Originally posted by: RossMAN
[In the past month there have been laptops at $499, $585 and currently a Dell Inspiron 6400 (Intel Core Duo/1GB/DVD-RW) for $649.
Rossman, And I thank you again for finding it for me and my son. Estimated delivery Jan 3rd.[/quote]You're welcome, would you mind posting the model/specs/price here?

[/quote]* This is what I actually ordered on the $649 deal *
Inspiron 1505 Dual Core $910 12/12/06 6F915-DNPCEY1
My Components
Intel® Core? 2 Duo T5500 (1.66GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
*Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition
15.4 inch UltraSharp? Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife?
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
256MB ATI MOBILITY? RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory?
Integrated Audio
My Accessories
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
*Kensington PocketMouse Pro USB Wireless Laser Mouse
Hi-Speed: Dell Draft N Wireless
My Software
No productivity suite- Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
No Security Subscription
*No Pre-Installed Software
My Service
1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
Also Includes
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Inspiron E1505 Dual Core
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
You can also get it without Wireless 355 Bluetooth and a couple of other things but I decided to keep them.