Frys B&M only. Lenovo a10 laptop for $479

[Roland00Address]

http://www.frys.com/product/7162082?...%20date:092112

$479 for Z585-261729U
$15 for Windows 8 upgrade though eligable for a MIR that makes the upgrade free
(remember you do not have to use the windows 8 upgrade on this laptop instead it can be used on any xp, vista, or 7 computer)

Color- Gray Metal
CPU Type AMD A-Series
CPU Speed- A10-4600M(2.30GHz) can turbo up to 3.2 GHz
CPU L2 Cache- 4MB
Chipset- AMD A70M FCH
Screen Size- 15.6"
Resolution- 1366 x 768
LCD Features- LED backlight, 200 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio
Operating System- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
GPU/VPU- AMD Radeon HD 7660G
Video Memory- Shared system memory
Graphic Type- Integrated Card
HDD- 750GB
HDD RPM- 5400rpm
Memory- 6GB
Memory Speed- DDR3 1600
Memory Spec- 4GB x 1+2GB x 1
Memory Slot (Total) 2
Memory Slot (Available) 0
Max Memory Supported- 8GB
Optical Drive Type- DVD±R/RW
LAN- 10/100Mbps
WLAN- 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
Bluetooth- Yes
2 x USB 2.0
2 x USB 3.0
Video Port- 1 x VGA
HDMI- 1 x HDMI
Audio Ports- 1 x Microphone jack; 1 x Headphone jack
Speaker- 2 speakers x 2.0 watts
Touchpad- Multi-touch touchpad
Keyboard- AccuType Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Card Reader- 5-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro, XD)
Webcam- 720p HD
Battery- 6-cell, 2200mAh Li-Cylinder battery
Battery Life- Up to 5 hours
Dimensions- 14.8" x 9.8" x 1.3"
Weight- 5.8 lbs.

Now supposedly this can do eyefinity, the graphic card will be too slow for eyefinity with games but if you need two external monitors it can do 1 on the hdmi and 1 on the vga.

Here is a link on the speed of the graphics so you can get an idea
http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7660G.69830.0.html

 

[Roland00Address]

Anandtech got these gaming results on the games he tested. (Different computer same cpu and graphics).
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/600

42 fps Batman: Arkham City - Value
Medium Detail Preset - No DX11 - 1366x768

26.6 fps Battlefield 3 - Value
Medium Detail Preset - DX11 - 1366x768

30.4 fps Civilization V - Value
All Detail Settings at Low - DX11 - 1366x768

40.1 fps DiRT 3 - Value
Medium Detail Preset - DX11 - 1366x768

36.9 fps Elder Scrolls: Skyrim - Value
Medium Detail Preset - No AA or FXAA - 4xAF - 1366x768

82.7 fps Portal 2 - Value
Trilinear - Multicore - Shader/Effect/Model/Texture at Medium - Paged at High - 1366x768

46.5 fps Total War: Shogun 2 - Value
Medium Detail Preset - DX11 - 1366x768

45.2 fps Battlefield: Bad Company 2
1366x768 DX10 Medium 1xAA/4xAF, FRAPS Runthrough (FPS)

49.4 fps DiRT 2
1366x768 DX9 Medium, Built-In Benchmark (FPS)

31.4 fps Mafia II
1366x768 Medium, Built-In Benchmark (FPS)

47.4 fps Mass Effect 2
1366x768 Max 1xAA, FRAPS Runthrough (FPS)

30.2 fps Metro 2033
1366x768 DX10 Medium, Built-In Benchmark (FPS)

56.7 fps STALKER: Call of Pripyat
1366x768 Medium + Full, Standalone Benchmark (FPS)

35.0 fps StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
1366x768 Medium, FRAPS Playback (FPS)

Much More benchmarks here
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Trinity-in-Review-AMD-A10-4600M-APU.74852.0.html
(I am not adding all the benchmarks from notebook check for that will take a while, but I included the Diablo 3 and Guild Wars benchmarks.)

44 FPS Diablo 3
1366x768 Medium Low AA Low AF

26.5 FPS Diablo 3
1366x768 High AF on AA

28.4 FPS Guild Wars 2
Best Performance (Low) 1024x768

 

[exar333]

Not bad at all. The A10 is a nice mobile CPU. Screen is 'meh' but that's pretty normal for that market area.