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Toshiba Satellite U300-15P (13.3" "ultra-portable") £599.91 in-store @ Staples
£599.91
STARTS: 14/09/2008
Toshiba state the price as £849.00, so that's quite a saving.
It comes with a free case (worth £19.99), free 2GB Kingston memory stick (worth £9.99) and free backup software with one year subscription to online storage (worth £49.99).
This deal was spotted in-store at Staples in Sheffield.
It doesn't appear to be available online, but I assume it's the same price at other Staples stores.
Specification:
Intel® Core2 Duo Processor T7700 2.4GHz
WiFi Link 4965AGN network connection and Intel® GM965 Express chipset
2,048 (1,024 + 1,024) MB DDR2 RAM (667 MHz) (maximum expandability: 4,096 MB )
250Gb HDD
13.3 " Widescreen TruBrite® XGA TFT (1280 x 800) High Brightness display
Intel® GMA X3100
DVD Super Multi drive (Double Layer)
Genuine Windows® Vista® Home Premium Edition
More info here: http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/productPage.do?PRODUCT_ID=145653Staples UK Vouchers: 20%, Free Laptop Backpack - M6-73931
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mickster505:
arent dells rubbish? looks like a nice laptop, but i think you can get the same spec a lot cheaper (maybe not the same laptop though) Same spec maybe, but same spec in a lightweight 13.3" and a top brand like Toshiba? I can't find any, in-fact anything with a 13.3" and 2.4GHz Core2Duo processor on the likes of laptopsdirect.co.uk and ebuyer.com etc. seems to be around £800........  Last edited by megalomaniac : 16-09-2008 at 11:53. |
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Good processor. Decent spec. Nice-looking machine. But for this price point, I'd have expected a dedicated graphics card. Plus there was a similar Toshiba UMPC posted (but only 1.66GHz C2D) on Bargaincazy this morning for £250 less.
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mumbojumbo:
Good processor. Decent spec. Nice-looking machine. But for this price point, I'd have expected a dedicated graphics card. Plus there was a similar Toshiba UMPC posted (but only 1.66GHz C2D) on Bargaincazy this morning for £250 less.
2.4GHz Core2Duo vs 1.66GHz 4MB cache Vs 2MB 800MHz FSB vs 667MHz 2GB RAM vs 1GB 250GB HDD vs 120GB etc. etc. Hardly comparing like with like......For the difference in spec you'd expect a big price difference. Yet that deal made it to 38, and this one's stuck in the -ve's, Ok so the gpu isn't great, but then they never are on ultra portables - and not forgetting that no-one's managed to produce a laptop at a similar spec for the same or less. I'd say this was a case of folks not voting on the deal itself but thinking "I can get one for £300", cos ya know a 1.0 litre Ford Fiesta is totally the same as a 1.6 and doesn't cost any more......right??? Last edited by megalomaniac : 16-09-2008 at 15:22. |
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Hardly any smaller than a "standard" notebook, so why pay for much for so little?
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megalomaniac:
Sounds logical and I'd say you were right if it wasn't for the fact that I was dragged round Nottingham the other day looking at these and everywhere had virtually sold out of 13.3"s (Particularly Sonys) and 13.3" cases seemed to be like rocking horse poo.......apparently the students off/returning to uni are buying them by the bucket load. haha my bro bought a 15" R60+ I wouldve thought students would go for the £300 mark.. Im thinking more along the lines of theres less demand for 13" so they produce less & therefore looks like there are less out there..? |
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