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    Gateway P-7805u FX Refurbished ($850)

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by mechrock, Jul 13, 2009.

  1. mechrock

    mechrock Notebook Evangelist

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    which ASUS are you referring to?
     
    ludlud, Jul 13, 2009
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  3. mechrock

    mechrock Notebook Evangelist

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    The ones with the GTX 260m.
     
    mechrock, Jul 13, 2009
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    At one time they sold the P-7805u for around $725 on TigerDirect. They had bumped up the price the last two months. I got one for $850-$127 (15% BING cashback) = $723. I think you can try BING cashback and get around 10% off now:

    1. Go to BING.com and search for "ram"
    2. Click on TigerDirect.com link on top with the cashback (10.3%)
    3. Search for "7805u" on TigerDirect.
    4. Should give you $849.99 - $87.55

    Very good laptop, similar to my P-7811 FX.
     
    hanime, Jul 14, 2009
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  5. ludlud

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    wow thanks hanime!
    you can get the G50Vt-X5 refurb for $739.99 - $76.22 bing cashback
    :D
     
    ludlud, Jul 14, 2009
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    guys , i have a question about the 7805 FX

    Does it come with any CDs? recovery, software, etc?

    I looked at a few sites and it doesn't look like it comes with any software/recovery cds... How am i supposed to reformat? :(
     
    ludlud, Jul 14, 2009
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  8. mew1838

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    You can burn one or use the recovery partition.
     
    mew1838, Jul 14, 2009
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    do they give you a genuine cd key?
     
    ludlud, Jul 14, 2009
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    Yes they do. My P-7811 and P-7805u both came with them (sticker on the bottom), the Windows Vista Home Premium keys. As for CD/recovery items, they do not come with them. Just laptop and charger. I personally don't use manufacturer's CD/recovery because they are crap. I have my own Windows disk, format it myself, and get drivers from Gateway's web site. :)
     
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    i got shafted on my Bing money, should have got $40 and ended up getting nothing (their customer support is horrible).
     
    krighton, Jul 15, 2009
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    Got mine... box was beat to hell :( Will plug it in later.
     
    madpoet, Jul 15, 2009
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    How long ago was the purchase? It usually takes up to 60 days to get the money back.
     
    hanime, Jul 15, 2009
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    just got my refurb 7805-u today from tigerdirect. didn't know about bing so paid $850. no tax. looks like i got lucky and got one of the hi-def display. my max display resolution is 1920x1200 pixels. took a chance and it paid off!

    anyway, this looks immaculate. currently creating recovery disks and will stress test this later on.
     
    blancmange, Jul 18, 2009
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