Need a new laptop

anastasia beaverhausen · February 2009

I start buying all the extras.

brooklynpotter · February 2009

define extras. i have i extras, everything i need is here.

anastasia beaverhausen · February 2009

I just went to apple.com. A base Mac - 999.00, after I configured it the way I wanted it, 2,045.00.

brooklynpotter · February 2009

what did you add to it?

carnivore · February 2009

She probably upgraded the processor, RAM and drive.

anthonycm · February 2009

If that's the case, here's a lesson for you: Never let Apple upgrade the RAM. Unless things have changed, they seriously over-charge for it. Buy the RAM on-line (Newegg, etc.) and do it yourself.

Also, apple.com often has refurbs that you can buy. I've never gotten one from them, but from what I've seen on message boards people have been happy.

brooklynpotter · February 2009

the refurbs have the same warrantees, and the prices are good. had i had the time, and didn't have to have the data professionally moved over, i'd have bought one in a heartbeat.

anastasia beaverhausen · February 2009

brooklynpotter wrote: the refurbs have the same warrantees, and the prices are good. had i had the time, and didn't have to have the data professionally moved over, i'd have bought one in a heartbeat.

I'm going to try to get to the apple store tomorrow to play around with one. I haven't had much experience with them so I'd like to try it out before I buy.

whyfi · February 2009

Hmmm... sign up for the TigerDirect email blast, if you want something cheap (<$600) but still capable in the Windows world. They seem to be blasting 'em out every other day, lately...

voodoonyc · February 2009

Also keep an eye on woot.com - I've seen a few really good deals on laptops there.

brooklynpotter · February 2009

oohhhh, i love woot

voodoonyc · February 2009

Yeah woot rocks. Especially twofer Tuesdays.

brooklynpotter · February 2009

they had a side deal one day at tiger direct, 8 gig usb flash sticks for under $10

voodoonyc · February 2009

I got TWO 8gb sticks on woot for $12 once.

brooklynpotter · February 2009

nice!

vidro3 · February 2009

VoodooNYC wrote: I got TWO 8gb sticks on woot for $12 once.

me too.

but then I woke up.

voodoonyc · February 2009

vidro3 wrote: [quote=VoodooNYC]I got TWO 8gb sticks on woot for $12 once.

me too.

but then I woke up.

It was a twofer Tuesday and they sold out in about an hour. But I can take pictures and I can prove it.

doctorj · February 2009

Dell. Cheap but not crappy. On-site next-day service in any major city in the world -- they come to you at home, in the hotel, where ever, and fix it. Unbeatable.

brooklynpotter · February 2009

putting "quality" aside, is that really where you want your $$ going?

anastasia beaverhausen · February 2009

brooklynpotter wrote: putting "quality" aside, is that really where you want your $$ going?

??

brooklynpotter · February 2009

from wikipedia:
"In 2005, Susan and Michael Dell were among 53 entities that each contributed $250,000 (the maximum legal donation) to the second inauguration of President George W. Bush"

i'd say that's the tip of the iceberg

MOD · February 2009

damn BP :P

brooklynpotter · February 2009

been keeping republicans out of my home since 1965

mougar · February 2009

oy vey

darla · February 2009

I'm in the market for a new laptop as well. My macbook of 5+ years is about to crap out any minute now.

Was thinking about the Sony Lifestyle laptop
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=8198552921644608896 - it's got an 8 in screen and only weighs 1.4 lbs.

I'm waiting for my '08 tax return before making the decision. The best thing is I can take the cost (itemized) off my '09 taxes.

anthonycm · February 2009

FYI, anyone looking for a new computer (or other random, often tech related, items) should head over to woot.com. They're having a woot off today!

For those that don't know, woot.com usually sells one item per day, often with a good discount off of what you would normally pay at a retail store. Today, however, they're selling off item after item. Keep refreshing the page every few minutes to see if anything of interest comes up for you.

-anthony

brooklynpotter · February 2009

or dealhack.com, where i saw some refurbed apple products this morning

whyfi · February 2009

$599 Toshiba Dual Core, 4GB RAM from Tiger Direct -
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4387022&sku=T24-150064&SRCCODE=WEM1855BY&cm_mmc=Email-_-Main-_-WEM1855-_-Tosh

anastasia beaverhausen · February 2009

I was thinking of this one...

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4421652&Sku=T71-15404

carnivore · February 2009

WhyFi wrote: $599 Toshiba Dual Core, 4GB RAM from Tiger Direct -
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4387022&sku=T24-150064&SRCCODE=WEM1855BY&cm_mmc=Email-_-Main-_-WEM1855-_-Tosh

That's a pretty amazing deal.

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