Weekend Laptop Roundup: Lenovo 2GHz 16" for $400

Published January 3, 2011

We've been watching the laptop deals all weekend, and this morning, dealnews rounded up the best of the offers for you to consider, ranked by their popularity with our readers. Some of the prices are rock-bottom deals we haven't seen this low before!

Lenovo G560 Intel Dual Core 2GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook
Store: Office Depot
Price: $399.99 with free shipping
Lowest By: $97
Is it Worth it?: The price on this 5.7-lb. laptop ties our mention from three weeks ago and that low pricing makes it the most popular among our readers.
Lenovo ThinkPad Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz 15.6" LED-Backlit Notebook
Store: Buy.com
Price: $479 with free shipping
Lowest By: $22
Is it Worth it?: Unlike the above-mentioned Lenovo G560, this 5.6-lb. model features a built-in HDMI port for an easy connection to your HDTV.
HP G62t Pentium Dual Core 2GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook
Store: HP Home & Home Office
Price: $424.99 via code "SVP1583" with free shipping
Lowest By: $45
Is it Worth it?: This 5.5-lb. HP laptop is currently $25 under last week's mention.
HP G42t Pentium Dual-Core 2GHz 14" Widescreen Notebook
Store: HP Home & Home Office
Price: $424.99 via code "SVP1583" with free shipping
Lowest By: $25
Is it Worth it?: At 4.8 lbs, this 14" laptop is smaller and lighter than its heftier G62t brother (mentioned above). It's also $54 cheaper than our October mention and the lowest price we've seen for a G42t-series laptop.
MSI GT660-003US Intel Core i7 1.73GHz 16" Widescreen Notebook
Store: newegg.com
Price: $849.99 via this $100 rebate with free shipping
Lowest By: $422
Is it Worth it?: If it's brute force you're after, this Core i7-based laptop packs a quad-core processor, 6GB of RAM, and a 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M graphics card. Better yet, you get USB 3.0 connectivity, a rare feature on laptops.