Dell Inspiron 1501 $679 (Reg. $839) ($0 Shipping)

[digdoug]

Is this deal good?

Mobile AMD Sempron™ Processor 3500+
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife™
1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
80GB Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
ATI RADEON® Xpress1150 with 256MB HyperMemory™
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Free S&H

Remember to go through airmilesshops for bonus AMs.
http://www.airmilesshops.ca/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=airmilesshops/StoreSplash&RetailerID=1054564752139&RefererPage=StoreSplash_1054564752139_StoresNav_Fe aturedStores_1054564752139

http://i.dell.com/images/global/products/314x314/inspn_1501.jpg
http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/hot_offers_nb?c=ca&cs=CADHS1&l=en&s=dhs


There might be a Free Upgrade to Vista Home Premium ($30 Value)?

[divx]

sempron, i guess it is ok, it's warm at best

[Taft]

Not bad for a single core laptop. I THINK Dell had these for $599 with 512MB RAM around boxing day, so this deal is in the same ballpark pricewise.

Probably as good as you are going to get for a new sub-$700 laptop. The integrated ATI graphics are better than the Intel that would be on a Celeron system... And the Airmiles bonus is nice too. I would take Dell over a similar Acer for sure.