boobnewb
Dec 3rd, 2008, 08:53 PM
Hello,
I am looking into purchasing a laptop on boxing day. I would like to try and buy a laptop online as i've made purchases online before and i noticed boxing day deals have been on christmas eve on places such as best buy and futureshop and seem to avoid the hassle somewhat with people at the stores themselves on boxing day. Let me first tell you my current computer:
Sample stats: 2ghz processor
less than 1 gb of ram
nvidia video card
80gb and additional 250 gb hd purchase
lg dvd burner
samsung sycmaster 750s tube screen
no-name/average keyboard/mouse
After being in university and having to spend long hours at school and the fact that my computer is getting old, I need a new laptop. While i'd like to get a 1000$+ laptop; money is short and my budget is between 500-800$. I'd like to know a bit of information about getting a laptop on this day. What sort of price drops do most name brand laptops usually drop by? I'm looking in particular at either Sony/HP/Toshiba/Gateway/Dell. (no acer,compaq or E-machines). What date does the laptop arrive at your house from the day you purchased it on boxing day? (1 week,2 weeks? I realize it's the holidays but a time frame would be great).
Where do you purchase your laptop from online or not online? (i generally look at futureshop or best buy having purchased online before and trust them a bit more with security then another online retailer but suggestions of other sites would be great or major canadian retailers in quebec province). I also recently got a wireless modem/router from bell which does the job so a good laptop with strong wireless capabilities and bluetooth if possible. I do play computer games but not so much recently but the laptop should be able to play world of warcraft or red alert 3 (it doesn't have to be able to play crysis or advanced FPS).
A laptop with a ATI or Nvidia graphics card would be good but i also realize that at my price point; it will more or less be a generic graphics card. Hard drive space isn't much of a concern as i'll be using my desktop computer still and plan on purchasing a 1tb hard drive soon that will be filled up in a day as a entertainment/storage area. Another important factor is battery life as lots of students i notice need to constantly find a plug at school to recharge their laptops. I plan on using this laptop for a long time as i generally don't buy new electronics unless necessary and don't buy the latest ipod/cellphone every year the day that it comes out. I want a decent laptop that will be good for a couple of year and to be possibly future proof by anticipating a couple of trends that won't make the pc obsolete in the near-future (Wireless N standard for wireless as an example or PC Card capapbilties) .
I've owned a thinkpad laptop 3-5 years ago and have had HP and gateway desktops so i'm inclined to look at HP or gateway having good experiences with those companies before. If there's any suggestions or questions that i missed or any other things i should look into then let me know and i'll try to answer them. I haven't mentioned much about ram or processor speed but i noticed the majority being now 2-3 gb and 2ghz but an update on a good intel or amd chip would be helpful also.
I know i may seem to be asking for too much but any suggestions or information on boxing days/laptops and experiences on this day would be helpful.
I am looking into purchasing a laptop on boxing day. I would like to try and buy a laptop online as i've made purchases online before and i noticed boxing day deals have been on christmas eve on places such as best buy and futureshop and seem to avoid the hassle somewhat with people at the stores themselves on boxing day. Let me first tell you my current computer:
Sample stats: 2ghz processor
less than 1 gb of ram
nvidia video card
80gb and additional 250 gb hd purchase
lg dvd burner
samsung sycmaster 750s tube screen
no-name/average keyboard/mouse
After being in university and having to spend long hours at school and the fact that my computer is getting old, I need a new laptop. While i'd like to get a 1000$+ laptop; money is short and my budget is between 500-800$. I'd like to know a bit of information about getting a laptop on this day. What sort of price drops do most name brand laptops usually drop by? I'm looking in particular at either Sony/HP/Toshiba/Gateway/Dell. (no acer,compaq or E-machines). What date does the laptop arrive at your house from the day you purchased it on boxing day? (1 week,2 weeks? I realize it's the holidays but a time frame would be great).
Where do you purchase your laptop from online or not online? (i generally look at futureshop or best buy having purchased online before and trust them a bit more with security then another online retailer but suggestions of other sites would be great or major canadian retailers in quebec province). I also recently got a wireless modem/router from bell which does the job so a good laptop with strong wireless capabilities and bluetooth if possible. I do play computer games but not so much recently but the laptop should be able to play world of warcraft or red alert 3 (it doesn't have to be able to play crysis or advanced FPS).
A laptop with a ATI or Nvidia graphics card would be good but i also realize that at my price point; it will more or less be a generic graphics card. Hard drive space isn't much of a concern as i'll be using my desktop computer still and plan on purchasing a 1tb hard drive soon that will be filled up in a day as a entertainment/storage area. Another important factor is battery life as lots of students i notice need to constantly find a plug at school to recharge their laptops. I plan on using this laptop for a long time as i generally don't buy new electronics unless necessary and don't buy the latest ipod/cellphone every year the day that it comes out. I want a decent laptop that will be good for a couple of year and to be possibly future proof by anticipating a couple of trends that won't make the pc obsolete in the near-future (Wireless N standard for wireless as an example or PC Card capapbilties) .
I've owned a thinkpad laptop 3-5 years ago and have had HP and gateway desktops so i'm inclined to look at HP or gateway having good experiences with those companies before. If there's any suggestions or questions that i missed or any other things i should look into then let me know and i'll try to answer them. I haven't mentioned much about ram or processor speed but i noticed the majority being now 2-3 gb and 2ghz but an update on a good intel or amd chip would be helpful also.
I know i may seem to be asking for too much but any suggestions or information on boxing days/laptops and experiences on this day would be helpful.