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(Vanity) Walmart $378 Laptop - HP ze2308wm, good deal?

Posted on 11/24/2005 7:12:37 PM PST by narses

My local Walmart is advertising a HP Pavillion ze2308wm for $378. Is this a decent laptop? I've never had a laptop before and when I travel it would be useful. Opinions please.


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To: narses
Dell has a similar one for $399 on their web site if you miss the wallbanger.
21 posted on 11/24/2005 7:35:32 PM PST by Dust in the Wind (I've got peace like a river. . .)
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To: Tennessee_Bob
ARE YOU NUTS? Just wait for the next hurricane and get it for free!! Posting HTML

And get some beer while you're at it."

22 posted on 11/24/2005 7:35:56 PM PST by JRios1968 ("Cogito, ergo FReep": I think, therefore I FReep.)
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To: narses
Laptops are wonderful. I have three of them.

They are, however, fragile. Handle with care, and they'll take care of you too.

23 posted on 11/24/2005 7:37:19 PM PST by kstewskis ("Thank you ladies and gentlemen, you've been a wonderful audience" ...Rocky Rhodes)
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To: JRios1968

Kinda what I am waiting for...

but chances are he doesn't have anything to back up his claims, so he will post and run.


24 posted on 11/24/2005 7:37:52 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: narses

Some amazing deals on electronic equipment tomorrow by many retailers.

If I wanted to fight all the hyperactive shoppers, and take the risk of possibly getting trampled to death, it might be worth it to try and cash in on some of these deals.

But I think I will sleep-in instead and let the loonies go at it. The news should be interesting tomorrow evening!


25 posted on 11/24/2005 7:39:58 PM PST by Peace will be here soon ((Liberal definition of looting: "Self-help Humanitarian Aid."))
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To: MikeinIraq

Troll-style! I hope you ate a lot today!


26 posted on 11/24/2005 7:41:40 PM PST by JRios1968 ("Cogito, ergo FReep": I think, therefore I FReep.)
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To: narses
Personally, I'd stay away from it. Its too slow for my tastes. I believe in the old adage: buy cheap, buy twice.
27 posted on 11/24/2005 7:42:11 PM PST by MrsEmmaPeel
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To: JRios1968

nah...

the family stuff is going to be on Saturday...

I had to work tonight so it all works out.


28 posted on 11/24/2005 7:42:16 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: narses

Looks good.


29 posted on 11/24/2005 7:42:23 PM PST by Porterville (beware the nature-nazis)
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To: narses
Circut City has a Toshiba laptop for $199 tomorrow. Even comes with a free wireless G-router and all-in-one printer.

Problem is you have to sign up with AOL for a year to get the deal. So it ends up being over $400.

30 posted on 11/24/2005 7:42:38 PM PST by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: Rezod21

Why? or are you just like a liberal and say things without any fact or backup?


31 posted on 11/24/2005 7:44:09 PM PST by Rightly Biased (Valor is a Gift.Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes)
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To: JRios1968; Darksheare

I am 100% convinced he is a troll.

Not only is his comment stupid, he has made exactly 7 posts since 2001.

Hey Darks,

Check out rezod21.....


32 posted on 11/24/2005 7:46:03 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: MikeinIraq

I just went were you went I concur I smell Troll


33 posted on 11/24/2005 7:46:57 PM PST by Rightly Biased (Valor is a Gift.Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes)
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To: Rezod21
Walmart is TERRIBLE for the US. Screw them!!

Is Walmart terrible because it's cheaper to manufacture a good, ship it to the US, and STILL have it be cheaper than a US made good?

I think it's easy to blame Walmart - but they're operating in a free market in which the US is becoming less competitive for a number of reasons.

(flamesuit on)

34 posted on 11/24/2005 7:47:30 PM PST by Principled
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To: Rezod21

Go protest somewhere else!


35 posted on 11/24/2005 7:48:53 PM PST by CyberAnt ( I believe Congressman Curt Weldon re Able Danger)
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To: Rezod21
>>>...spend your hard earned money somewhere else....<<<

I'm not one of WM's bigger customers - but I love to buy toothpaste, deodorant, and shaving stuff there - save about a third or better!

Please explain why my hard earned money isn't better spent by keeping $1.00 out of every $3.00 in my pocket.

Spend your money any way you want - its not up to me to teach you economics.

36 posted on 11/24/2005 7:50:53 PM PST by HardStarboard (Read Stephen Hayes "Spooked White House" - Weekly Standard. It explains a an awful lot.)
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To: JRios1968

Go protest somewhere else!!


37 posted on 11/24/2005 7:51:44 PM PST by CyberAnt ( I believe Congressman Curt Weldon re Able Danger)
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To: kstewskis
They are, however, fragile. Handle with care...

My daughter got snagged on the power cord to my Apple PowerBook G4 and pulled it onto the floor from the desk. It cost over $1,000 to repair it. I couldn't believe it. I love having a laptop, but kstewkis is right -- be very careful. Of course, at $400, it's cheaper to buy a new one than pay for a $1,000 repair.

38 posted on 11/24/2005 7:52:18 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Tennessee_Bob
Well Drudge says there's one brewing up right now.

Is there some sort of hurricane proximity limit that applies when looting getting a fee Plasma TV?
39 posted on 11/24/2005 7:56:04 PM PST by RunningWolf (tag line limbo)
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To: systematic

"I have my eye on their 42-inch Plasma television for $997 "

WARNING: Be aware that this Viore model is apparently only capable of EDTV and not true HDTV resolutions, although it has a built in HDTV-compatible ATSC tuner to display the HD broadcasts. Do not be confused by the fact that Walmart and Sam's were selling a true HDTV Viore monitor in the very recent past. It is not the same model and so you are not necessarily getting a great deal unless you by some fluke get the older model by mistake (it won't have a tuner though). The Viore does have a good quality screen as plasma screens go. Contrast is not great and it will burn in if you are not careful, but neither is it total crap either and so not a bad screen for the money. I have heard that the Viore tends to not have a long lifetime though, so you get what you pay for. They are actually made by Akai.


40 posted on 11/24/2005 7:57:14 PM PST by Kirkwood
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