How's this with a 3 year spill and drop warrantee and taxes should be $1500 which is bout $600 off?
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/c...%3A000038F3%3A

 

everything looks good except the integrated graphics.. i would recommend a dedicated video card for photoshop and adobe suite.

 

Thanks David, I'll keep looking.

 

You should check dell.ca I was looking the other day and they have some good deals going on.

 

^^ and the 5400 HD is way to slow.
Sam, I know you are trying to find a good deal but this is not the time to skimp on hardware. Needing to update laptop components at a later date would be far more costly.
This is a laptop for work so getting something 'fast and furious' now will quickly pay for itself, in time saving, over the life of the laptop.

 

^ nailed it!

 

^^ Thats what SHE said


oh thats right....I went there

 

I hear and agree with the both of you. I'm looking for a model that has all the needed stuff. I will then wait to find a deal on those models. Probably won't need it for a few months anyways.

 

My girls have made their choice.
They've officially changed from PC to Mac.
They're both getting the new 13" MacBook Air.

I was out with them the other day looking at them;
DAMN that's one sexy looking piece of hardware & is light as a feather.

...almost forgot the best part of all.
They saved up for these themselves.

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4554/a...-review-update

to help you decide if you want to pay for the upgraded CPU.

 

Nice choices. Did you get the extended warrantees?

 

They were thinking about it, I'm not sure what they decided.
Generally, I don't buy into those things, IMO they're just another cash grab .

 

I agree. If something doesn't go terribly wrong in the first year (or even 2 for some manufacturers) then it probably won't.
Now, if you get coverage for spilling your cup of coffee on it that's a different story.

 

My girlfriend finished Humber's postgraduate PR program last year and loved it. She bought a 13'' Macbook while she was taking the course and it has been more than enough to keep up with her work at Sick Kids Hospital. I'm sure that your daughter's computer needs will vary depending on where she gets her internship/job; but the only programs my girlfriend uses on a regular basis for work are Microsoft Word, Lotus Notes, Skype and Firefox.

 

Found this for 1/2 price. $800 as it sits from the US. Are the graphics sufficient?

Hey Ian, she will be paying for it herself as well, she was offered and accepted an intern position at Microsoft that is a year long and salaried as well.

IdeaPad Y560p Laptop - 43972FU - Black
System components
2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM Processor ( 2.00GHz 1333MHz 6MB )
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64
AMD Radeon HD 6570M 1GB
8 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz
15.6" HD Glare with integrated camera 1366x768
Integrated 1.3MP Camera
Industry Standard Touchpad
750GB 5400
DVD Recordable (Dual Layer)
6 Cell Lithium-Ion
Intel 1000 BGN Wireless
Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR
HDMI (Out)
None
One year