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    Cheap 5100 or 5300 No newegg

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by aan310, Feb 16, 2009.

  1. aan310

    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Can any one find me a good US retailer that sells them for really cheap? (like $25 for the 5100 and $30-35 for the 5300) and no newegg xD

    Thanks
     
    aan310, Feb 16, 2009
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  2. vinceboiii

    vinceboiii Animals are friends, not food.

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    i got mine here, 5300

    heres another place for the 5300 and same site has the 5100
     
    vinceboiii, Feb 16, 2009
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  3. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    I got my 5300 off Amazon for $34.

    Edit: Looks like it went up to $36.28.
     
    Slaughterhouse, Feb 16, 2009
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  4. aan310

    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Nulime is not worth it, and I have read some shady reviews of provantage...
    Yea, plus $9 shipping



    Buy.com has the 5300 for $41 shipped, im thinking ill just get it there i guess :(


    maybe ill take a stab at provantage, but they dropship from other resellers, so you never know what happens
     
    aan310, Feb 16, 2009
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  5. aan310

    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Well, its either the buy.com 5300 or the provantage.com 5100

    $41 and $27 respectivly... Idk if i want to get from provantage or not :/
     
    aan310, Feb 16, 2009
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  6. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    Oh yeah I got free shipping with mine.
     
    Slaughterhouse, Feb 16, 2009
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  7. aan310

    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Also, any reason to get the half vs full cards?
     
    aan310, Feb 16, 2009
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  8. vinceboiii

    vinceboiii Animals are friends, not food.

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    whats wrong with nulime? i bought mine there with no problems and came in fast.
     
    vinceboiii, Feb 17, 2009
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  9. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    how soon do you need it?
     
    zfactor, Feb 17, 2009
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  10. aan310

    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    same price as buy.com, and buy.com is in Illinois (the warehouse they usually ship stuff from) and i'm in WI
    umm, well the computer should be here by friday, maybe monday, so friday, maybe monday xD
    But i can go for a week or so with out wireless, the router is in my room xD
     
    aan310, Feb 17, 2009
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  11. husky55

    husky55 Notebook Evangelist

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    The 5300 requires a 3 wire antenna
     
    husky55, Feb 18, 2009
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