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Laptop deal: Sony Vaio NR220E/S only 499 $ (factory refurbished)

Friday, July 11th, 2008

I don’t publish deals and offers often in the english version of optimitza.com, but I think this laptop can be of your interest.

Sony Vaio NR220E/S: Intel Pentium Dual Core T2330 (1.6 GHz), 1 GB RAM (2 GB max), 160 GB HD, Intel GMA X3100: only 499 $ (factory refurbished) at Buy.com.

In my opinion RAM falls short for Windows Vista; a 2 GB memory kit (1 GB x2) will cost you another 49.24 $ at Buy.com (548.24 $ in total). You can also find similar RAM kits from 39.99 $ at Newegg.com.

At work I use a laptop with similar specs (Pentium Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, Intel GMA X3100) and performance for Internet and office work is just fine.

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Fastest hard disk: WD VelociRaptor

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Are you looking for the fastest hard disk drive? Maybe you already know Western Digital’s VelociRaptor (10,000 rpm, 300 GB). Reviews at Tom’s Hardware and AnandTech state clearly that it improves a lot earlier Raptors, being faster, more silent and less hot.

Don’t wait for more, it’s already available at Buy.com.

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS Hard Drive - 300GB - 10000rpm - Serial ATA/300 - Serial ATA - Internal Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS Hard Drive – 300GB – 10000rpm – Serial ATA/300 – Serial ATA – InternalEngineered for maximum speed! The VelociRaptor has evolved! PC enthusiasts” favorite 10,000 RPM SATA drive is now faster than ever, with a SATA 3 Gb/s interface and 16 MB cache, to deliver performance that”s up to 35% faster than its speedy older brother.

Sadly, there isn’t something similar for laptops…

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HP Pavilion a6200n Desktop PC (AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+): 399 $

Friday, January 11th, 2008

I get a lot of offers from my sponsors, but I only publish a few of them: the most interesting ones. Today, I got this one from Buy.com:

HP Pavilion a6200n Desktop PC, only 399 $ (refurbished). The specs are as follows: AMD Athlon 64 x2 5000+, 2 GB RAM, 360 GB HD (7200 rpm), Nvidia 6150 SE graphics card.

If you don’t need a high 3D performance, it’s a pretty powerful system for the price. In case you need to expand it, you have 1 PCI slot available, 1 PCIe 16x and 1 PCIe 1x, but bear in mind that the power supply is only 250 W, so it cannot support powerful video cards. Another limitation is that the standard warranty is only 90 days. There are 9 reviews from people that purchased the computer at the product page, and it has been also reviewed at About.com with good marks (4/5), so you can get a good picture about the system you are buying.

A good deal I wanted to share with all of you!

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