Weekend Laptop Roundup: Compaq Presario 2GHz 15" for $400 after rebates, more

Published January 5, 2009
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:
  1. Office Depot offers the Compaq Presario CQ60-206US Athlon X2 2GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook/2GB RAM/160GB HDD/dual layer DVD burner/802.11g/MS Vista Home Premium, model no. ZY222UA#ABA, for $399.99 after combined mail-in rebates of $30 and $50. This 6.5-pound laptop features a 1366x768 LCD, dual layer DVD burner with LightScribe support, 5-in-1 memory card reader, integrated video, and three USB ports (no FireWire). Rebates end January 10.

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  2. Office Depot offers the HP Pavilion G70-246US Pentium Dual-Core 2GHz 17" Widescreen Notebook/3GB RAM/160GB HDD/dual layer DVD burner/802.11n/MS Vista Home Premium, model no. NF802UA#ABA, for $529.99 after combined mail-in rebates of $50 and $50. Tipping the scales at 7.5 pounds, this desktop replacement features a 1440x900 LCD, dual layer DVD burner with LightScribe support, 5-in-1 memory card reader, integrated graphics, three USB ports (no FireWire), built-in webcam, and HDMI output. Deal ends January 10.

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  3. Best Buy offers the HP Mini 1030NR Intel Atom 1.6GHz 10.2" Widescreen UMPC Notebook/1GB RAM/16GB SSD/802.11g/MS XP Home for $399.99. This 2.4-pound netbook features a 1024x600 LCD, built-in webcam, integrated graphics, two USB ports (no FireWire), Secure Digital and MultiMediaCard reader, and a 3-cell battery.

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  4. Best Buy offers the Dell XPS M1330 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1GHz 13.3" Widescreen Notebook/4GB RAM/320GB HDD/DVD burner/802.11g/MS Vista Home Premium in (PRODUCT) Red, model no. X1330-146B, for $899.99. This 4.5-pound laptop features a 1280x800 LCD, NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400 GS 128MB video card with HDMI ouput, fingerprint reader, 2-megapixel webcam, 8-in-1 memory card reader, two USB ports, one FireWire port, and an ExpressCard slot.

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  5. For in-store pickup only, Best Buy offers the Sony VAIO Pentium Dual-Core 2GHz 15.4" Widescreen Notebook/2GB RAM/160GB HDD/dual layer DVD burner/802.11n/MS Vista Home Premium in Silk White, model no. VGN-NS110E/W, for $616.99. This 6.4-pound system features a 1280x800 LCD, dual layer DVD burner with DVD-RAM support, memory card reader, integrated graphics, ExpressCard slot, four USB ports, one FireWire port, and a 1.3-megapixel webcam.

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