anyone seen any killer deals on a 12-13" system

anywhere.. looking for one for a 6 year old but they want a new or factory refurbished system and not with garbage specs either. they want it to be able to play movies and kiddie games on so a netbook / atom is not prob what they want..

just curious if someone sees something can you let me know thanks

 

I think you've probably already considered this, but maybe something from the Dell Outlet? A Mini 12 probably isn't what you are looking for, but maybe something like a Inspiron 13? I think I saw a few for less than $500 plus the 15% off coupon out right now.

EDIT: Maybe a Vostro 1310 from the Outlet also. Starting at a little over $400 with a C2D.

 

hmm ill check the vostro out i had forgot about those..

edit know of any great coupons for the 1310? id love to get them the newer 4500 graphics over the old 3100... but none of those in the outlet yet..

also considering the clevo m72t since i can get them really cheap as barebones and build it.. but what sucks about those is the 4 cell battery only give under 1 hour of use out of it. and the 8 cell is like 125$ extra and only has about 2 hours or just under of life.. that imo is aweful. but its a nice 12" system...

 

Did you have a look at the refurbished Lenovo U330s?

 

from where?? link??

 

check out dell e4200 refurbished, the lowest price I have seen is 698, plus 20% coupon. Dell e4200 is an amazing machine for this price, no reason to buy lenovo u330.


link
http://stores.channeladvisor.com/Le...deaPad U330 Refurbished (Black) with Free Bag

 

It's unfortunate that the cheaper U330s got picked up. They were going for 500+, which is pretty impressive for the specs. P7350+ ATI 3450.

 

I don't think so,

I remember the deal showed up in SD at that moment, the least price is 580+ , and it comes with ddr2 model, with x4500.

only most expensive one comes with ddr3 and 3450.

I was in the first page of that deal

 

Nah, note the ATI 3450.

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showpost.php?p=17924517&postcount=2

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showpost.php?p=18733893&postcount=108

Very much luck to grab those units though.

 

I should pick one up!

 

Do it. They're supposed to be quite decent. And price/performance is very respectable too.

 

i saw none that were under 800$ at all on there of the e4200 but wow awesome machine there

 

Yeah the E4200 looks like a solid machine, but I'd say the dv2 might be good option:

AMD Neo + ATI 3410

http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/notebooks/dv2z_series/rts/4/computer_store/NM325UA%23ABA

Though it's a little expensive still, a coupon code might be floating around somewhere.

 

Here you go link to the awesome deal

 

What about the ThinkPad X200? For $848.52 you can get the following:

ThinkPad X200
Windows Vista Home Basic
2.26GHz Intel P8400
12.1" WXGA (1280x800) display
Integrated Webcam
2GB DDR3-1066 RAM
160GB 5400rpm Hard Drive
Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics
Intel 5300AGN wireless card
9-cell Battery
*No internal optical drive.

The O/S, CPU, RAM and Hard Drive have upgrade options. This is just the base configuration.

For $902.14, you could get a new IdeaPad U330 as follows:
IdeaPad U330-22672BU
Windows Vista Home Premium
2.0GHz Intel P7350
13.3" WXGA (1280x800) LED-backlit (300nit) Display
2GB DDR3-1066 RAM
250GB 5400rpm Hard Drive
256mb ATI Radeon Mobility HD 3450
DVD-RW
Intel 5100AGN wireless
Bluetooth
6-cell Battery

If you're interested in either of those deals, send me a PM and I'll give you the direct link.

 

The Dell Latitude E4200 is a very nice ultra-portable, but the Lenovo IdeaPad U330 (and the ThinkPad X200) are much more powerful. The E4200 is only available with the 1.2GHz SU9300 or 1.4GHz SU9400 processor AND the Intel 4500MHD intregrated graphics. The U330 is the way to go if you want a dedicated graphics card.

I'd prefer the Latitude E4300 (13.3") over the E4200 any day! The E4300 has the much faster 2.26GHz SP9300 or 2.4GHz SP9400 processors. It also has a 13.3" WXGA LED-backlit display and only weighs about 1lb more than the E4200 (well under 4lbs). They're also cheaper and more plentiful in the Dell Outlet.

The Lenovo Outlet has the ThinkPad SL300 (NEW) starting at $550- LINK

The new Dell Vostro 1320 is worth a look, too- LINK

 

where did you find that configuration at that price? i checked lenovo outlet and under no circumstances you can get it at that price.

 

yeah i grabbed a couple of the clevo m72r models. for under 400$ i got the following:
m72r barebones
4gb ram
250gb hdd
intel 5300
t7250 cpu
dvd burner
bluetooth
webcam
12.1" screen
intel x3100 (not great but still will do anything it needs to in these)
4cell battery

then i ordered 2 additional 8 cell's for 90$ each

so 490 shipped for each of them..980 TOTAL for the pair with the extra batteries!!

965 chipsets in these but whatever for that price.

 

thats is a really good deal though imo. i may have grabbed one of those had i seen it first..

 

I was also on the market for a 12" system and was about to pull the trigger on a Lenovo x200 until I went to a store that had it displayed and I saw its screen!!! Terrible screen with no backlight. And the build didn't seem all either. I settled on a e4200. I'm glad I did.

If you're keen on a x200, go for the x200s, more expensive, but better in every way, save for the ULV processor.

 

Where did you get those barebones if you don't mind me asking?

Under $400 is a great price.