Jiexi: The Co-op Getta Good Laptop On Sale Topic
7 comments / Topic created: 348 days ago / Tags: laptops college sales co-opTitle says all.
If you need a laptop for college, stay updated on this topic and do your part to look for sales or post information that you think may help others.
I'm going to be checking prices fairly often.
This is mainly for power laptops, aka $1,000 +, but feel free to post info on other laptops on sale.
ASUS G73JH *Damn good deal, but its refurbished*





Regular Price: $1799.99
Refurbished: $999.99
# Intel Core i7 720QM 1.6GHz
# 6GB DDR3 System Memory
# 500GB SATA HDD
# 1GB DDR5 Video Card
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-G73JH-RBBX05-Refurbished-Notebook-PC/dp/tech-data/B00405WVVW/ref=de_a_smtd&tag=kawai-20
http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Gamers-G73JH-A1-17-Inch-Gaming/dp/B0039825JE/ref=sr_1_17?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1307387366&sr=1-17&tag=kawai-20
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ASUS G73SW-A1 *Damn good deal*
Regular Price: $1,849.00
NEW Price: $1,594.99
# Intel Core i7-2630QM (2.0 GHz Quad-Core with Turbo Boost up to 2.8GHz); 8GB DDR3 1333MHz (4 x 2GB SODIMM Sockets, up to 16GB)
# Nvidia GTX 460M Graphics with 1.5GB GDDR5; 1TB Hybrid HDD/SSD (2x 500GB 7200RPM/4GB SSD)
http://www.amazon.com/G73SW-A1-Republic-Gamers-17-3-Inch-Gaming/dp/B004I1J864/ref=sr_1_10?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1307387366&sr=1-10&tag=kawai-20
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ASUS Republic of Gamers G51JX-A1
Regular Price: Not sure, guessing $1,300+
Used Price: $1,099
# Intel Core i7-720QM Processor 1.6GHz with turbo boost up to 2.8GHz
# 6GB DDR3 1066MHz DRAM, 2 slots, 8GB Max
# 500GB Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
# NVidia GTS 360M Graphics Engine with 1GB GDDR5 dedicated VRAM
http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Gamers-G51JX-A1-15-6-Inch-Gaming/dp/tech-data/B0034NGZWM/ref=de_a_smtd&tag=kawai-20
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Alienware m15x-472CSB
Regular Price: $1,799.99
New Price: $1,469.99
# Intel Core i7-740QM 1.73GHz, 2.93GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache
# 6GB RAM (1333mhz); USB 2.0 Ports (3) RJ45 Ethernet IEEE 1394a (4-Pin) Port Audio-out Connectors (2) Audio-in/Microphone Jack Built-in Front Speakers (2)
# 500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive; Slot-loading Dual-Layer (DVD+/-RW)
# ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 (1GB); 15.6" High-Definition Widescreen (900p); 6 cell battery
http://www.amazon.com/Alienware-m15x-472CSB-15-Inch-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B0044XU36A/ref=sr_1_10?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1307388050&sr=1-10&tag=kawai-20
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Dell Alienware M11X
Regular Price: $1,639.99 (8gb ram)
New Price: $1,399.99 (4gb ram)
Used Price: $900.00 ($939 for 8gb model)
#Overclockable Intel Core i5 520UM (3M Cache, 1.866 GHz Max Turbo Frequency)
# 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 800MHz - 11.6-inch WideHD 1366x768 (720p)
#1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M Graphics
#Integrated High-Definition Surround Sound Audio (5.1)
http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Alienware-M11X-Surround-Stealth/dp/B004OZ2ULE/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1307388295&sr=1-3&tag=kawai-20
http://www.amazon.com/ALIENWARE-Intel-CoreTM-520UM-Frequency/dp/B003VFHCRA/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1307388295&sr=1-5
Something to note. Just because the CPU is faster, doesnt mean its better.
Processor : Benchmark (higher = better)
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz (dual cores) : 3285
Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz (quad cores):6321
Intel Core i7-2720QM @ 2.2GHz (quad cores):7564
Intel Core i7-2820QM @ 2.30GHz (quad cores):7663
Dell has a student discount for the rest of this month. They're throwing in an Xbox 360...

http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/archive/2011/05/12/students-we-ve-got-you-covered.aspx
Limited to Dell and HP computers... good deal ish
I like ipad
that thing is crazy...I like it a lot...too bad I don't have the money to buy it :(