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rootaxs

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Originally posted by: stev0
how much it cost you?
3400, but that was including tax. and they system drives were swapped out for faster drives, stock system drive is a 40gig 4200rpm drive. pchertz bought that from me for 80 bucks and i payed another 20 for a 40 gig 5400 rpm drive.

Cool laptop! :)

I hate to say this, but they got you on the price though. Even with $250 in taxes (10%) they still made over $550 on the deal. Do your math, i'm giving you an insider secret ;)
 

stev0

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just be sure people dont go snooping in your dorm when they are not supposed to cuz it would be a shame to have them stolen.

thats what i'm talking about... i have a roomie but he is fairly cautious about locking the door when he leaves... tough call. by 24/7 it more like, when ever i'm in my dorm, not playing games or watching movies, there is music going, and i stream digitally imported at night to sleep to.

yea 3400 is steap... but this is the best out at the moment. i mean have you ever seen a desktop computer with a 2.6 p4? letalone a laptop.
 

Red Dawn

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What's the difference between a P4 2.4 and a 2.6 besides heat and bragging rights?
 

stev0

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but they got you on the price though

it was more like 350. i realized that after i bought it. i didn't pay for it so i guess i'm not going to worry about it, but yea, that could've been the money i ued for the 5.1's. atleast i didn't go through with the alienware that i ordered, then i would've been taken for about 1400 :p
 

stev0

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P4 2.4 and a 2.6 besides heat and bragging rights?

very little heat difference as far as i can tell, they have a 2.4 in the store i was playing with. it's mostly bragging rights, i actually paid for the 2.4 anyway.
 

Red Dawn

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very little heat difference as far as i can tell, they have a 2.4 in the store i was playing with. it's mostly bragging rights, i actually paid for the 2.4 anyway
Well I think I'm just plain jealous:)
 

stev0

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here's a link with more detail on your laptop. you could try to put your own laptop together (like dell) and see how much it costs. not to burst your bubble, but i tried all the best combo's and couldnt even reach $3000.

fool... did you read my system specs first??? you can't select a 2.6 p4 on that site, let alone the 2.4, and you can account for the price difference when you go and sawp out the hard drives for faster ones on that site either.

edit: i didn't want to waste my time going down the list even furthur but i'm sure there is more that you can get from that site, maybe the extigy sound??? yea.
 

cerebusPu

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click on the custom build link and and you can do all the things you said. swap with 2.6mhz cpu, add another harddrive. cant choose a faster harddrive but thats only a $20 difference so whatever.

Im just letting you know so you can choose to return it while you can. make a print out and take it to them and ask for money back.

 

stev0

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i see, clicked on the wrong link the first time. i came up with 3270 for my book there, that dosen't include the extigy though. and if i had problems with it i would have to ship it back, with pchertz i just drive it over there and it would be done by the end of the day.
 

cerebusPu

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$3270 is close enough. the extra $200 definitely covers the extigy and the proximity of the dealer. very nice laptop!
 

stev0

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ty :D

going to bb in a little bit to pick up a copy of neverwinter nights, last call for input on the 5.1's... because i know they are going to be laughing me in the face when i'm there :eek:
 

Garet Jax

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Originally posted by: Staples
Pretty impressive specs, I bet it cost an arm and a leg. I have a notebook I bought a month ago but it only has

1.6GHz P4
256MB
30GB
Radeon 7500 32MB
16'1" LCD

Check it out

Only ...
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stev0

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oh hey! that is the new sony book... i bet that screen is just enormous, it's like 1/2" bigger than mine :Q
 

rootaxs

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Originally posted by: stev0

it was more like 350. i realized that after i bought it. i didn't pay for it so i guess i'm not going to worry about it,

That was still a hefty profit on their part, i have a dealers price sheet in front of me saying so ;) But either way, as long as you didn't pay for it it's all good :D

That thing makes my A20p look like a noob! LOL!

 

Amused

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Any man that has pot pipes and porn in his picture stash can be forgiven for having a laptop as big as a yak :p ;)
 

BD231

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I see you have Sony V700's......., very nice :cool:. Hey people, it's still a laptop no?, I'd like to see you try and fit Antec 1030B and 17" planar on your lap ;).
 

BarneyFife

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Wow that thing is huge. I thought my college issued laptop was a brick lol. My next laptop is going to be either a Toshiba Protege or a Fujitsu P2000. I want something that weighs 3lbs and under.