These are pre-owned and it looks like they have plenty of grade 8s. They do 30 day returns/exchanges with no questions asked. Free shipping both ways - http://www.cowboom.com/product/999057
Use promo code Holiday5 to get the price down to $693.49 before tax. Comes out to ~$750 after tax for me.
I picked up this laptop from Cowboom for $799.99 back in August and it looked brand new when I got it. I replaced the HDD & DVD with two 256GB SSDs, because mechanical HDD noise drives me crazy. The main bay runs Sata III, while the the ODD bay runs Sata II, but Samsung definitely didn't limit either of them like some other manufacturers do. It's small for a 17.3" (15.9" x 10.3) due to the slim bezel, as thin as a 17" MBP (.98"), and it's pretty light for one as well coming in at 6.26lbs. Anyway, I love this thing and wanted to share this even better deal.
AS SSD Scores - I didn't want to clutter this post even more than it already is (lol) with photos, so here are the links.
M5P - OS drive (Sata III) - http://imageshack.us/a/img856/285/m5p95.jpg
M3 - Game drive (Sata II) - http://imageshack.us/a/img411/6025/m395.jpg
There's a pretty good review over at Anand, but keep in mind the reviewer tested this thing in August, had no AC, and did all of the testing in an 80+F environment. The reviewer complained about the temps, but I thought it was a bit silly given their ambient temps - http://www.anandtech.com/show/6149/samsung-series-7-notebook-review
Link to product on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Series-NP700Z7C-S01US-17-3-Inch-Laptop/dp/B006MX0WPW
Edit: Forgot to mention that the panel on this thing is much better than what Samsung offers with the 15" flavor. It's not the best panel out there, but it's pretty good for a TN without even factoring in the price and how thin it is (.98")
Review of the panel - Samsung Series 7 LCD: About As Good As TN Gets
Edit2: - Obviously these don't come with a Windows 7 disc. I personally installed Win 7 Ult x64 with my own personal copy, but you can get Win & Home Preomium x64 from here and just use the key on the bottom of the laptop - http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-from-digital-river/
You want X17-58997.iso
Use promo code Holiday5 to get the price down to $693.49 before tax. Comes out to ~$750 after tax for me.
I picked up this laptop from Cowboom for $799.99 back in August and it looked brand new when I got it. I replaced the HDD & DVD with two 256GB SSDs, because mechanical HDD noise drives me crazy. The main bay runs Sata III, while the the ODD bay runs Sata II, but Samsung definitely didn't limit either of them like some other manufacturers do. It's small for a 17.3" (15.9" x 10.3) due to the slim bezel, as thin as a 17" MBP (.98"), and it's pretty light for one as well coming in at 6.26lbs. Anyway, I love this thing and wanted to share this even better deal.
AS SSD Scores - I didn't want to clutter this post even more than it already is (lol) with photos, so here are the links.
M5P - OS drive (Sata III) - http://imageshack.us/a/img856/285/m5p95.jpg
M3 - Game drive (Sata II) - http://imageshack.us/a/img411/6025/m395.jpg
There's a pretty good review over at Anand, but keep in mind the reviewer tested this thing in August, had no AC, and did all of the testing in an 80+F environment. The reviewer complained about the temps, but I thought it was a bit silly given their ambient temps - http://www.anandtech.com/show/6149/samsung-series-7-notebook-review
Link to product on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Series-NP700Z7C-S01US-17-3-Inch-Laptop/dp/B006MX0WPW
Edit: Forgot to mention that the panel on this thing is much better than what Samsung offers with the 15" flavor. It's not the best panel out there, but it's pretty good for a TN without even factoring in the price and how thin it is (.98")
Review of the panel - Samsung Series 7 LCD: About As Good As TN Gets
Edit2: - Obviously these don't come with a Windows 7 disc. I personally installed Win 7 Ult x64 with my own personal copy, but you can get Win & Home Preomium x64 from here and just use the key on the bottom of the laptop - http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-from-digital-river/
You want X17-58997.iso
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