Parents looking to get new laptop, any deals lately?

[KingstonU]

EDIT: I see that this is not in the right place, sorry about that



My parents want to replace an aging Pentium!!! - 900Mhz (at home) and a Duron (at work) with one laptop.

My mother wants to use it for things like:

- QuickBooks
- Excel
- Word
- Web Browsing/Chatting

and also PhotoShop and scrapbooking stuff when she has more time in a couple of years. So these old machines need to be replaced soon, but she also wants something that will be good enough in a couple years for photo editing.

So they are looking for:

- Decent sized screen (like 17") with good colors or whatever
- 1Gb-2Gb RAM
- Decent Dual core
- Decent Hard drive
- Reliable
- Less than $1,500

Size and weight are not important. She just wants the occasional portability and will likely use a separate keyboard and mouse with it most of the time.

Any recommendations? When is a good time to buy? Any good deals or should she wait till Back2School deals show up? All recommendations appreciated. Thank you.

Locked since everyone agrees it's in the wrong place.
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[Nick5324]

This belongs in "IWANNA".

 

[ObiKwan]

Your parents are HOT!

 

[Spurst]

his parents are stolen, eh?

 

[KingstonU]

Not the responses I was expecting, I generally see better in this forum but this is the first time I've posted in the Hot Deals area

 

[Spurst]

Honestly, what type of reply did you expect when you disrespected all of us by neglecting to adhere to the forum rules? The rules.. yeah they are stuck to the top of the forum - the very first post. Its an honest mistake, but it was your fault for not reading the rules. Your request really belongs in the "IWANNA" thread that is also at the top of the forum as another user pointed out.

The purpose of keeping it like that is to keep the threads all related to "Hot Deals" and not off-topic discussion. Hope that helps.

 

[KingstonU]

I thought it would apply because I'm asking if there are any "Hot Deals" on laptops or when will there be good deals, but I guess not. Thanks anyways


EDIT: yes I see that it says not to post items you are looking for, sorry about that

 

[knightc2]

EDIT: OK, nevermind my ramblings since I just realized that you are looking for a laptop not a desktop.

Yes this is in the wrong forum but you know that so lets move on... You won't have any trouble getting a machine with those specs for way less than $1500. System deals come along all the time. Waiting isn't always the best move since there is usually a deal floating around all the time. Dell constantly has deals that would net you a nice machine like you are looking for at less than $1000. Probably closer to $700 if you take the standard 1 year warranty and don't add lots of extras.

I posted this last night which is a decent albeit not uber hot deal. Add $50 for a X2 4400 CPU and $200 for a 19" flat panel (or get one on your own for ~$150 w/shipping after rebate from Newegg) and you have a decent parental unit machine for ~$650 or less. Way better than $1500 and you have extra money to add extras if you so choose.