I came across a Dell Inspiron 6000 deal last night and went with it. This is what I got:
Pentium M 735 (1.7GHz) 512MB RAM (free upgrade from 256)) XP Media Center Edition 2005 DVD writer - Dual layer (free upgrade) 1 Firewire port 4 USB 2.0 ports An SD (and another type) card reader 15.4" widescreen (1280 X 800) Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal 6-cell battery 1 year mail-in warranty Before tax - $954 - $200MIR = $754. Not too bad a deal, I don't think. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 8:21 AM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: [SPAM SUSPECT] [H] What do you think about this laptop... http://www.buy.com/prod/Lenovo_Thinkpad_R51E_1_73GHz_512MB_40GB/q/loc/101/20 2001957.html I need to get my daughter a laptop for graduation (HS). I came across this yesterday. It is $699 after $75 rebate. Quick specs: 15" XGA TFTF screen Intel Pentium M 740 (1.73GHz) 512MB RAM (2GB max, 1 free slot) 533MHz FSB 6-Cell battery (approx 3.5 hour run time) CD-RW/DVD-ROM XP Professional 40GB HD (I think I saw somewhere is was 4200rpm, but I don't see it here) My daughter will be taking elementary education in college next year, so she does not need a high-end laptop. I am kind of troubled by the possible 4200rpm HD. An equivalently configured Dell Inspiron B130 will run about $870 after rebates ($720 with XP home). What do you all think about this laptop? Thanks, Bobby
