Laptop, which brand?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6834246491

Any opinion about this laptop? It's below my budget. It does lack some stuff but looks like a good bang for the buck at this price? Or keep looking?

Quote from calnbs : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6834246491 Any opinion about this laptop? It's below my budget. It does lack some stuff but looks like a good bang for the buck at this price? Or keep looking?

Looks pretty good for the price. You can even throw in a Samsung 256GB SSD for ~$160 if u want to make it even faster. Otherwise, if you wanted to wait a few months, many people are expecting these to drop around $100-120 mark after BF/Xmas.

Quote from calnbs : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6834246491 Any opinion about this laptop? It's below my budget. It does lack some stuff but looks like a good bang for the buck at this price? Or keep looking?

Keep looking unless you really need that massive screen. You'll need a wheeled bag to drag that thing around.

If you are still looking, the Dell Business Outlet has a new coupon out that is 25% off any "new arrivals" in the outlet. Here is a decent system I found - the outlet price is $849.00 but after the 25% off coupon the pretax price is $636.36 which includes a 3 year on-site warranty.

Coupon code is 3D6VKDTHJC2P3N


Latitude E6530
Category
Certified Refurbished


Processor Processor: Intel Core 3rd Generation i5-3360M Processor (2.8GHz, 3M cache, Upgradable to Intel vPro technology)
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Professional
Base Dell Outlet Latitude E6530 Laptop
Hard Disk Drive 320 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
Memory 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1600MHz (2 DIMMs)
Media Bay 8X DVD +/- RW Drive
Video NVIDIA NVS 5200M (GDDR5 1GB) Discrete Graphic with Optimus
Laptop Screen 15.6inch HD+ (1600x900) Wide View Anti-Glare WLED-backlit
Network Interface Card Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 802.11n 2x2 Half Mini Card
Bluetooth Wireless Dell Wireless 380 Bluetooth 4.0 LE Module
Hardware Upgrade 90W AC Adapter
Optical Drive Bezel
No Modem
NO INTEL VPRO TECHNOLOGY ADV MGMT FEATURES
Bluetooth Cable
125V Power Cord
LCD Cover
No Dell ControlVault, No Fingerprint Reader, No Smartcard Reader and No Contactless Smartcard Reader
Software Upgrade Genuine Windows 7 Professional 32-Bit Operating System DVD
Web Camera Light Sensitive Webcam and Noise Cancelling Digital Array Mic
Security Software Trend Micro 16.6 PC-cillin 30 Day
Laptop Battery 9-Cell (97WH) Primary Lithium Ion Battery, (3.0Ah) ExpressCharge Capable

Quote from menace33 : Come Black Friday - Cyber Monday and beyond, I find Asus, Dell, HP, Sony, Toshiba, well the whole smash of vendors. Read specs and pick and choose which one suits you the best.

Which one of these brands usually has webcam as an option? It seems Dell has webcams built-in on all of them. I'm looking for a cheap laptop with NO webcam. This is for security reasons. Will be using it strictly for travel for personal use. Looks like HP has the option, but not Dell. Not sure about those others yet. Will wait for Black Friday... hopefully by then Windows 8 will be pre-installed as well. Although I'm sure Windows 7 laptops will be down in price. Any advice would be appreciated.

All brands have a webcam as an option, but all brands also offer models without. You'll have to just be careful in what you buy.

Or a tiny piece of electrical tape over the lens will also solve the problem!