M6811 at Bestbuy.com

Its on sale at bestbuy.com just so everyone knows, its 1699 before a 100 Mail in rebate.

Compaq R3000T (CTO)
P4 Desktop 3.0GHz w/HT
1 X 512MB RAM
Radeon 9600 128MB
60GB 5,400 RPM HD
No mods/overclocking: GPU: 310MHz, Memory: 190MHz
AquaMark: 19,796
PCMark04: 3955
3DMark03: 2508
Over clocked GPU: 378MHz, Memory: 256.5
Aquamark3: 24,257
3DMark03: 3,115

 

Ok I got it now many thanks [ ]

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?j=1&CategoryID=cat01174&id=1083714672147&skuId=6717939&type=product&cmp=KA14525&ref=16&loc=01

try that out, if that dosen't work here's what you do...
go to the emachines site, then on top click the Products tab then scroll to where to buy. After that select Best Buy, it will bring up a list of products at bestbuy. its on the list on the right click the button that says "buy now" that will take you there.

Compaq R3000T (CTO)
P4 Desktop 3.0GHz w/HT
1 X 512MB RAM
Radeon 9600 128MB
60GB 5,400 RPM HD
No mods/overclocking: GPU: 310MHz, Memory: 190MHz
AquaMark: 19,796
PCMark04: 3955
3DMark03: 2508
Over clocked GPU: 378MHz, Memory: 256.5
Aquamark3: 24,257
3DMark03: 3,115

 

I can't find info on the M6811 @ bestbuy.com, can you post link please?[?]

 

That emachines model M6811 looks good and at a reasonable price. The only improvement over the 6809 that I can see is a faster cpu. That narrows my choices to either the M6809 or Acer Aspire AS2012WLMi http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=34-115-116&depa=0 . I like the Acer because of the radeon 9700 card, and from what I've read about it is definitly better than the 9600 in the emachine model. http://www6.tomshardware.com/mobile/20040203/index.html I was looking for an Athlon 64 cpu but decided that battery life is more important than sheer speed. The only Low Power AMD 64 I can find is in the ferrari 3200, but that model is a liitle too much cash for me. Also purchasing thru bestbuy.com they get you for sales tax (which is 8.9% in WA.) even though the M6809 has $250 dollars in rebates it still comes out to over $1500. Now I have been keeping an eye on the compaq and HP AMD 64 models, There pretty cheap but have a crappy video card (geforce 420-440). I've been really doing my homework on laptops and I am still having second thoughts on either models, but come monday I'm definitly going to purchase one of the above.

 

I understand your problem my budget was 1500 and I wanted an AMD 64 computer for the power but the compaq/HP models do have bad video cards on them. The acer 3200 is also to much for me and I have looed at the Acer but I didn't find it till after I got this machine which I am happy with, its built very solid! I could do a return but I think for the money I have to speed this is a really good fit for me and I'm a little more confident in the compaq brand then I am with Acer. Good luck with yours thought, with the ones you mentioned I really don't think you can go wrong.

Compaq R3000T (CTO)
P4 Desktop 3.0GHz w/HT
1 X 512MB RAM
Radeon 9600 128MB
60GB 5,400 RPM HD
No mods/overclocking: GPU: 310MHz, Memory: 190MHz
AquaMark: 19,796
PCMark04: 3955
3DMark03: 2508
Over clocked GPU: 378MHz, Memory: 256.5
Aquamark3: 24,257
3DMark03: 3,115

 

Got one today aT Best Buy. Mobile 3400+ that will run at full speed on battery if Powernow is loaded. New Bios (5/31/04) Broadcom driver (4/12/04) and FlashIcon driver. YEAAH!

 

I hope it turns out good for you, and stays in good shape. I've really been thinking about returning mine to go the M6811 but I just worry about the quality because I feel very safe with my compaq but I don't have that same feeling with the emachines, I also thing the 64MB video memory will slightly hurt my performance in FPS's. An the hard drive is slower [V] and it cost more [V]

Compaq R3000T (CTO)
P4 Desktop 3.0GHz w/HT
1 X 512MB RAM
Radeon 9600 128MB
60GB 5,400 RPM HD
No mods/overclocking: GPU: 310MHz, Memory: 190MHz
AquaMark: 19,796
PCMark04: 3955
3DMark03: 2508
Over clocked GPU: 378MHz, Memory: 256.5
Aquamark3: 24,257
3DMark03: 3,115