too good to be true?

[-0MEGA-] · 07-26-2005, 11:26 PM

I saw this laptop online at CompUSA today, and it seems too good to be true, here are the specs:

Compaq Presario
Pentium 4 2.8Ghz
512MB PC2700 (max 1.25)
60GB hard drive
DVD Burner
ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 w/64MB
15.4" Screen
1x Firewire, 3x USB 2.0
memory card reader
10/100MBps lan port and 54MBps wireless card
56K modem
windows xp home

all this for $499.98, they dont have it there anymore, then did have it this afternoon, but i think that sounds too good to be true.

kof2000 · 07-26-2005, 11:36 PM

is possible it was after a rebate or something.

[-0MEGA-] · 07-26-2005, 11:40 PM

no, there were no rebates, that was the actual price. It said it was a clearance item, but i would still expect that type of machine to cost more then that.

ahajv4life · 07-26-2005, 11:40 PM

there has to be rebates...that looks just like mine and i got it there for 1100....

X24 · 07-26-2005, 11:41 PM

They were probably trying to get rid of them so they could order a different model, so they offered them at cost or close to it. If that sounded good to you, you should have nabbed one.

[-0MEGA-] · 07-26-2005, 11:43 PM

i should have, but they were sold out when i looked at it.

X24 · 07-27-2005, 12:04 AM

That explains it, they only hada few left, and they wanted to get rid of them.

alanuofm · 07-27-2005, 02:20 AM

holy crap thats a good deal

[-0MEGA-] · 07-27-2005, 03:20 AM

thats what i was saying to myself, if i had the money and it was available, i'd buy it in a heart beat.

alanuofm · 07-27-2005, 04:50 AM

did it have hyperthreading? i would be crying right now.

07-26-2005, 11:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,419	too good to be true? I saw this laptop online at CompUSA today, and it seems too good to be true, here are the specs: Compaq Presario Pentium 4 2.8Ghz 512MB PC2700 (max 1.25) 60GB hard drive DVD Burner ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 w/64MB 15.4" Screen 1x Firewire, 3x USB 2.0 memory card reader 10/100MBps lan port and 54MBps wireless card 56K modem windows xp home all this for $499.98, they dont have it there anymore, then did have it this afternoon, but i think that sounds too good to be true.

07-26-2005, 11:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 26 Posts: 6,273	is possible it was after a rebate or something. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

07-26-2005, 11:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
X24 Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 927	They were probably trying to get rid of them so they could order a different model, so they offered them at cost or close to it. If that sounded good to you, you should have nabbed one. __________________ AMD 4200+ X2 (2.8Ghz) TForce TF7025-M2 2gb Wintec AMPX DDR2 800 80gb windows/320gb storage ATI HD3850 (710/984) DVD Burner 19" WS Hanns-G LCD Upgrading As I Go

07-27-2005, 12:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
X24 Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 927	That explains it, they only hada few left, and they wanted to get rid of them. __________________ AMD 4200+ X2 (2.8Ghz) TForce TF7025-M2 2gb Wintec AMPX DDR2 800 80gb windows/320gb storage ATI HD3850 (710/984) DVD Burner 19" WS Hanns-G LCD Upgrading As I Go

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07-26-2005, 11:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,419	no, there were no rebates, that was the actual price. It said it was a clearance item, but i would still expect that type of machine to cost more then that.

07-26-2005, 11:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
ahajv4life Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Minnesota Age: 23 Posts: 729	there has to be rebates...that looks just like mine and i got it there for 1100....

07-26-2005, 11:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,419	i should have, but they were sold out when i looked at it.

07-27-2005, 02:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
alanuofm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,630	holy crap thats a good deal

07-27-2005, 03:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,419	thats what i was saying to myself, if i had the money and it was available, i'd buy it in a heart beat.

07-27-2005, 04:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
alanuofm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,630	did it have hyperthreading? i would be crying right now.