Weekend Laptop Roundup: 5 Best Deals

Published December 6, 2010

Missed the weekend notices with the latest discount laptop prices from the major chains? You're not too late. We've rounded up the best of the deals that are still ongoing, ranked by their popularity with our readers:

Top 5 Weekend Laptop Deals	Sale Price	Lowest By	Specs	Pros and Cons
HP Pavilion dm4-1160us Intel Core i5 2.4Ghz 14" Widescreen Notebook	$600 w/ $50 rebate, free shipping	$100	4.41 lbs — 500GB hard drive 7200 rpm hard drive — dual-layer DVD burner — 802.11 wireless — Bluetooth — webcam — flash card reader — Gigabit Ethernet — 6-cell battery — Windows 7 Home 64-bit	This is a generously-equipped machine for the price, the lowest we've seen for a Core i5-equipped 14" machine by $100. From Office Depot; deal expires Dec. 11
Acer Aspire AS5334 Celeron 2.2GHz 16" Laptop	$350 free shipping	$30	Intel Celeron 900 2.2Ghz processor — 15.6" widescreen LCD — 2GB RAM — 250GB 5400 rpm hard drive — 802.11n wireless — Bluetooth — webcam — flash card reader — Gigabit Ethernet — 6-cell battery — Windows 7 Home Premium	Although we saw a lower price in August, this is the lowest price available now for this 6-lb laptop from B and H Photo. Deal expires Dec. 31.
Toshiba Satellite Intel Dual Core 2GHz 16" Laptop	$380 free shipping	$89	Intel Pentium Dual-Core P6100 2GHz processor — 15.6" 1366x768 widescreen LCD — 3GB RAM — 320GB hard drive — dual-layer DVD burner — memory card reader — 6-cell battery — Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit	Amazon offers this 5.5-lb laptop at the lowest price we can find for the model. It lacks a built-in webcam, which other models of a similar price have, so not the best of the bunch.
Toshiba AMD Athlon 1.7GHz 12" LED-Backlit Laptop	$400 $9 shipping	$28	AMD Athlon II Neo K125 1.7GHz single-core processor — 11.6" 1366x768 widescreen LED-backlit LCD — 2GB RAM — 250GB 5400 rpm hard drive — media card reader — 802.11n wireless — webcam — 6-cell battery — Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit	Fry's Electronics has this 3.3-lb model on sale for the lowest price we could find right now, but it was $9 less last month. Sales tax is added where applicable.
ASUS Core i3 Dual 2.26GHz 13" Laptop	$625 w/ $75 rebate, free shipping	$225	Intel Core i3-350M 2.26GHz dual-core processor — 13.3" 1366x768 widescreen LED-backlit LCD — 4GB RAM, 500GB 5400 rpm hard drive — NVIDIA GeForce G310M 512MB video card with HDMI — 802.11n wireless — Gigabit Ethernet — webcam — 8-cell battery — Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit	Amazon has this 4.8-lb model on sale for the lowest price we could find by a very, very wide margin. It's a very low price for a desktop replacement that is Core i3-equipped.

Beth Pinsker is a dealnews' Editorial Director.

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Weekend Laptop Roundup: 5 Best Deals

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