Compaq 900z XP 1500 laptop for $300 or $500!

[nhidog]

No my post was in a response to Karnold comment. The quoted "Bingo" deal is also from Karnold thread. If you want the real deal, look at my first post in this thread or check out Tot's thread.

 

[Muse]

Where do you get:

-30 Coupon ?
-50 Coupon (check chubbywallet) ?

The ad in today's newspaper ad says it's shipped 7-14 days from the manufacturer, "Shipping included".

Presumably the idea is go into the store, buy it and it's shipped to you? Or are you supposed to buy it online?

What is "B&M"?

 

[tpoj]

I hate bumping this deal coz it sounds impossible to get. To clarify this, I add this comment.

Look online, the laptop costs $1199 + $75 shipping fee if you order on line.
To waive the $75 shipping fee, you may go to B&M store and order there.
The manager will waive the shipping fee for you.
However, don't confuse this with the store ad. It's different.

You can use $300 off coupon since it's BTO.

You will not get $150 staples rebate coz it excludes BTO.

Forget the $200 discount coz that's for MSN subscription rebate $21 per month.

You may be able to use either $30 or $50 off coupon but not both. However, some store
may not let you use this in combination with the $300 coupon.

Yes, the $100 compaq rebate is definitely valid.

So, the total real price is 1199 - 300 - 50 -100 = 749 + tax. That's for real.

 

[gwlam12]

Originally posted by: tpoj
I hate bumping this deal coz it sounds impossible to get. To clarify this, I add this comment.

Look online, the laptop costs $1199 + $75 shipping fee if you order on line.
To waive the $75 shipping fee, you may go to B&M store and order there.
The manager will waive the shipping fee for you.
However, don't confuse this with the store ad. It's different.

You can use $300 off coupon since it's BTO.

You will not get $150 staples rebate coz it excludes BTO.

Forget the $200 discount coz that's for MSN subscription rebate $21 per month.

You may be able to use either $30 or $50 off coupon but not both. However, some store
may not let you use this in combination with the $300 coupon.

Yes, the $100 compaq rebate is definitely valid.

So, the total real price is 1199 - 300 - 50 -100 = 749 + tax. That's for real.

bingo

 

[badluck]

The manager did NOT waive the shipping fee for me. I worked him and worked him. Even attempted to PM Dell. No luck. My friend, who is in Wisconsin, also did not get his shipping waived....


FYI

 

[Tot]

Yes, my deal cost more, and this deal by nhidog is slightly more theoretical and YMMV. In any case, just remember then this notebook just came out and if you are getting it for less then retail price the deal is decent.


I just wondered why this new thread was started since the old one(mine) is still applicable, and all that he is doing is tagging on a instore ad discount(200) that may work for very few, and a 150 rebate that does not work at all for BTO, unless your store have a 900US or something else that is not BTO.

Reason that I said that is that, if you had wanted me to update the thread I would be more then happy to do it. And in that case, people will be able to have a consolidated thread with links that are important like reviews.

Ok, no one did say that this thread was kind of repost, but what do I care.

Peace out.

 

[Muse]

This looks attractive to me. I went to Staples yesterday and they had non-working shell displays of the laptops and I talked over the deal with the manager (I guess he was the manager). My immediate concern was the feature-set. One of the things I want to be able to do with my laptop is record MP3s from line-in. I will be using it sometimes in a recording studio whose computer facilities are sparse and screwy. I can get line-out from the board and have a program that will record MP3s on the fly from the sound card's mix or any of it's components (for instance, line-in). I think this comes with a microphone in and don't know if I can make that work out in any sensible way. I might have to get a Dell or something. Suggestions/help appreciate.

 

[frereJacques]

a mic jack is mono - you'd at the very least need a stereo line-in jack (so that both r/l channels are xfered)

however, using a lil headphone cable or such rather than digital, XLR or at least standard audio cables is going to be subpar.

 

[Agro]

Where do I find the $50 or the $30 coupon on this?
I found the $150 and the $100, and the $300 is automatic. Where are the others????

 

[Tot]

try

F a t w a l l e t . c o m


and search for staples coupons

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: frereJacques
a mic jack is mono - you'd at the very least need a stereo line-in jack (so that both r/l channels are xfered)

however, using a lil headphone cable or such rather than digital, XLR or at least standard audio cables is going to be subpar.

I guess I can't get the 900z then. I really do need stereo line-in. The Dell's have it, I'm almost positive - 4150 and 8200. A LOT more money, though. Guess I'll keep shopping. I'm not in a giant hurry.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

This worked out to be a fairly good deal for me, I configured it with a XP2000+, 15"TFT, 30gb HDD, 256mb 2100DDR and 8xDVD and after the $300 instant rebate, $50 off $500 coupon, $100 mir, tax &shipping my final cost was 1011$ I can definitely live with that

 

[wuhoo]

please add YMMV to the title
that way people wont be so pissed about the deal
when i tried to buy this two weeks ago they woudlnt let me add teh $200 nor waive the shipping fee
that was in boston

 

[tvarad]

Those of you who are wistfully looking at these deals, I think they are signs that the prices of laptops are relentlessly going down like PCs did a few years ago. Remember when you used to pay $1000 for an entry level PC; you can now get one for $400 or less. Same with laptops; I bought a 14.1" 366 Mhz Celeron on closeout for $1600 about 2 years ago; for that price you can now get a loaded laptop.

Component prices (like LCDs) are coming down, manufacturers just don't have pricing support and Intel is talking about putting more and more functionality like wireless into their chips which is bound to drive prices lower.

Don't be surprised if entry level laptops hit $600-$700 in a year's time and loaded ones go for around $1000-$1200.

There. That makes you feel better, doesn't it?

 

[badluck]

Those of you who are wistfully looking at these deals, I think they are signs that the prices of laptops are relentlessly going down like PCs did a few years ago. Remember when you used to pay $1000 for an entry level PC; you can now get one for $400 or less. Same with laptops; I bought a 14.1" 366 Mhz Celeron on closeout for $1600 about 2 years ago; for that price you can now get a loaded laptop.

Component prices (like LCDs) are coming down, manufacturers just don't have pricing support and Intel is talking about putting more and more functionality like wireless into their chips which is bound to drive prices lower.

Don't be surprised if entry level laptops hit $600-$700 in a year's time and loaded ones go for around $1000-$1200.

There. That makes you feel better, doesn't it?

Dood, it's called technology....it happens.

 

[uwannawhat]

Dood, it's called technology....it happens.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
This worked out to be a fairly good deal for me, I configured it with a XP2000+, 15"TFT, 30gb HDD, 256mb 2100DDR and 8xDVD and after the $300 instant rebate, $50 off $500 coupon, $100 mir, tax &shipping my final cost was 1011$ I can definitely live with that

What is XP2000+? I assume the HD is 4200 RPM. I wonder if the 40 GB is 5400 like the Dells. I believe the 900z comes stock with 256 MB 2100 DDR, that is 2 sticks of 128 MB. The cost of upgrading your RAM is pretty high, in my view. 1 GB costs an extra $800. Seems like a lot. Even to get one stick of 256 or 2 x 256 is pretty steep. Why would you want 8xDVD when it comes stock with DVD/CD-RW combo?

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
This worked out to be a fairly good deal for me, I configured it with a XP2000+, 15"TFT, 30gb HDD, 256mb 2100DDR and 8xDVD and after the $300 instant rebate, $50 off $500 coupon, $100 mir, tax &shipping my final cost was 1011$ I can definitely live with that

What is XP2000+? I assume the HD is 4200 RPM. I wonder if the 40 GB is 5400 like the Dells. I believe the 900z comes stock with 256 MB 2100 DDR, that is 2 sticks of 128 MB. The cost of upgrading your RAM is pretty high, in my view. 1 GB costs an extra $800. Seems like a lot. Even to get one stick of 256 or 2 x 256 is pretty steep. Why would you want 8xDVD when it comes stock with DVD/CD-RW combo?

Glad you asked, first, I don't need a crappy 8x burner for my lappy when I can hook it to my home network and upload any files I can't fit on floppy and burn them on 1 of my 40x burners in my desktops hence I removed it and it deducted a 100$ from my total which then paid for the 15" TFT upgrade from the 14.1" and XP2000+ which is a considerably faster CPU than the 1500+ that comes with it stock You can't be serious about not knowing what a XP2000+ is

Yes it is a 4200rpm HDD but the price difference on it and the Dell systems I priced which would be comparable on performance of CPU, graphics (the Dells with the big price breaks all had 16mb ATI :disgust: ) was substantial. I priced out multiple configs of Dells with the rebates, stackable coupons, ect. and none could touch the overall specs of the Compaq for the same $$$ plus Dell would have even forced me to take the XP office package on several models if I wanted a CPU faster than the 1.7 P4 which came with 200Mhz SDRAM! As to the ram, what the hell do I need 1gb of ram in my lappy for again? It'll mostly be for spread sheets and other work related proggies my wifey uses and the data will easily fit on FDD, not to mention I can get 256mb of Crucial 2100DDR sodimm delivered via 2nd day fedex to my door for 73$ Also, should I decide to whisk it to a LAN party it does have Radeon 7500 graphics with up to 64mb shared memory to use instead of the 16mb ATI I would have gotten with a 1.7ghz P4 that the XP2000+ will walk all over in games since the P4 was coupled with 200mhz SDRAM in the same price range shipped after tax and rebates, ect. In the end a deal is largely dependent on the perspective of the purchaser, and I'm quite satisfied with the overall system specs for 1011$ delivered to my door, plus I don't need it to be a desktop replacement but I did want to adjust the specs to give me the things I would use on it and get rid of the fluff I wouldn't use E.G. any speed burner. BTW I can buy a 256mb stick of ram, sell one of the 128mb sticks and have 384mb for a 45$ upgrade cost, and 384mb is more than enough for what this lappy will be doing I looked at the Dell 8200SE and 4150SE real hard but after everything was said and done I felt like this was the better choice for my wifey and myself's needs, I'm not implying this formula applies to everyone but it's my money, ya know?

 

[badluck]

Glad you asked, first, I don't need a crappy 8x burner for my lappy when I can hook it to my home network and upload any files I can't fit on floppy and burn them on 1 of my 40x burners in my desktops hence I removed it and it deducted a 100$ from my total which then paid for the 15" TFT upgrade from the 14.1" and XP2000+ which is a considerably faster CPU than the 1500+ that comes with it stock You can't be serious about not knowing what a XP2000+ is Yes it is a 4200rpm HDD but the price difference on it and the Dell systems I priced which would be comparable on performance of CPU, graphics (the Dells with the big price breaks all had 16mb ATI ) was substantial. I priced out multiple configs of Dells with the rebates, stackable coupons, ect. and none could touch the overall specs of the compaq for the same $$$ plus Dell would have even forced me to take the XP office package on several models if I wanted a CPU faster than the 1.7 P4 which came with 200Mhz SDRAM! As to the ram, what the hell do I need 1gb of ram in my lappy for again? It'll mostly be for spread sheets and other work related proggies my wifey uses and the data will easily fit on FDD, not to mention I can get 256mb of Crucial 2100DDR sodimm delivered via 2nd day fedex to my door for 73$ Also, should I decide to whisk it to a LAN party it does have Radeon 7500 graphics with up to 64mb shared memory to use instead of the 16mb ATI I would have gotten with a 1.7ghz P4 that the XP2000+ will walk all over in games since the P4 was coupled with 200mhz SDRAM in the same price range shipped after tax and rebates, ect. In the end a deal is largely dependent on the perspective of the purchaser, and I'm quite satisfied with the overall system specs for 1011$ delivered to my door, plus I don't need it to be a desktop replacement but I did want to adjust the specs to give me the things I would use on it and get rid of the fluff I wouldn't use E.G. any speed burner. BTW I can buy a 256mb stick of ram, sell one of the 128mb sticks and have 384mb for a 45$ upgrade cost, and 384mb is more than enough for what this lappy will be doing I looked at the Dell 8200SE and 4150SE real hard but after everything was said and done I felt like this was the better choice for my wifey and myself's needs, I'm not implying this formula applies to everyone but it's my money, ya know?

That's what I'm talking about....this is a sweet laptop, for a low price. I need to pick up a 256mb stick as well. Just grabbed a wireless setup so I can walk around and surf anywhere. I also grabbed one of the 40gb $50 external CompUSSR HD's. I'm glad I bought low so I have extra money to buy the extras that I want. Anyways, feel free to drop me a PM when you get yours. I am interested in everybody else's experiences with this laptop.....

 

[Bfavre444]

Where did you grab the wireless PCMCIA card and for how much? I hear there was a free wireless kit claim coupon in the 900z's boxes, but that it ended.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I'll definitely let you know what I think about it once it gets here badluck Ironically, my wife's company just gave her a Compaq Evo with w2k sp1, 8mb ATI mobile graphics, 20gb HDD, deluxe leather case and all the acessories so the 900z is all mine

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
This worked out to be a fairly good deal for me, I configured it with a XP2000+, 15"TFT, 30gb HDD, 256mb 2100DDR and 8xDVD and after the $300 instant rebate, $50 off $500 coupon, $100 mir, tax &shipping my final cost was 1011$ I can definitely live with that

What is XP2000+? I assume the HD is 4200 RPM. I wonder if the 40 GB is 5400 like the Dells. I believe the 900z comes stock with 256 MB 2100 DDR, that is 2 sticks of 128 MB. The cost of upgrading your RAM is pretty high, in my view. 1 GB costs an extra $800. Seems like a lot. Even to get one stick of 256 or 2 x 256 is pretty steep. Why would you want 8xDVD when it comes stock with DVD/CD-RW combo?

Glad you asked, first, I don't need a crappy 8x burner for my lappy when I can hook it to my home network and upload any files I can't fit on floppy and burn them on 1 of my 40x burners in my desktops hence I removed it and it deducted a 100$ from my total which then paid for the 15" TFT upgrade from the 14.1" and XP2000+ which is a considerably faster CPU than the 1500+ that comes with it stock You can't be serious about not knowing what a XP2000+ is

Yes it is a 4200rpm HDD but the price difference on it and the Dell systems I priced which would be comparable on performance of CPU, graphics (the Dells with the big price breaks all had 16mb ATI :disgust: ) was substantial. I priced out multiple configs of Dells with the rebates, stackable coupons, ect. and none could touch the overall specs of the Compaq for the same $$$ plus Dell would have even forced me to take the XP office package on several models if I wanted a CPU faster than the 1.7 P4 which came with 200Mhz SDRAM! As to the ram, what the hell do I need 1gb of ram in my lappy for again? It'll mostly be for spread sheets and other work related proggies my wifey uses and the data will easily fit on FDD, not to mention I can get 256mb of Crucial 2100DDR sodimm delivered via 2nd day fedex to my door for 73$ Also, should I decide to whisk it to a LAN party it does have Radeon 7500 graphics with up to 64mb shared memory to use instead of the 16mb ATI I would have gotten with a 1.7ghz P4 that the XP2000+ will walk all over in games since the P4 was coupled with 200mhz SDRAM in the same price range shipped after tax and rebates, ect. In the end a deal is largely dependent on the perspective of the purchaser, and I'm quite satisfied with the overall system specs for 1011$ delivered to my door, plus I don't need it to be a desktop replacement but I did want to adjust the specs to give me the things I would use on it and get rid of the fluff I wouldn't use E.G. any speed burner. BTW I can buy a 256mb stick of ram, sell one of the 128mb sticks and have 384mb for a 45$ upgrade cost, and 384mb is more than enough for what this lappy will be doing I looked at the Dell 8200SE and 4150SE real hard but after everything was said and done I felt like this was the better choice for my wifey and myself's needs, I'm not implying this formula applies to everyone but it's my money, ya know?

Uh, sorry I totally spaced the XP2000+ thing. Yeah, I knew that's a CPU, I must have absorbed a gamma ray. I took a real hard look at the Dell 4150SE and 8200s. When I saw the ad in Sunday's paper for the 900z at Staples my jaw just dropped and I could hardly believe my eyes. I decided to search around and see if anybody had picked up on it in the forums. What turned me off is just that it doesn't have a stereo line in jack. I believe the Dell's do. I need it to record MP3s from live analog sound. I do this with my desktops all the time and I need it in a lappy right now. I also absolutely need a burner in a lappy. I don't know that CPU speed will matter all that much to me. Never had a lappy, so I'll probably take my lumps when I finally get one. The step up from 14.1 to 15.1 looked interesting. The manager at the Staples I went to said it only increased the weight by 1/2 lb. I wonder if that's true. The 900z is around 7 lb "stock." That's over a pound heavier than a similar 4150SE, but the price difference is tremendous. Somebody said this deal is indicative of where prices are heading ... down. Can you just put a regular stick of DDR in these laptops? If so, they are really overcharging for those RAM upgrades. I take it you can do that yourself.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Hey Muse I agree that for your useage the Dell sounds like a better choice for you, and that's what it's all about, getting the one that's right for you ya know? As to the weight of the 900z with the 15"TFT, I'm 6"5" 231lbs and don't consider any laptop/notebook even with accessories heavy to lug around so unlike many people weight is a non issue with me. Now about the ram, I just use the 15% off link to Crucial at XPbargains.com and use the memory selector to pick my laptop model and it provides the correct 2100DDR sodimms for it which do appear to be standard 2100DDR CL2.5 200pin SODIMMS, the 512mb stick is a little pricey at $217.59 but the 256mb sticks are $76.49 at the moment which is a good deal and as I mentioned before could be turn in to a 45-50$ upgrade in the end giving 384mb with the total cost still being $1056-$1061 total cost, still very exceptable to me. Anyways, I hope I don't have to have any warranty work done on mine because that is where your more expensive Dell would pay for itself as HP/Comcrap's CS and TS are suX0r0z :disgust: Enjoy your new toy brudda

 

[Nitetrain]

I talked to my local Staples,and they said that the additional $150 coupon is only good on prepackaged systems.Right now there is not a 900z prepackaged system.

 

[badluck]

I talked to my local Staples,and they said that the additional $150 coupon is only good on prepackaged systems.Right now there is not a 900z prepackaged system.

Right, it's a 900US, the 900z is the configured laptop.....