Laptop for College

[Legendish]

Sorry for bringing back an old thread, but I have taken your advice and decided on buying a t420. I used that Barnes and Noble Gold and was able to get a t420 with an i5 and a 900p screen for like $630. However, the coupon used for it expires in two days, and I don't want to make the purchase until the first week of August. Will I get a deal like this again or is this likely the best price I will get for that build from now until August?

[Karamazovmm]

sincerely no one knows

[Kuroi-Tsubasa]

^^^ What he said. Sales dates are at the will of the seller.

[Legendish]

Alright I guess I'll just stick to my original plan of buying in the first week of august. But is $630 for what I mentioned above a relatively good price?

[Kish21]

Yes! Don't forget to add tax for your respective state.
That being said, no one knows when the T430 will come out, so there might be a clearance for T420 at that time.

[Karamazovmm]

we are expecting the new T series to be available in june. Specially after the preview today

[RAZORBACK007]

Hi guys
I will be buying a laptop for college. Purpose I.e. Surfing web , Photoshop ,computer programming , watching movies , playing games . I. am not a hardcore gamer but will be playing games so I wanted a laptop which will let me do all these tasks smoothly . I have opted for 3 Asus models 1. Asus k53sm-sx130d core i7 2670qm 1 tb @ 5400rpm 8 gb ddr3 ram 2 gb nvidia 630 m 2. Asus k53sm-sx010d core i5 750gb @5400 4gb ddr3 2gb nvidia 630m 3. Asus k53sv -sx267d core i7 2620qm 750 gb @ 5400 rpm 4 gb ram 2 gb nvidia
540m. which processor I shud opt i5 or 7 if i7 what is difference between 2670 & 2620.
Is there any disadvantage of 5400 rpm HDD . What is difference between nvidia 540m &630m. Any one using any of the above models or Asus model with approximately same configuration tell how u feel about it. Pls help me ....thanx in advance

[pepper_john]

I actual feel that S430 is more interesting.

[Legendish]

Alright. Definitely going to wait for the new ones to come out, and I may buy it if there's a sale/coupon I can use to bring the price down, but I'll be glad with a t420 too. Are there any other Ivy Bridge laptops coming out worth a look at or under $700? Or there SB counterparts?

[JennaBlum]

Thinkpad X or T series. I'd suggest you to take 14" T-series options. Great mix of power and portability.