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    Help! Gateway NV5926u

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Supahstah, Mar 9, 2010.

  1. Supahstah

    Supahstah Newbie

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    I have been looking for a laptop on and off for about 2 months. Today I stumbled upon http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668374.php and was ready to buy instantly, as it is everything I wanted (15.6, i5, 4gb ram, dedicated video card, less than $900), but I am having a hard time finding a place to buy it...

    I found the brown version of this laptop, but my OCD has kicked in and I really want the black one... using date refined Google searches, I see Tiger Direct and J&R Music and Computer had them on sale mid to late February, but I cannot find any where to buy now.

    Time wise, I can wait about another month, so if this product will be available in that time frame, I don't mind waiting. But, if it's not coming back, I will cry and then move on, lol.
     
    Supahstah, Mar 9, 2010
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  2. chase17

    chase17 Notebook Consultant

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    I bought the coffee brown one 2 days ago from Circuit city.com. Although the only difference btween the 25 & 26u is the color, these seem to be the newest models. If you have to have black, it should available at any time. everything comes in black these days.. I thought the coffee brown looked very slick.. so i decided to snag it. I've never considered a Gateway computer before but the value for dollar is excellent. I used a friend's Gateway at a party the other night and it wasn't bad at all. The only thing i'm a little concerned about is the super flat keyboard. I should have it tommorrow.
     
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  3. Supahstah

    Supahstah Newbie

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    If you are still reading these forums... how do you like the laptop?

    I'm still trying to get the black one, no luck yet.
     
    Supahstah, Mar 18, 2010
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    dkillone Notebook Evangelist

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    I know u've been looking or the 5926, but the Acer Aspire AS5740G-6979 has the exact same specs. And since technically Acer owns gateway, pretty much same company.

    I found it at J&R for $749, which is a pretty good deal considering I've normally seen them for $800.
    http://www.jr.com/acer-computer/pe/ACE_AS5740G6979/

    Again, same specs, same size, pretty much should have same everything. Plus using bing cashback would bring it down cheaper.


    Edit: Darn, when i posted they had it in stock, now its out of stock, sorry :\.
     
    dkillone, Mar 18, 2010
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