Weekend Laptop Roundup: Toshiba 2.13GHz 16" for $580 + $15 s&h, more

Published June 28, 2010

This weekend, we listed several notebook deals. Below are the best ongoing deals, listed in order of popularity:

Best Buy offers the 6.5-lb. Toshiba A505-S6005 Intel Core i3 2.13GHz 16" Widescreen Notebook/4GB RAM/500GB HDD/dual layer DVD burner/802.11n/Windows 7 Home Premium, model no. PSAT6U-005002B, for $579.99 plus $14.99 for shipping. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include a 1366x768 16" LCD, integrated graphics, Labelflash support, 5-in-1 media card reader, webcam with integrated microphone, 12-cell battery, HDMI, and four USB ports (no FireWire).
Staples offers the 5.5-lb. Compaq Presario CQ62-225NR AMD Athlon II 2.1GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook/3GB RAM/320GB HDD/dual layer DVD burner/802.11n/Windows 7 Home Premium, model no. XA500UA#ABA, for $399.98 with free shipping. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features a 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, integrated graphics, three USB ports (no FireWire) and a 6-cell battery.
Office Depot again offers the 7-lb. Toshiba Satellite L555D-S7005 AMD Turion II 2.3GHz 17.3" Widescreen Notebook/4GB RAM/320GB HDD/dual layer DVD burner/802.11n/Windows 7 Home Premium, model no. PSLXJU-00N00C, for $499.99 with free shipping. Sales tax is added where applicable. This notebook features a 17.3" 1600x900 LCD, integrated graphics, 5-in-1 media card reader, Labelflash support, 6-cell battery, webcam with microphone, and three USB ports (no FireWire). Deal ends July 3.
Office Depot offers the 5.95-lb. Lenovo G550 Pentium Dual-Core 2.3GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook/4GB RAM/250GB HDD/DVD burner/802.11g/Windows 7 Home Premium, model no. 2958-9PU, for $449.99 with free shipping. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features a 15.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, integrated graphics, 0.3-megapixel webcam, 6-cell battery, and two USB ports. Deal ends July 3. Update: Now available for pickup only.
Amazon.com offers the 3.09-lb. Acer Aspire Timeline X AS1830T-3927 Intel Core i3 1.2GHz 11.6" Widescreen Notebook/3GB RAM/320GB HDD/802.11n/Windows 7 Home Premium, model no. LX.PTV02.033, for $598 with free shipping. This laptop features an 11.6" 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, integrated graphics, multi-gesture touchpad, memory card slot, 1.3-megapixel webcam, 6-cell battery, and three USB ports (no FireWire).