Looking for a Laptop for Christmas?

McLoki
McLoki Posts: 5,231
edited December 2008 in The Clubhouse
Well, my wife has been asking for a laptop for awhile now and I just could not bring myself to purchase one for the $600-$800 asking price like most of the ones commonly found at Best Buy or Circuit City.

There was an ad for a Toshiba at Best Buy today that seemed like a good deal. $399 and it has everything I was looking for in a machine to be mainly used to surf the web while being carried around the house....

Just thought I would pass it along in case anyone else missed out on the black friday laptop deals.

Michael

BTW - When I went to Best Buy to purchase it, they said all they had left were the "preconfigured" laptops for an additional $40. (I asked what preconfigured means and they said all the software was updated on the machine for me)
I told them for $40 I could run windows update myself and they could keep their laptop. He quickly said he does not HAVE to charge me the extra $40 and rang up the laptop at the $399 advertised price. Just throwing that out there in case they decide to drum up some extra charges in your area making the laptop not as good a deal.
Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited December 2008
    cool !

    Thanks for the info, Mac


    I know a few folks looking for a good price on laptops for X-Mas
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
    Jolida JD-100 CDP
    Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
    SVS PC-Ultra Sub
    AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
    MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
    AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
    PS Audio Plus Power Cords
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
    Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
    Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

    :cool:
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited December 2008
    Im asking Santa for a MAC and a Glock 22. Hopefully he delivers to avoid me putting a cap in his knee cap.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited December 2008
    Best Buy is VERY willing to negotiate their pricing. Most times you can get items at Employee Discount prices if you just simply ask.

    I got a Nikon D90 kit for $1175 (usually $1350), and now I just have the people that hooked me up verify what they can do based on what I could find the items for online. I might have paid about $50-100 more than I could have gotten it online for, but I also purchased the warranty and got to finance it for 18 months (could have paid now, but zero percent financing doesn't bother me to do).
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