Business laptop with 1080p + resolution + SSD

[pepper_john]

thinkpad T520 with 1080p display upgrade and i3 processor costs $850 before coupon discounts on Laptops, Tablets PCs, Netbooks, Desktops, PCs, Computers and Accessories | Lenovo | US. From time to time there is big discounts on outlet.lenovo.com.

[Cardinalduke]

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll keep an eye out for a good thinkpad. They sell out fast from the outlet. Have to be quick.

[ZaZ]

Whoops, didn't see you were looking for a 17" notebook. The Dell Precision M6600 from the Dell Outlet might be worth a look. You should be able to find one within you budget in the outlet.

[knight427]

I'm not sure why the OP hasn't bought the M6600 from Dell's outlet yet. He has exactly 2 choices. M6600 or 8760w. But the 8760w is pretty much out of his price range. Plus there has been a coupon for 20% this week.

So here, let me do all the work for you:
coupon: G3CH$RNNXMSPBW

example from outlet:

Dell M6600 - $1169 - 20% = $935.20
17.3 Inch UltraSharp FHD(1920x1080) Wide View Anti-Glare LED-backlit with Premium Panel
Processor: Intel Core i5-2540M Dual Core Processor (2.60GHz, 3MB Cache)
Genuine Windows 7 Professional
Precision Mobile Workstation M6600 Laptop
320 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
4 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz (2 DIMMs)
8X DVD +/- RW Drive
AMD FirePro M8900 Mobility Pro Graphics with 2GB GDDR5

Order This:
Samsung 830-Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 256GB 2.5" SATA III
$225 (you'll see this price after you create an account)

$935+$225 = $1160 for an incredibly powerful laptop with a 3 year NBD on-site warranty with an upgrade to one of the best SSD drives on the market...and well under your $1500 budget...enjoy!

**note, you may prefer to spend a little more for a Quadro GPU, they will be weaker, but they have Optimus which would significantly improve battery life...looks like there is one with Quadro 3000M + 1080p for $1089 after coupon...so an extra $150 for a weaker GPU (unless you are using CUDA) but better battery life

EDIT: also, coupon expires on the 28th

[cesto]

I'm not sure why the OP hasn't bought the M6600 from Dell's outlet yet. He has exactly 2 choices. M6600 or 8760w. But the 8760w is pretty much out of his price range. Plus there has been a coupon for 20% this week.

So here, let me do all the work for you:
coupon: G3CH$RNNXMSPBW

example from outlet:


Order This:
Samsung 830-Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 256GB 2.5" SATA III
$225 (you'll see this price after you create an account)

$935+$225 = $1160 for an incredibly powerful laptop with a 3 year NBD on-site warranty with an upgrade to one of the best SSD drives on the market...and well under your $1500 budget...enjoy!

**note, you may prefer to spend a little more for a Quadro GPU, they will be weaker, but they have Optimus which would significantly improve battery life...looks like there is one with Quadro 3000M + 1080p for $1089 after coupon...so an extra $150 for a weaker GPU (unless you are using CUDA) but better battery life

EDIT: also, coupon expires on the 28th

great response. i think this might be what i'm looking for. just curious, would you be replacing the existing hard drive with what you mentioned or just adding this one in?

also, are there any active coupons you're aware of?

thanks in advance!

[knight427]

great response. i think this might be what i'm looking for. just curious, would you be replacing the existing hard drive with what you mentioned or just adding this one in?

also, are there any active coupons you're aware of?

thanks in advance!

The M6600 supports up to 3 hard drives (I think the 3rd requires replacing the optical drive with a caddy). But anyway, you can do it how you want. I'd use the SSD as my primary drive, and move the HDD to bay 2.

Keep your eye on this thread. Currently there are no outlet coupons. The next round might not include Precision, you have to be patient.

[cesto]

The M6600 supports up to 3 hard drives (I think the 3rd requires replacing the optical drive with a caddy). But anyway, you can do it how you want. I'd use the SSD as my primary drive, and move the HDD to bay 2.

Keep your eye on this thread. Currently there are no outlet coupons. The next round might not include Precision, you have to be patient.

thanks for the update. i was hoping to order this ASAP, but i'll try to wait it out.

do you know if dell outlet provides win 7 dvds since i would be switching out the HDD like you mentioned?

[knight427]

thanks for the update. i was hoping to order this ASAP, but i'll try to wait it out.

do you know if dell outlet provides win 7 dvds since i would be switching out the HDD like you mentioned?

That's a good question. I don't know. I kind of doubt they include them by default. Did you look through all the accessories options after you select a laptop? Maybe it is in there. If not, you could call in the order and ask to add them.

[cesto]

I'm not sure why the OP hasn't bought the M6600 from Dell's outlet yet. He has exactly 2 choices. M6600 or 8760w. But the 8760w is pretty much out of his price range. Plus there has been a coupon for 20% this week.

So here, let me do all the work for you:
coupon: G3CH$RNNXMSPBW

example from outlet:


Order This:
Samsung 830-Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 256GB 2.5" SATA III
$225 (you'll see this price after you create an account)

$935+$225 = $1160 for an incredibly powerful laptop with a 3 year NBD on-site warranty with an upgrade to one of the best SSD drives on the market...and well under your $1500 budget...enjoy!

**note, you may prefer to spend a little more for a Quadro GPU, they will be weaker, but they have Optimus which would significantly improve battery life...looks like there is one with Quadro 3000M + 1080p for $1089 after coupon...so an extra $150 for a weaker GPU (unless you are using CUDA) but better battery life

EDIT: also, coupon expires on the 28th

any recommendations for an alternate SSD deal? that links shows unavailable. i'm going to use the $200 coupon for the precision deal today.

[ZaZ]

Personally, I'd buy on price. All SSDs are blazingly fast. It's the seek times that make the difference and those won't change much from one drive to the. The throughput, how much data can pass through the controller in a given moment of time, which is often used as measuring stick, isn't really relevant because typical usage doesn't put much of a load on the controller. The reputation of the maker might be important depending how critical your data is. Intel has the lowest failure rates followed by Samsung I believe, but failure rates are very low for all drives.