The eMachines eME442-V133 15.6″ laptop for $279.99 is Best Buy’s response to the $288.00 Compaq CQ6-109WM announced by Walmart.

The budget eMachines eME442-V133 features the AMD V series V140 2.3GHz processor, ATI Radeon HD 4250 integrated graphics, 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, a DVD burner, and Windows 7 Home Premium OS.

The display resolution is 1366 x 768 pixels, while other specifications of the 6.4-pound eME442-V133 include a 4-cell battery, wireless N, Gigabit LAN, HDMI and VGA outputs, three USB ports, and SD/MMC media card reader.

Best Buy will sell the notebook at the discounted price on Friday 11/05 and Saturday 11/06 in stores.

Amazon has started selling the eMachines eME527-2537 15.6-inch laptop for only $279 after instant savings.

The ultra-affordable notebook features the Intel Celeron 900 2.2GHz single-core processor, GMA 4500M integrated graphics, 2GB of DDR3 RAM, a 160GB hard drive, DVD burner, 6-cell battery, display resolution of 1366 × 768 pixels, and Windows 7 Home Premium OS.

Regarding other specifications, the 6-pound eMachines eME527-2537 has 802.11n Wi-Fi, Ethernet LAN, a single speaker, two USB ports, a 5-in-1 media card raeder, and a VGA connector.

Amazon also offers free shipping on this eMachines laptop.