E-Machines LapTop $299.99

[tomatom]

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eMACHINES eMD625 15.6" WXGA (AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 2GB Ram Memory 250GB SATA HD, DVD-RW, ATI Graphics, Windows Vista Home Basic)

eMachine (eME625-5103):
For Windows
FRYS.com #: 5924504

===> $370 @ WWW.FRYS.COM

===> $299 @ FRY'S B&M

Detailed Description



Operating System Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic with Service Pack 1
Processor AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 Single-Core Processor
Processor Speed 1.6 GHz
Processor Cache 512KB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB
Memory 2048MB DDR2 667MHz Memory (1 x 2048MB)
Max supported =4096MB
Accessible Memory Slots 2
Video Graphics ATI Radeon Xpress 1200 Graphics with up to 1919MB of HyperMemory supporting Shader Model 2.0
Hard Drive 250GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
Multimedia Drive 8x DVD-SuperMulti DVD?R/RW Double Layer Drive
Display 15.6" Widescreen WXGA High-Brightness Display (1366 x 768)
Webcam N/A
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 Port
Wireless Option Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN
Fax/Modem High speed 56k modem
Audio High-Definition Audio Support with 2 Built-in Stereo Speakers
Keyboard 101-key compatible
Pointing Device Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical scroll Up/Down pad
Weight 6 lbs
Battery 6-Cell Lithium-Ion battery (4400 mAh)
Battery Life Up to 2.5-hour Battery Life

External Notebook Ports
5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
4 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0, 4th port shared with eSATA
2 Headphone out
1 microphone-in
1 VGA (15-pin)
1 RJ-11 (modem)
1 RJ -45 (LAN)

? good for school ?

 

[Kaido]

If this is anything like my 14" eMachines e620 series laptop ($379 @ Buy.com), then it's highly upgradable. With mine, you could install a dual-core processor, up to 4 gigs of RAM, up to 500gb hard drive (currently available max), 802.11n Wifi, etc. Pretty nice - a few cheap upgrades and you've got a rockin' machine for well under a grand.

I do recommend installing Windows XP on it. There are drivers if you search around...it's WAY faster with XP. Or upgrade the processor to a dual-core, if this e625 series is upgradable...

 

[soccerballtux]

I was just spec'ing out laptops for a friend and saw something that completely trumps all the deals we're seeing:
http://www.frys.com/product/58...sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

Lenovo. I had no idea they were that cheap. Very tempted.

 

[s44]

Egg has the Lenovo for $450. They had the really nice Y530-5900U for $550 but it's up to $600 now.

 

[freshspace]

This week's $429.90 Staples deal seems to be better with better price and better spec. It's an HP.

 

[jwsw]

Originally posted by: freshspace
This week's $429.90 Staples deal seems to be better with better price and better spec. It's an HP.

Except, of course, OP posted a $300 notebook (no rebate) before his thread got hi-jacked...

 

[tomatom]

TeThis week's $429.90 Staples deal seems to be better with better price and better spec. It's an HP. xt

This just shows that there is a constant interest

in low-priced laptops . A few interesting models worth

mentioning , but not necessarily worth their own seperate

posting . < its good to comparison shop , price vs.

features >


BTW : some small notebooks can't write to CD/DVDs?floppies .

You can always creat your lecture notes &/or documents ,

zipped 'em , then email them to 1 of your 2 or more email

accounts , then later when you are @ another system , open

your email & print/save a hard copy ...

 

[Jawadali]

There is also this similarly spec'd Acer Notebook for $299 online (although its refurbished).

It's the same price at Tiger Direct/Compusa.com/Circuitcity.com since they are all now owned by Tiger Direct, but the Circuit City one has free shipping (not sure about the others).


I was thinking about getting one for basic MS office work and Web surfing, especially if there are XP drivers avaliable.

 

[freshspace]

Originally posted by: jwsw

Originally posted by: freshspace
This week's $429.90 Staples deal seems to be better with better price and better spec. It's an HP.

Except, of course, OP posted a $300 notebook (no rebate) before his thread got hi-jacked...

There's no hijack here. Not everyone has Fry's B&M around them. Read above and you will realize that $300 is only B&M price and the website price is actually $370. Other people are offering alternative products in similar price ranges.