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@rogers.com | A good laptop for $1500... Can anyone recommend a good laptop in terms of performance and good graphics. And it has to have a 15" or bigger screen. | |
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| Re: A good laptop for $1500... I just ordered this for my wife, I did get some discount through work. I think before discount it was around $1500.
223-3762 1 Inspiron 1520, Intel Core 2 Duo T5550(1.83GHz, 667Mhz 2M L2 Cache)
313-5399 1 Midnight Blue Color with Microsatin Finish
311-7635 1 3GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm
320-5459 1 Anti-glare, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800)
320-5484 1 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G Insp 1520
341-5627 1 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive for I1520
420-4775 1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 English
313-5812 1 XP DELL RESOURCE ,BACK-UP DVD 1520
420-7024 1 Media Direct 3.5
310-8617 1 Thank you for choosing Dell
412-0689 1 Image Restore
420-4928 1 Windows Media Player 10
420-5769 1 Internet Search and Portal
463-2282 1 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
420-5924 1 Icon Consolidation Application
420-7622 1 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0
430-0493 1 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
420-7468 1 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP
313-5197 1 8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive
420-8183 1 Roxio Creator DE 10
313-4783 1 Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0
430-2680 1 Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card
320-5691 1 Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
410-1160 1 McAfee Security 9.0, 30-day Subscription, for Dell Inspiron / Dimension
312-0525 1 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Prim
461-3063 1 No ISP Requested
420-8051 1 Microsoft Works 9.0, English For Inspiron
950-3339 1 3 Year Limited Warranty
960-7391 1 1 yr Automated PC Tune Up
987-4827 1 Insp Datasafe 10GB,1YR,DHS
420-7091 1 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS
420-7094 1 DataSafe Online 10GB for Dim/Ins/XPS
412-0360 1 Soft Contracts - Banctec
950-5442 1 Warranty Support,2 Year Extended
960-2780 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
986-5848 1 Thank you for choosing a Limited Warranty and Service Contract
982-8392 1 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, 2 Year Extended
987-7228 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year(s)
983-3080 1 Type 15- Third Party At HomeService with Nights and Weekends, 24x7 Technical Support,Initial Year
987-7227 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
420-7627 1 PC Tune-up, 1 Year (For English OS only)
988-0649 1 LoJack Theft Recovery Service - 1 Year
467-2751 1 TOTAL BASE PRICE INCLUDES $50 LOJACK DISCOUNT
420-8655 1 LoJack Theft Recovery Softwarefor Laptops, 1 Year
960-9188 1 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year
412-0358 1 Soft Contracts - Consumer Complete Care
320-5826 1 Midnight Blue color w/ 2.0M pixel Camera
310-8624 1 You have chosen a Windows XP System
310-8319 1 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
412-0943 1 Basic digital Music,Photo and Game experience
988-0089 1 DataSafe included with DellCare Service bundle
461-2675 1 Special Offer - $50 off (included in price) | |
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TriggerHappy
@rogers.com | That looks pretty good.
Where did you order that from? | |
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albie81
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join:2005-01-04
Mount Laurel, NJ
1 edit | Re: A good laptop for $1500... Got this from HP's website: HP Pavilion dv9700t ($1,267 as spec'd below)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.10GHz)
17.0" WXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)
2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
HP Imprint Finish (Radiance) + Microphone + Fingerprint Reader
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection and Bluetooth
240GB 7200RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (120GB x 2)
LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
High Capacity 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
System Recovery DVD with Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
OR...
if you wanted to give Gateway a try... (their FX series are getting decent reviews, and the specs are pretty nice...)
This is the pre-built "P-172SFX" - which prices at: $1,400
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor2 T5750 (2.00GHz, 667MHz, 2MB L2 cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (32-bit) SP1
3072MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (1-1024MB & 1-2048 MB module)
160GB 7200rpm Serial ATA hard drive w/ 8MB cache
8x Multi-Format Dual Layer Slot Load DVD-RW w/ DVD-RAM
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800M GTS with 512MB of GDDR3
17.0" WXGA+ Ultrabright TFT Active Matrix (1440 x 900)
Integrated 1.3 Megapixel Web Cam
Integrated Realtek 802.11b/g Wireless Networking
9 Cell Lithium Ion battery (7800mAH) w/ 1 Yr. limited battery warranty
5-in-1 media card reader (Memory Stick®, MemoryStick Pro®, MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital™, xD-Picture Card)
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sailor
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Long Island
2 edits | I bought the following in early March and received $400.00 Off. So the total with NY Tax came in at $1,275.25. It is beautiful but I also bought a new Dell desktop with a blu ray drive so am not even using the laptop. Has maybe 3 hours on it watching a blu ray movie...Thinking maybe even selling it unless I start using it more..
Anyway, here are the specs.
HP Pavilion dv9700t customizable Notebook PC
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T7250 (2.00 GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
17.0" WXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)
2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
FREE Upgrade to HP Imprint Finish (Radiance) + Webcam + Microphone
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection
240GB 7200RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (120GB x 2)
Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer
No TV Tuner w/remote control
High Capacity 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
$1573.99 Sub-Total
-400.00 Coupon Code
___________
$1,173.99
$ 101.26 N.Y Sales Tax
__________
$1,275.25 Total
Instant discounts you received:
$400.00 Coupon NB0400
Estimated ship date:
Your customized HP Pavilion dv9700t customizable Notebook PC will be
built by March 12, 2008 | |
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habya
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Huntsville, AL
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2 edits | Re: A good laptop for $1500... You should be able to get more than that for that price on the 9700 now.
I just configured it with
- 512MB 8600GS
- 320GB HDD
- Blu-ray drive
- 3GB of RAM
Sub-Total = $1475
-$500 coupon ( NB4796 )
Total = $975
The coupon code NB4796 should work on most HP laptops price $1399+.
Of course if gaming is a big deal, you'll want to find one with at least the 8800M . The 8600 isn't 'bad', but the 8800 is much much better gaming performance.
OR go with the HP HDX Pavilion
- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.1 Ghz / 800Mhz bus / 3MB L2 Cache)
- 20.1" Widescreen
- 2GB RAM
- 512MB 8800M GTS
- FREE Upgrade to 320GB HDD
- Integrated HP HDTV Hybrid TV Tuner and 4 Altec Lansing speakers +the HP Triple Bass Reflex subwoofer
- 9 cell battery
- LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
- HP Imprint Finish (Dragon) + Microphone + Fingerprint Reader + Webcam
Sub-total = $1949
- $500 coupon
Total = $1449
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Gurnee, IL | Re: A good laptop for $1500... That gateway is easily the best laptop buy right now. It has a very powerful mobile GPU, and decent CPU - for the price of 1400 dollars, you can't beat it. | |
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clubs: | Re: A good laptop for $1500... Although I am not particularly a Gateway lappy fan, that is one very nice configuration for the price! Certainly a good one to check out!
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Florida
| I just got this one from Dell for $1,334.00 with free shipping.
1 223-5668 Inspiron 1720, Intel Core 2 Duo T8300(2.4GHz, 800Mhz, 3M L2 Cache) $1334.00
1 313-5473 Jet Black Color with Matte Finish $0.00
1 311-7220 4GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm $0.00
1 320-5503 Glossy, high contrast widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440 x 900) $0.00
1 320-5468 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 8600 $0.00
1 341-5454 320G 5400RPM SAMSUNG Hard Drive $0.00
1 313-5195 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP,INSP1720 $0.00
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal $0.00
1 420-5924 Icon Consolidation Application $0.00
1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp $0.00
1 420-8566 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Home Premium Edition, English $0.00
1 420-7026 Media Direct 3.5 $0.00
1 420-7622 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0 $0.00
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access $0.00
1 430-0493 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron $0.00
1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP $0.00
1 341-4716 8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive $0.00
1 420-8183 Roxio Creator DE 10 $0.00
1 313-4783 Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0 $0.00
1 430-2337 Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini Card $0.00
1 320-5681 Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam $0.00
1 410-1476 Norton Internet Security 15-Month,English $0.00
1 312-0520 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, Inspiron 1720 $0.00
1 412-0148 No Internet Service Provider Requested $0.00
1 420-8051 Microsoft Works 9.0, English For Inspiron $0.00
1 987-5447 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year $0.00
1 983-5810 Type 3- Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year $0.00
1 960-2780 Warranty Support,Initial Year $0.00
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty $0.00
1 412-0360 Soft Contracts - Banctec $0.00
1 987-8109 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3 $0.00
1 330-0171 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks $0.00
1 466-3921 No Preinstalled Software $.00
1 320-5798 Basic Black Matte LCD back color w/ 2.0M pixel Camera Insp 1720 $.00
1 310-9348 Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor $.00
1 310-8628 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System $.00
1 420-7091 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS $.00
1 420-7092 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 1YR-FREE $.00
1 987-4817 Insp Datasafe 3GB,1YR(Incl in price),DHS $0.00
1 988-0099 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online $.00 | |
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Norway
4 edits | Get gateway P-6860FX. Wait for 1249 deal or just get it for 1349. It is the best laptop around for that price. In adition, 8800m GTS is just a beast. It is ranked 4th (only Nvidia GeForce Go7950GTX SLI, Nvidia GeForce 8800M-GTX and Nvidia GeForce 8800M-GTX SLI beats it) in High End Notebook video cards. It beats 8600m to dust like nothing. Its like young mike tyson versus drunk bum on the street.
Another great thing about P-6860FX, is that you can add another hdd and have 640GB in total. Also this lappy is easy upgradeable. Take off the t5500 sell it for 150-200 or whatever it goes for, and put t9500 or t9300. t9300 goes for $319. P-6860FX bios supports these processors.
I am planning on gettin P-6860FX myself at the end of the summer IF i find nothing better.
It is just retarded... why gateway selling these so cheap? P-6860FX is worth at least 2000$.
edit: Just in case; people who follows the notebook market, let me know if any other good laptops (around 1500$, upgradeable (cpu and hdd), 4 gb ram, at least 8800m gts, i prefer 8800m gtx, NO sli) are coming out during the month of august? I need new one for upcoming school year.
Thanks in advance
edit2: i just read some of the reviews. P-6860FX was on sale for 1000-1099, just makes no sense lol. | |
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chucky5150
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join:2001-11-03
New Iberia, LA
clubs: | »Notebook Reviews
There is a review of my laptop. ASUS G50v
$1250 from bestbuy.
I am very happy with this laptop. | |
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habya
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Huntsville, AL
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| Re: A good laptop for $1500... said by chucky5150  :» Notebook ReviewsThere is a review of my laptop. ASUS G50v $1250 from bestbuy. I am very happy with this laptop. Might want to check the dates on the threads  . This one is more than 2 months old lol.
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chucky5150
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join:2001-11-03
New Iberia, LA
clubs: | Re: A good laptop for $1500... oh damn. They shuldn't be so close to the top of the page!
maybe it's time for some sleep. :P
What a newbie... | |
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join:2000-11-22
Hillsborough, NJ
1 edit | you can do alot better on price, speed, and quality with an ASUS. they also have a 2 year warranty standard. they also have go along way on cool factor. check out newegg for a great deal/selection on them. | |
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clubs: | Re: A good laptop for $1500... Stay away from HP/ComPAQ they are plaged with bad motherborads | |
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