$600-$700 Haswell laptop possible this summer?

[poohbear]

Hey all, id love to have a new Haswell based laptop this summer to replace an ancient AMD laptop i have, but is it realistic to find one for $600~$700 this summer? It'll be used mainly for DJing music @ parties, word processing, & internet surfing. Thanks!

 

[poohbear]

Bumpity bump! Anyone?

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Yup! Just wait for those back to school sales.

 

[sheh]

I assume so. The CPUs are more expensive then the previous generation, but only because they're just out. The price difference isn't that large. You can find plenty of Ivy Bridge notebooks for $600 or much less.

 

[sheh]

It's close already. For $760 (includes shipping) you can get a 17" i7 Haswell, using coupon code NEWPC150:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/hom...on-Notebook-PC

There may be better deals around.

 

[poohbear]

Ok thanks. So the back to school sales in August are good?

 

[sheh]

Toshiba i5-4200U 15" 1920x1080 for $600 here. Can upgrade to i7-4700MQ for +$100. Battery a bit small, though.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Ok thanks. So the back to school sales in August are good?

Yup. Perfect time to pick up a new lappy