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    Cheap gateway 14 inch

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by DRFP, Apr 18, 2011.

  1. DRFP

    DRFP Notebook Evangelist

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    BestBuy

    I decided to buy this after looking at junk, even on ebay its hard to beat this deal

    349 for a Dual Core pentium 3gb 350gb LED HDMI

    seems good enough for what I need ( I don't play games)
     
    DRFP, Apr 18, 2011
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  2. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    That is a nice laptop for $350. Great solid all around performer. Better than any netbook or most subcompact notebooks especially for that price. Even comes with Wi-Fi N and gigabit ethernet, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit so you don't have to scrounge around for a 64-bit DVD if you wanted 4GB RAM. Only bad thing I see is it comes with a 6-cell battery, so probably meh battery life, but still most likely more than two hours.
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 18, 2011
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  3. Rykoshet

    Rykoshet Notebook Deity

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    Not bad, HOWEVER, Dell is currently doing a 20% off all Latitudes from the outlet.

    You can find for that price an E6400 or so if you are patient. It will be 400ish (hopefully before 20% off coupon) and will, more importantly, come with a THREE (3) year warranty.

    Also, it will have a business build (sturdier) and in my opinion a much, much more useful 16:10 vs 16:9 display (personal preference).

    If you can return it in a few days (and you manage to snag something better) I'd suggest it.

    Otherwise, that is a very tempting offer, I just have a dislike for Gateway personally.
     
    Rykoshet, Apr 21, 2011
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