Anyone here getting the ATI 9700 pro cheaper than $340 ?

[WyteWatt]

I am wondering if anyone here like gets a certain percent off somewhere and getting the ATI 9700 pro for like $250 to $299 ?

 

[Czar]

I wish

 

[WyteWatt]

Czar well some people are i believe. That work at bestbuy, and stuff. Or has a freind or relative that works there. But heck the ATI 9700 pro is worth $340. I mean it wouldn't be bad to get it cheaper but still.

 

[Czar]

lucky bastards!

could someone hook me up with it for that price?

 

[WyteWatt]

Czar you could always go work for compusa or bestbuy for like a few days or weeks. Maybe that would work. Not holding my breath but maybe.

 

[Czar]

thats an idea though there are no bestbuy shops in my country and I doubt I will see that card here for at least a month

 

[WyteWatt]

Czar hmm do you live close to newegg maybe they give their workers a cetain percent off of products? Or maybe even some other store. I know compusa's expected ship date is Wednesday, August 28, 2002.

 

[bluemax]

Employee discounts are usually only 5% or 10% max.
Nice thought though.

 

[ElFenix]

nope, czar doesn't live near newegg and i doubt they'd ship to his frigid, ice-bound country

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: Czar
I wish

 

[murphy55d]

I work at Wally World but we do not carry the 9700 Pro and I don't think we ever will.

Though should hell freeze over, I will get 10% off.

 

[apoppin]

If you MUST have the card now, you're gonna pay $350 ($340+s&h).

If you're PATIENT - when the NV30 launches - the price should be in your target range.

I'd say - from reading the comments in my "why upgrade" thread, the extra $100 is worth it for the 'bragging rights' for the power-users.

 

[Alkali]

Actually I tend to agree, except that its difficult to distinguish between people who will get the Radeon 9700PRO for bragging and who will get it simply for performance. Personally I will get it purely to run at high res (1600x1200 with todays games) with 16x Anistropic Filtering on. I dont tend to be much bothered about FSAA, might try 2x though.

 

[Hanpan]

YOu didn't hear this from me but the wholesale price on these is about 300-320usd. So unless someone is willing to take a loss the least you will probably find these for anytime soon is about 325 plus shipping.

 

[bluemax]

You'll have so much performance to burn, you should try the 6x mode at 1024x768 at least once.... I know I'd much, MUCH prefer 6x AA @ 1024 than plain 1600x1200.
1600x1200 does not get rid of all the jaggies and creepy-crawlies.

 

[ajskydiver]

Best Buy's employee discount is 5% above cost.

Car Audio stuff would be up to 60% off.

Computer stuff 0-5% (rarely more than that but sometimes up to 10%).

Products with fat margins -- accessories (cables of all types) have a huge margin...

Unfortunately, computer stuff have razor thin margins.

Better than nothing though.

~AJ (Best Buy Tech. while in college)

 

[Pariah]

Originally posted by: bluemax
Employee discounts are usually only 5% or 10% max.
Nice thought though.

Depends on the company. CUSA sells products to their employees at cost, which could be 2% off or 90%(cables and such). 9700 is $325 cost there, which is close to 20%.