any killer deals right now on a 15"

with at least a core 2 duo (even a 5450 would be fine) and something better than the x3100 card?? dont care to much about brand.. this is not for me but we need to buy one for someone and they dont have a lot of money... any ideas.. thanks

 

what's the budget?

 

max maybe 700-800... if used it would have to appear new since this is being given to someone..looking at the acer at office depot but after tax its still 560$ with a x3100..

 

xps m1530 has a killer deal right now! use the cupons, nvm, just reas that ur budget is 700- 800. can u go up to 1000 dollars, then get the m1530, that one comes with c2d and dedicated nvidia.

 

looked at several websites. can't find anything with c2d and ati/nvidia agp. all have amd chips. there were some decent deals with ati igp and amd chips.

 

VOSTRO 1500

My System Details
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition edit
WARRANTY & SERVICE 1 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 1 Year NBD On-Site Service edit
LCD PANEL 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Anti-Glare Display edit
MEMORY 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD/DVD+RW Read and Burn CD and DVD edit
VIDEO CARD 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS edit
HARD DRIVE 120GB 5400RPM Hard Drive edit
MEDIA DIRECT Dell Exclusive MediaDirect™ Instant Play Software Application edit
WI-FI WIRELESS CARD Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Wi-Fi Internal Card edit
WEBCAM No Webcam Option edit
My Accessories
BATTERIES 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery edit
My Software
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 9. Does NOT Include MS Word edit
SECURITY No Pre-installed Anti-Virus/Security Software edit
ONLINE BUSINESS GROWTH TOOLS Free Microsoft Office Live Small Business edit
ADOBE SOFTWARE Adobe® Acrobat® Reader edit
My Services & Warranties
DELL DATASAFE™ ONLINE BACKUP No Online Data Back Up Installed edit
AUTOMATED PC TUNEUP No Dell Automated PC Tune Up Installed edit
STANDARD VOSTRO SERVICES TOOLS Dell Network Assistant edit
ON-SITE SYSTEM SETUP No Onsite System Setup edit
PURCHASE INTENT Purchase is not intended for resale. edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
SOUND OPTION High Definition Audio 2.0
Integrated NIC and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Labels Windows XP™
Processor Branding Intel Core 2 Duo Processor


708$ US Not a bad deal IMO

 

What about the HP DV6830US, $799.99 after $50 MIR on NewEgg.

• T5550 (1.83Ghz)
• 250 GB HD
• 3 GB Memory
• X3100

Here

Oh, and no tax on NewEgg, so it would be about the same as the Vostro.

 

i can pick up an acer with the same exact specs as that for 499$ ^^^

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=254097