15.6" Dual-Core Laptop / WIN 7 Home Premium 64 BIT / HDMI / AMD X2 C60 / Scratch Resistant - $227 - In Store Only - FRY'S

Fry's has the following on sale, In-Store only, Oct. 12th - 18th:

Asus X53U-RB11, AMD X2 C60, 15.6" Screen Display, Notebook With 4 GB Memory, 320GB Hard Drive, W7 Home Premium 64 BIT, WebCam, WiFi, HDMI, Card-Reader, Kensington Lock, and a Scratch Resistant Frame - all for the miserly sum of $227 bucks.

This is a totally serviceable, budget-targetted, name brand laptop with a few extra perks thrown in at a dirty cheap price.
This will NOT run NASA, this will definitely do your email checking / web surfing / Skyping / movie watching / and spreadsheet scrolling without an issue.


LINK [frys.com]

Key Selling Points:

Power4Gear automatically adjusts fan speeds for quiet computing and prolonged battery life

With HDMI connectivity, turn your notebook into a personal media center by connecting to an external monitor or HDTV and enjoy flawless 1080p HD playback.

ASUS Palm-Proof Technology intelligently distinguishes between palm and finger contact to prevent inadvertent cursor movements during typing

ASUS Infusion technology for eye-catching style and scratch-resistant protection


Key Specifications

Operating System: WIN7 Home Premium (64bit)
Display: 15.6, HD (1366*768)
Processor (CPU): C60 (1.0GHz)
Chipset: A50M
Graphics (GPU): ATI HD 6290G
Video Memory: Shared
Memory: 4GB DDR3
Memory Slot: DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM, 2 x
Max Memory Supported: 8GB
Hard Drive: 320GB 5400RPM
Optical Drive: DL DVD±RW/CD-RW
Ethernet: Onboard 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast ethernet Controller
RJ11(Modem): 0
RJ45 LAN: 1
WLAN: 802.11BGN
Battery: 6 Cell Battery
Keyboard: Wave
Speakers Stereo: Altec Lansing® speakers
Webcam: 0.3M Pixel
Bluetooth: None
Audio Jack-in (Microphone): 1
Audio Jack-out (Headset): 1
USB 2.0: 3
USB 3.0: 0
VGA port: 1
HDMI port: 1
Card Reader: 1 x 5 in 1 card reader SD+MMC+MS+MS
PRO SDHC (SD 2.0)
Kensington Lock: 1
Warranty: 1 Year Limited