Best Buy Ups The Ante For Black Friday With A $197 HP Laptop
Best Buy today announced the Black Friday sale of a HP laptop for $197. The company states that the laptop will feature a Celeron 900 processor, 2GB memory and a 160GB hard drive. On the Best Buy site they provided this additional information:
Offer available In Store only.
Minimum 5 per store. Limit 1 per customer. No rainchecks.What’s Included
- HP Laptop with Intel® Celeron® Processor
- 6-cell lithium-ion battery
- AC power adapter
- Software: Microsoft Works; Cyberlink DVD Suite; Adobe Acrobat Reader and more
- Owner’s manual
Product Features
- Intel® Celeron® processor 900
Features an 800MHz frontside bus, 1MB cache and 2.2GHz processor speed.- 2GB DDR2 DIMM memory
For multitasking power, expandable to 4GB.- Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support
Records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL media; also supports LightScribe direct-disc labels using compatible LightScribe media.- 15.6″ high-definition widescreen display
With BrightView technology and 1366 x 768 resolution showcases movies and games in stunning clarity.- 160GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 rpm)
Offers spacious storage and fast read/write times.- Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M
Features up to 797MB total graphics memory for lush images. HDMI output for connecting to an HDTV. Altec Lansing audio.- 5-in-1 digital media reader
Supports Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and xD-Picture Card formats.- 3 high-speed USB 2.0 ports
For fast digital video, audio and data transfer.- Built-in wireless LAN (802.11b/g)
Connect to the Internet without wires.- Built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN
With RJ-45 connector and 56 Kbps modem for flexible wired Web connectivity options.- Weighs 6.6 lbs. and measures just 1.7″ thin
For portable power.- HP Imprint Piano Black finish
With a silver keyboard surround for a stylish look.- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system preinstalled
Provides a stable computing platform.- Software package included
With Microsoft Works, Cyberlink DVD Suite, Adobe Acrobat Reader and more. 60-day trial version of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 also included.- ENERGY STAR qualified
Designed to use less energy and meets strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy.- Intel, Pentium, Celeron, Centrino, Core, Viiv, Intel Inside and the Intel Inside logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
There you have it.These won’t last long at this price.
Comments welcome.

3 Comments
Buffet
November 24th, 2009
at 11:47pm
Are you getting one Ron?
Ron Schenone
November 25th, 2009
at 6:40am
Heh Buffet,
Nope. Not enough poop for what I use on my computer. This is going to be an non-electronic year for us. I spend our dough last year for new HDTV’s, two new laptops and one new desktop.
Marvin
November 26th, 2009
at 8:27pm
The HP laptop at Best Buy isn’t in the flyer in our newspaper