lenovo IdeaPad Z575 (12992KU) Notebook AMD A-Series A8-3520M(1.6GHz) 15.6" 6GB Memory DDR3 1333 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW AMD Radeon HD 6620G $429 newegg

Quote from atoneapone : You're right. I saw that earlier but forgot to correct my post. The 7670m ddr3 can't be that bad (probably on par with the older 6650m ddr3 graphics). Since the laptop is a dual graphics laptop, it can still play games better than all integrated graphics laptops. Some people in the forum mentioned 3 hrs, but not sure how specifically they used their laptops. On customer feedback someone mentioned 3 hrs with battery savings. >>http://www.tigerdirect.com/applic...viewsBlock So the laptop isn't perfect. Some users mentioned various problems with theirs, like loud drives, or failed motherboard & harddrive within the first month. But of course their are many people who have a problem free laptop. This Lenovo laptop on the otherhand is a good model and reliable brand despite lesser specs.

Dang atoneapone, you're everywhere laptop deals are lol. I didn't pull the trigger on the ACER because of build quality fears, but thanks for all the help here and there

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question to all of you:
will there be better deals next month during the labor day sales? i don't have much need for a laptop right now, but will need one when i start grad school next month. i am hoping to do some casual gaming (1366 is welcomed, lol), but plan to use it for ~3-4 years, and will mostly use excel/word/etc.

if my budget is around 450, is it reasonable to look for a reputable brand's 3rd generation i5 or an amd trinity? or should i settle with an i3 or a llano?

(to compensate for the speed, i jumped on the intel 330 240gb deal that went on earlier today at buy.com, and plan to use it on the future laptop)

i realize that this question is thrown out of the blue, but i appreciate any help! thanks

I hope this deal stays avail for a little longer. My laptop just crapped out on my and this is a great price.

Quote from jomoxhwang : if my budget is around 450, is it reasonable to look for a reputable brand's 3rd generation i5 or an amd trinity? or should i settle with an i3 or a llano? (to compensate for the speed, i jumped on the intel 330 240gb deal that went on earlier today at buy.com, and plan to use it on the future laptop) i realize that this question is thrown out of the blue, but i appreciate any help! thanks

It's a fun and tough decision...since there are so many good choices out there at this price point. see all available good $350-480 range choices>>http://slickdeals.net/forums/show...ostcount=2

I personally like the Acer amongst all of them since I love graphics for gaming potential....but you have to seriously consider the tradeoffs of other features you want like faster CPU, usb 2 or 3, or bigger LCD screen or Harddrive, and keyboard feel., and finally decide if it's worth the gamble of getting a lemon or problem free laptop. But then again you could very well get a lemon from any of the deals out there.

Deal looks dead now---back up $50 to $480--certainly overpriced now.

Quote from saltysailor : Thank you for your comment. Repped for sharing information. This laptop is actually for my other brother. His 3-year old HP laptop died a month ago and he needs one bad, no time to wait for a slick deal. I worked on a 1.5 GHz duo core (no turbo) laptop before and it was soooo slooooow. I am of the impatient type, that's why I initially did not like 1.6 GHz base speed although I knew that turbo would boost it up to 2.5 GHz. If turbo kicks in at the right time to meet demand then, as you noted, I don't need to OC it. So, let's wait and see if it is fast enough for my brother without OC. My 5-yr old HP antique is still kicking so I don't need a new one right away. You follow AMD news? Just wondering when their next gen FX-8350 (Piledriver) are coming out. It would be awesome to snatch one of these running Windows 8 on Black Friday.

I'm seeing a price of $479. Am I missing something?

Quote from atoneapone : Deal looks dead now---back up $50 to $480--certainly overpriced now.

Yep. I'm seeing $479 too. Oh well.

BACK AGAIN now( Saturday ) for $430!