Here are the specs of a new laptop I've priced out from trading computers. Is this a Deal and worth the money or can I get something better or the same for cheaper. $2900
OR This one for $1900 cdn Systemax Medallion XVII 17" WSXGA Built-To-Order Notebook PC with Genuine Windows XP®, nVidia GeForce 512MB Video, 1.3 Megapixel Camera, Stereo Speakers & Subwoofer, Piano Black Finish Warranty: No Floppy Drive Selected Accessories: No Additional Battery Selected Accessories: No Additional AC Adapter Selected Networking: Integrated Gigabit Network Adapter Keyboards / Mice / Input: No Mouse Selected Software: Computer Associates eTrust InoculateIT Anti-Virus Accessories: 1 Year Parts & Labor Notebook Warranty Accessories: No Docking Station/Laptop Stand Hard Disk Drives: 120GB 2.5" 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive Software: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Memory: 2GB PC5300 DDR2 667MHz SODIMM (2GB x 1) Software: Microsoft Office Ready Pro 2007/60-Day Free Trial Wireless Networking: Intel 4965AGN Wireless Mobile Processors: Intel Core2 Duo T7800 2.6GHz 800FSB 4M Processor Laptops: 17" WSXGA 965PM Notebook Base CD/DVD Drives: SuperMulti DVDRW Drive Laptops: Systemax 17" Notebook Branding Pack Laptops: Systemax Medallion XVII Video / Graphics Cards: nVidia GeForce 8600M GT 512MB Discrete Video RAM Wireless Networking: Integrated Bluetooth
for a trading computer, find a company that sells a next day in home service, so your computer can be repaired very quickly if it breaks. Especially if you are trading live and not sim like the dell corporate series, they are good machines and they have next day onsite. Normal warranty normally implies you bringing back the computer to the store or depot and losing it for days/weeks.
Don't go with an off-brand for laptops. Dell's Precision M4300 is a better buy. "Trading Computers" is out of their minds on their pricing.
Now way thats a rip 2900, you can get a great laptop for 1500. I used to sell them and the more you spend generally is for better graphics and video. You don't need either of those to trade. Save your money. Dell is decent, Toshiba, Sony. Costco doubles the manufacturer warranty for free and you can return with no fees within 90 days. So if you don't like it take it back. You don't know sometimes until you try it out.
I bought a laptop from http://www.powernotebooks.com/ Oct. of 05, it's been run for hours daily and also in my truck as my GPS and has worked flawless from day one. The owner of the company will answer emails the same day. I haven't checked their current prices but from my experience they are a good company with quality products.
That price seems way high to me - at least $500-$600 too much. I got a deal on a Dell Inspiron 1720 about 3 weeks ago with the following specs for < $1750: Even after adding $135 for Windows XP Professional OEM, and some extra for the BlueTooth, it is hard to justify $2900 for the system you were looking at. Item Number Quantity Item Description 222-8603 1 Inspiron 1720, Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 2.2GHz, 800Mhz, 4M L2 Cache 313-5477 1 Midnight Blue Color with Microsatin Finish 311-7219 1 2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm for Inspiron 1720 320-5504 1 High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200) 320-5468 1 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 8600 341-6248 1 160G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor 313-5195 1 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP,INSP1720 420-5769 1 Internet Search and Portal 420-5924 1 Icon Consolidation Application 420-6436 1 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp 463-2282 1 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access 420-7026 1 Media Direct 3.3 420-6813 1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English 420-7622 1 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0 430-0493 1 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron 420-7468 1 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP 420-6466 1 Roxio 9.0 Creator Deluxe/MyDVDDeluxe, for Inspiron/Dimension 341-4716 1 8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive 430-2680 1 Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card 320-5683 1 NO WEBCAM OPTION 461-8389 1 No Virus Protection Requested 312-0520 1 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, Inspiron 1720 412-0148 1 No Internet Service Provider Requested 412-1397 1 No Productivity Software requested 950-3337 1 1 Year Limited Warranty 960-2780 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year 987-5457 1 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Return To Depot, Initial Year 983-3120 1 Type 12- Mail-InService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year 987-8119 1 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3 466-7744 1 Thank you for choosing Dell 466-3921 1 No Preinstalled Software 320-5808 1 Premium Deep Navy Blue with Soft Touch LCD back color w/o Camera Insp 1720 310-8319 1 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 310-8628 1 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System 420-7091 1 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 420-7092 1 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 1YR-FREE 987-4817 1 Insp Datasafe 3GB,1YR(Incl in price),DHS 988-0099 1 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online Dell Home Customers: Save $265 off this Dell Inspiron! - $265.00 Product Subtotal: $1,614.17 Shipping and Handling: $0.00 Tax: $133.16 Product Total: $1,747.33
try this. they are in your city. http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=016850&cid=896.358 ASUS G2S-B2 Notebook - Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4Ghz 4MB L2 Cache, 17" XWUGA (1920x1200), 3GB DDR2-667 + 1GB Intel Turbo Memory, 200GB SATA HDD, Nvidia 8600GT-M 256 MB VRAM, Wireless B/G/N, 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN, 56k Modem, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR+, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
total ripoff. standard processor ballin video card nice 4 gigs of ram 80gb of hdd space?! no antivirus no office no external mouse you should pay less than 1k for this machine. it doesn't even support wireless n. ohhh! but it does come with an automatic defragmentor! woop woop!