Dell Vostro A860

[Craig]

I've been keeping an eye out for good deals on laptops. An ad popped up on Yahoo for a one day sale on the Dell Vostro A860 for $399

Is this a great deal? To my ignorant self, this seems like a very good deal. Opinions?

Here are the specs:
My System Details
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic, Service Pack 1, English
1 Year Basic Limited Warranty plus 1 Year Mail-in Service
Also Included
Wireless Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Microsoft® Works 9. Does NOT Include MS Word
2GB,DDR2,800MHZ
8X DVD+/-RW
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Wireless Networking 802.11b/g
Modem, 3-1 Reader, 1394 Firewire, PCMCIA Included
15.6 inch Wide Screen HD LCD Display
6 cell Lithium Ion Battery
Windows Vista® Basic

 

[Herald]

You may want to increase your memory to 4 GB. 2 GB can still run sluggish, but it will run.

Seems like a good buy for a netbook.

 

[fredtgreco]

A little more, but I think this is a better deal:
HP G60-230US Notebook PC | Staples®

It is an HP (which I think are better than Dell), a bigger HD, and most importantly, a better processor (2.0GHz) and a better wireless card (it has "n"). All that for only $50 more.

Processor Intel Pentium Dual-Core Mobile Processor T4200 Memory (RAM) 3GB
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Expandable to 4GB
Hard Drive Size 320GB
Hard Drive Type SATA
Optical Drive LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVDñR/RW with Double Layer Support
Display Size 16.0"
Display Type High Definition HP BrightView Display
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1
Battery Type 6-Cell Lithium-Ion
Network Card Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN
Video Graphics Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Other ports 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader
Bluetooth Enabled No
Dimensions 14.88" (L) x 9.9" (D) x 13.8" (min H) -1.72" (max H)
Weight 6.57lbs
Warranty 1 year