Update: Medion Notebook with Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M Processor 2200 549.99 AR w/ Free Shipping (+tax) @ BB

[Napmobile]

Ripped from Ben's: BestBuy has the Medion Notebook with Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M Processor 2200+ w/ free shipping for $899.99 - $15 coupon off $150 - $150 rebate - $100 rebate = $634.99.

Mobile AMD Athlon? XP-M processor 2200+ with QuantiSpeed? architecture* and AMD PowerNow!? technology; Barton core for improved multitasking and overall performance
*Operates at 1.8GHz
256MB DDR SDRAM, expandable to 768MB (1.25GB with 1.0GB SoDIMM)
DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive
14.1 XGA TFT display
30.0GB hard drive
S3 Savage 8 GFX graphics, with up to 32MB shared video memory
Integrated 10/100 Fast Ethernet LAN network card
V.90 high-speed modem
4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports for easy peripheral and mobile digital imaging connectivity
Weighs about 5.3 lbs./about 1" thin for easy portability; high-capacity LiIon battery
Windows XP Home Edition operating system preinstalled
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, AMD PowerNow!, QuantiSpeed and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Link
$150 rebate
$100 rebate
There is a $15 rebate floating around--I'm not sure if I can put a link here for it. Can someone confirm if I'm allowed to?
Update on 12/13: Looks like this same notebook is on sale for $799 - $150 - $100 = $549.99 + tax w/ free shipping + $20 off $200 on next purchase

Update: Looks like the $150 rebate expired on 12/13 even though their site shows both rebates so for now YMMV.

 

[SlushieKen]

I beleive this is a repost.

 

[Techie333]

Yea, but whats this about a coupon?

 

[DaCurryman]

how do the Athlon-M processors compare to Pentium 4-M and Pentium M (Centrino)

 

[Yo2]

Does this have any RAM?

 

[Napmobile]

Originally posted by: Yo2
Does this have any RAM?

Oops, my bad. I edited the post to reflect 256mb sdram.

 

[cmdavid]

looks like a pretty good deal on a non-gaming laptop..

 

[Napmobile]

bump for a great update

 

[Corporate Thug]

anyone know battery life??

 

[Ruined]

Looks like it's dead now.
it's 899-100 rebate- 20 coupon= $779=tax

I wish i'd caught this post yesterday =(

 

[Praxis]

It looks like the $150 MIR has been extended to Dec. 20th. The deal looks pretty warm to me.

how do the Athlon-M processors compare to Pentium 4-M and Pentium M (Centrino)

I think the XP holds its own pretty well against the Intel line, particularly against the cache-crippled Celerons that you generally see on budget lappies. According to the Anandtech Budget CPU Shootout the XP2200+ garners 18.3 Business Winstones, compared to 13.5 for the 2.4 GHz Celeries commonly seen on inexpensive notebooks and 15,4 for the PIV 1.8 GHz, which has the same clock speed as the XP2200+.