Folks, this is a HUGE deal for those looking for a blazing fast Athlon 64
based laptop with a huge 15.4" widescreen TFT, and big 40GB hard drive for
cheap. HP Shopping is offering the R3000Z laptop with an AMD Athlon 64 or
XP-M (We`d suggest the more powerful Athlon 64, since the price is so similar),
15" or 15.4" TFT, nVidia GF4 420 or 440 Go (with IEEE1394 Firewire and 5 in 1
media card reader) with up to 64MB of memory, for very very little. Here`s
what to do:



  • Start here through this link to Presario laptops at Hewlett Packard
    Shopping.

    HPSHOPPING

  • Click on NEW R3000Z from $949.00

  • Click on customizable pcs right next to the START HERE arrow

  • It comes reasonably well equipped. You can raise or lower the price
    here by selecting different options. Here are some you may want to
    consider, though they`ll raise the price:

    • AMD Athlon(TM) 64 3200+ 2.00 GHz [+$75.00]

    • 60 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive [+$50.00]

    • 54g(TM) Integrated Broadcom 802.11b/g Wireless LAN [+$49.00]

    • 15.4" WVA WXGA (1280x800) [+$50.00] - We HIGHLY suggest this one,
      or even better the 1680x1050 screen if you like high resolutions

    • 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery [+$25.00] - BTW, the second battery is 1/2
      off too!



  • Scroll to the bottom and click on continue

  • Upgrade whatever you want (some printers are priced very well, down to $29
    after rebate, and since we`re using a coupon at the end, the price will be even
    lower!) then scroll to the bottom and click on review

  • Click on add to cart

  • Click on continue checkout

  • Use coupon code: ______ for 10% off any customizable laptop (set to
    expire 4/3/04, but may be pulled anytime). Finish checking out.
    Send in the $100 rebate (expires 9/1/04).

  • Update: Hope you got in early, because
    HP made us pull the coupon code.