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    Compaq Dual Core laptop $399.99 at Best Buy starting Sunday 12/2

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Wu Jen, Nov 30, 2007.

  1. Wu Jen

    Wu Jen Some old nobody

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    Starting Sunday Dec 2nd Best Buy will have the Compaq C713nr laptop for $399.99.

    You can find info on it here...

    System Specs:
    Pentium dual core processor T2310 (Core2Duo core version but with only 1mb L2 cache! )
    15.4" WXGA
    1gb
    80gb
    x3100 graphics
    DVD+-RW
     
    Wu Jen, Nov 30, 2007
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  2. jak3676

    jak3676 Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Damn, just wish it would have been a 14.1" and I would have been set. Still a good deal though, just too bulky for me.
     
    jak3676, Dec 1, 2007
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  3. bmwrob

    bmwrob Notebook Virtuoso

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    That sounds like a great deal to me. Aren't Pentiums in laptops prone to overheating though? A dual-core Pentium, I'd guess, would tend to get really hot. At $399 it may not matter much. Thanks for the heads up.

    /makes plans to visit BB tomorrow :)
     
    bmwrob, Dec 1, 2007
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  4. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    I always hated it when BB would have a cheap computer. Brings in all the cheapskates, and they tend to smell funny. Furthermore, after you sell out in about 2 hours, everyone else who comes in thinks that you're smuggling them and selling them to your friends.

    "We are out of stock" does not mean "there's a huge conspiracy that we're having and not selling you your crappy computer".
     
    Lithus, Dec 1, 2007
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  5. bmwrob

    bmwrob Notebook Virtuoso

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    /runs over to Walgreens to pick up a bar of Dial and can of RightGuard so as not to smell "funny" at BB LOL
     
    bmwrob, Dec 1, 2007
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  6. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Haven't actually worked there in a while, so I can happily say I no longer give a crap.

    They just keep me on the payroll for some reason and I rake in the discount. Not really though, I don't buy much stuff these days.
     
    Lithus, Dec 1, 2007
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  7. onion

    onion Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Pentium Dual Cores are either CoreDuos or Core2Duos. These are not Pentium D CPUs.

    The T2310 in this laptop is a Coer2Duo with 1mb L2 cache labeled as "Pentium Dual Core"
     
    onion, Dec 2, 2007
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  8. wonder

    wonder Newbie

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    I wonder why HP/Compaq would still manufacture a laptop like this with a maximum of 1gb memory? 1 gb is the decent minimum memory just to load the Vista OS. That's why these laptop are cheap... coz they are just junk.
     
    wonder, Dec 2, 2007
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  9. bmwrob

    bmwrob Notebook Virtuoso

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    What would you expect for $399, the best of the best?? I have a housebound friend who rarely leaves her bed. This machine would be fine for her to surf the Net and check her email, which is all she ever does with a computer anyway.

    BTW, if I do buy this machine for her, it won't be running Vista (or even XP). I'll wipe the drive with DBan and install Ubuntu, for which 1gb RAM will be plenty.

    @onion: thanks for the info. It's been a long time since I've bought a laptop other than a Mac, so am far behind in knowledge of processors not available from Apple. Maybe I should pay more attention. LOL
     
    bmwrob, Dec 2, 2007
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  10. onion

    onion Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Laptop takes 2gb max. Its a misprint. We have the laptop running two 1gb sticks of ram and it works great. You have to remeber reality it not what one makes believe it is....
     
    onion, Dec 2, 2007
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    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    I picked one up at my local Best Buy and it runs great. Thanks
     
    gridtalker, Dec 3, 2007
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  12. thedarlington

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    hey everyone great forum here very helpful, i just found it from lokoing for info for this laptop, its on sale this week for fifty dollars more than last week, what do you guys think? wow its a shame i didnt find it last week,

    btw whats the discount for best buy employees?
     
    thedarlington, Dec 11, 2007
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  13. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Discount on laptops is $0.00.
     
    Lithus, Dec 11, 2007
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