Our mail-carrier just dropped off the mail a short while ago.
And guess what we found – a Walmart flier for a $298 Compaq Presario CQ60-419WM laptop.
That’s for a 6-cell battery 15.6-inch laptop with 3GB RAM, 160GB HD, DVD/CD writer and Windows Vista Home Basic.
Not a bad deal, folks.
The $298 laptop sale starts on July 26 at 8AM.
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This is amazing.
I bought the same CQ60 for Dh.2,399/- that’s nearly USD.750/- one year ago. Presently there is a PRESARIO CQ60-215 with 250GB HDD CORE 2 DUO for Dirhams.2799/- (That’s about USD.799/-)
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Retailers in most sectors are desperate in the states.
Hence the steep mark down of prices.
Except for maybe Thailand, prices for electronics/computers are the cheapest in the U.S.
Why not India? 🙁
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We believe Laptop computer prices are higher in India but plain ‘laptop’ prices are, of course, much cheaper in hamara Bharat (our India). 😉
Turns out that one has an AMD processor, which explains the dirt-cheap price. Could be good for school, but if your usage is media-centric, better spend some more for an Intel, to ensure that all applications work fine without crashing.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We’ve used AMD systems (desktops, not laptops) for several years and really haven’t experienced any problems.
But then we use it for mundane purposes like blogging, web surfing, YouTube et al.
As a first system for young kids, hard to beat the price.
got a hp g72 for 499. what do you do about the antivirus. this one came with 2 month Norton protection. I had the free AVG on the yet-to-be-resuscitated desktop, but I am thinking of spending some cash this time.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We use both Norton & Webroot SpySweeper. Amazon usually has lower prices.