Toshiba Satellite Notebook p4 15'' 512 cd-rw/dvd $1099.98

[kasak]

Staples has got this laptop for $ 1299.98 (Item No. 519832)
apply a $150 coupon (code: 33480 while check out
there is a $50 rebate on this rebate form with free shipping
this is a very good deal as far as Toshiba laptops are considered.
you can get similar once in Dell.
I would prefer Toshiba over Dell.
Feel free to post your comments

 

[ReiAyanami]

dell has a 3ghz one right now for $200 more but w/ no tax plus ebates.

both have rebate hassles, don't know if staples delivers laptops next day

 

[kasak]

at most of the locations they do deliver it next day but some times its 2-3 days.
and Staples is very good in fullfilling rebates. (most of time I have received my staples rebate within one month)
-Sun

 

[merlink]

Originally posted by: ReiAyanami
dell has a 3ghz one right now for $200 more but w/ no tax plus ebates.

both have rebate hassles, don't know if staples delivers laptops next day

Are you referring to the Inspiron 5150? Isn't that deal dead -- or is there a new deal I just haven't pounced on yet?

 

[RossMAN]

Here is a direct link to the laptop and specs are as follows:

Memory (RAM) 512MB
Hard Drive 40GB
Audio 16-bit stereo; stereo speakers
Video Graphics Trident CyberBlade XP2 graphics processor
Warranty 1 year limited
Battery Type 12-cell, rechargeable, removable Lithium Ion (Graphite)
Display 15.0" XGA TFT screen
Dimensions 13.4"L x 11.6"W x 1.9"D, 7.9 lbs.
Other ports Secure Digital® (SD) slot
CD/DVD/CDRW Drive DVD-ROM/CD-RW multifunction drive
Software included Microsoft Works, Intuit® Quicken Basic 2001, Norton® AntiVirus? 2002, Adobe® Acrobat? Reader and more
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home
Ports/Connectors Parallel, 3 USB(2.0) TV-Out (S-Video) RJ-45, RJ-11
Memory Expandable to 2048
Processor & Cache Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 2.66GHz; L2-512KB
Additional Drives Not Available
Network Card 10/100 Ethernet LAN, Integrated Wireless (802.11b) LAN
Modem Speed/Type Integrated V.92/56K


Personally I'm not crazy about the laptop's design but price/performance ratio seems to be good.

If you don't mind a little less power but more portability (lighter weight) I would check out the
Inspiron 500m notebook w/ PentiumM-1.4GHz, 14.1" XGA, 256MB DDR, 20GB, DVD, Modem, NIC, XP Home for $1018 - $150 instant discount - $75 Dell coupon = $793.

 

[corey76]

Trident? No thanks, check www.ubid.com you might do better.

 

[kasak]

Inspiron 500m and 600m are the good once I like in Dell. These are portable and fast compared to high processing (P-4) units, and make less noise then the regular once that have there fan running all the time, which makes a lot of noise. And these don?t get hot as much as the regular once.
-Sun

 

[Flair]

Looks like a desktop processor, get one with the Pentium4M..... 4x the battery life.

 

[GilletteCat]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Here is a [L=direct link]
If you don't mind a little less power but more portability (lighter weight) I would check out the
Inspiron 500m notebook w/ PentiumM-1.4GHz, 14.1" XGA, 256MB DDR, 20GB, DVD, Modem, NIC, XP Home for $1018 - $150 instant discount - $75 Dell coupon = $793.

RossMAN, how do you get this deal? Dell does not seem to sell Inspiron500m, only 600m. For the 600m, there is no instant $150 (I did add to the cart!). I don't know about the $75 coupon, maybe it does work maybe not..., there is the $200 mail-in though... But it is nowhere near $793 after all of the discounts.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: GilletteCat

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Here is a <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://
If you don't mind a little less power but more portability (lighter weight) I would check out the
Inspiron 500m notebook w/ PentiumM-1.4GHz, 14.1&#34; XGA, 256MB DDR, 20GB, DVD, Modem, NIC, XP Home for $1018 - $150 instant discount - $75 Dell coupon = $793.

RossMAN, how do you get this deal? Dell does not seem to sell Inspiron500m, only 600m. For the 600m, there is no instant $150 (I did add to the cart!). I don't know about the $75 coupon, maybe it does work maybe not..., there is the $200 mail-in though... But it is nowhere near $793 after all of the discounts. <img src=&#34;i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif&#34; border=&#34;0&#34;>

My bad, sorry I think I just realized that price is for a [L=refurbished 500m]http://www.xpbargains.com/#16322">direct link</a>.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: GilletteCat

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Here is a <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://
If you don't mind a little less power but more portability (lighter weight) I would check out the
Inspiron 500m notebook w/ PentiumM-1.4GHz, 14.1&#34; XGA, 256MB DDR, 20GB, DVD, Modem, NIC, XP Home for $1018 - $150 instant discount - $75 Dell coupon = $793.

RossMAN, how do you get this deal? Dell does not seem to sell Inspiron500m, only 600m. For the 600m, there is no instant $150 (I did add to the cart!). I don't know about the $75 coupon, maybe it does work maybe not..., there is the $200 mail-in though... But it is nowhere near $793 after all of the discounts. <img src=&#34;i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif&#34; border=&#34;0&#34;>

My bad, sorry I think I just realized that price is for a [L=refurbished 500m]http://www.xpbargains.com/#16322">direct link</a>.

 

[kasak]

this link does not work RossMAN

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: kasak
this link does not work RossMAN

For some reason I was having problems yesterday replying to threads.

Well I have bad news the 500m price I saw was a REFURB on xpbargains.com so it's not brand new, sorry about that.

 

[scoreadeal]

Anyone have a better deal on this model? I want the Wifi module, Toshiba's site sells the unit for another $100 more with the wifi option built in.

 

[dlaw]

It is a very nice notebook, but it weights 8 lbs.

 

[riceknight]

Toshiba support is horrendous... laptops aren't made too sturdy either

 

[tinker]

I have to say i have seen some pretty good toshy laptops " almost looked identical to some of dells "; very high end.
this does not look high end visually, but the stats do look good , cept the video. I recently sold my 5-6 year old dell laptop for 300 and ive been holding out for a nice deal. Other than the last dell 649 laptop have yet to see another good deal, anyone care to tell me where the latest good deal with minimal stats but at least good video and 15" lcd, i can upgrade everything else myself.

 

[duhh]

Originally posted by: Flair
Looks like a desktop processor, get one with the Pentium4M..... 4x the battery life.

i dont know why people complain about desktop cpus in laptops so much, its really not that bad
and also... pentium4m by no means has 4x longer battery life. 2x tops.
Even if you ment pentium M / centrino, 4x is still probablly pushing it. that laptop pulls average 3 hours...

 

[Fallen Kell]

I just wouldn't ever buy a system with a Trident Video card. I am sorry, but the ATI 9600 mobile and GeForce x Go chipsets COMPLETELY and UTTERLY DESTROY the trident. If all you ever want to do on the laptop is spreadsheets, word and email, then trident is ok. If you want to do ANY kind of games, it just sucks compaired to its competitors. I don't even know why it would be in this laptop to begin with, as the ATI and GeForce products are not that much more expensive, just a little more power hungry.

 

[TheToOTaLL]

Not to knock Toshiba any more that we have successfully done here, the 2-3 I've seen that are less than year old have subpar battery life compared to Dell. My 5150 (which doesnt even have a P4m) averages about 4 hours of life [on wireless], whereas the model advertised, which my boss just bought about a month ago, only averages around 2 something hours fully charged. Along with the Trident POS, I'd definately put in another vote for Dell.