Best Buy Unveils New Laptop

Best Buy said that it aims to appeal to value-conscious consumers with a holiday computing selection featuring what the company called its lowest-advertised-price laptop ever.

Selling in-store and online, the Acer laptop delivers solid specifications including an Intel Celeron 900 processor, 2GB memory and a 160GB hard drive, and debuts the seasonal computing offerings at Best Buy.

The company said that this holiday, computing selection at Best Buy spans nine brands, and includes over 30 laptops, six netbooks, 17 desktops and four all-in-ones. The assortment, coupled with new technologies and promotional offers like the Acer laptop, are intended to help both customers who want to upgrade their own gear with the arrival of Windows 7, and who have computing on their wish lists for holiday.

"For many of us, computers are the center of our digital worlds, and Best Buy is committed to remaining a valued partner in this space," said Jason Bonfig, vice president of computers at Best Buy. "We promise a broad assortment of quality products at a variety of price points, all the major brands, and smart Best Buy Blue Shirts and Geek Squad Agents to help customers feel confident about the choices they're making."

With operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, China and Mexico, Best Buy is a multinational retailer of technology and entertainment products and services.

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