Cheap laptop with HDMI?

[PreachTru]

I'm looking to buy a cheap laptop with HDMI connectivity that I can hook up to my HDTV. I wouldn't be playing any games or that sort of stuff with the laptop, so it doesn't need to be anything fancy. I just need it to be able to play movies/media via HDMI, and do it well.

Any recommendations? Cheap price = better!

Thanks

 

[Rerednaw]

Well I picked up mine about 18 months ago.

HP Pavilion DV9740US 17" High-Definition LCD Entertainment Laptop Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 Processor/

HDMI and Blu-Ray for under $1k.

I'm sure you can get something similar for far less today.

What price range?

 

[PreachTru]

Looking to get as close to $500 as possible.

 

[fatpat268]

Most, if not all, dell inspirons have hdmi out. You can definitely get one around $500.

http://www.dell.com/us/en/home...5&s=dhs&cs=19&ref=lthp

 

[jjmIII]

Acer has been putting them on everything.....even a cheap tower I set up for a friends Sister.

here

 

[jjmIII]

They may all have it actually...

EDIT: by all, I mean Acer

 

[TheStu]

My buddy just bought a $500 Asus that only has VGA out. So not all of them yet.

 

[corkyg]

You can also consider adding a USB-HDMI converter to any laptop.

 

[ther00kie16]

Just saw this at slickdeals.
Cheapest decent laptop you are going to get.
Only $400 and comes with wireless N, slot load optical drive and memory card reader.
Much better than the $400 Compaqs from staples, which doesn't even have the 4500MHD (with full hardware acceleration) and webcam.

 

[hmsrolst]

Here's a really cheapie netbook with HDMI.

EDIT: The link just keeps going to the main Compusa site, but it's a Dell Mini 10 refurb for 269.99. And it has HDMI