As part of Onsale.com’s list of pre-Black-Friday sales, they have the 14-inch Toshiba Satellite M505-S4947 Notebook (model no. PSMG2U-016009) available for only $599.99. That is a $399 price drop after its mail-in rebate, and the lowest cost we have seen for this laptop anywhere else by about $179. Shipping rates start at $12.99 and sales tax applies for residents of California, Illinois, Minnesota, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

Onsale.com is also including the Compaq Value Bundle as part of its pre-Black-Friday sales, which consists of the refurbished Compaq 15.4-inch, 1.86GHz Notebook and the Logitech Alto Stand with Wireless Keyboard, priced at only $429.99 and has shipping rates starting at $16.99. Those of you who don’t require a stand and wireless keyboard might prefer the Acer Apsire 2.1GHz, 15.6-inch laptop computer, which is currently on sale at Tigerdirect.com for only $499.99 and includes FREE shipping. For $50 less than the featured product Buy.com has the Averatec N3440TH1E 13.3-inch Notebook as part of its weekly holiday sales, which has a little less ram and storage space as the Toshiba Satellite and is priced at $549.95 with FREE shipping included.

The Toshiba Satellite 14-inch Notebook provides a Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 2GHz processor, 4GB of RAM that can be extended to 8GB, and a 400GB SATA hard drive. It includes an Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics card for its 1366 x 768 resolution, as well as integrated speakers, and both Ethernet and Wi-Fi connection options. The laptop offers four USB ports, one HDMI, one VGA and one microphone input connector. It is backed by a one year limited warranty through the manufacturer. Dimensions: (W) 13.5” x (D) 9.1” x (H) 1.5”; weight 5.7lbs.