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Best Time to Purchase Notebooks?

post #1 of 22
1/11/05 at 4:50pm
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Hi. I was looking forward to purchasing a notebook, and was wondering.... When is the best time to buy one?

Is it when the newer models come out, if so, when is this?

<EDIT> I understand that diff. companies will come out with new lines at diff times... The companies im mostly looking @ are Dell's and Sagers... When are their new lines coming out?

Or is there some annual-mega-coupon-sale that some places do?

The type of notebook I'm looking is at gaming. And solely gaming. Everything else such as battery life and screen size, im not concerned with at all.

Im looking at under $1300.

Thanks~
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post #2 of 22
1/11/05 at 6:05pm
Best time, January 2008
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post #3 of 22
1/11/05 at 6:24pm
Summer 2005.
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post #4 of 22
1/11/05 at 6:27pm
anytime between 7 AM and 11 PM
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post #5 of 22
1/11/05 at 6:27pm
i agree with snorre as usual

but snorre he is buying a dell and this is his 12th post and so he is basically looking around for another 750 off
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post #6 of 22
1/11/05 at 6:29pm
LoL! Dude he is getting a DELL!
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post #7 of 22
1/11/05 at 6:31pm
Looks like this month until march will be the best time to buy a new laptop, whether a new technology one or a previous gen technology one at some kind of discount.
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post #8 of 22
1/11/05 at 7:46pm
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Originally Posted by deltawalkerl
a previous gen technology one at some kind of discount.
Thats what im looking for...
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post #9 of 22
1/15/05 at 9:03pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by smilepak
LoL! Dude he is getting a DELL!


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post #10 of 22
1/16/05 at 2:36am
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Originally Posted by snorre
Summer 2005.
Why?
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post #11 of 22
1/16/05 at 4:56am
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Originally Posted by snorre
LOL!!!!!
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post #12 of 22
1/17/05 at 6:19am
I see someone's a fan of CAD too!

Going along with TriX's question: why do you say summer 2005?
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post #13 of 22
1/17/05 at 5:29pm
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Originally Posted by Cheerfulnut
I see someone's a fan of CAD too!

Going along with TriX's question: why do you say summer 2005?
because thats probably when the new ferrari will be out! roll on summer '05...
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post #14 of 22
1/17/05 at 6:04pm
The Dual core is schedule to release sometime 2006. So it is a catch 22....

Buy now, or wait until Sonoma in a few weeks to a couple of months or wait a little over a year for the Dual core...or wait a little over a year after that for ....

It is a forever waiting period and it all boils down to how badly you need a laptop now and how much you willing to spend. If you are just using it for general usage, anytime is a good time to buy a laptop as you will use it for the long haul and don't need super power.
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post #15 of 22
1/17/05 at 6:05pm
Best time to buy is when you need one.
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post #16 of 22
1/17/05 at 7:49pm
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Im looking at under $1300
Gaming with that kind of budget? If you want to be able to actually play the games that come out this year, and not watch a rendershow of single frames, you should wait until this generation becomes the previous generation. So until the new platforms come out and replace top positions you won't get anywhere with that amount of money.
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post #17 of 22
1/17/05 at 11:49pm
whenever you need one.
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post #18 of 22
1/18/05 at 9:09am
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Originally Posted by TriX
Why?
Because this summer both Turion 64 and Sonoma laptops should be readily available.
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post #19 of 22
1/18/05 at 1:43pm
I bought this for $1328 from Mwave. It's a great machine!

MWAVE N258KA (AMD Athlon 64 Mobile)
15.4" WXGA/ATI M11P 128MB/MODEM/LAN/3-in-1 CARD READER/3xUSB 2.0/1xIEEE 1394 (4-MONTH SUBSCRIPTION COUPON; ATHLON 64 MOBILE 3200; 1GB DDR (512MBX2); 40GB (5400RPM) HDD; DVD/CDRW COMBO; MS XP HOME)

I would buy a laptop now, if you are looking for one for gaming or a desktop replacement. The new chipsets will be governed by supply and demand, meaning they may cost a pretty penny. Also, these chipsets still have to prove themselves.

So, I would look for the best deal and then snatch a great notebook up!
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post #20 of 22
1/18/05 at 3:21pm
The new dell 6000 is butt ugly!
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