The good folks over at Dynamism have put up some nice Black Friday deals for those interested in a mobile computing. These will be good through Sunday or while supplies last.
If you are looking for a great deal on a netbook that will be able to handle your basic computing tasks, take a look at the Acer Aspire One [Portal page] [review] which can be bought for $249. The Black Friday Aspire One comes with Linpus Lite (Linux), 8GB SSD storage, and 512MB of RAM.
If you want some serious mobile computing power in a tiny package, Dynamism has the Raon Everun Note [Portal page] [review] for $599. The Black Friday Everun Note is configured with an AMD Sempron 1.2GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, 16GB SSD, and Ubuntu Linux.
Want something hand-held? You can pick up a well equipped OQO 02 [Portal page] [review] for $1599. The Black Friday Special OQO 02 comes with a 1.6GHz VIA C7-M CPU, 1GB of RAM, 120GB HDD, and Windows XP Pro.
And last but not least, there is an Asus Eee PC 900 [Portal page] for $299. The Black Friday configuration of this computer has the Intel Celeron 900MHz CPU, 12GB SSD, 1GB of RAM and Windows XP.
Check out the rest of the Black Friday Specials page for deals on other products as well. Again, these deals will only last until Sunday or possibly sooner if stock runs out, don’t let this one slip by.
November 30th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
If someone is considering the 900 for $299.99 from Dynamism please note the shipping charges!! (copy and paste from their site)
“U.S. Estimated Shipping (Insurance cost will be extra)
FedEx Standard Overnight: [$69.71]
FedEx Priority Overnight: [$86.83]
FedEx 2Day: [$37.47]
FedEx Express Saver: [$21.82]
FedEx Saturday Delivery: [$106.83]”
SO ADD INSURANCE STILL and
“Hawaiian and Alaskan customers: Add $18 to the U.S. shipping charges (above). Also, please note that the selected shipping method might not be available in these areas.”
Please note that I did NOT put any ZIP CODE it seems to be a flat rate setup! While $21-$37.47 isn’t THAT overrated for FedEx Express it is something you HAVE to add to the price, meaning out the door will AT LEAST be $320+ (with insurance to be added) while I got my 901 shipped from Tigerdirect for $351 shipped!
….why not get the 901 for $349.99 +$2 shipping (yes TWO dollar shipping)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3981799&CatId=3987
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3981688&CatId=2289
November 30th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
I decided to do some more comparing:
Acer Aspire one $299.99
(with same overflated shipping as mentioned bove)
Amazon $299.99 with FREE SUPER SHIPPING!
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-8-9-inch-Laptop-Processor/dp/B001BBS76Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1228069615&sr=1-1
OQO Dynamism $1299.99
J&R $1249
http://www.jr.com/oqo/pe/OQO_1140101US/
Generally speaking I found most of these through searching on AMAZON then some times going to the sellers own webpage where many times the end price ends up being better than on Amazon (as with my EEE 901 from Tigerdirect).
I think Dynamism is only competitive in the “directly from Japan” sector of their offerings. But I find their response time AND shipping time not to be the greatest. The EEE I’m typing this on (900) is from Dynamism