On December 17th I was in Circuit City and saw an "open-box" Compaq Notebook on sale. It was a demo version that was put away for awhile until older demos sold and then put back out. The price was $839, but I talked the manager down to $739. There's also a $100 rebate for it, so the final price is $639 plus tax. It comes with a full one year warranty. Here are the specs:
Processor
Mobile AMD® Athlon? XP-M Processor 2200+ with PowerNow!? Technology1
Processor Cache
256KB (L2)
Memory
512MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 256MB) at 266MHz; Maximum Memory 1024MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 512MB)5
Video Graphics
ATI® MOBILITY? RADEON? 4X AGP and 3D architecture
Video Memory
64MB DDR SDRAM (shared)5
Hard Drive
40GB enhanced-IDE2
Floppy Disk Drive
External USB Floppy Drive available for U.S. customers via hpshopping.com or local retailers for non-U.S. customers
Multimedia Drive
DVD+CD-RW Combo (CD-read 24x; CD-write 8x; CD-rewrite 8x; DVD-read 8x)3
Display
15.0" XGA TFT (1024 x 768) display
Fax/Modem
Integrated v.90/v.92 56KB modem (RJ-11 connector)4
Network Card
Integrated Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Sound
Internal stereo speakers
Keyboard
88-key
Pointing Device
Touch Pad with on/off and dedicated scroll up/down surface
PC Card Slots
1 Type I/II/III PC card slot
CardBus-enabled
Total External Ports
2 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 1.1
1 Parallel (25-pin)
1 Serial
1 PS/2 keyboard/mouse
1 headphone-out
1 microphone-in
1 VGA (15-pin)
1 TV-Out (S-video)
1 RJ-11 (modem)
1 RJ -45 (LAN)
1 DC-in (AC adapter)
Dimensions
12.96" (L) x 10.72" (W) x 1.57" (H)
Weight
7.25 lb.6
Security
Kensington MicroSaver lock slot
User and system passwords
Power
75W AC adapter
8-Cell Lithium-Ion
low battery warning
Software
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Microsoft Outlook® Express
Security and Support: Symantec Norton AntiVirus® 2002 90 days live update (on CD)
Multimedia
InterVideo® WinDVD® (DVD player)
Windows Media Player
Roxio Easy CD Creator
Productivity and Finance
Microsoft Works 6.0
Microsoft Money 2003
Internet Solutions7
Easy Internet Set-up
Microsoft Internet Explorer
MSN® dial-up
AOL® dial-up, cable, DSL
EarthLink dial-up, cable, DSL, satellite
I have until December 31st to return it, but it seems pretty nice. Do you think I got a good deal?
Processor
Mobile AMD® Athlon? XP-M Processor 2200+ with PowerNow!? Technology1
Processor Cache
256KB (L2)
Memory
512MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 256MB) at 266MHz; Maximum Memory 1024MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 512MB)5
Video Graphics
ATI® MOBILITY? RADEON? 4X AGP and 3D architecture
Video Memory
64MB DDR SDRAM (shared)5
Hard Drive
40GB enhanced-IDE2
Floppy Disk Drive
External USB Floppy Drive available for U.S. customers via hpshopping.com or local retailers for non-U.S. customers
Multimedia Drive
DVD+CD-RW Combo (CD-read 24x; CD-write 8x; CD-rewrite 8x; DVD-read 8x)3
Display
15.0" XGA TFT (1024 x 768) display
Fax/Modem
Integrated v.90/v.92 56KB modem (RJ-11 connector)4
Network Card
Integrated Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Sound
Internal stereo speakers
Keyboard
88-key
Pointing Device
Touch Pad with on/off and dedicated scroll up/down surface
PC Card Slots
1 Type I/II/III PC card slot
CardBus-enabled
Total External Ports
2 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 1.1
1 Parallel (25-pin)
1 Serial
1 PS/2 keyboard/mouse
1 headphone-out
1 microphone-in
1 VGA (15-pin)
1 TV-Out (S-video)
1 RJ-11 (modem)
1 RJ -45 (LAN)
1 DC-in (AC adapter)
Dimensions
12.96" (L) x 10.72" (W) x 1.57" (H)
Weight
7.25 lb.6
Security
Kensington MicroSaver lock slot
User and system passwords
Power
75W AC adapter
8-Cell Lithium-Ion
low battery warning
Software
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Microsoft Outlook® Express
Security and Support: Symantec Norton AntiVirus® 2002 90 days live update (on CD)
Multimedia
InterVideo® WinDVD® (DVD player)
Windows Media Player
Roxio Easy CD Creator
Productivity and Finance
Microsoft Works 6.0
Microsoft Money 2003
Internet Solutions7
Easy Internet Set-up
Microsoft Internet Explorer
MSN® dial-up
AOL® dial-up, cable, DSL
EarthLink dial-up, cable, DSL, satellite
I have until December 31st to return it, but it seems pretty nice. Do you think I got a good deal?