Technically Speaking

Well, I am a proud owner of a new laptop. I have finally broken one of my computing rules; “Never buy a prebuilt computer from any major manufacturer.” I have looked into building my own laptop but it turns out to be a better deal buying one already made. The reason I wanted one was for its portability. I really get tired of being confined to a room to use the computer. With that said, wireless had to me a must. This is not a main computer so having the very best money can buy was not necessary. So I started looking around and found some pretty good deals. I posted about the eMachines widescreen notebook a while back, so I went to check it out. Frankly, I didn’t feel comfortable with it. I went to 2 different locations to checkout the machine and in both locations the machine wasn’t working. That was 2 strikes and I wasn’t going to look for the 3rd. After going to a few more stores I started to get into the Compaq notebooks and that is the manufacturer that I decided to go with. I picked up the Compaq Presario 2175us for $1349.99 at Best Buy. There is a $250 rebate on this notebook which sweetened the pot for me. Today is the start of the Georgia Taxfree weekend, so in addition to the rebates, I saved about $100 in sales tax. If you live in Georgia, you must take advantage of the taxfree weekend. Here is a brief description of the notebook I borrowed from Circuit City because they have a better description than Best Buy.

Get working wirelessly! This Compaq Presario notebook PC comes integrated with a 54g wireless LAN, so you can network, share files, and start surfing the Web wherever you like right away. While enjoying your wireless freedom, you’ll also get to burn custom CDs, watch your favorite DVDs, and delight in awesome and realistic ATI Radeon M6 graphics. The 15″ screen, 40GB hard drive, integrated Ethernet, and an array of peripheral ports are sure to give you an amazing computing experience.

If you would like to know more about this machine, checkout the Best Buy or Circuit City links.

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