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    m-6850fx for $650: good buy?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by valeriana, Feb 8, 2009.

  1. valeriana

    valeriana Newbie

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    Specs:

    Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 @ 1.86GHz 800MHz FSB
    15.4" WXGA+ Display (1440x900)
    4096MB DDR2 Sodimm @ 667MHz
    320GB SATA Hard Drive @ 5400RPM
    16x DVD+/-RW Drive
    Gigabit Ethernet & Integrated a/b/g/draft-n Wireless
    Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
    ATI Radeon 2600
    HDMI Connector Port
    Integrated 1.3 Megapixel Webcam

    I saw somewhere that these were on sale a couple months ago for $530++ but I can't find them anywhere now at that price. Best I could find is at $650. Is it still a good deal at that price? Please feel free to suggest other laptops with same or better configuration at same or lower price (and where to buy). Thanks!
     
    valeriana, Feb 8, 2009
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  2. narsnail

    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    umm ya! jump on that, thats a good price I think.

    If your comfortable with a 17inch though the 6831FX can be had refurbed for just a bit more.

    If not go for it though.
     
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  3. Kamin_Majere

    Kamin_Majere =][= Ordo Hereticus

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    Yeah its a pretty good price for the specs offered. You'll always see computer prices fluctuate like that. But thats a good price so if you missed the sale its still a good buy
     
    Kamin_Majere, Feb 8, 2009
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  4. martee

    martee Notebook Evangelist

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    I've got mine for $899 at the Best Buy, so $650 is really good price for
    15" notebook with such spec.


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    -Gateway M6850FX 15.4"/T9300 2.5Ghz/4GB DDR2 667/
    512MB ATI Radeon HD2600 GDDR3/WD 500GB/Bluetooth/
    Vista Ultimate 64-bit, Win7 64-bit
    -Gateway MT6705 15.4"/Dual Core 1.6Ghz/2GB DDR2/
    Samsung 250GB/Bluetooth/Vista Premium, Solaris
     
    martee, Feb 9, 2009
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