Cheap P3 1Ghz Laptop-$1250

[OneAznGuy]

NETLUX NX-7521/1000, 32MB AGP 3D Video, Li-Ion Battery, Carry Case,56K FAX/MODEM & 10/100 Ethernet 14.1inch XGA TFT, Pentium® III 1GHz , 128MB RAM, 10GIG HARD DRIVE, 24X CD-ROM DRIVE, 56K, Ethernet, Windows ME O/S Shipping is around $18 for 3-day.

Thinking of hopping to this deal. Before i do, have anyone here every bought stuff from this company? Is it reliable??
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[Gargos15]

Sounds too good to be true

 

[EliteForces]

Detailed specs i got off a site

NETLUX NX-7521 Specifications


Processor
Intel(r) Pentium(r) III or Celeron Processor
Pentium III 133MHz Front Side Bus, 256KB L2 On-Die Full Speed Cache
Celeron 66 or 100MHz Front Side Bus, 128KB L2 On-Die full speed Cache

Memory
1 144-pin 3.3Volt PC-100 SDRAM SO-DIMM Expandable to 384MB

LCD Display
14.1" & 15" XGA TFT Active Matrix Color Displays - 1024x768 32-bit True Color

Graphics
SIS 630 4X AGP 3D Graphics Controller, SMA 8,16 or 32MB Memory (BIOS setup)
Supports Microsoft DirectDraw, Direct3D and MPEG-I & II Video Playback
VGA Monitor Output

Audio
SIS 32-bit 3D Digital Stereo Sound Accelerator
Built-in Stereo Speakers
Built-in Microphone
Audio Jacks for Line-in, Line-out and Mic-in
External Volume Control

PCMCIA
2 PCMCIA type II & 1 type III slots
32-bit CardBus Support

Storage
Built-In 24X CD-ROM Drive or optional DVD-ROM
Built-In 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive
Built-In 2.5" Ultra ATA/66 Hard Disk Drive

I/O Ports
Built-In 56K V.90 Fax/Modem (RJ-11)
Built-In 10/100Mbps Ethernet Port (RJ-45)
2 USB ports
25-Pin ECP Parallel port
9-Pin 16550 Serial port
PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse port
15-Pin VGA port
FAST Infrared (FIR) 4Mbps 2 Way

I/O Devices
Full size Windows 95/98 88-Key Keyboard
Touch Sensitive Mouse Pad pointing device with two buttons
5 user programmable Quick Start buttons
1 E-Mail button with received mail indicator

Power System
Auto Sensing 110V-240V 50/60hz Small footprint AC Adapter

Battery
Removable 50 Watt/Hour Lithium-Ion SMART Battery Pack
Over 2 hours usage with a single Lithium Ion Battery

Power
Management
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ready, SBS (Smart Battery System), full SMM (System Management Mode) support, suspend to RAM / HDD

Dimensions
& Weight
Slim All In One Design W x D x H: 12.2" x 10.1" x 1.5"
7Lbs with Battery, CD-ROM, HDD and FDD

Warranty
1 Year Parts and 2 Years Labor Warranty

Accessories
Deluxe Carrying Bag & Windows Millennium Edition Included

 

[vegetation]

Never heard of this brand. I'll urge caution into buying a no-name laptop. That may work just fine for a desktop, where if a part goes bad you can just an equivalent replacement from any shop. Not the case with laptops; either you are suckered into having expensive repairs, or just flat out have to throw the thing away. Stick with a major brand name.

 

[Doggiedog]

I second what vegetation said.

My boss bought one of those knock-off laptops and it would work fine until it starts overheating. Then he needed to put a bag of ice underneath it to stop it from shutting off. So much for research and design.

 

[RossMAN]

DO NOT BUY THIS LAPTOP! Please first read these posts found in the UseNet NewsGroup comp.sys.laptops

 

[Doomer]

I was tempted by that cheap KDS at Sam's Club but in the end decided to go with an IBM Thinkpad. (picked up on the deal here ) I figured the peace of mind was worth it. Throwin' away over a grand ain't too cool.

 

[junthin]

Stick with name brands for laptops. Desktops you can build yourself, laptops you can't (at least not affordably).

 

[GoldenTiger]

Is this legit? And what the heck is a "Netlux"?

 

[Shinji]

Netlux like KDS uses desktop cpus in some of their systems. Over all the build quality is good...but battery life suffers cause of desktop cpu and it also gets very hot.

 

[Wolverine88]

Best notebooks are IBM and Toshiba.

I am using Toshiba Tecra 760 and it works great for 3 years without any problem. Just pick up an IBM A21p at ebay and will get it next week.

Stick to either IBM or Toshiba.

 

[Doomer]

The A21P is awesome. I watched a movie on mine this afternoon.