View Full Version : Seeking for a deal on Laptop!
vicdeng
03-31-2009, 10:34 AM
I am a near graduate master student, currently looking for a decent laptop for school and work. The purpose of the laptop is most likely to be documentation, surf the net, emails, and 3D CAD design. no gaming, don't watch much movie. So i will be just fine with the integrated video card, since i do not wanna a lot of heat being dissipated. I was looking at between dell and hp, now my choice has finalized to HP, because within the same amount of money, they tend to have a better performance and better customer service. I do not want anything larger than a 14. 13" and 14" will be perfect. i went ahead and customize the dv3z and dv4t on HP's site. i want to have LED display, bluetooth is a must, prefer finger printer reader, but not necessary. debating about the AMD or the Intel processor. Seems Intel gets better performance and save some power. Including all the free upgrades HP provides, i am able to close the deal around $720 including tax, with the current $30 off HP discount. I tried to stay away from the quick ship model, since they don't have bluetooth or they don't have LED. However, they do have a better discount, $30 discount + $50 rebate. Now, i really tried to get sth less than $700. So what do u guys think? should i wait alil longer to see if HP has a better discount? i know the $30 discount ends on the 9th. I never pay attention to HP's discount before. is $30 a decent discount or did they come up with sth better in the past? Anyway, thanks for all your input.
damnyou
03-31-2009, 11:24 AM
Wait for HP coupons to come back
then you might get better deal
vicdeng
03-31-2009, 11:31 AM
Wait for HP coupons to come back
then you might get better deal
what's their discount normally? is $30 not much?
damnyou
03-31-2009, 12:18 PM
like last time they were like this
* 30% off $899 on HP Pavilion Notebook + Free Blu-ray Drive code NB4355
Excludes HP Pavilion Mini 1000 and Special Edition Notebooks
Offer limited to the first 1,350 coupons redeemed
* Compaq CQ50z Notebook $399 with $50 code NB8323
Offer limited to the first 2,000 coupons redeemed
vicdeng
03-31-2009, 02:09 PM
like last time they were like this
* 30% off $899 on HP Pavilion Notebook + Free Blu-ray Drive code NB4355
Excludes HP Pavilion Mini 1000 and Special Edition Notebooks
Offer limited to the first 1,350 coupons redeemed
* Compaq CQ50z Notebook $399 with $50 code NB8323
Offer limited to the first 2,000 coupons redeemed
thanks for the input, but do we got sth like that often? that's pretty sweet.
damnyou
03-31-2009, 02:18 PM
yes do they come often. However it is difficult to predict. If your requirement is not immediate then it is best to wait
rayzor
03-31-2009, 03:07 PM
The problem will HP online is that they charge shipping EVERYWHERE. It negates all the savings. :(
vicdeng
03-31-2009, 03:36 PM
The problem will HP online is that they charge shipping EVERYWHERE. It negates all the savings. :(
what do u mean?
damnyou
03-31-2009, 04:02 PM
The problem will HP online is that they charge shipping EVERYWHERE. It negates all the savings. :(
No most of these coupons deals also come with free shipping
vicdeng
03-31-2009, 07:23 PM
but shipping is just $30, isn't it? if there is 20%-30% off a certain price, it's still worth it to wait, isn't it.
aktufe
03-31-2009, 09:55 PM
700$ for just surfing the web and word processing? Does.not.compute!