Dell Home has Inspiron E1505 laptop for a base price of $953 - auto 35% off = $619. If you have a dollar off coupon ($20 off $200, $30 off $300, $45 off $400, etc - very scarce on eBay) it will also apply. You can try your luck in Dell Back to School game to get them for free as well. Thanks Wammer
To save an extra 5%, use your Discover card to pay (Details) or your Dell Preferred Account for 2% savings. In the best case scenario, your final price will be $619 - $45 coupon - 5% Discover = $545 plus applicable taxes.
Specs
Intel® Core Duo Proc T2300E (1.66GHz/667MHz/1 X 2MB L2 Cache)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display
512MB Shared Single Channel DDR2 SDRAM 533MHZ, 1 DIMM
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
80GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Integrated Audio
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal Wireless
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Free SKIN Promotion 15 - Free Promotion for 15 inch Skin
If you are looking for more upgraded laptop, consider this configuration instead for $729 before discounts, and $650 if you have all of the possible discounts (differences are in bold)
Specs
Intel® Core Duo Proc T2300E (1.66GHz/667MHz/1 X 2MB L2 Cache)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
15.4 inch UltraSharp Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
128MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON® X1300 HyperMemory
120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Integrated Audio
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal Wireless
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Free SKIN Promotion 15 - Free Promotion for 15 inch Skin
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