Geek deals: $283 off Toshiba Satellite A660-BT3G25X Sandy Bridge laptop

There are a lot of great mobile technologies out there today that make you forget you’re using a laptop and give you the performance of a desktop computer. Intel has a solid grasp on the mobile CPU market and has earned it with their excellent Core chips leading up to the current Core i3/i5/i7 models. NVIDIA has also stepped up lately with their seamless switchable graphics, named Optimus.




Combining these two technologies gives you top notch performance and maximizes your power efficiency. While you never get something for nothing, meaning battery life will still reflect your level of performance, it is a great combination for the demanding PC user. The downside to these high end, high performance, highly efficient technologies is that they cost more and tend only to end up in expensive notebooks.


If you’ve been lusting after the combination of an uber-powerful quad core Core i7 and an NVIDIA Optimus chipset, Toshiba has a deal that will get you drooling. You can pick up the 16-inch Satellite A660 laptop with the aforementioned goodies for just $846 after a massive $283 instant rebate. This is more than $100 less than the last deal on the A660 and you even get 25 percent off the cost of upgraded components.


Your $846 will get you the ridiculous Core i7-2630QM quad core processor that runs at 2GHz with up to 2.9GHz via Turbo Boost. RAM comes in at a generous 4GB and the NVIDIA GPU is a GT 540M with 1GB GDDR3. Wishing for a Blu-ray drive and more RAM? You can add the components you like and get 25 percent off the list price while you’re at it. This deal is expected to end by June 13th.