The laptop would have been a good deal if it wasn't integrated graphics.

Amazon battery deal is dead. None in stock. Rebate concept is a good one, though. Basically any items that qualify for the free Self mag subscription can get the $12 rebate instead.

@DashTheHand: Well, for anyone looking for a somewhat powerful office pc, its a steal! Not everyone needs OMG UBER GRAPHICS I CAN'T TELL ITS NOT REAL, you know.

if i had a 31 waist that old navy deal might be good...

@Oranges w/ Cheese: Even for an office PC it would be overpriced then. I'm saying that with integrated graphics its not the greatest deal. If you go on to click the link for the setup they made for it, you'll find that its even less impressive with the HD size, 1 GB of RAM, low screen resolution, and pretty much every other minimal spec that you could put on or remove from a computer these days.

I'd go as far to say that this really isn't that great of a deal at all compared to what you could find during a sale at newegg.

@DashTheHand: An office pc would have a business level OS for one. HDD size is standard for a box that (from an IT perspective) is just connecting to the network. RAM is cheap. Screen rez and graphics are standard for a laptop. You want anything else you should be building a desktop.

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this to someone who needs a school/home business laptop, even with Vista HP.

And on an enterprise level, you should expect to pay near 1,500 for a similarily spec'ed laptop (with XP pro). Granted, a sizable chunk of that is support.

To take advantage of that Old Navy deal you either need to be very tall and thin (31/34) or very fat and short. (48/30!)

@Farquar: When I saw your comment, I got excited. They did not, however, have pants for really tall and thin. I wish I could find pants my size (34x38). :(