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post #1 of 6
8/2/05 at 7:44pm
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I have been planning on getting either a Dell 9300 or 6000d for the past month and a half or so, but I came along a couple problems, I'm not sure if I can afford a decent 9300, and the 6000d can only support up to a x300...

So my question for you guys is, What is a good barebones alternative that could possibly keep the price as close to or lower than $1300 when completed?

Thanks a lot.

EDIT: Just checked out www.coboc.com and I see an ASUS Z71V... It has pretty much everything I am looking for, 6600 and WSXGA+. So does anyone have any experience with this notebook? And how much should I expect to pay to have a decent gaming/school notebook?
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post #2 of 6
8/2/05 at 8:38pm
I have this laptop and it is awesome. Some people compain about the screen, but you can get used to it really easily.

This is the one I ordered: http://istnc.com/store/products.php?cat=119, except for mine has the 1.86 P-M because I bought it before intel's price drop. This back to school special is 1699 and it comes with free shipping and a 3 year warranty . The laptop is pretty big though. It's not humongous like a 17 incher, but I don't think I am going to be taking this laptop to classes too often.

ISTNC is great, they are really helpful and friendly.
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post #3 of 6
8/2/05 at 10:29pm
z71v is a pretty nice barebones unit. screen issues dont show up when u game and only show on solid color backgrounds. u could probably assemble one with parts at a very decent price. there's also a z70v.
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post #4 of 6
8/3/05 at 11:20pm
I just got a Z70V and it is fricken awesome! Super quality and design and brilliant screen. I configured a similar Dell Latitude D810(same GPU and stuff) and I saved $1300! I don't think you'll be able to make under $1300 with any notebook with a decent GPU .
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post #5 of 6
8/4/05 at 2:38am
I don't want to sound like a proponent for Compal, but they do make a lot of laptops for Dell, so here goes.

I think you can get a Compal DL70 with the X600 decently configured for about $1300 (or bare for around $800-$850). It's a 15.4" WSXGA laptop weighing about 6.3 lbs. Option for a built in TV tuner. google it, lots of places offer it barebones. I got my prices from ISTNC.com.

If you want smaller, you can get the Compal FL30 (Chembook 2030) very nicely configured for about the same price with a 2 year warranty from discountlaptops.com.
It's a 14.1" WXGA P-M platform, 6400go GPU, 5lbs, good battery life, bigger battery option, runs cool. Built in web-cam.
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post #6 of 6
8/4/05 at 2:44am
http://www.bensbargains.net/

has a 40% coupon that you enter when you get to checkout cart on dells site

i9300 barebones is $839!!! Exp 8/10, 5:59am CDT, 4000 uses

I bought one a month ago with a 35% off deal from this site

this price can not be touched by anybody

edit: here is the code to enter 71GRJ4ZVZMDWMJ
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