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Kurant · 04-24-2004, 06:02 AM

I just bought a Gateway M675 off of Ebay for 899.00 brand new about 3 weeks ago. I've seen a few from the same guy for 899.00 to 1099.00 depending on what chip you get. (2.8C - 3.0C - or 3.2C)

17inch widescreen, 2.8C P4, 512megs RAM (2 sticks of 256, dual-channel DDR), 60gig HD, 9600 Mobility Video Card, Flash and Smartmedia reader, x4 DVD+R/DVD+RW, full keyboard, including number pad. (Lots of notebooks didn't have this)

He said these machines were overshipped from Gateway and he bought 60 of them, and he was only making about 100 bucks a piece at 899.00. If you search around, you can find one for less then 1500 bucks. Not to mention, like someone already mentioned, shuttle cases are the way to go. Also, if you can wait 3-4 months for PCI Express to hit, EVERYTHING is going to hit rock bottom in prices.

EDIT: I just saw one last week for sale on ebay, you can check it out, I'm at work and Ebay is blocked, or I'd look.

04-24-2004, 06:02 AM	#25 (permalink)
Kurant Junkie Location: Don't worry about it.	I just bought a Gateway M675 off of Ebay for 899.00 brand new about 3 weeks ago. I've seen a few from the same guy for 899.00 to 1099.00 depending on what chip you get. (2.8C - 3.0C - or 3.2C) 17inch widescreen, 2.8C P4, 512megs RAM (2 sticks of 256, dual-channel DDR), 60gig HD, 9600 Mobility Video Card, Flash and Smartmedia reader, x4 DVD+R/DVD+RW, full keyboard, including number pad. (Lots of notebooks didn't have this) He said these machines were overshipped from Gateway and he bought 60 of them, and he was only making about 100 bucks a piece at 899.00. If you search around, you can find one for less then 1500 bucks. Not to mention, like someone already mentioned, shuttle cases are the way to go. Also, if you can wait 3-4 months for PCI Express to hit, EVERYTHING is going to hit rock bottom in prices. EDIT: I just saw one last week for sale on ebay, you can check it out, I'm at work and Ebay is blocked, or I'd look. Last edited by Kurant; 04-24-2004 at 06:08 AM..