Weekend Laptop Roundup: Acer 2.2GHz 16" for $400 + free shipping, more

Published March 15, 2010

This weekend, we listed several notebook deals, all at the lowest total price we could find. Below are the best ongoing deals, listed in order of popularity:

OfficeMax offers the 6-lb. Acer AS5732Z-4280 Pentium Dual-Core 2.2GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook/3GB RAM/320GB HDD/dual layer DVD burner/802.11n/Windows 7 Home Premium for $399.99 with free shipping. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include a 1366x768 15.6" LCD display, webcam, 5-in-1 card reader, 6-cell battery, integrated graphics, and two USB ports (no FireWire).
OfficeMax offers the 6.16-lb. Acer Aspire AS5740-5513 Intel Core i3 2.13GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook/4GB RAM/320GB HDD/dual layer DVD burner/802.11n/Windows 7 Home Premium for $499.99 with free shipping. Sales tax is added where applicable. This notebook features a 15.6" 1366x768 LCD, integrated graphics, 5-in-1 media card reader, four USB ports (no FireWire), HDMI port, integrated webcam, and a 6-cell battery.
OfficeMax offers the 6-lb. Toshiba L505-GS5038 Intel Core i3 2.13GHz 15.6" Notebook/4GB RAM/320GB HDD/dual layer DVD burner/802.11n/Windows 7 Home Premium for $549.99 with free shipping. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include a 15.6" 1366x768 LCD, Labelflash support, integrated graphics, 7-in-1 media card reader, webcam, 6-cell battery, and three USB ports (no FireWire).
Office Depot retail stores offer the 6.72-lb. HP Pavilion G71-340us Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz 17.3" LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook/4GB RAM/320GB HDD/dual layer DVD burner/802.11n/Windows 7 Home Premium, model no. VM114UA#ABA, for $599.99. (It's not available online.) This $50 mail-in rebate chops it to $549.99. Sales tax is added where applicable. This desktop replacement features a 17.3" 1600x900 LCD, integrated graphics, LightScribe support, 5-in-1 card reader, three USB ports (no FireWire), HDMI port, webcam, and a 6-cell battery. Deal ends March 20.
Office Depot offers the Toshiba Satellite AMD Turion II 2.3GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook/4GB RAM/320GB HDD/dual layer DVD burner/802.11n/Windows 7 Home Premium in Graphite Grey, model no. L505D-ES5025, for $529.99 with free shipping. Sales tax is added where applicable. This 6-lb. notebook features a 15.6" 1366x768 LCD, integrated graphics, 7-in-1 card reader, 6-cell battery, webcam with microphone, and three USB ports (no FireWire).