Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 Laptop: Core i7-3630QM, 8GB DDR3, 1TB HDD, 15.6 " 1920x1080, 2GB GeForce GT 650M, Windows 8: $850

Nice desktop replacement, but still a little too heavy.

Quote : 5.95 lbs. (2.7 kg) with 6-cell battery

Quote from KuraiChocobo : Pulled the trigger on Y580 with 1080p+Blu-Ray. After calculation, I make myself think it's actually $743 lol... Cyber Monday Deal -$400 Barnes&Nobles Discount -$30 Discover Lenovo CB 10% -$86.90 Discover Oct 5% CB Online -$39.11 New Hampshire Tax Free ^_^

tax free sounds good...i've almost pulled the trigger on this deal twice...i dont know whether or not to add a warranty.

Quote from KuraiChocobo : Pulled the trigger on Y580 with 1080p+Blu-Ray. After calculation, I make myself think it's actually $743 lol... Cyber Monday Deal -$400 Barnes&Nobles Discount -$30 Discover Lenovo CB 10% -$86.90 Discover Oct 5% CB Online -$39.11 New Hampshire Tax Free ^_^

Please share - how did you combine the B&N discount with ShopDiscover?

If I go through the B&N link, I get the discount. If I go through ShopDiscover, the prices are $30 higher.

3hr battery life? :s

Quote from KuraiChocobo : Pulled the trigger on Y580 with 1080p+Blu-Ray. After calculation, I make myself think it's actually $743 lol... Cyber Monday Deal -$400 Barnes&Nobles Discount -$30 Discover Lenovo CB 10% -$86.90 Discover Oct 5% CB Online -$39.11 New Hampshire Tax Free ^_^

How can you manage to get tax free?? which state does lenovo charge tax on ?

Quote from kyfelix : How can you manage to get tax free?? which state does lenovo charge tax on ?

Most of them. Use a freight forwarder / reshipper service out of New Hampshire or Oregon and avoid the tax.

Please use caution since I highly doubt you could get the discover card 10%. The B&N account is from shoptlenovo.i2.com, which is not where the shopDiscover link originally brings you.

Quote from KuraiChocobo : Pulled the trigger on Y580 with 1080p+Blu-Ray. After calculation, I make myself think it's actually $743 lol... Cyber Monday Deal -$400 Barnes&Nobles Discount -$30 Discover Lenovo CB 10% -$86.90 Discover Oct 5% CB Online -$39.11 New Hampshire Tax Free ^_^

Quote from Odeen : Most of them. Use a freight forwarder / reshipper service out of New Hampshire or Oregon and avoid the tax.

how to do the freight forwarder/ reshipper ?

Quote from kyfelix : how to do the freight forwarder/ reshipper ?

Start an account with a reshipping service. They will give you a PO Box like number:
123 Anytown Ln, #A123
LiveFreeOrDie, NH
03874

Have your laptop shipped there. They receive, and sign for your shipment. You get notified via email (some services will even send you a picture of the package)

Then they print a new shipping label with your name on it, and reship it to you. Costs < $10 + shipping cost. No monthly fees. Not worth it for bulk toilet paper shipments, but worth it for items > $500.

These services are also used by shoppers outside of the US, to buy from companies that don't deal with international sales.

Quote from Odeen : Please share - how did you combine the B&N discount with ShopDiscover? If I go through the B&N link, I get the discount. If I go through ShopDiscover, the prices are $30 higher.

From past experience, ShopDiscover automatically support the CB when you check out with the credit card.

I have to say otherwise. Their (DiscoverCard) policy is to following their shopDiscover link within your account and make your purchase at the destination site. Depending on the kind of URL, sometimes it's OK to redirect to a different link, but sometimes it won't work.

Quote from KuraiChocobo : From past experience, ShopDiscover automatically support the CB when you check out with the credit card.

Quote from xioustic : I think so for the difference in benchmarks: 650M: http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVID...887.0.html 660M: http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVID...859.0.html I took the Y580 for $869, but it adds about $80 of tax for me to ship to where I'm at at the very end of checkout, so I'm actually passing on this deal as a result. I told myself if there was no tax, I'll buy it. Otherwise, I'll pass. I've been hoping for a 1080p laptop for a long time, and man, this thing is loaded. I just don't NEED it... Especially for close to $1,000 after tax. So I'm sitting on my hands to keep myself from spending the money now.

Yeah, tell me about it. That's why I am still looking for something a little cheaper since sales tax would knock the Y580 to the upper range! Come on levono, where is that $100 ecoupon???

Quote from Odeen : Start an account with a reshipping service. They will give you a PO Box like number: 123 Anytown Ln, #A123 LiveFreeOrDie, NH 03874 Have your laptop shipped there. They receive, and sign for your shipment. You get notified via email (some services will even send you a picture of the package) Then they print a new shipping label with your name on it, and reship it to you. Costs < $10 + shipping cost. No monthly fees. Not worth it for bulk toilet paper shipments, but worth it for items > $500. These services are also used by shoppers outside of the US, to buy from companies that don't deal with international sales.

Tried searching for one but couldn't find it. Can you recommend me one that you know of and is reliable?

Quote from ninjamonke : Tried searching for one but couldn't find it. Can you recommend me one that you know of and is reliable?

Try http://www.amforward.com . I didn't want to post any links so it wouldn't look like I was shilling for any one company.