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Regarding the Compaq C717NR at Circuit City. It appears from the crappy ad scans that I have seen, there is actually a $150.00 mail in rebate, not $50.00. The numbers ad up too. Still a great price!

Thanks for the catch. You’re correct the rebate is indeed $150 on the C717NR. We’ve updated the post.

[...] are several retail models of the C700T that are being sold as Black Friday specials, including the C717NR for $299 at Circuit City. The C712US and C717NR have identical specs, but the C717NR is $449 at checkout, with a [...]

[...] are several retail models of the C700T that are being sold as Black Friday specials, including the C717NR for $299 at Circuit City. The C712US and C717NR have identical specs, but the C717NR is $449 at checkout, with a [...]

[...] are several retail models of the C700T that are being sold as Black Friday specials, including the C717NR for $299 at Circuit City. The C712US and C717NR have identical specs, but the C717NR is $449 at checkout, with a [...]

I am trying do decide between this laptop and the $400 Tobisha Satellite (also at Circuit City. the Tobisha is $100 more, but is slightly faster and has a larger hard drive (and it’s an AMD CPU). I would use it mainly for school and non-demanding games. Any advice? Thanks.

Mark- I generally prefer the Intel Dual Core processors and the design of the C717NR over the Toshiba. Make sure to get to Circuit City really early if you plan on getting either- both are an excellent value at $299 and $399.

If you have the extra $100 to spend, I’d suggest getting teh $299 C717NR and investing the extra $100 in extra RAM. A 2GB upgrade kit would be the best investment you could make for a notebook with these specs.

hi xavier~
i am samanda^^
i have a question~
what is more faster cpu?
1:Intel Core Duo T2310(1.46GHz,1MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB)
2:AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53(1.7GHz,512kb L2 Cache)

Is that right if you want to buy laptop on blackfriday at circuit city you have to sign up for 12 month of AOL. Let me know if you guys know it. Thanks

[...] much slower than the Intel Core Duo procesors found in other Black Friday notebooks, including the Compaq C717NR for $299, the Compaq C712US for $349, or the Sony VAIO VGN-NR110 for $399. All of these notebooks also come [...]

According to Compaq’s website, the Compaq C717NR Max Memory is 1 GB DDR2. Is this for real? Is there no way to upgrade the memory on this machine?

Adam - According to the Compaq website, you are correct, it has a max of 1GB. I find that to be unacceptable in this day in age to have a max of 1GB. That is certainly a deal breaker in my opinion for this laptop.

Does anyone know if the $299 Compaq is available to purchase online at that price?
Thanks!

1Gb max

no AOL purchase required from CC but u pay 450 and get 150 Mail-in rebate.

staples has same model for 350 with 30 Mail-in rebate.

The Compaq C17NR is capable of 2GB max memory capacity. See page 2 of the manual on the following hp.com web site. http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01126994.pdf

Ray- Thanks for finding the documentation. I thought this was the case, but people kept pointing at the spec sheet which says 1GB max.

RAM and Hard drive things that can usually be upgraded meet your needs. 2GB of aftermarket memory will cost about $55-$70 if you’re not satisfied with the C717nr’s performance.

Is there any express or PC card slot on this machine ?

[...] C717nr laptop for $299 at Circuit City (Intel Core Duo T2310, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, Intel X3100 graphics, 802.11b/g, DVD/CD [...]

Does anybody know if either this one or the Staples version has Lightscribe?

Thanks

I’m torn between this Compaq and the Sony VAIO VGN NR110 for $399. I’m not using it for anything technical, which would you prefer?

Any tips for securing a ticket in line for either of these? In other words, is it essential to get there at say 7-8pm Thursday night?

Thanks!

Ray-Thanks for the information. I guess I’m still concerned that the link you provided is the service guide for the C700. While the C717NR is of the same class, I’m still concerned about the specs mentioned earlier on the Compaq website http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01278437&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&tool=prodinfoCategory&query=Compaq%20Presario%20C7R17N&product=3619353&rule=42259&dest_page=prodinfoCategory

I’m a bit leery of buying a machine if it cannot be upgraded above 1GB. There was post here that mentioned that the memory is a limitation of the chipset but I’m not sure how accurate this is http://forums.slickdeals.net/showpost.php?p=8821106&postcount=384

Seems like a bit of a contradiction to me because according to a quote on Compaq’s website, http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/w…59&lang=en

PCs built for Windows XP normally can handle 1 GB to 2 GB of memory.
PCs built for Windows Vista normally can handle 2 GB to 4 GB of memory.

Please help…the Compaq at Circuit City or the $399 Vaio at Best Buy? Which is better for college student starting in fall?

I looked on the Kingston site and they don’t list this model, but I found specs of a bid on ebay and it shows specs of 1GIG max. See:
http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-Compaq-Presario-C717NR-Notebook-PC_W0QQitemZ230194738381QQihZ013QQcategoryZ140082QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

i’m very disappointed in the fact this is in paper for Fri after Thanksgiving and from what info i can gather, all stores are out of stock…. what gives…… no rainchecks, .. sounds like false advertising to me.

What time will you all be going out to circuit city tonight to get this deal?

I’m interested in another circuit city black friday deal and i’m wondering what time i should show if the store opens at 5am? i’m looking for a TV not a laptop. And do i rush right to the TV section to find an associate? What if at 5:05 I’m told they are out of stock? I’m thinking it’s a ploy to get us in the store to buy something else..

Reading the other posts… I wonder how early I’m going to have to get there to get the C717NR deal for my elderly mom who still works at age 78!

Staples deal at 349$ seems to be better than CC since it includes HP inkjet printer worth of 70$ (easy rebate).

Do you guys think this could handle World Of Warcraft? My sister has just started playing the game but also needs a laptop to get he through school. I was hoping to find her a steal that can do both. let me know.

The only concern I have about the laptop is the integrated video. Here is a list of supported video accelerators supported by Blizzard but it doesnt list this specific accelerator. I am sure that the list is outdated concidering that WOW came out years ago:

http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=21085&categoryId=2332&parentCategoryId=2316&pageNumber=1

any educated insight would be greatly appreciated.

-Rob

staples in cleveland has no mention of the compaq laptop deal. i am sold on the circuit city buy.i was going to go up at 4am, and hour early.will people really be there before that?

Rob - yes, the video card will play WoW. It’s not the greatest video card in the world but it’s decent. For a $350 laptop to actually play a game, that’s pretty good.

[...] Circuit City Black Friday: Compaq Presario C717nr Laptop for $299 … Display: 15.4″ WXGA High Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800) $299.99 The Compaq Presario C717NR laptop is retail version of the, http://www.notebooks.com [...]

I also was concerned a bit about the 1 gig maximum ram with this computer, even though that i bought it and decided i’d do research afterwards

if you got to the buying page for this computer (http://www.shopping.hp.com/store/product/product_detail/GR993UA%2523ABA?) at HP.com > specs it tells you

Maximum memory expansion 1024MB

but when you download the pdf (http://www.shopping.hp.com/shopping/pdf/gr993ua.pdf) with more information it says

Memory
•1024MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
•Max supported =1024MB (e1)

checking e1 it says
(e1) 4 GB Memory: Up to 1 GB may not be available due to 32-bit operating system resource requirements

so does this mean if you go with a 64-bit system that it will be able to run 4gig ram? doubtful if it could run 64 though

I bought one on black friday at Circuit City and when I do a system check it says installed 1GB and MAX 2GB.

I got one of these C717NR. However when I was looking at upgrading the RAM to 2Gb, I stumbled across the same issues as above. Some say max 1Gb, while others, 2Gb. I decided to go for it. Why would Compaq make a 1Gb limit just for Circuit City?

I installed 2×1Gb sticks of RAM. Guess what? It works, no problems what so ever.

I installed Kingston DDR2 PC6400 667 notebook RAM. The exact speed that is stock in this notebook.

I hope this post proves useful for others, I searched a lot and found much debate, but no one who actually tried it.

hey i bought the same one after 13 hours of waiting in the line and 450 + people behind me all wanting the laptop on BF.

by the way i own 3 laptops.. all toshiba, looove toshiba except the latest toshiba’s out there are NASTY and bulky looking.

this compaq is really slick looking, light due to plastic build but … LCD has no latch for locking (lid just closes flat due to mechanism).

guys, just in case i decided to resell it without opening the box, what is your opinion on how much i would’ve made.

my very first desktop being a compaq and still performs well is the reason i kept this stupid laptop.. which i absolutely love.

All the DDR2 PC6400 listed on Kingston’s site is 800 MHz. not 667 MHz.

OK, I went on ebay and bought a pair of DDR2 PC2-5300 SODIMM standard laptop memory for $50 and I am using it right now. I downloaded a system monitor icon that now shows me using about 35-50% of ram under normal conditions so when I have 5 programs running at the same time I will be ok too. With 1GB I was showing about 75% ram usage with only IE7 open. I think this is because the graphics card shares standard memory instead of having it’s own.

Anyway it works great and 2GB seems to be the right amount, not too much and not too little.

Bob, James or anybody..would it be possible for you to send pic of UPC barcode of compaq c717nr notebook. I lost it & need it for mail in rebate. Everything else is same except serial # & I will replace it with mine since I have that in my laptop.

You can mail me at humble_rugger@yahoo.com

In my other post i said i was going to buy this, but i did not. instead i bought an HP 1.73 Ghz hd audio 500 dollar laptop. It has all this and more except duo core. Im happy with it.

I just bought this C717NR and upgraded to 2Gb of Kingston RAM, but i haven’t satisfied yet.

I’m looking for the possibility to add a powerful Graphic Card on it and disable the shared memory.

Anyone have any idea or experience about this issue?

Do they still sell the Compaq Presario $299 laptop in stores?

@Marco- no- this deal was only good for one day.

Can you notify me regarding other deals like this within the next month?

Does anyone know if I can get a great laptop for under $299?

Brittney, there aren’t any deals like this that I’m aware of right now. For $299 you’ll have to look at something like the ASUS Eee PC or wait until there’s a big sale of some kind- usually black friday (day after Thanksgiving).

heres the website on all the details for the computer and the max memory it can hold for all of you thinking to buy this labtop for this november coming in 2008 im for sure gonna get 1.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01278437&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3619353&rule=42259&lang=en#N971