Best Home\Office Laptops for the Money Nov 09
We’re nearing the end of 2009 and just beginning the holiday season. Finding the best deal for a home or office laptop can be a bit more confusing this time of year with all of the sales and deals floating around, but I did the scouring and was able to come up with 4 great holiday laptop deals that would make a great present for anyone this holiday season.
The main concerns when choosing a home or office laptop is the processor speed, the amount of ram, and the amount of hard disk space. All of these laptops satisfy those needs and range in price from under $500 to just under $1500.
Budget Home or Office Notebook
Gateway MD7330u NoteBook
Features:
OS – Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Type – Intel Pentium T4200 2.0GHz
Memory – 3GB DDR2
Hard Disk – 320GB 5400rmp SATA
Screen – 15.6″ Widescreen
Graphics Card – Intel GMA 4500M
Optical Drive – DVD Super Multi
The Gateway MD7330u NoteBook is a great budget home or office laptop and it is very reasonable priced under $500. It comes with Windows Vista Home Premium and has 3GB of DDR2 memory. For the price, this laptop is a great deal.
Street Price – Was $449.99 now is $599.95 (Amazon.com raised the price)
More info on the Gateway MD7330u NoteBook
NEW Budget Home or Office Notebook
ASUS P50IJ-X1 NoteBook
OS – Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Type – Pentium dual-core T4300 2.1GHz
Memory – 4GB DDR2
Hard Disk – 320GB 5400rmp SATA
Screen – 15.6″ Widescreen
Graphics Card – Intel GMA 4500M
Optical Drive – DVD Super Multi
HDMI Out – No
The ASUS P50IJ-X1 NoteBook is nearly identical to our Recommended Budget Laptop below, except the Asus P50 has no HDMI output, but is $50 cheaper.
Street Price – $449.99 now $599.99 now $499.99
More info on the ASUS P50IJ-X1 NoteBook
Recommended Budget Home or Office Notebook
Acer Aspire AS5738Z-4111
Features:
OS – Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Type – Pentium dual-core T4300 2.1GHz
Memory – 4GB DDR2
Hard Disk – 320GB 5400rmp SATA
Screen – 15.6″ Widescreen
Graphics Card – Intel GMA 4500M
Optical Drive – DVD Super Multi
HDMI Out – Yes
The Acer Aspire AS5738Z-4111 is a step up over our old budget recommendation to a slightly faster T4300 2.1GHz Intel processor, 4GB of DDR2 instead of 3GB, and a 320GB SATA hard drive. Alternatively, you can check out the Acer Aspire AS5536-5142 which is basicly identical and is the same price.
Street Price – $549.99 now $499.99 Now $569.99
Power Home or Office Notebook
HP Pavilion DV7-2270us
Features:
OS – Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Type – Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 2.0GHz
Memory – 4GB DDR3
Hard Disk – 500GB 5400rmp SATA
Screen – 17.3″ Widescreen
Graphics Card – ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
Optical Drive – DVD Super Multi
HDMI Out – Yes
The HP Pavilion DV7-2270us is definitely a power home or office laptop. It’s highlights are a Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 2.0GHz processor, 4GB of DDR3 Memory instead of the slower standard DDR2 memory, a 500GB SATA hard drive, and a Mobility Radeon HD 4650 that is capable of handling rich 3d animation software, as well as newer games at respectable resolutions.
Street Price – $1,149.99 now $1,099.99 (after $50 mail in rebate)
More info on the HP Pavilion DV7-2270us
Extreme Home or Office Notebook
TOSHIBA Satellite P505-S8950
Features:
OS – Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Type – Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 2.53GHz
Memory – 6GB DDR2
Solid State Drive – 64GB SATA
Hard Disk – 320GB 7200rmp SATA
Screen – 18.4″ Widescreen
Graphics Card – ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
HDMI Out – Yes
The TOSHIBA Satellite P505-S8950 is a extremely fast laptop and the cheapest laptop I could find with 6GB of memory. Its strong points are a fast duel core processor running at 2.53GHz, 6GB of DDR2 memory, a 64GB solid state hard drive, a 320GB 7200RPM standard hard drive, and large 18.4″ widescreen display. The main additions that make this laptop so fast are the 6GB of memory and the 64GB solid state drive. It will also play newer games with it’s ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 graphics card.
Street Price – $1,449.99 Now $1,349.99
More info on the TOSHIBA Satellite P505-S8950
These types of deals tend to sell out fast, especially during the holiday season. If they do sell out, I highly recommend you use them as a benchmark comparison in regards to price and performance while making your holiday buying decision.
Update: Attempting to keep up with Holiday prices for Laptops is quite exhaustive. The price’s noted here may change.
Disclaimer: The State of Affairs received no direct compensation for writing this articles and is in no way directly affiliated with HP, Toshiba, Acer, Amazon.com, or Newegg.com.
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