Guess who finally bought a laptop for $500 off retail?

[RossMAN]

Guess who has 2 laptops being built and on their way to Portland, Oregon?

It's a long story as to why/how I purchased two laptops ...

1) Dell Inspiron 4150 which I'm going to either tell Dell to keep before it ships, sell to an AT'er, or sell on eBay.

2) Compaq Presario 1500T, my dream laptop, I finally own ... and I saved let's see $1,417 - $300 coupon - $50 coupon - $30 coupon - $39.99 FREE LUGGAGE - $75 FREE SHIPPING - $100 MIR - FREE WiFi card = $937

Update: Dell order was cancelled yesterday 9/26, it's for the best. Sold my Best Buy PC and 2 digicams for a few hundred, this Compaq Presario 1500T laptop is going to cost me a whopping *drum roll* $287 out of pocket *drum roll*

 

[Freejack2]

What's the specs on the 1500T?

Up to you but if I had to deal with 2 notebooks I'd cancel the Dell. I find it such a headache to sell on ebay.

 

[BD231]

<~~~~Taco bell commercial guy

"TWO!!!!!YOU MUST BE INSANE!!!!"

 

[bigrash]

wow that compaq one sounds pretty good. may i ask how you got that deal and also the specs

 

[RossMAN]

The Compaq Presario 1500T specs and pricing info can be found here.

$1,417 Compaq Presario 1500T BTO laptop @ Staples B&M kiosk
$39.99 3 Piece Luggage Set
-$300 off coupon
-$50 off coupon
-$30 off coupon
-$39 FREE LUGGAGE coupon
-$100 Compaq mail in rebate
-FREE WiFi
-$75 FREE SHIPPING (if you order at Staples B&M kiosk they will waive shipping)
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$937

15.0INCH TFT SXGA+DISPLAY
ATI RADEON 32MB 7500 MOBILITY
56K V92 MODEM
256MB DDR SDRAM
MOBILE INTEL CELERON 1.40
30GB HARD DRIVE
8X DVD
WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION
8 CELL LION BATTERY
1.44MB INTEGRATED FLOPPY
INTEGRATED 10/100 NIC CARD

 

[dawks]

Dude, What is wrong with you? Have you absolutly no self control?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: DaZ
Dude, What is wrong with you? Have you absolutly no self control?

Apparently not

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: DaZ
Dude, What is wrong with you? Have you absolutly no self control?

Apparently not

At this rate, you'll be in rarified Astaroth33 debt territory in no time...

 

[ZeroBurn]

i have only myself to blame for this.

i would like to apologize to staples, oh and ross' credit card too.

 

[dc]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
The Compaq Presario 1500T specs and pricing info can be found here.

$1,417 Compaq Presario 1500T BTO laptop @ Staples B&M kiosk
$39.99 3 Piece Luggage Set
-$300 off coupon
-$50 off coupon
-$30 off coupon
-$39 FREE LUGGAGE coupon
-$100 Compaq mail in rebate
-FREE WiFi
-$75 FREE SHIPPING (if you order at Staples B&M kiosk they will waive shipping)
================================================
$937

15.0INCH TFT SXGA+DISPLAY
ATI RADEON 32MB 7500 MOBILITY
56K V92 MODEM
256MB DDR SDRAM
MOBILE INTEL CELERON 1.40
30GB HARD DRIVE
8X DVD
WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION
8 CELL LION BATTERY
1.44MB INTEGRATED FLOPPY
INTEGRATED 10/100 NIC CARD

how'd you get it down to $1,417 to start with? lowest i can get it with those specs is 1440

 

[bizmark]

say is that 1.4GHz Celeron Tually based or P4 based?

 

[Jejunum]

Pigs are flying - RossMAN finally bought 2 laptops!
hey rossman? im really confused lol no surprise wheres the 300 dollar coupon? this is a staples coupon right? and howabout usaing a 30 and a 50 coupon? and whats this about free luggage; argo confused! perhaps u could just poing me to the f@twallet thread which i cant find either thnx!

 

[T2T III]

Nice stuff, RossMAN! Way to go!

 

[rufruf44]

Well, more spending is good for the economy (and bad for your wallet). Thanks RossMAN

 

[DnetMHZ]

Compaq laptop... <shudder> .. nice deal though!

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Thought this would be under Brag and Moan


Have fun!

 

[RossMAN]

dc - First of all remember that you're going to get the BEST deal at a Staples B&M kiosk because you should receive FREE shipping ($75 savings) and be able to use the printable $50 off coupon. If you order online you'll pay $125 more than I paid. So here's how I got $1,417, start here and click Customize next to the $1,288 priced laptop, display: select 14.0 SXGA +$100, battery: select 66 WHr +$29 click calculate price, then add your 3 pc luggage set for $39.99, now proceed to check out enter your 3 coupon codes to save $300, $30 and $39.99 free luggage. Remember DO NOT finish your purchase online because you will not receive free shipping or get to use the printable $50 off coupon. I did a screen print of my cart which shows my name, the Compaq laptop with full specs and all 3 coupon codes, also did a screen print of the printable $50 off coupon, brought that to my local Staples B&M and they accepted it without any problems. If you have any other questions you can probably find answers in the FW thread (search for HP ZE5000 in their Hot Deals forum).

bizmark - I think it is the Tually based 1.4GHz Celeron but just to be certain you may want to check here.

wje - Thanks!

rufruf44 - What would the economy and credit card companies do without me?

dnetmhz - I used to hate/loathe/despise Compaq products and I still do except for their iPaq's, corporate networked PCs and Presario Notebooks ... everything else still sucks in my eyes.

 

[Danman]

I wish I was rich like you RossMAN.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: cashman
I wish I was rich like you RossMAN.

Are you kidding? Rich? I'm swimming in debt.

 

[PsychoAndy]

Goddamnit to hell. Goddamn it to fsking hell. JUST WHEN I THOUGHT YOU LEARNED SOMETHING!

I cant take this anymore. I've tried and tried again and its not getting through.

Forget it. You're beyond help. 10 years from now you're going to have whats left of your possessions after repo put in blind trust.

I dont care anymore.

-PAB <-Meaning every word of the above.

 

[iamme]

Muahahahaha.......

(my 4150 is coming today)

 

[iamme]

BTW, that's a friggin awesome deal on that 1500T

I know you've been drooling over that one for a while

If you want to get top dollar for your Dell 4150, sell it on eBay. Take some pics of the unopened box w/ your digital camera and emphasize those awesome specs BTW, did you get the 32MB ATI Radeon video card? That should be a good selling point. Also, try not to accept PayPal. They'll take a big chunk of whatever you make. With the profit you make off the 4150, the 1500T will have been even cheaper

Good luck

 

[kherman]

This topic reminds me of "The Simpsons'

Mr Burns was talking about donating money to an orphanage when Smithers says "Really?". Mr Burn's repsonds with "When pigs fly!". A second later, pigs fly accross the window that mr burns and Smithers are looking out of. Smithers says, "Are you still donating that money to the orphanage?". After a short delay, mr burns says, "No."

I can't remember what happened that caused the pigs to fly accross the sky though? Is this the episode where homer becomes the towns head of sanitation? I forget.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: kherman
This topic reminds me of "The Simpsons'

Mr Burns was talking about donating money to an orphanage when Smithers says "Really?". Mr Burn's repsonds with "When pigs fly!". A second later, pigs fly accross the window that mr burns and Smithers are looking out of. Smithers says, "Are you still donating that money to the orphanage?". After a short delay, mr burns says, "No."

I can't remember what happened that caused the pigs to fly accross the sky though? Is this the episode where homer becomes the towns head of sanitation? I forget.

that was homer's BBQ and lisa pushed the pig grill away and it went out of control and homer keeps saying "its still good, just a little wet, its still good, just a little dirty, its still good"

 

[Ladies Man]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: kherman
This topic reminds me of "The Simpsons'

Mr Burns was talking about donating money to an orphanage when Smithers says "Really?". Mr Burn's repsonds with "When pigs fly!". A second later, pigs fly accross the window that mr burns and Smithers are looking out of. Smithers says, "Are you still donating that money to the orphanage?". After a short delay, mr burns says, "No."

I can't remember what happened that caused the pigs to fly accross the sky though? Is this the episode where homer becomes the towns head of sanitation? I forget.

that was homer's BBQ and lisa pushed the pig grill away and it went out of control and homer keeps saying "its still good, just a little wet, its still good, just a little dirty, its still good"

then the pig was floating down a stream and got stuck in a pipe... the water pressure built up behind it and then shot it out across the sky..... "just alittle airborne it's still good"