-intro
-price and performance main factors
-mobility desired
-gb for movies/music but external hdd?
-laptop to last ~5 years
-laptop<$1200, don't make much money
Hello!! After searching through this site diligently to answer all my hardware questions, I'm finally ready to pick my system and have some specific inquiries that could use your, more tech savvy, better wisdom and input.. Going to be downloading alot of movies/music before SOPA passes, but don't need alot of GB on my HD because i figure i can load all of that into an external harddrive. When it comes to my gaming laptop purchase, which, as of now, is soley for upcoming diablo 3 as of now, but possibly heroes of newerth or a more demanding game like starcraft2 in the near future, the main two factors I am looking at is price and performance.. mobility isn't really an issue but I've already purchased a desktop at home and need a laptop here.
tl;dr
[recertified]
I would prefer a recertified laptop where I can get better tech specs per dollar adjusting for 30% off retail value. Unfortuneately, the only trusted website that i know of that deals with recertified laptops is newegg.com, who only has
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220821 this laptop that looks good. I've scrolled across xoticpc.com, but hearing mixed reviews about them, and it looks like their main product is sager laptops who they just seem to be an authorized dealer for ( sorry if this is incredibly ignorant)
[new alienware]
Alienware offers military discounts that i can take advantage of and as long as I don't get all weird with the upgrades(because retail discounts for upgrades are better value).
Looking at two different computers:
-m17x
http://premierconfigure.us.dell.com...howleadtime=True&~tab=AllOptionsTab&~lt=print
-m14x
http://premierconfigure.us.dell.com...howleadtime=True&~tab=AllOptionsTab&~lt=print
Am I looking at a better deal to just buy, or go with a recertified when I can find a deal? From what I've gathered, alienware is overpriced and their website should never be visited but... here I am. Are there any trusted receritifed laptop dealers out there that you guys out there know about?
-price and performance main factors
-mobility desired
-gb for movies/music but external hdd?
-laptop to last ~5 years
-laptop<$1200, don't make much money
Hello!! After searching through this site diligently to answer all my hardware questions, I'm finally ready to pick my system and have some specific inquiries that could use your, more tech savvy, better wisdom and input.. Going to be downloading alot of movies/music before SOPA passes, but don't need alot of GB on my HD because i figure i can load all of that into an external harddrive. When it comes to my gaming laptop purchase, which, as of now, is soley for upcoming diablo 3 as of now, but possibly heroes of newerth or a more demanding game like starcraft2 in the near future, the main two factors I am looking at is price and performance.. mobility isn't really an issue but I've already purchased a desktop at home and need a laptop here.
tl;dr
[recertified]
I would prefer a recertified laptop where I can get better tech specs per dollar adjusting for 30% off retail value. Unfortuneately, the only trusted website that i know of that deals with recertified laptops is newegg.com, who only has
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220821 this laptop that looks good. I've scrolled across xoticpc.com, but hearing mixed reviews about them, and it looks like their main product is sager laptops who they just seem to be an authorized dealer for ( sorry if this is incredibly ignorant)
[new alienware]
Alienware offers military discounts that i can take advantage of and as long as I don't get all weird with the upgrades(because retail discounts for upgrades are better value).
Looking at two different computers:
-m17x
http://premierconfigure.us.dell.com...howleadtime=True&~tab=AllOptionsTab&~lt=print
-m14x
http://premierconfigure.us.dell.com...howleadtime=True&~tab=AllOptionsTab&~lt=print
Am I looking at a better deal to just buy, or go with a recertified when I can find a deal? From what I've gathered, alienware is overpriced and their website should never be visited but... here I am. Are there any trusted receritifed laptop dealers out there that you guys out there know about?