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[syntax53]

i have a prostar right now. i hate it.



dell has decent laptops



FYI syntax, dell's $750 off 1500 is a hoax. i priced the same EXACT pieces for the 750 off 1500 sale they had last month and it ended up being ~1450 AFTER the 750 off for the same laptop.

if you say so, lol. i just got my friend in on a deal two days ago. he missed out on the 35% off coupon a week or so ago and was just gonna go with the 25% off promotion that was going on. i convinced him to wait because 25% compared to 35% is $100 at $1000. the laptop he priced cost $1500. 25% off would have been $375. i got him in on the last $600 coupon they had and he got his laptop for $900. additional $125 in his pocket.

[erek[NOT BANNED]]

ray is just a nOoB when it comes to coupon clippin

[Raybdbomb]

if you say so, lol. i just got my friend in on a deal two days ago. he missed out on the 35% off coupon a week or so ago and was just gonna go with the 25% off promotion that was going on. i convinced him to wait because 25% compared to 35% is $100 at $1000. the laptop he priced cost $1500. 25% off would have been $375. i got him in on the last $600 coupon they had and he got his laptop for $900. additional $125 in his pocket.



this just came out today

http://www.slickdeals.net/#p6103



i was going to buy one used for about $900 with 512MB ram, but now i can buy one new for $1000 with 1GB ram

[Raybdbomb]

http://raybdbomb.com/05.23.2005/dell-700m-ordered.html - holla

[Speed]

I need a bigger screen than 12" on the laptop, wouldn't be able to go lower than 14". I was gonna laugh at the 256 ram until I saw your comment, that things gonna be sweet though.

[Raybdbomb]

12" is good... 17" is too hefty and 15 is what i'm used to... so I think 12 will be perfect

[syntax53]

12" is good... 17" is too hefty and 15 is what i'm used to... so I think 12 will be perfect

the 12 is a little small for my tastes. but as we discussed on aim, the weight and physical size of the laptop make up for it.

[Raybdbomb]

i received it about 3 days ago. i gotta tell you, it's near flawless. a few minor setbacks, but i'm very impressed.

[syntax53]

i received it about 3 days ago. i gotta tell you, it's near flawless. a few minor setbacks, but i'm very impressed.

the page up/down being "Fn" keys kind of annoyed me. bout the only thing i can remember i didn't like.

[Raybdbomb]

that's one thing.



another thing is the small keyboard; it leads to the ",", "." and "/" keys taking the space of 2 regular keys... so it's hard to hit the right one.



lastly the graphics; but other than that it's wonderful. gotta love 5 hours on battery