FS.ca: HP Refurb. T5200/2 GB/120 GB HD/15.4" (DV6131) $729.99

[JS2K6]

Here at futureshop.ca (web only). Not bad for the specs you're getting, if you don't mind refurbished units. Warranty is 90 days.

[tacopower]

Nice find! Is HP Refurbished decent? The 90-day warranty has me a little edgy....

[JS2K6]

Yeah I'm not sure myself... would probably search for some feedback from people who bought refurbished HP laptops before diving in.

[tdwtd]

The Dell Vostro 1000 Notebook for $499 is a better deal right now. If you wanted to double the RAM to 2GB (+$90) and HD to 120GB (+$40) to match this HP laptop, the total price is only $629.

http://www.redflagdeals.com/deals/ma...gb_ram_80gb_hd

[The_Madz]

The Dell Vostro 1000 Notebook for $499 is a better deal right now. If you wanted to double the RAM to 2GB (+$90) and HD to 120GB (+$40) to match this HP laptop, the total price is only $629.

http://www.redflagdeals.com/deals/ma...gb_ram_80gb_hd

ehhh right..
one big detail

this one has an intel core 2 T5200 cpu.. the other a low end AMD Tk processor.

[kuqdew]

ehhh right..
one big detail

this one has an intel core 2 T5200 cpu.. the other a low end AMD Tk processor.

You could install yourself and save $$.

This is a refurb too.

Is this on par with that dell 640m deal?

[ckyu15]

I remember getting this one a few months ago when I first started hunting for a notebook. The one they shipped me was without webcam. I eventually got a full refund through local futureshop and FSonline for the shipping.

I didn't do any testing on the notebook though. If i had to chose again between this one and the dell I have right now. I'd still pick Dell.

[JS2K6]

You could install yourself and save $$.

This is a refurb too.

Is this on par with that dell 640m deal?

You can't stick a Core 2 Duo CPU in an AMD based system. I don't like the whole refurbished part myself, but this will certainly outperform the system in the Vostro deal. If you upgrade the RAM to 2 GB, the CPU to the Turion TL-56 (which is still slower than the T5200), and the HD to 120 GB, the Dell will be $729.

[andreid]

You can't stick a Core 2 Duo CPU in an AMD based system. I don't like the whole refurbished part myself, but this will certainly outperform the system in the Vostro deal. If you upgrade the RAM to 2 GB, the CPU to the Turion TL-56 (which is still slower than the T5200), and the HD to 120 GB, the Dell will be $729.

I can't believe how Dell got so many people excited with the oldest marketing trick of the low entry point level but offer expensive add-ons?

$90 for an extra MB RAM?

Cheers.

[kuqdew]

You can't stick a Core 2 Duo CPU in an AMD based system. I don't like the whole refurbished part myself, but this will certainly outperform the system in the Vostro deal. If you upgrade the RAM to 2 GB, the CPU to the Turion TL-56 (which is still slower than the T5200), and the HD to 120 GB, the Dell will be $729.

I was refering to the RAM and HD

[ckyu15]

I can't believe how Dell got so many people excited with the oldest marketing trick of the low entry point level but offer expensive add-ons?

$90 for an extra MB RAM?

Cheers.

Dell got so many people exicted because it's the best deal as an entry laptop. You can't find a notebook at 499 that can match the specs of Inspiron 1501/Vostro 1000.

Let's say you do the non-sensible upgrade to 2GB and 120GB, that's $130+499 = $529 dollars, still $200 less than that of HP refurb with 90 days warranty.

[tmleafs26]

Isn't this deal the best laptop deal if you can locate one????

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...29&catid=25314

[lewdvig]

I can't believe how Dell got so many people excited with the oldest marketing trick of the low entry point level but offer expensive add-ons?

$90 for an extra MB RAM?

Cheers.

2x $60 (going rate for DDRII Sodimms of this type) = $120

How is $90 a bad deal? Going rate fo 2 512 sodimms is $30-40.

[JamesG006]

Dell got so many people exicted because it's the best deal as an entry laptop. You can't find a notebook at 499 that can match the specs of Inspiron 1501/Vostro 1000.

Let's say you do the non-sensible upgrade to 2GB and 120GB, that's $130+499 = $529 dollars, still $200 less than that of HP refurb with 90 days warranty.

it should be $629