly this includes and extended warranty), and then you pay
about $900. However, there have been such "coupons" for 30% off, and
there have been coupons for "$750 off $1,500". Which drop you down to
the $750 to $840 price range. And see my post from about a week ago
where I bought a fairly high-end Toshiba A105 that had been $1,299 at
Sam's club for $688. What you want is available in the $700 to $900
price range, but it will take some patience and some shopping to find it.

[In fact, if you are in the US, I do think that Circuit City had a
Toshiba A105 that met your specs at $749 as a "black Friday" special
that was good all day yesterday and today. Note, even if you can't get
to Circuit City, you may be able to order it online at Circuitcity.com.]

But there's a good chance of an even better deal in the next few weeks.


Holly wrote:
> Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in
> news:45686F7A.9070803@neo.rr.com:
>
>> Very easy; in fact, you can probably meet your specs at about $700 to
>> $800, and perhaps as low as $599 in a 14" screen.
>>
>> I'd look at a Dell E1405 (14") or E1505 (15"), or a Toshiba M115 (14")
>> or A105(15") series. All of these are made in a ton of configurations,
>> some of which meet your specs, and some of which don't. And all are
>> sold (even for the same configuration) at prices that cover a wide range
>> of nearly 2:1 for the exact same computer. It really pays to be patient
>> and to watch for sales (for Dell, look at www.techbargains.com daily).
>> You can get what you are looking for $700 if you catch a good deal.
>>
>> If you find a machine with 512MB of RAM, it can be upgraded to 1GB for
>> about $40. Also, you may find a lot of machines that have all that you
>> need but come with an 80GB drive. This can also be upgraded, but if
>> 80GB isn't enough, I'd go to 120GB or 160GB (100GB is readily available
>> but is so close to 80GB that I'd bypass it in an upgrade).
>>
>>
>> Holly wrote:
>>> Am looking to get a laptop for around $1,000
>>> Prioritys for me would be 100gb hd, cd/dvd rw uhh .. 1gb ram, wi-fi of
>>> course
>
>
> Thanks for the tips ... I have played around at these configuration screens,
> problem there is I usually come out 3 to 4 x over budget.

Hi Barry,

I was thinking about buying a DELL PRESICION M50.

Do you know if this is a good laptop?

Intel Pentium 4M / 2.0GHz
1GB Ram
40GB Harddrive
CD-RW Drive
Floppy DRIVE
56K Fax/Modem (internal)
10/100 Network Card (internal)
Wireless Network Card (internal)
2 USB Ports
1394 Firewire Port
14.1" LCD Display
S-Video Output
Computer Monitor Output
Serial Port
Parallel Port
IR Port
2 PCMCIA Slots
Docking Port
Microsoft-XP Pro Installed
Microsoft-Office XP Installed (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint,
Frontpage, Outlook)
Battery (not warrantied)
A/C Adapter

This is all the information I have on it. I hope it's enough.

I was also looking at a DELL LATITUDE C640 LAPTOP

Intel Pentium 4 / 2.0GHz.
1GB Ram
30GB Harddrive
CD-RW/DVD Drive
56K Fax/Modem (internal)
10/100 Network Card (internal)
USB Port
14.1" LCD Display
Microsoft-XP Pro Installed
Internal Wireless
Microsoft-Office 2003 Installed (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint,
Frontpage, InfoPath, Publisher, Outlook)
Battery (not warrantied)
A/C Adapter
Floppy Drive included also.

I'm not familiar with it.

Orchid398 wrote:
> Hi Barry,
>
> I was thinking about buying a DELL PRESICION M50.
>
> Do you know if this is a good laptop?
>
> Intel Pentium 4M / 2.0GHz
> 1GB Ram
> 40GB Harddrive
> CD-RW Drive
> Floppy DRIVE
> 56K Fax/Modem (internal)
> 10/100 Network Card (internal)
> Wireless Network Card (internal)
> 2 USB Ports
> 1394 Firewire Port
> 14.1" LCD Display
> S-Video Output
> Computer Monitor Output
> Serial Port
> Parallel Port
> IR Port
> 2 PCMCIA Slots
> Docking Port
> Microsoft-XP Pro Installed
> Microsoft-Office XP Installed (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint,
> Frontpage, Outlook)
> Battery (not warrantied)
> A/C Adapter
>
> This is all the information I have on it. I hope it's enough.
>

I checked online at Sams club but they didn't show that model and price
on the Toshiba laptop you bought for $688.00. My son said there's a
good chance they may still offer that price if i go down there and talk
to them. It's worth a try. The online prices didn't look any better
than other retailers.
Barry Watzman wrote:
> You need to wait for and find a "coupon". For example, there was a
> coupon for 25% off an Inspiron laptop price [before coupon] at $1,199 or
> more. So you build up a moderately high end configuration to just over
> $1,200 (possibly this includes and extended warranty), and then you pay
> about $900. However, there have been such "coupons" for 30% off, and
> there have been coupons for "$750 off $1,500". Which drop you down to
> the $750 to $840 price range. And see my post from about a week ago
> where I bought a fairly high-end Toshiba A105 that had been $1,299 at
> Sam's club for $688. What you want is available in the $700 to $900
> price range, but it will take some patience and some shopping to find it.
>
> [In fact, if you are in the US, I do think that Circuit City had a
> Toshiba A105 that met your specs at $749 as a "black Friday" special
> that was good all day yesterday and today. Note, even if you can't get
> to Circuit City, you may be able to order it online at Circuitcity.com.]
>
> But there's a good chance of an even better deal in the next few weeks.
>
>
> Holly wrote:
> > Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in
> > news:45686F7A.9070803@neo.rr.com:
> >
> >> Very easy; in fact, you can probably meet your specs at about $700 to
> >> $800, and perhaps as low as $599 in a 14" screen.
> >>
> >> I'd look at a Dell E1405 (14") or E1505 (15"), or a Toshiba M115 (14")
> >> or A105(15") series. All of these are made in a ton of configurations,
> >> some of which meet your specs, and some of which don't. And all are
> >> sold (even for the same configuration) at prices that cover a wide range
> >> of nearly 2:1 for the exact same computer. It really pays to be patient
> >> and to watch for sales (for Dell, look at www.techbargains.com daily).
> >> You can get what you are looking for $700 if you catch a good deal.
> >>
> >> If you find a machine with 512MB of RAM, it can be upgraded to 1GB for
> >> about $40. Also, you may find a lot of machines that have all that you
> >> need but come with an 80GB drive. This can also be upgraded, but if
> >> 80GB isn't enough, I'd go to 120GB or 160GB (100GB is readily available
> >> but is so close to 80GB that I'd bypass it in an upgrade).
> >>
> >>
> >> Holly wrote:
> >>> Am looking to get a laptop for around $1,000
> >>> Prioritys for me would be 100gb hd, cd/dvd rw uhh .. 1gb ram, wi-fi of
> >>> course
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the tips ... I have played around at these configuration screens,
> > problem there is I usually come out 3 to 4 x over budget.

The full model number was A105-S4002, and it is Sam's sku 128720


shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> I checked online at Sams club but they didn't show that model and price
> on the Toshiba laptop you bought for $688.00. My son said there's a
> good chance they may still offer that price if i go down there and talk
> to them. It's worth a try. The online prices didn't look any better
> than other retailers.
> Barry Watzman wrote:
>> You need to wait for and find a "coupon". For example, there was a
>> coupon for 25% off an Inspiron laptop price [before coupon] at $1,199 or
>> more. So you build up a moderately high end configuration to just over
>> $1,200 (possibly this includes and extended warranty), and then you pay
>> about $900. However, there have been such "coupons" for 30% off, and
>> there have been coupons for "$750 off $1,500". Which drop you down to
>> the $750 to $840 price range. And see my post from about a week ago
>> where I bought a fairly high-end Toshiba A105 that had been $1,299 at
>> Sam's club for $688. What you want is available in the $700 to $900
>> price range, but it will take some patience and some shopping to find it.
>>
>> [In fact, if you are in the US, I do think that Circuit City had a
>> Toshiba A105 that met your specs at $749 as a "black Friday" special
>> that was good all day yesterday and today. Note, even if you can't get
>> to Circuit City, you may be able to order it online at Circuitcity.com.]
>>
>> But there's a good chance of an even better deal in the next few weeks.
>>
>>
>> Holly wrote:
>>> Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in
>>> news:45686F7A.9070803@neo.rr.com:
>>>
>>>> Very easy; in fact, you can probably meet your specs at about $700 to
>>>> $800, and perhaps as low as $599 in a 14" screen.
>>>>
>>>> I'd look at a Dell E1405 (14") or E1505 (15"), or a Toshiba M115 (14")
>>>> or A105(15") series. All of these are made in a ton of configurations,
>>>> some of which meet your specs, and some of which don't. And all are
>>>> sold (even for the same configuration) at prices that cover a wide range
>>>> of nearly 2:1 for the exact same computer. It really pays to be patient
>>>> and to watch for sales (for Dell, look at www.techbargains.com daily).
>>>> You can get what you are looking for $700 if you catch a good deal.
>>>>
>>>> If you find a machine with 512MB of RAM, it can be upgraded to 1GB for
>>>> about $40. Also, you may find a lot of machines that have all that you
>>>> need but come with an 80GB drive. This can also be upgraded, but if
>>>> 80GB isn't enough, I'd go to 120GB or 160GB (100GB is readily available
>>>> but is so close to 80GB that I'd bypass it in an upgrade).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Holly wrote:
>>>>> Am looking to get a laptop for around $1,000
>>>>> Prioritys for me would be 100gb hd, cd/dvd rw uhh .. 1gb ram, wi-fi of
>>>>> course
>>>
>>> Thanks for the tips ... I have played around at these configuration screens,
>>> problem there is I usually come out 3 to 4 x over budget.
>

Thanks Barry- I'm going there after work tomorrow to check it out. Much
appreciated! Bob.
Barry Watzman wrote:
> The full model number was A105-S4002, and it is Sam's sku 128720
>
>
> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> > I checked online at Sams club but they didn't show that model and price
> > on the Toshiba laptop you bought for $688.00. My son said there's a
> > good chance they may still offer that price if i go down there and talk
> > to them. It's worth a try. The online prices didn't look any better
> > than other retailers.
> > Barry Watzman wrote:
> >> You need to wait for and find a "coupon". For example, there was a
> >> coupon for 25% off an Inspiron laptop price [before coupon] at $1,199 or
> >> more. So you build up a moderately high end configuration to just over
> >> $1,200 (possibly this includes and extended warranty), and then you pay
> >> about $900. However, there have been such "coupons" for 30% off, and
> >> there have been coupons for "$750 off $1,500". Which drop you down to
> >> the $750 to $840 price range. And see my post from about a week ago
> >> where I bought a fairly high-end Toshiba A105 that had been $1,299 at
> >> Sam's club for $688. What you want is available in the $700 to $900
> >> price range, but it will take some patience and some shopping to find it.
> >>
> >> [In fact, if you are in the US, I do think that Circuit City had a
> >> Toshiba A105 that met your specs at $749 as a "black Friday" special
> >> that was good all day yesterday and today. Note, even if you can't get
> >> to Circuit City, you may be able to order it online at Circuitcity.com.]
> >>
> >> But there's a good chance of an even better deal in the next few weeks.
> >>
> >>
> >> Holly wrote:
> >>> Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in
> >>> news:45686F7A.9070803@neo.rr.com:
> >>>
> >>>> Very easy; in fact, you can probably meet your specs at about $700 to
> >>>> $800, and perhaps as low as $599 in a 14" screen.
> >>>>
> >>>> I'd look at a Dell E1405 (14") or E1505 (15"), or a Toshiba M115 (14")
> >>>> or A105(15") series. All of these are made in a ton of configurations,
> >>>> some of which meet your specs, and some of which don't. And all are
> >>>> sold (even for the same configuration) at prices that cover a wide range
> >>>> of nearly 2:1 for the exact same computer. It really pays to be patient
> >>>> and to watch for sales (for Dell, look at www.techbargains.com daily).
> >>>> You can get what you are looking for $700 if you catch a good deal.
> >>>>
> >>>> If you find a machine with 512MB of RAM, it can be upgraded to 1GB for
> >>>> about $40. Also, you may find a lot of machines that have all that you
> >>>> need but come with an 80GB drive. This can also be upgraded, but if
> >>>> 80GB isn't enough, I'd go to 120GB or 160GB (100GB is readily available
> >>>> but is so close to 80GB that I'd bypass it in an upgrade).
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Holly wrote:
> >>>>> Am looking to get a laptop for around $1,000
> >>>>> Prioritys for me would be 100gb hd, cd/dvd rw uhh .. 1gb ram, wi-fi of
> >>>>> course
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for the tips ... I have played around at these configuration screens,
> >>> problem there is I usually come out 3 to 4 x over budget.
> >

I see that Sams also sells Dell computers.
Barry Watzman wrote:
> The full model number was A105-S4002, and it is Sam's sku 128720
>
>
> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> > I checked online at Sams club but they didn't show that model and price
> > on the Toshiba laptop you bought for $688.00. My son said there's a
> > good chance they may still offer that price if i go down there and talk
> > to them. It's worth a try. The online prices didn't look any better
> > than other retailers.
> > Barry Watzman wrote:
> >> You need to wait for and find a "coupon". For example, there was a
> >> coupon for 25% off an Inspiron laptop price [before coupon] at $1,199 or
> >> more. So you build up a moderately high end configuration to just over
> >> $1,200 (possibly this includes and extended warranty), and then you pay
> >> about $900. However, there have been such "coupons" for 30% off, and
> >> there have been coupons for "$750 off $1,500". Which drop you down to
> >> the $750 to $840 price range. And see my post from about a week ago
> >> where I bought a fairly high-end Toshiba A105 that had been $1,299 at
> >> Sam's club for $688. What you want is available in the $700 to $900
> >> price range, but it will take some patience and some shopping to find it.
> >>
> >> [In fact, if you are in the US, I do think that Circuit City had a
> >> Toshiba A105 that met your specs at $749 as a "black Friday" special
> >> that was good all day yesterday and today. Note, even if you can't get
> >> to Circuit City, you may be able to order it online at Circuitcity.com.]
> >>
> >> But there's a good chance of an even better deal in the next few weeks.
> >>
> >>
> >> Holly wrote:
> >>> Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in
> >>> news:45686F7A.9070803@neo.rr.com:
> >>>
> >>>> Very easy; in fact, you can probably meet your specs at about $700 to
> >>>> $800, and perhaps as low as $599 in a 14" screen.
> >>>>
> >>>> I'd look at a Dell E1405 (14") or E1505 (15"), or a Toshiba M115 (14")
> >>>> or A105(15") series. All of these are made in a ton of configurations,
> >>>> some of which meet your specs, and some of which don't. And all are
> >>>> sold (even for the same configuration) at prices that cover a wide range
> >>>> of nearly 2:1 for the exact same computer. It really pays to be patient
> >>>> and to watch for sales (for Dell, look at www.techbargains.com daily).
> >>>> You can get what you are looking for $700 if you catch a good deal.
> >>>>
> >>>> If you find a machine with 512MB of RAM, it can be upgraded to 1GB for
> >>>> about $40. Also, you may find a lot of machines that have all that you
> >>>> need but come with an 80GB drive. This can also be upgraded, but if
> >>>> 80GB isn't enough, I'd go to 120GB or 160GB (100GB is readily available
> >>>> but is so close to 80GB that I'd bypass it in an upgrade).
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Holly wrote:
> >>>>> Am looking to get a laptop for around $1,000
> >>>>> Prioritys for me would be 100gb hd, cd/dvd rw uhh .. 1gb ram, wi-fi of
> >>>>> course
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for the tips ... I have played around at these configuration screens,
> >>> problem there is I usually come out 3 to 4 x over budget.
> >

I went to Sams Club. They had one laptop left, but the price was
$805.00, not $688.00 when you bought it AND it wasn't even new, it was
a return. I asked if they could honor the old price but they said no. I
understand. It would have been nice, but that's retail. I'll keep
scanning the ads. I'm sure something will come up soon. Bob.
Barry Watzman wrote:
> The full model number was A105-S4002, and it is Sam's sku 128720
>
>
> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> > I checked online at Sams club but they didn't show that model and price
> > on the Toshiba laptop you bought for $688.00. My son said there's a
> > good chance they may still offer that price if i go down there and talk
> > to them. It's worth a try. The online prices didn't look any better
> > than other retailers.
> > Barry Watzman wrote:
> >> You need to wait for and find a "coupon". For example, there was a
> >> coupon for 25% off an Inspiron laptop price [before coupon] at $1,199 or
> >> more. So you build up a moderately high end configuration to just over
> >> $1,200 (possibly this includes and extended warranty), and then you pay
> >> about $900. However, there have been such "coupons" for 30% off, and
> >> there have been coupons for "$750 off $1,500". Which drop you down to
> >> the $750 to $840 price range. And see my post from about a week ago
> >> where I bought a fairly high-end Toshiba A105 that had been $1,299 at
> >> Sam's club for $688. What you want is available in the $700 to $900
> >> price range, but it will take some patience and some shopping to find it.
> >>
> >> [In fact, if you are in the US, I do think that Circuit City had a
> >> Toshiba A105 that met your specs at $749 as a "black Friday" special
> >> that was good all day yesterday and today. Note, even if you can't get
> >> to Circuit City, you may be able to order it online at Circuitcity.com.]
> >>
> >> But there's a good chance of an even better deal in the next few weeks.
> >>
> >>
> >> Holly wrote:
> >>> Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in
> >>> news:45686F7A.9070803@neo.rr.com:
> >>>
> >>>> Very easy; in fact, you can probably meet your specs at about $700 to
> >>>> $800, and perhaps as low as $599 in a 14" screen.
> >>>>
> >>>> I'd look at a Dell E1405 (14") or E1505 (15"), or a Toshiba M115 (14")
> >>>> or A105(15") series. All of these are made in a ton of configurations,
> >>>> some of which meet your specs, and some of which don't. And all are
> >>>> sold (even for the same configuration) at prices that cover a wide range
> >>>> of nearly 2:1 for the exact same computer. It really pays to be patient
> >>>> and to watch for sales (for Dell, look at www.techbargains.com daily).
> >>>> You can get what you are looking for $700 if you catch a good deal.
> >>>>
> >>>> If you find a machine with 512MB of RAM, it can be upgraded to 1GB for
> >>>> about $40. Also, you may find a lot of machines that have all that you
> >>>> need but come with an 80GB drive. This can also be upgraded, but if
> >>>> 80GB isn't enough, I'd go to 120GB or 160GB (100GB is readily available
> >>>> but is so close to 80GB that I'd bypass it in an upgrade).
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Holly wrote:
> >>>>> Am looking to get a laptop for around $1,000
> >>>>> Prioritys for me would be 100gb hd, cd/dvd rw uhh .. 1gb ram, wi-fi of
> >>>>> course
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for the tips ... I have played around at these configuration screens,
> >>> problem there is I usually come out 3 to 4 x over budget.
> >

The one I got for $688 (at our local Sam's Club) was the last sealed box
unit (this store also still has the display model). It's a close-out,
so the stores set their own prices.

shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
> I went to Sams Club. They had one laptop left, but the price was
> $805.00, not $688.00 when you bought it AND it wasn't even new, it was
> a return. I asked if they could honor the old price but they said no. I
> understand. It would have been nice, but that's retail. I'll keep
> scanning the ads. I'm sure something will come up soon. Bob.
> Barry Watzman wrote:
>> The full model number was A105-S4002, and it is Sam's sku 128720
>>
>>
>> shareyourknowledge********.com wrote:
>>> I checked online at Sams club but they didn't show that model and price
>>> on the Toshiba laptop you bought for $688.00. My son said there's a
>>> good chance they may still offer that price if i go down there and talk
>>> to them. It's worth a try. The online prices didn't look any better
>>> than other retailers.
>>> Barry Watzman wrote:
>>>> You need to wait for and find a "coupon". For example, there was a
>>>> coupon for 25% off an Inspiron laptop price [before coupon] at $1,199 or
>>>> more. So you build up a moderately high end configuration to just over
>>>> $1,200 (possibly this includes and extended warranty), and then you pay
>>>> about $900. However, there have been such "coupons" for 30% off, and
>>>> there have been coupons for "$750 off $1,500". Which drop you down to
>>>> the $750 to $840 price range. And see my post from about a week ago
>>>> where I bought a fairly high-end Toshiba A105 that had been $1,299 at
>>>> Sam's club for $688. What you want is available in the $700 to $900
>>>> price range, but it will take some patience and some shopping to find it.
>>>>
>>>> [In fact, if you are in the US, I do think that Circuit City had a
>>>> Toshiba A105 that met your specs at $749 as a "black Friday" special
>>>> that was good all day yesterday and today. Note, even if you can't get
>>>> to Circuit City, you may be able to order it online at Circuitcity.com.]
>>>>
>>>> But there's a good chance of an even better deal in the next few weeks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Holly wrote:
>>>>> Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:45686F7A.9070803@neo.rr.com:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Very easy; in fact, you can probably meet your specs at about $700 to
>>>>>> $800, and perhaps as low as $599 in a 14" screen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd look at a Dell E1405 (14") or E1505 (15"), or a Toshiba M115 (14")
>>>>>> or A105(15") series. All of these are made in a ton of configurations,
>>>>>> some of which meet your specs, and some of which don't. And all are
>>>>>> sold (even for the same configuration) at prices that cover a wide range
>>>>>> of nearly 2:1 for the exact same computer. It really pays to be patient
>>>>>> and to watch for sales (for Dell, look at www.techbargains.com daily).
>>>>>> You can get what you are looking for $700 if you catch a good deal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you find a machine with 512MB of RAM, it can be upgraded to 1GB for
>>>>>> about $40. Also, you may find a lot of machines that have all that you
>>>>>> need but come with an 80GB drive. This can also be upgraded, but if
>>>>>> 80GB isn't enough, I'd go to 120GB or 160GB (100GB is readily available
>>>>>> but is so close to 80GB that I'd bypass it in an upgrade).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Holly wrote:
>>>>>>> Am looking to get a laptop for around $1,000
>>>>>>> Prioritys for me would be 100gb hd, cd/dvd rw uhh .. 1gb ram, wi-fi of
>>>>>>> course
>>>>> Thanks for the tips ... I have played around at these configuration screens,
>>>>> problem there is I usually come out 3 to 4 x over budget.
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