Circuit City via Buy.com offers the 3.38-lb. HP EliteBook 2540p Intel Core i5 2.66GHz 12.1" LED-Backlit Widescreen Notebook, model no. XT931UT, for $599.99 plus $6.59 for shipping. That's just $32 more than the lowest total price we've ever seen for a Core i5-equipped 12" laptop; however, previous systems have all featured slower processors. (It's also a current price low by $139, although we saw it last week for $7 less, since expired.) It features an Intel Core i5-560M 2.66GHz dual-core processor, 12.1" 1280x800 LED-backlit widescreen LCD, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 2.1, Gigabit Ethernet, webcam, 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. |  |
