Best Buy Asus X501A Ivy Bridge P-2020M $279.99+tax
 

$279.99 FREE SHIPPING

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+...Id=7685047

Asus - 15.6" Laptop - 4GB Memory - 500GB Hard Drive - Matte Black

Model: X501A-BSPDN22 SKU: 7685047

Intel® Pentium® processor 2020M, Features a 1600MHz bus, 2MB L3 cache and 2.4GHz processor speed.

4GB DDR3 memory

Note: Optical drive not included

15.6" 1366 x 768 resolution LED-backlit TFT-LCD high-definition widescreen display

500GB hard drive (5400 rpm)

Intel® UMA graphics

HDMI output for flexible connectivity.

Built-in 1.0MP webcam and microphone

Multiformat media reader, Supports Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO formats.

1 USB 3.0 port and 1 USB 2.0 port


Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11n)


Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet LAN

Weighs 4.6 lbs. and measures just 1.3" thin

Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit operating system preinstalled

Free shipping to store where it is available

This post can and should be edited by users like you :)
 

No CD/DVD drive...FYI.

Ivy Bridge? Yeah....

It is an Ivy Bridge processor. Not all IB processors are the core i-series.

Can't tell if you're sarcastic or uninformed. :rolleyes:

I guess both.

Didn't know Ivy Bridge architecture went down to the Pentium line

Pretty awesome deal actually... perfect for a HTPC. Faster than my first gen i5 520!

Benchmarks [cpubenchmark.net]

thanks just ordered one for pickup.

This will hold her over till I can afford an Apple :)

Wow
 

Wow I thought you were bullshitting. It is even faster thant the AMD A8-5545M . Do you know if this thing has HD 4000 or 3000 integrated ?

How much faster is this than the b980 , the previous model

this.


Graphics Specifications
Processor Graphics Intel® HD Graphics
Graphics Base Frequency 650 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 1.1 GHz
Graphics Output eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT
Intel® Quick Sync Video No
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology No
Intel® Insider™ No
Intel® Wireless Display No
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for MID No
Dual Display Capable Yes
# of Displays Supported 3


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Graphics Specifications
Processor Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics Base Frequency 650 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 1.1 GHz
Graphics Output eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT
Intel® Quick Sync Video Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology Yes
Intel® Insider™ Yes
Intel® Wireless Display Yes
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology Yes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for MID No
Dual Display Capable Yes
# of Displays Supported 3

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[QUOTE] "The Intel Pentium 2020M is a dual core processor for entry-level laptops. It is based on the Ivy Bridge architecture but many of the features like Turbo Boost for the CPU part (HyperThreading, AES, Virtualization VT-d, Trusted Execution or Intel Quick Sync) are deactivated. The Pentium 2020M integrates a graphics card called Intel HD Graphics that is based on the desktop HD Graphics 2500.

The performance of the Pentium 2020M should be approximately 5% above the similar clocked Pentium B980 (Sandy Bridge based)."

:lol: Can we just go ahead and say Ivy Bridge Lite? Or Ivy Bridge Mini-Edition?

Price now at $299.99. No shipping. Pickup only.

thought it was just me. sad about the $299 :(

And in sad about the pickup only. None in my area and my laptop crapped out on me tonight.

Just picked one in store yesterday for $299 minus some rewards and gift cards and the price went down to $289 :shake:
Calling CS tomorrow for a price adjustment.
I intend to use this as an HTPC.

I went to BB on Wed and wanted to check this laptop out but there was no display. I went to the rep to ask and I asked 3 questions and he gave me all 1 word answers without a smile nor wanted any further conversation. I don't tolerate that kind of attitude toward customers so I walked away without getting it. Now BB decides to raise the price before their usually new pricing that comes up on Sunday. I hate BB!!!!

Performance wise it is halfway between a Core i3-2310M and i3-2350M, which typically still fetch $350-$400 USED on eBay and more like $400-$450 in stores and online. I found one for $309 though, and I'm curious if the smaller L2 cache in the Pentiums makes a huge difference vs the i3.

Very impressive spec for a basic laptop. I didn't even know a mobile Ivy Bridge Pentium existed before this thread, though the B9*0 series was all there was lately.

Relevant to this thread, it shows up as $289.99 for me, free store pickup when ordered online, but every store within 100 miles or so says UNAVAILABLE. I checked a few other zip codes I know and there is one in Marysville, OH about an hour west of Columbus. There is one in Richmond, IN halfway from Columbus to Indy. Plenty around San Diego. Several near Seattle. I could send my Dad to go get one in Marysville, maybe, he works in Hilliard west side of Columbus every day. I would if I wasn't so dead nuts set on 17 inch, quad core i7, and discrete graphics.

At least this laptop is way better than my current Acer. It has no optical drive, but that makes it lighter, cooler, and uses less battery power. It has USB 3.0, it has HDMI out, it's really a good deal to me. Passmark in the 2400s. My poor $249 BB BF sale Acer is barely 1300 according to the averages but mine only puts out 880-something in reality because of 667MHz FSB (most T4300s are put in 800MHz FSB laptops but I upgraded mine from a single core Celeron 900, which was in the 560 range when tested and very choppy)

EDIT UPDATE: incidentally I visited my local Wichita Falls BB to see what they might have open box or returns or clearance. They had nothing, tax refund ballers cleaned them out of everything except a few base models and all the high end stuff. This laptop could not be ordered through their system, and neither could a few Acers I was interested in (various V3s, Aspire 5750G, others). The sales guy was very knowledgable and friendly which is NOT common in my BB experiences. He let me know new laptops would be forthcoming this week and he expects a lot in the $400-$800 range in various flavors. I can only hope one of them meets my needs but at this point I've got a nice watchlist on eBay and plenty of refurbished 17 inch i7s with graphics to choose from anywhere from $625 to $750. And some of them are running 7, not 8. Wheeeeeee!

I also intended to use this as HTPC however there is a problem if you like me have a wireless TV tuner and wants to use WIndows Media Center to watch cable channels. This laptop comes wiht plain Win 8 not the Pro version so you cannot install Windows Media Center unless you buying the whole Win 8 Pro package + MC for $100 plus.

I did have a spare Win 8 Pro + media center license but I could not install it because this laptop have a Window 8 plain serial number embeded in the bios so when you try install a Win 8 Pro license it picks up the bios key and says that the key is no valid for Pro! :eek:
Seems like Microsoft has adopted this procedure with Win 8 and the license key is now embeded in every machine Bios so you cannot do a clean install with a different version than the one coming with the machine! Great job Microsoft!

After spending a lot of time and research I finally managed to install Windows 8 Pro + MC and it worked fine but than I did a Bios update and the machine is now stuck in the bios screen after the update.
So, DO NOT update your Bios with the newest bios available in the Asus page or you will brick it.
I am returning it! :mad:

Wow, never heard of this before... good thing to note.

[QUOTE=icyuo2013;57565666]See here...

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Anyone know if there is anyway to 'activate' these features???