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What do you think of this laptop I bought?
subzero23:
Well I honestly thought this was a waaaaay cheap laptop for the goods, where exactly could I get it cheaper?
People keep linking me to computer search sites and priceguides and they just really are so vague...if anyone has any specific examples I'd be willing to explore them.
zaphod:
Anandtech has a nice deals forum.
http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=40
Here's a BB link, too: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1093469196696&skuId=6855888&type=product&cmp=++
Dell runs crazy deals on occasion to clear inventories. They had a 50% sale on laptops a couple weeks back.
No matter how good a deal you find, you'll always find a better deal for a better machine a week after you buy. :)
What is the free external wireless card you listed? Does the notebook not have built-in wireless?
pointdablame:
you overpaid quite a bit actually. If you're happy, thats all that matters, but you DID overpay.
$1000 could have gotten you a Centrino, which is faster. Don't let the Celeron clock speed fool you, the 1.5 Pentium M would have been a much better CPU, and your battery life would have been MUCH better.
That said, my dad has a 2.6 Celeron Inspiron 1150, and its a decent enough laptop. However, he only paid $700 for his, with better options.
HaRuMaN:
A good place to start is pricewatch.com
It will let you compare prices between vendors on all sorts of computers/laptops/parts/etc.