Laptop for $298!!!

Walmart, instores on Saturday Nov. 8th only.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=1026142

Laptop is a compaq cq50-139wm

2gb of ram, 160ghz hd. 15.4 lcd screen, hd4500 graphics, and a 2ghz processor (not dual core).

My mom just showed me the flyer, and I figured i'd pass the info on :-D

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=317807

 

yay, i love being late! heh, oh well

 

.....single core celeron......do i really need to say more?

 

processor is upgradable. Besides...this isn't for people who want power or performance. This is for people who don't have a laptop, and don't want the normal buy-in price of 600+

 

You sure about that? It might be a soldered in model.

 

A celeron is ideal for the majority of people... most of us here know that! And really it'll smoke any netbook in comparison test.

 

Then, this would be perfect for my parents

hmmm Thinking Xmas present for them!



Cin

 

I have to pull a ditto out, my Dad could defiantly get buy on this considering the old laptops sitting in not being used because they are too slow.

 

LOL! My parents still use a *dial up connection*
But my Pops has been wanting a Notebook..so if my Bro' and I went in on this together..he would be so happy...its a good price for sure!


Cin

 

Yea, I wish all my siblings lived close the 5 of us are spread out o im have to conference everyone.

 

Im trying to find a cheap laptop for my boss, there is a $399 Compaqe at Biglots that I think is probably better than this, has a dual core Turion 3gb ram, bigger hdd, Vista, ect.

 

perfect for my brother.

 

Does anyone else find it mildly amusing that everyone thinks it's perfect for someone else?

 

Not really. People are shopping for Christmas gifts after all.

 

Yeah I do lol. Good observation. I still think that $400 one at big lots is a much better deal.

 

I agree that the Big Lots laptops a better deal, because it'd be faster, better for photo processing, and gaming , and basically everything. However for just web surfing, emails, writing documents, watching dvds, burning dvd's/cd's, etc, this $298 model would be fine. I have a friend I'm debating having him get the big lots one or the walmart one, mainly cuz i dont wanna fight crowds at walmart saturday morning w/ him so i may just tell him to call around big lots in the city to find the other compaq

 

I do for my parents! ....This would work fine for what their needs are, and the price is something I can afford

Yeps! I like to get XMas shopping done and out of the way...Do alot online the closer it gets to BFriday



Cin

 

I might get one considering I don't do much but browse the net, watch movies, and im. I doubt I could get up at 8 on a Saturday morning unless I just don't go to sleep.

 

Yeah, but it's already sold out at every Big Lots I've been to. They sold out in like half an hour from what I've heard.

 

Im about to buy one tomorrow unless anyone can give me a good reason not to, is it worth it?