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    Elitebook 6930P on Woot for $229.99

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Fat Dragon, Mar 12, 2014.

  1. Fat Dragon

    Fat Dragon Just this guy, you know?

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    Bargain? Hard to say - it's a four or five year-old refurb with a 90-day non-OEM warranty for over $200 - but it's also a 16:10 tank of the kind that people use for years and years. Certainly its appeal is limited to a certain subset of customers, but still kind've cool to see something like this up on Woot instead of their typical deals on newish entry-level tech.

    Specs pulled from the sale page:

    Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (2.4GHz)
    Processor Core: Dual-Core
    Screen Size: 14.1"
    Aspect Ratio: 16:10
    Resolution: 1280 x 800
    Display Type: WXGA
    Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 graphics card with 128MB dedicated memory
    Memory: 4GB DDR2 (expandable to 8GB)
    Hard Drive: 160GB SATA (5400rpm) with HP 3D Drive Guard
    Optical Drive: SuperMulti DVD±RW
    Network: 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
    Wireless: 802.11a/g/n
    Expansion Slots: Multi-Format Card Reader (SD, MMC)
    ExpressCard 54
    Smart Card Reader: Yes
    Battery: 6-Cell Lithium-Ion 55Wh
    Speakers: Stereo
    Sound: High Definition Audio
    Webcam: 2MP
    Microphone: Integrated Dual Array
    Keyboard: Full-Size
    Pointing Device: Enhanced Dual Point Devices (Touchpad & Pointstick)
    Fingerprint Sensor: Yes
     
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  2. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    i would say crap personally. You can get an HD screen with any any AMD or Intel chip for about that same price and it would but faster CPU and GPU wise....i could be mistaken but i would be highly surprised even if a cheap i3 or amd chip could do better in bother areas. I personally never see refurbs being worth it....minus dell outlet with a good coupon.
     
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