Bargin Laptop, $498 or $598 available at Big W, Heads Up - Page 2

netwolf · #21 03-03-2008, 09:42 AM

No Bluetooth on the one my friend bought.

wasyoungonce (Brendan) · #22 03-03-2008, 10:00 AM

Yep I noticed that...It was hard to get the Spec's when originally released.

The Lenovo site was not helpful at all.

Anyway, there are 4 USB ports, 2 on the rear, a good place for a dongle.

joshman (Josh) · #23 03-03-2008, 10:47 AM

what price are these babies going for? still ridiculously dirt cheap?

madtuna (Steve) · #24 03-03-2008, 11:02 AM

$598 Josh or $498 for the Celeron version

I deleted all the add on useless crap that it came stuffed with and it chuggs along quite well

...even with Vista

joshman (Josh) · #25 03-03-2008, 11:14 AM

so that deal is still on?

hmmmm....i'm so tempted to grab one

but then i'm just hoarding computer gear, i mean, what would one person need with an uber powerful desktop, asus eeepc AND real laptop?

madtuna (Steve) · #26 03-03-2008, 11:22 AM

they told me untill stock run out.. at this price I will grab a couple more for my kids

joshman (Josh) · #27 03-03-2008, 11:40 AM

both my immediate local stores have sold out, but that's ok, it's money that i didn't need to spend (nor really had to spend)

freddyzdead · #28 22-04-2008, 02:00 PM

@wasyoungonce
The link to the XP drivers no longer works. Micro$oft is pressuring all mfrs to scrap XP and only make vi****sta available. Any idea of another source? I got everything working except the card reader.

wasyoungonce (Brendan) · #29 22-04-2008, 07:15 PM

Hi freddyzdead.

Is this the link to the drivers you used:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-68016

If it doesn't work I can put the drivers on a CD and send you them or email them as they are only around 2.2Mb!

The card reader is the Ricoh 5 in 1 card reader drivers, here:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-68018

Make sure these drivers are for your BIOS type. There is a newer Lenovo N200 for sale for $697 from Big W (with fingerprint reader and some up specs) and I think it has a different BIOS number.

XP runs sweet on this machine, especially with 3Gb ram.

edit:

I meant to ask ...did you get the bigger 9 cell battery with your lappy? You can identify it as it sticks out the rear by around 2 cm.