Weekend Laptop Roundup: Toshiba Core i5 2.26GHz 16" for $700 + free shipping, more

Published February 16, 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:

Office Depot offers the Toshiba Satellite A505-S6017 Intel Core i5 2.26GHz 16" Notebook/4GB RAM/500GB HDD/dual layer DVD burner/802.11n/Windows 7 Home Premium, model no. PSAT6U-00L001, for $699.99 with free shipping. Sales tax is added where applicable. This 6.4-lb. laptop features a 16" 1366x768 LCD, 6-in-1 media card reader, Labelflash support, three USB ports (no FireWire), HDMI, and a built-in webcam. Deal ends February 20.
Office Depot offers the HP Pavilion dm3-1130us AMD Athlon Neo X2 1.6GHz 13.3" LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook/4GB RAM/320GB HDD/802.11n/Windows 7 Home Premium, model no. WA563UA#ABA, for $549.99. This $50 mail-in rebate chops it to $499.99 with free shipping. Sales tax is added where applicable. This 4.2-lb. laptop features include a 13.3" 1366x768 LCD with LED Brightview, media card reader, Bluetooth, webcam, HDMI output, four USB ports (no FireWire), integrated graphics, and a 6-cell battery. Note that this model does not include an integrated optical drive. Deal ends February 20.
Best Buy offers the HP Pavilion G60-535DX Pentium Dual-Core 2.1GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook/3GB RAM/320GB HDD/dual layer DVD burner/802.11g/Windows 7 Home Premium for $499.99. Shipping adds $14.99, or opt for in-store pickup. Sales tax is added where applicable. this 6.6-lb. laptop features a 15.6" 1366x768 LCD with BrightView, LightScribe support, integrated graphics, 5-in-1 card reader, webcam, three USB ports (no FireWire), HDMI, and a 6-cell battery.
Staples offers the Compaq Presario CQ61-4290US AMD Sempron 2.1GHz 15.6" Widescreen Notebook/3GB RAM/160GB HDD/dual layer DVD burner/802.11n/Windows 7 Home Premium, model no. WA985UA#ABA, for $379.98 with free shipping after this $30 mail-in rebate. Sales tax is added where applicable. This 3.9-lb. laptop features a 15.6" 1366x768 LCD, LightScribe support, integrated graphics, 5-in-1 media card reader, 6-cell battery, and three USB ports (no FireWire). Deal ends February 20.
Staples offers the Dell Inspiron 1764 Intel Core i5 2.53GHz 17.3" LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook/4GB RAM/320GB HDD/dual layer DVD burner/802.11n/Windows 7 Home Premium in Blue (pictured) or Pink for $679.98 with free shipping. Sales tax is added where applicable. This 6.3-lb. desktop replacement features a 17.3" 1600x900 LED-backlit LCD, 7-in-1 memory card reader, integrated graphics, webcam, 6-cell battery, and four USB ports (no FireWire). Deal ends February 20.