Asus K55A-HI5121E Intel Core i5-3210M 2.5GHz 15.6in Laptop (4GB/500GB) $449.99 + Tax @ Best Buy B&M

Quote from itony : Seems like a good deal. I wish I knew why this wasn't getting more attention? But anyways I believe it can probably be added with this 25$ gift card promotion so now to saturday is the time to buy. http://slickdeals.net/f/5643154-B...-12-5-12-8

Quote from allmil : I don't get why this doesn't get more attention either.

Quote from 5thElement : Very bulky laptop.

5.6lbs = Too Heavy, See Above ^ "Very bulky laptop." 5thElement - et al ^
1366x768 = No HD
HD 4000 = Integrated Graphics
15.6" = Too Big
$449.99 = Too Much
Asus = It's an Asus
Core i5 = It's not an i7
500GB = It's not 1 TB
DVD burner = No SSD

Beware of the Technology Freak!
Anyone who runs a small manufacturing business is wise to learn how to recognize a technology freak and avoid any involvement with that person. What is a technology freak? It’s a person who falls in love with technology for its own sake. It’s a person of mediocre ability who knows just enough about technology to impress non-technical people with his supposed expertise.

The technology freak is constantly reminding you how knowledgeable he is. He is opinionated and vocal in meetings. He knows what every software company is doing wrong and tells you how much better he would do things were he in charge. He is a name dropper.

Technology freaks prey on small businesses that lack technical knowhow and can’t easily discern true expertise from empty hot air.

The reason many of them are slickdealers is because they don’t have a job. The reason they don’t have a job is that they eventually got “outed” as phonies and now have no choice but to slickdeal.

How do you protect yourself against the technology freak? You start by learning how to identify a technology freak. When you interview a potential employee or consultant, the more he talks about technology and all the things he can do for you with that technology, grab hold of your wallet and show him the door. I direct your attention to: The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears


The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Goldilocks. She went for a walk in the forest. Pretty soon, she came upon a house. She knocked and, when no one answered, she walked right in.

At the table in the kitchen, there were three bowls of porridge. Goldilocks was hungry. She tasted the porridge from the first bowl.

"This porridge is too hot!" she exclaimed.

So, she tasted the porridge from the second bowl.

"This porridge is too cold," she said

So, she tasted the last bowl of porridge.

"Ahhh, this porridge is just right," she said happily and she ate it all up.

After she'd eaten the three bears' breakfasts she decided she was feeling a little tired. So, she walked into the living room where she saw three chairs. Goldilocks sat in the first chair to rest her feet.

"This chair is too big!" she exclaimed.

So she sat in the second chair.

"This chair is too big, too!" she whined.

So she tried the last and smallest chair.

"Ahhh, this chair is just right," she sighed. But just as she settled down into the chair to rest, it broke into pieces!

Goldilocks was very tired by this time, so she went upstairs to the bedroom. She lay down in the first bed, but it was too hard. Then she lay in the second bed, but it was too soft. Then she lay down in the third bed and it was just right. Goldilocks fell asleep.

As she was sleeping, the three bears came home.

"Someone's been eating my porridge," growled the Papa bear.

"Someone's been eating my porridge," said the Mama bear.

"Someone's been eating my porridge and they ate it all up!" cried the Baby bear.

"Someone's been sitting in my chair," growled the Papa bear.

"Someone's been sitting in my chair," said the Mama bear.

"Someone's been sitting in my chair and they've broken it all to pieces," cried the Baby bear.

They decided to look around some more and when they got upstairs to the bedroom, Papa bear growled, "Someone's been sleeping in my bed,"

"Someone's been sleeping in my bed, too" said the Mama bear

"Someone's been sleeping in my bed and she's still there!" exclaimed Baby bear.

Just then, Goldilocks woke up and saw the three bears. She screamed, "Help!" And she jumped up and ran out of the room. Goldilocks ran down the stairs, opened the door, and ran away into the forest. And she never returned to the home of the three bears.

THE END