Tigerdirect.com this week is offering Five Great laptops Under $500, which consists of five high-quality and popular computers for respectable prices. One of the best deals in the list is the refurbished 2.1GHz Gateway NV5214U Notebook PC that’s currently on sale for $409.97, resulting in $120.02 off its $529.99 list price, and makes it $90 less than the next available cost for this laptop. FREE ground delivery is included and sales tax applies for residents of Florida, Illinois, Texas, and North Carolina.

For roughly the same price Tigerdirect.com is also offering the 1.4GHz Acer Aspire Notebook PC, and the 1.9GHz MSI A5000-222US Notebook PC as part of its five laptops deal. Both computers offer 2GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive, but are priced slightly different; the Acer is currently on sale for $399.97 while the MSI has dropped $120 and is now available for $429.99 with FREE shipping included. The last two laptops in this deal are both on sale for $499.99, with the first one being the upgraded 2.3GHz MSI A6000-225US Notebook PC complete with 3GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive. The second $499.99 laptop and last computer listed is the 1.6GHz Acer Aspire Notebook which currently sports a four and a half star rating amongst customers, and offers 4GB of RAM with a 320GB hard drive.

The 15.6-inch Gateway Notebook PC delivers a 2.1GHz AMD Athlon Dual-Core processor, 4GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive. It features four USB ports, a six-in-one memory card reader, and comes with Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit pre-installed. For optimum graphics the laptop includes an ATI Radeon HD 3200 card that supports a maximum screen resolution of 1366 x 768. The laptop is backed by a three-month parts and labor warranty. Dimensions: (W) 14.6” x (H) 1.50” x (D) 9.8”; weight 6.82lbs.