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Notebook Price Watch



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With consumers wising up to the fact that Windows 7 has already become the norm, most vendors are offering a free upgrade to Windows 7 for their earlier Vista stock without any shipping or handling charges. Still, make sure this is the case if you are eyeing a Vista notebook deal by ensuring that you do not get saddled with any upgrading fees.

Our top three picks

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Specs
Price
Vendor

Acer Aspire AS1410 		Celeron processor (1.2GHz); 2GB RAM; 320GB HDD; 11.6-inch screen; integrated graphics card; Windows 7 Home Premium

S$899 (US$661.89)

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Selling point: Despite its Netbook-like pricing, this machine not only has a superior computing and graphics performance, but also comes with a free external DVD drive to sweeten the deal.


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Price
Vendor

eMachine D725 		Pentium Dual-Core processor (2.1GHz); 2GB RAM; 250GB HDD; 14.1-inch screen; integrated graphics card; DVD writer; Windows Vista Home Basic S$699 (US$514.64) PA Mart
Selling point: Possibly one of the cheapest dual-core portables in the market, this notebook comes with a basic feature set for the entry-level user.


Model name
Specs
Price
Vendor

Compaq Presario CQ40 		Pentium Dual-Core processor (2.1GHz); 2GB RAM; 320GB HDD; 14.1-inch display; integrated graphics card; DVD writer; Windows Vista Home Premium S$999 (US$735.52) MC2
Selling point: A popular entry-level machine with strong multimedia capabilities, this Compaq can be used with the XB3000 docking station that not only offers more ports, but superior sound and wireless keyboard/mouse combo.


Tags: Toshiba Portege, Netbook, Notebook, Apple MacBook, Sony Vaio
 

 
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Jignasha Patel says...
This is a special promotion for students. At this price, it's the cheapest tablet PC in the market. The unit also comes with a free four-cell battery to complement the bundled eight-cell battery.

Mar 01, 2009 10:01
 
 
sourjerer says...
Well I say the above stated notebooks just hits me in the sweet spot... But I particularly like the Toshiba notebook (NICE) :)

Apr 05, 2009 10:56
 
 
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