Screw Chromebooks, Tablets, etc...11.6" Laptop for $130

unkown5454 · #1 08-19-2014

This is just an example for people looking to test more portable devices. Stop with the Chromebook and tablet questions to try and save money...this is the stuff I look for:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/acer-asp...C0WA&cp=1&lp=1

$130 + free shipping. Has an HDMI and Bluetooth so you can hook up mouse/keyboard peripherals along with a desktop monitor when you dock at home and then you can obviously undock and use on the go.

Uses an Intel Celeron...not the AMD garbage that is on most Chromebooks and is incredibly slow. Comes with Windows 8.1 which is fine for stea/lth, but this is so cheap and simple you can play with it and load some Linux or Windows 7 on it and be good to go.

This is how I operate along with MiFi boxes, dongles, etc. Never have an issue and I can operate from anywhere.

**ilcarletto** · #2 08-19-2014

Very nice indeed

**TGMT²** · #3 08-19-2014

I tried to buy one and got an error. Then went back to the page to find that they Sold Out.

I was planning on shelving it as an emergency computer.

Keep us posted if you see another Great Deal!

unkown5454 · #4 08-19-2014

I will. Staples had their big clearance sale this past weekend that happens only like once every 6 months...literally every nice item they had sold out.

HP does have a 14" coming out for $199 with Windows 8.1. I am patiently waiting for this as I am getting one immediately.

GreenBean · #5 08-19-2014

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Originally Posted by unkown5454

I will. Staples had their big clearance sale this past weekend that happens only like once every 6 months...literally every nice item they had sold out.

HP does have a 14" coming out for $199 with Windows 8.1. I am patiently waiting for this as I am getting one immediately.

Any chance of newegg having anything?

unkown5454 · #6 08-19-2014

They do occasionally on parts...but, I never see anything good from them on full-sized laptops and desktops. Their prices are pretty competitive so I just don't think they feel the need to be super aggressive with clearance items.

Best Buy, Office Depot, Staples, Frys, Sears, Sam's Club, Tiger Direct and a few others are the ones who get really aggressive clearance sales. Sometimes Dell.com will do 1 or things at a super low price, but only rarely.

rsot · #7 08-19-2014

Great price - Staples' sales havent been that great up here unkown...did you snag anything?

unkown5454 · #8 08-19-2014

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Originally Posted by rsot

Great price - Staples' sales havent been that great up here unkown...did you snag anything?

Nope. Tried to get the Google Nexus 7 LTE 32GB for $180...sold out in like an hour. That thing is still $350 on Google Play Store. A new one is coming, but that price is insane for such a nice tablet. Slap in the T-Mobile SIM and get 200MB of data per month for free. Nice toy to play with

GreenBean · #9 08-19-2014

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Originally Posted by unkown5454

Best Buy, Office Depot, Staples, Frys, Sears, Sam's Club, Tiger Direct and a few others are the ones who get really aggressive clearance sales. Sometimes Dell.com will do 1 or things at a super low price, but only rarely.

Going to ear-mark these because of the holiday selling season coming up.

Good info

rsot · #10 08-19-2014

Add Ncix

Dmshark25 · #11 08-19-2014

Try Microcenter.com they have about 11 locations scattered in the US , but great store, it's like Best Buy, but better customer service and everything Is at wholesale prices

They have an apple store inside as well, sell everything from PC's to Macs, laptops, tablets and notebooks, always at great prices and have sales on them

They also sell all computer components, and any electronics u can think of at great prices, they have clearance bins scattered throughout the stores, I found otterbox for $5 , I sold it for $45

Great store for electronics

rsot · #12 08-20-2014

Microcenter has some sweet mail-in rebates from time to time

autolife · #13 09-30-2014

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Originally Posted by unkown5454

Slap in the T-Mobile SIM and get 200MB of data per month for free. Nice toy to play with

I know this is old. but How does that work?

unkown5454 · #14 09-30-2014

It's a promotion specifically for T-Mobile.

astralman · #15 10-09-2014

Intel celeron is a slow processor and especially with the annoying windows 8, cmon. Windows 8 makes everything slow unless you got like 8gb of memory, stupid engineers.

unkown5454 · #16 10-09-2014

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Originally Posted by astralman

Intel celeron is a slow processor and especially with the annoying windows 8, cmon. Windows 8 makes everything slow unless you got like 8gb of memory, stupid engineers.

You are thinking about the Celerons from yesteryear. I have had multiple Celeron laptops running W7 and W8 just fine. Plus, we are talking about selling here. Not gaming, media consumption, etc.

If you want to be versatile in your operations, the new Celerons are more than enough.

astralman · #17 10-09-2014

I didn't know that. I was talking about the celerons from 5 years ago, but from my experience the old celerons from years ago for media, browsing, watching movies were terribly slow over time.

unkown5454 · #18 10-10-2014

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Originally Posted by astralman

I didn't know that. I was talking about the celerons from 5 years ago, but from my experience the old celerons from years ago for media, browsing, watching movies were terribly slow over time.

Yes, those plus Windows XP will make you want to kill yourself.

rsot · #19 10-10-2014

Windows XP still rocks...though not supported anymore :(

astralman · #20 10-14-2014

Windows 7 is way better then xp for me and better then windows 8. Windows xp was fine, what was the problem with yourse?

unkown5454 · #21 10-14-2014

Bsod bsod bsod!

unkown5454 · #22 02-15-2015

Another good one:

ASUS X205TA-HATM0103 Notebook PC | StaplesÂ®

BTW...Staples is absorbing Office Max and Office Depot. Not sure if that's good or bad.