buy.com DEAL of the day...SONY LAPTOP

[ETLA]

DOTD SONY PIII-650

Compare at $2395.00, today only $1695.00 -- You Save $700.00! on this powerful, light-weight, notebook computer. About 1" Thin, 3.75 lbs, Magnesium-Alloy Case, 12.1" XGA TFT display, Pentium III 650MHz processor, 64 MB, SDRAM, 12 GB HDD, Integrated Ethernet for Networks or Broadband, i.Link IEE1394 interface, 8MB ATI Rage Mobility graphics card, and a Lithium Ion battery.






Battery ( Max ) - 1 ( 1 ) x Lithium Ion proprietary
Input Device - Keyboard, Responsive (nearly full-size tactile) / Electro-Static touch pad
Telecom - Fax / modem - Integrated V.90 56K modem
Memory / Flash Installed ( Max ) - None
Warranty - One Year Parts and Labor (90 days without registration)
Operating System - Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Power - DC 19.5V / AC 110-120V
Networking - 10Base-T/100Base-TX integrated Ethernet with RJ-45 interface
Audio Output - Sound card - Hardware MIDI
Video Output - Graphic card - ATI RAGE MOBILITY graphics chip (8.0MB SDRAM)
Display - 12.1" XGA (1024 x 768) TFT screen
Storage Removable - None
Storage CD / DVD - None
Storage Hard Drive - 1 x 12 GB fixed
Storage Floppy Drive - 1 x 1.44 MB 3.5'' HD external
Memory / RAM Installed ( Max ) - 64 MB ( 192 MB ) - SDRAM
Memory / Cache Installed ( Max ) - 256 KB - L2 Cache
Processor - 1 x Intel Pentium III 650 MHz, featuring Intel SpeedStep technology
Dimensions (WxDxH) / Weight - 10.8 in x 8.9 in x 1.15 in / 3.75 lbs

 

[FrontlineWarrior]

Cool I just ordered 20.
edit: I just said that to piss people off. I didn't order any =)

 

[Kenji4861]

I don't know if this is that much of a deal since, a lot of finished prices on egay go for around $1500~$1800. That's the brand new price for the same system on egay.

 

[ptbrulz]

yeah, the price may be about the same but i think dealing with sellers on egay can take more work than with buy.com

 

[ChrisIsBored]

heh.. how funny.. as I scroll down to the bottom of the page what do I see but an ad from buy.com selling what looks like the exact same laptop...




<< Sony Vaio PIII 650 MHz 12GB Take it Home for $2199.00 >>



not really that great of a deal.. but a very fair price at $1695.00 though

 

[oblivion2888]

i would buy it if my stocks weren't doing so crappy

 

[AnimeKnight]

i hear you oblivion2888

 

[cipherTxT]

Oblivion, You shoulda bought this Sony over that hp stuff man. Looks like a decent price for a VAIO, if you want a VAIO that is.

 

[RossMAN]

Oblivion, You shoulda bought this Sony over that hp stuff man. Looks like a decent price for a VAIO, if you want a VAIO that is.

Granted this Sony VAIO is a great quality laptop it's no where as near of a bargain as the Walmart.com HP with DVD for $732.50

First and foremost the Walmart.com HP with DVD is only $732.50 which is less than half of this Sony VAIO.
Secondly this Sony appears to have NO CD/DVD Drive which is a major shortcoming IMHO.

If the Walmart.com HP were still in stock I'd rather buy that which comes with DVD built-in and save $962.50

 

[HKSturboKID]

Sony appears to have NO CD/DVD Drive which is a major shortcoming IMHO

No CD/DVD.....probably cost another $200 for the drive.

 

[cipherTxT]

Hey, I agree. HP is a steal.. but are you really gonna lug that thing around with you? Plus if you are at school (which oblivion, and I for that matter are) you would like something light and easy to carry around for classes etc. Plus do you really need a CD/DVD?? Ethernet is probably sufficient no? and how much quality are you gonna get in a DVD player with that kind of hardware inside the HP?? I'm thinking not that great.. I could be wrong though. Just a thought.

I was actually looking at the z505's when I was going to get a laptop.. But heard some bad things about it. some people are satisfied with it, some are really not!... Decided to pick up a T21 instead.. Damn happy with it now.

 

[DealBabe]

you got to be a nutball to get this.

I just won my auction from ubid for a sony pcg-650 today. paid $1311 for a refurbed sony with a p3 600, 64meg sdram, 8x dvd, and a 14.1 tft xga display..+ everything else.... then i headed over to crucial and got the 15% off webpromo rate, and purchases a sodimm stick of 128meg pc100 for $62 guaranteed to work with it. $1400 for my system is a ton better deal....and i got a giant screen, an extra 128 megs or ram, and dvd to boot

90 day warranty...from ubid on this lappy

 

[Purvin]

Dont buy those slim sony i had one and man they got hot and never wored right. In 3 months i sent it in for repairs 4 times.

 

[DealBabe]

purvin: what model

 

[Unsickle]

DealBabe: You made one crucial error... ordering from uBid. Good luck with the warranty. It is usually from the &quot;third party&quot; supplier.

 

[TuOni]

Not a bad deal but I know of a little place where everybody knows your name.dum dum dum dum..and there allwayz glad you came...dum dum dum you wanna go where people change ..and the troubles are all the same you wanna go where everybody knows your name dum dee dum dee dum dum..think thats how it goes.... GOOD POST...I get carried away when I see low prices on laptops

 

[DealBabe]

Unsickle: here is my info from ubid...



Notice
Manufacturer Refurbished and fully loaded!

Requirements
none

Detailed Description


Manufacturer Part Number
PCG-F650

Warranty
90 days parts and labor from Sony


so im good to go

 

[Mysterie]

My aunt has one of those XG models, really silm and it doesn't look like it can stay cool really well. I heard of the overheating problem with the silm models.

Now Dealbabe, the model you have , 'all in one' should be fine. I have the F630 and it keeps pretty cool, I would of liked a F350 but for $1199 new, I can't complain.

 

[jeepers94]

According to Techbargains,there is a $100 rebate on the Sony!

 

[namlook]

Keep checking the Walmart page. It came back in stock once already after it was backordered. The cost on the Walmart laptop is actually only around $650 after the discounts. Walmart is giving everyone 10% off of the $749 price and Ebates is another $20+ off. Make sure you call Walmart and get that 10% off if you haven't already.

Celeron 500, 64 megs, 12.1 TFT, 8x DVD, floppy, external CD controls let you play a CD without booting up, internet hot buttons, serial port, parallel port, 2 x usb etc. The Walmart deal is only like $1000 less!

I added 128 megs for only $60 for a total of 192 megs and the Walmart laptop flies pretty good. I'm totally happy with the performance and no dead pixels on the screen. Yay!

 

[xsecurity]

I got the Walmart HP laptop also...

I upgraded to a 20 Gig drive and 256meg of memory...

All that for under $900

Now that's what I call a DEAL... and like the guy said before.. I suffer no dead pixels either..

woo hoo...


Jp

 

[Jumby]

Yikes !!!
They change the SPECIFICATION on the Walmart page..
5GB ( or 4.3GB formatted)

So no more 10% Discount I believe......

P.S. .....Click.....click....click.....Still out of stock.... ;(

 

[oblivion2888]

let's all say a prayer for the NASDAQ so i can buy this thing

 

[DealBabe]

im praying you spend your money elsewhere on a better deal

 

[oblivion2888]

w00t w00t , go INTC, SUNW, NOK, NT