nmost oems and large customers get their cuts early so they can prebuild systems for the price cut quarter.
that is why a place liek frys can sell the qx6600 at next months prices ahead of time.
Originally posted by: goofy4ever
aren't we expecing more price drops after july 22 when intel is expected to announce price reductions?
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Originally posted by: P0pinjay
Any way to configure this bad boy with Win XP instead of Vista?
Originally posted by: pontifex
the upgrades are expensive
i want at least the 2 ghz processor, the 256 mb video, 2gb ram (i guess i could get some at at newegg), and a few other options. puts it over $1k
I'd mainly be using it for gaming. the $600 price I could possibly justify, but not $1k+
Originally posted by: sheltem
Wow under $1k for a 15.4 laptop with 1680x1050 and Geforce 8600GT! Sounds pretty damn good to me.
Originally posted by: crimson117
Originally posted by: pontifex
the upgrades are expensive
i want at least the 2 ghz processor, the 256 mb video, 2gb ram (i guess i could get some at at newegg), and a few other options. puts it over $1k
I'd mainly be using it for gaming. the $600 price I could possibly justify, but not $1k+
2gb RAM from newegg is $79 for PNY brand or $90 for corsair, geil, etc, so it's very worth it to install that upgrade yourself. (plus you can try to sell the 512MB sodimm that the system will ship with by default).
To make this a viable gaming laptop, I'd
- buy the $79 2x1gb ram at newegg,
- get the overpriced 2.0Ghz CPU upgrade for $245
- get the reasonable 8600M GT 256MB gpu upgrade for +$199
- get the $100 SXGA+ screen option (for higher resolution)
- add the FREE Creative Earbud EP630 (under travel accessories)
- select "No Microsoft Office"
- select "No Anti-Virus/ Security Software" (install avg antivirus and a free firewall yourself)
- personally I'd select the 3Yr Ltd Warranty and Next Business Day On-Site Svc for +$169
- keep the free "Automated PC TuneUp" and "DellNetwork Assistant 1.7" (hey, they might be cool )
Totals include newegg price ram but do not include potential money from selling the 512MB sodimm:
Total with 1 year mail in warranty: $1,172
Total with 1 year on-site warranty: $1,211
Total with 3 year on-site service: $1,341
Originally posted by: Chadder007
Originally posted by: sheltem
Wow under $1k for a 15.4 laptop with 1680x1050 and Geforce 8600GT! Sounds pretty damn good to me.
You would always have to run games still at lower resolutions though.
Originally posted by: crimson117
This same sort of config caught my eye in the recent Macbook Pro revision.
But this is a lot cheaper than a Macbook Pro!
Originally posted by: BIGFOOTPI
posting the word "Lappy" always makes me cringe - its called a LAPTOP or NOTEBOOK... lol
sorry for the rant.
Originally posted by: MIDIman
Originally posted by: crimson117
This same sort of config caught my eye in the recent Macbook Pro revision.
But this is a lot cheaper than a Macbook Pro!
But a lot heavier...
My dream laptop...does anyone make one for a less than $1500 price range?
Core 2 2.0ghz+
2GB RAM
8600M GT or GeForce Go 7700 (they're about the same right?)
1680x1050 or 1920x1200
DVI or HDMI OUT
5.5 pounds MAX
Strangely enough - and I'm NOT a mac guy - the Mac Book Pro has been the closest I've seen to this. I"ve seen some other more recently tho - Asus A8J comes to mind.