[Pc_Support] Unbelievable 17" Notebook (update): $499 for HP Pavillion 9000z ...

[Bryan J. Smith]

On 9/29/06, Bryan J. Smith <thebs413 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Someone forward this to the Dallas LUG/UUGs ...
> http://dealnews.com/deals/HP-Pavilion-dv9000-z-1-8-GHz-17-Widescreen-Notebook-printer-for-500-after-rebates/134337.html
> Add a Turion x2 TL-50 for only $75 more, double to 1GB for $40 more --
> serious, kick-ass system for $614 after rebate!
> I assume it comes with the standard GeForce Go 6150 chipset on its
> own, and not the 256MB GeForce Go 7600 GPU/VRAM upgrade.  Hmm, I
> wonder if you can add it though (probably not post-factory)?

On Fri, 2006-09-29 at 13:54 -0400, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> I just noted it is $599 at the Winter Park store:
> ... cut ...

Okay, here's the deal.  I went to a local Office Depot store here in New
York that also had the advertisement (only about 1 in 3-4 do).  It too
was claiming $599.  But I configured the bare-basic configuration and it
was $549 plus $50 shipping.

If you add 512MiB for $40 to get 1GiB, it's $25 off shipping.  They had
most of the other upgrades that you can get on the dv9000z web-site --
$75 for Turion x2 TL-50, $50 for the 1680x1050 screen, etc...  The
upgrade to the GeForce Go 7600 was $125, $50 more than on the web site,
so I almost didn't go for it, but it was still $400 cheaper (after
rebate) overall than configuring on-line.  I added the Intel 802.11a/b/g
WLAN so it's Linux compatible (only $5.99, normally $10 on-line).

In the end I got the system for $1,150, about the same price as the
system configured on-line -- which makes sense since they both have $150
instant rebates -- plus shipping and taxes.  But the Office Depot system
then has $355 in rebates.  So I ordered it and should have it in 2
weeks.

I noted the Winter Park location has the same deal.  So if you're in the
market for a new notebook and would like a large 17" unit with a
dual-core option (for only $50 more), definitely jump on this one.
Going without the GeForce Go 7600 upgrade like I did, it should be under
$700 after rebate (before shipping/tax).  Remember to upgrade to the
802.11a/b/g WLAN for just a few bucks if you run Linux.


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