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cheapest time to shop for a notebook?

Poll Results: When can you get the best deal for a notebook?

 
  • 33% (12)
    before school starts
  • 2% (1)
    after school ends
  • 2% (1)
    before christmas
  • 44% (16)
    after christmas
  • 16% (6)
    other (please explain)
36 Total Votes  
post #1 of 16
7/29/05 at 11:57pm
Thread Starter 
What do you think?
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post #2 of 16
7/30/05 at 12:25am
whenever dell gives out their big coupons
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post #3 of 16
7/30/05 at 12:29pm
i don't think it runs much on the time of year.

Wait for coupons

Wait for Intel or AMD price drops.

Wait for any type of price drops.

Pick up end-of-life models.
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post #4 of 16
7/30/05 at 3:18pm
Its pretty much always a good time to buy a PC assuming you have the money. As far as sales and rebates go they happen constantly so cant be predicted very much so always be on the lookout for them. Ontop of that there will always be better deals down the road.

In short, once you have the money, or are set to buy with credit, grab the next good deal you see and just enjoy your new system you bought.
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post #5 of 16
7/30/05 at 5:18pm
It all depends on when the big coupons come out. If you're getting a more expensive laptop ($1500+ retail). then the biggest coupon I have seen is 35% off plus 12% EPP. If you're getting one price right at $1500, then the best is probably $750 off. That almost equals to 50% off. However, I have noticed that they have put out alot of big coupons around tax time (April). I think it's because it's the end of ths fiscal year, right?
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post #6 of 16
7/30/05 at 5:27pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by hollywoodstylin
It all depends on when the big coupons come out. If you're getting a more expensive laptop ($1500+ retail). then the biggest coupon I have seen is 35% off plus 12% EPP. If you're getting one price right at $1500, then the best is probably $750 off. That almost equals to 50% off. However, I have noticed that they have put out alot of big coupons around tax time (April). I think it's because it's the end of ths fiscal year, right?

Fiscal years end June 30th.. People also anticipate tax breaks in tax time, that would be a good reason to drop the price around then..
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post #7 of 16
7/30/05 at 7:24pm
Other: The cheapest time to buy it is 50 years after it's released
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post #8 of 16
7/30/05 at 7:33pm
The cheapest time to buy a laptop is when you get to use someone elses money.
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post #9 of 16
7/30/05 at 7:40pm
That is the million dollar question. It had been asked, poll'ed, and talk about over and over.

The answer is simple...

You buy a notebook when you need it most. The time which you buy your notebook, all you could do is get the best at the time you need for the best price. Simple as that. Technology waits for no one and your notebook can't be best forever...
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post #10 of 16
7/30/05 at 11:32pm
Fiscal year times will vary depending on the entity. Most government types(Fed, State, City) start October 1st and end September 30th. Some businesses start Jan 1st and end December 31st and some start July 1st and end June 30th. Not sure what Dell's starting and ending fiscal year is.

Best bet is to snag the $750 rebate they offer since it seems to be the most common. August is about to start so watch for the next one. Check with your employer to see if they have a EPP program with Dell as well. Often you can add the EPP ontop of the $750 rebate.

Also Dell is offering no interest on purchases made through their credit card. You have to qualify for their credit service. Order by August 31st and have it paid off by Jan 1 2007. Be careful with this deal though. If you are late by just one payment they can zap you with a hefty interest rate. Normally the card runs a 16%-18% interest so its not the best deal around unless you can make the payments on time and have it all paid off by 2007.
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post #11 of 16
7/31/05 at 1:49am
well, there're plenty of things affect the answer for this question that it's all up to you to decide now. Laptops aren't something people normally give out on christmas so take regardless it's before or after, the market price won't be too much different. If you wait for after christmas then there'll be another million people in school, not enough money waiting for buy at that time, too. (by the way, it's reasonable to get the laptop when school starts than to get the laptop during 1st-and 2nd semester break since if you wait that long, then you probably just don't need the laptop at all. Before school start and after school start --> nah, that's wrong, what make it cheap probably is those big saving coupon before school start a few years ago, nowaday, Dell gave it a "good bye" by giving out coupons every month (if you watch closely like I do, regardless I do hate Dell a lot). The only thing make their coupons different from each others is by giving them out publicly or secretly.
Take this as an advice: Nowaday, sellers are smart and so do buyers. --> everything will be at the market price no matter what day you buy stuffs (things with value > 200 in general).
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post #12 of 16
7/31/05 at 2:40am
The best times to buy are at the end of each quarter. The quarters end at the end of March, June, September, and December. Back-to-school season is definately not the best time to buy, as most companies raise their prices in order to accomodate the sales they must advertise.
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post #13 of 16
7/31/05 at 11:28am
dell has the best sales at the end of the quarter so that they can boost sales figures in the earnings reports
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post #14 of 16
8/1/05 at 3:56am
is there a HUGe price differences between DELL "end of quarter" sales and the regular sales?
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post #15 of 16
8/1/05 at 12:40pm
I wouldn't say a huge difference exists. What I've seen is that Dell offers the good deals repeatedly at the end of the quarters, whereas in the normal times, they'll offer a good deal every other week or every three weeks.
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post #16 of 16
8/1/05 at 8:11pm
I was talking to my company's IT spokesperson today to see if she had any info and she told me to expect a big Dell sale end of August and the beginning of September. She said she's expecting Dell to make some really nice offers for the back to school crowd.

So if you are looking to buy fairly soon might want to keep an eye open during that time. Labor Day happens on September 2nd so it would be auspecious ocassion I guess. Also Dell's No Interest Until 2007 ends August 31st. Could be interesting in what happens.
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