Any netbook deals for Black Friday?

[theberserker22]

I don't have a laptop and I could really use something for the upcoming semester. Anyone know of a good deal?

 

[Plac1d]

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Same model in Office Depot's circular:

And rest of the full-sized laptops @ the Depot:

 

[sying]

Best buy 179 for a compaq , 229 for a slightly spec-ed up version

 

[Hockey37]

Sam's Club I believe is having a netbook deal as well.

 

[xdl]

I am buying the GF a netbook for christmas. Some of these deals are excellent but there's no way I am willing to camp out for 8 hours overnight to buy it. Here's to hoping some of these deals make their way online.

 

[Vulcan2422]

I thought Best Buys looked good.

Compaq Netbook - Atom Processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB HD, XP Home - $179

 

[JolietJake]

That thing is sure to have horrible battery life, all of these probably do actually.

 

[theberserker22]

That Office Max deal seems really good. Speaking of battery life: what should I expect? I'll be using it in class so I really only need a couple of hours a day. Doesn't seem like these bad boys are too power hungry, judging by their specs...

 

[Brownjohn]

[quote name='theberserker22']That Office Max deal seems really good. Speaking of battery life: what should I expect? I'll be using it in class so I really only need a couple of hours a day. Doesn't seem like these bad boys are too power hungry, judging by their specs...[/QUOTE]

If you turn off the wireless card and turn down the screen brightness, you could probably get about 2 hours out of it.

If you need it to last longer, you can probably find a larger battery online. A 9-cell battery would probably last around 5-6 hours.