Best place to buy a laptop online?

[gregthomas77]

I think I am pretty much down to either Dell or HP. Does anyone have any other suggestions before I go ahead and make a purchase?

I am looking to buy a desktop replacement with something like:

15-17" screen
2.5ghz core 2 duo
vista 64 bit
4 gigs ram
at least 250gb HD (7200rpm)
at least nvidea 8400, preferably 8600 (or comparable ATI chipset)

 

[KrazyKarl126]

Whoever you buy from, keep an eye out for coupons- there's always something out there, especially for Dell and HP. I just used a $500 off $1400 coupon to get myself an HP tx2000 (or something of that nature- it's the tablet one), and Dell always has something running- $xxx off $xxxx or more or 30% off or stuff like that. Bottom line- look for coupons first.

 

[maddfrog]

A good site to see if deals are available is bensbargains.net. Its a site that is similar to Slick Deals, but the hoarder mentality isn't there.

I found a good deal to get a Vostro 1000 for around $485. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles your looking for, but it was a good price for what I need.

 

[gregthomas77]

bump

 

[bigtymer]

Definitely go to the Dell. Over the years I have had much better experience with customer service at Dell and always get a good product. You should check slickdeals forums because there is always some coupon that could knock the price down and maybe a deal on some other brand.

 

[Malik112099]

go to w w w . e d e a l i n f o . c o m / d e l l

they compile the best deals weekly with all the current coupons

they also do HP and Lenovo

 

[Moxio]

^ Any reason you spaced it?

 

[BMoD]

Depending on how much you want to spend www.xoticpc.com Does custom laptops, their customer service is excellent also.

I've bought a couple things from them in the past.

Just a suggestion

 

[gregthomas77]

Anyone here have any experience with Asus laptops? I have an EEEpc but thats a totally different animal. I was looking at some of the ASUS laptops at Newegg, and they seems to be a good deal, but I wonder if the quality is going to be the same as a dell or hp.