Laptop Deals

Compaq CQ60-420 is a smoking deal at $350 after Easy Rebate

Sure, if you want to get a fancy laptop with a shiny shell, and other extra features, you have to open your wallet wide and wider. But you don't have to! You got a choice! You can make the choice! You are the boss!

Because for $350, after a $30 Easy Rebate (which can be submitted online), you can get a nicely spec'ed (for the price) Compaq Presario dual-core laptop! A laptop's laptop, not one of them skinny netbooks ;-)

You get a 15.6" widescreen display (16:9 aspect ratio), 3gb of DDR2 memory (max 4gb), 250gb hard disk, Intel Pentium dual-core T4200 processor (2 GHz), wifi, and even a free upgrade to Windows 7, which will liberate you from the chains of Vista Home Premium that comes installed out of the box :)

Other feautres include:
* full-size keyboard with dedicated numeric keypad (yum!)
* dvd burner with lightscribes
* memory card reader
* three USB slots, VGA output, Ethernet, and such
* battery life up to 2 hours and 45 minutes ("up to", not guaranteed!)
* one year warranty
* no webcam, no HDMI out
* just over six and a half pounds (weight)

The price is good from Sunday September 20 until close of business on Saturday September 26. You can also look it up on the Staples.com website by entering the product code 802760 inside any of their Search boxes.

Compaq CQ60-420 for $350 after rebate at Staples

If you are looking to get a reasonably speced laptop with a dual-core processor and not break the bank, you may want to line-up outside Staples on Sunday morning! In their new weekly circular (check shoplocal.com or their website), they are offering the Compaq CQ60-420 for $350 after a $30 Easy Rebate. Even if you ignore the rebate, the $380 price is not bad. But this is an online rebate, so you really have no excuse for not taking advantage of the $30 rebate as well!

This is quite a laptop considering the price, you get a 15.6" widescreen (16:9 ratio), with 3gb memory, Intel Pentium T4200 processor, 250gb hard disk, wireless, Vista Home. It even qualifies for a free upgrade to Windows 7 when it comes out!

Needless to say, just because it has a dual-core processor, it doesn't mean it is going to be the ideal laptop for every application. For example, if you are a gamer, you would need a laptop with a more expensive video-card and faster processor. But if you are planning to use this laptop for every-day tasks, browsing, email, multimedia, Open Office, etc, this should be more than good enough to handle those!

So if your priority is bang for the buck, this certainly beats all the netbooks at $350 or even less. However this is a typical laptop, and weighs as such, unlike the near featherweight netbooks you can almost put in your pocket :)

Compaq Presario CQ60-211dx yours for $350 (reconditioned)

For $350 with free shipping, you can get the HP Compaq Presario CQ60-211DX Notebook from Buy.com! That's right, just $350. You heard me!

The laptop is not chopped meat, it is quite reasonably-specified considering the price, it has a 15.6" widescreen display, 2gb memory, 160gb hard disk, dvd burner, and a 2.16 GHz Intel Celeron Processor 585 with Vista Basic. This is factory reconditioned!

This is a Celeron processor, so if you usually run processor-heavy applications, you may want to consider a laptop with a faster processor. But for general-use this should be fine! After all, people are singing the praises of netbooks, and they only have an Atom processor.

Again, before we go, please keep in mind that this is a factory-reconditioned unit.

Compaq CQ60-210us for $350 after rebate on Sunday!

If you are looking for a really affordable laptop, you may want to camp outside Staples on Sunday very early in the morning! They will be offering the Compaq Presario CQ60-210us for $350 after a $30 easy rebate. They will have a minimum of five of these per store. This is a real laptop, not a netbook! Let's look at the specs!

Compaq Presario CQ60-210us Specs
+ AMD Athlon X2 QL-62 Dual-Core (2.0GHz) processor
+ 15.6" widescreen (1366x768)
+ NVIDIA GeForce 8200M
+ 2gb memory
+ 250gb hard disk
+ dvd burner (super-multi) with lightscribe
+ wireless, card-reader
+ Vista Premium SP1
+ weights around 6.5 pounds
+ one year warranty

Compaq CQ-410us yours for $400 after rebate

You don't have to spend big bucks to get a functional computer. Sure, it may not be as slick and pretty as a MacBook, it may not have the flashy specs, but it can get things done without breaking the budget.

One such laptop is the Compaq CQ-410us offered this week by Office Depot for $400 after a $30 mail-in rebate. This is quite an interesting spec-sheet, with 2gb memory, 160gb hard disk, and 15.6" widescreen display (16:9). Also of interst, it includes a integrated numeric key pad, 2 hours and 45 minutes of battery life, an NVidia video card, and all the other usual things.

As you can see, if you don't need heavy-duty processing power, this can get a lot of things done, and of course can play widescreen moveis since it is at 16:9. Worth considering for sure.

And speaking of Office Depot be sure to check the Laptop Magazine expose on Office Depot's warranty pushing services!

Refurbished Compaq CQ50-215nr yours for $440

If you are a fan of refurbished laptops, and want an entry-level type laptop, then for $440, you can get from OnSale.com the Compaq Presario CQ50-215NR. This laptop has a 15.4" widescreen display (1280x800), an AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-60 1.9GHz processor, 2gb memory, 160gb hard disk, dvd burner, wifi, Vista Premium, and weighs almost six pounds. There is no webcam or card-reader, but both can be easily added through the USB port. This comes with a 90-day warranty.

Best Buy goes wild with Compaq CQ60-214DX and 216DX for $350 and $400

Staples may have some interesting stuff this week, but what Best Buy has for SuperBowl week blows them out of the water! Literally! Check these two affordable Compaq Presario DX exclusives!

Compaq CQ60-214dx for $350, no rebates
Nothing of course has rebates at Best Buy, but we thought to mention it so it would be crystal clear! The Compaq Presario CQ60-214DX is a Best Buy exclusive laptop for $350. This is a "real laptop" or a traditional laptop if you prefer, not a netbook! And you can get it for about the average netbook price! And it blows the netbooks out of the water with an Intel Pentium dual-core processor (T3400), 2gb of memory (up to 4gb), 160gb disk (5400rpm), and 15.6" widescreen display (16:9 aspect ratio, 1366x768). Limit one per household however, and we suspect these will disappear fast.

Other features include the usual fare, dvd burner, Intel GMA 4500M, wireless, Vista Basic, and things like that. One big difference between it and netbooks? This puppy weights 6.6 pounds.

Compaq CQ60-216dx for $400
Want a little bit more? Then the Compaq CQ60-216dx is offered for $400. The extra $50 offers the following:
+ 3gb memory instead of 2gb
+ 250gb disk instead of 160gb
+ bonus Logitech LX3 optical mouse
+ bonus 4gb Sandisk USB drive
+ Vista SP1 instead of Basic

If you need the extras, this sounds like a better deal and perhaps more likely to find in-store since it costs more.