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    Gateway 7805 $899 at bestbuy???

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by taylorlee, Sep 9, 2009.

  1. taylorlee

    taylorlee Notebook Enthusiast

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    899 is really fantastic price for a 7805...our notebook is devaluing so fast..
     
    taylorlee, Sep 9, 2009
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  2. Kamin_Majere

    Kamin_Majere =][= Ordo Hereticus

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    Welcome to the world of laptops. :eek: They cost alot and then drop in value quick.

    But that is a really nice price. :)
     
    Kamin_Majere, Sep 9, 2009
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  3. Syngensmyth

    Syngensmyth In All Seriousness

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    I would think they won't last long at that price. If they go much lower I will have to buy one (and I don't need one).
     
    Syngensmyth, Sep 9, 2009
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  4. Alby Wan Kenalby

    Alby Wan Kenalby Notebook Geek

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    well i just got mine for $865 (ebay) so as long as they stay above that i wont be too upset :)
     
    Alby Wan Kenalby, Sep 10, 2009
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    Malignant Notebook Ninja

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    So whens the next model coming out?
     
    Malignant, Sep 12, 2009
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    ImportJunky Notebook Consultant

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    I got mine a couple months ago for low $800s from Bestbuy. They were already losing about $200 on the sale then.

    And I dont think they are gonna bring Gateway back. They have an Asus that replaced it from the looks of it (I work there) it packs a GTX260m, 6gigs of RAM and a intel P8700 for $1,299


    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9366615&type=product&id=1218092150740

    I was actually thinking about selling my 7805 and picking this up! The machine is much more open to things like OC the CPU from what im hearing.
     
    ImportJunky, Sep 12, 2009
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  7. Kamin_Majere

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    Just prepare for alot more heat. While there is no American listed gateway the 7901/7902 (Canadian) would give as good or better performance and have 2 independent cooling units (much better).

    We're just kind of stuck waiting for them.

    Also the Asus's 260 is downclocked so you actually start off with equal too or less than the 9800GTS in graphic performance.

    Still a very good laptop, but i doubt it would be worth the upgrade to you (money or performance wise)
     
    Kamin_Majere, Sep 12, 2009
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