Best Buy has a Gateway Intel Core I3 laptop on sale for $500 (originally $650).
But that's not the great news. People were reporting that Gateway had mistakenly put an Intel Core I5 processor in these computers, and reported that Gateway had confirmed this. So I had to go down and get one for myself.
Sure enough, for $500, I got a $750 Gateway I5 laptop. The sale started on 1/30 and I got the last one at my local Best Buy, so if you are in the market, don't wait on this exceptional value.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Gateway+-+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i3+Processor+-+NightSky+Black/9721671.p?id=1218159403499&skuId=9721671
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