Comments on: How I Saved Money on a New Laptop

By: Miss Thrifty

Miss Thrifty — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 09:37:40 +0000

I had to buy a new laptop recently too. My tips are here:

http://www.miss-thrifty.co.uk/2008/08/13/ah-for-the-love-of-laptop-computers/

I decided against buying a refurb – if these laptops are wearing out within 3 yrs anyway, I’m not sure that the cash savings work out in the long run – but it’s a PITA, when you’re trying to live frugally and your laptop conks!

By: Matt @ Steadfast Finances

Matt @ Steadfast Finances — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:51:03 +0000

Nice work… didn’t know about the refurbished coupons.

I used the Live Search Cashback program from Microsoft. Saved me 20% on my new laptop, and can be used multiple times if you’re still looking for an easy way to save for Christmas shopping.

By: shadox

shadox — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:53:39 +0000

Here’s how I saved money on a desktop: I bought one 7 years ago and I am using it to write up this comment (a few minor upgrades along the way – for graphics, memory and a bigger hard drive), but it’s still going strong – it’s a Sony Vaio, incidentally.

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:45:45 +0000

As a design person though, Macs are in your blood :D

By: Amber Weinberg

Amber Weinberg — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:11:50 +0000

I bought a new macbook a few weeks ago since I decided to go full time freelance, it wasn’t really necessarily, but it has made it a lot easier since i travel 1 1/2 to his house every week and we work together :P

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:40:21 +0000

Considering I’ve bought quite a few Dell products that work fine, I’m not overly concerned. I know that some percentage of any brand is going to have a problem. I don’t know how I would quantify the chance or repair possibility between the Dell that I went for vs. the Gateway that I almost went for. In fact many people said not to get the Compaq that I has served me well now.

When you get to something really, really popular there’s always going to be a few vocal people that had bad experiences. I think the majority of people are doing well or the company would be out of business quickly.

By: Kym

Kym — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:14:24 +0000

Seeing as it’s Dell, I wish you the best with it not breaking down. Seeing as it’s also refurbished, I fear that it will. And they won’t help. I worked at an authorized Dell repair shop for several years (among 3 other brands), we got Dell the most frequently even on brand new machines. Turnaround time was slow, and after they give out a replacement part that’s it, no more for that same part. So..I hope it doesn’t turn out to be a bad $500 deal for you, but I worry.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:53:44 +0000

It’s pretty amazing how much laptop prices have come down – even just in the last year. I just ordered my wife a nice Dell for under $600. Including shipping and taxes.

By: rstlne

rstlne — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:24:40 +0000

When I got a ThinkPad last December, I used a shareholder discount plus an online coupon on top of their year-end sale to save around 50%. That was the only way to get the price down to where I thought it was a good deal. Then I gave away my old laptop computer to someone who needed it more.