Black Friday Laptop and Xmas Deals

[fschris]

So.. My wife has the habit of dropping her laptop. She cracked it up bad recently. She had a pretty decent 2 in 1 Dell. 13 inch screen. So thought Id find her a new one for Xmas. She is only browsing the web. I swear the prices for a decent i5 are all over 600 bucks for a 2 in 1. This seems pretty high. Are all the prices jacked up? Are the black friday xmas sales a scam?

 

[shortylickens]

to me that seems like a reasonable deal this time of year.

 

[RossMAN]

I'm surprised this hasn't sold out yet

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/d/dell-inspiron-13-i3378-3340gry-pus-2-in-1-pc/8wfkrz8dbsjr/5zfg?activetab=pivotverviewtab

$599 on sale for $379

Obviously you'll want to add SSD and replace RAM (assuming it's not soldered)

• Intel Core i3-7100U (2.40 GHz) CPU
• 13.3" 1920 x 1080 TouchScreen Display
• 4GB DDR4 Memory
• 1TB Hard Drive
• Intel HD Graphics 620
• Windows 10 Home
• 3-Cell Battery
• Inputs:
  • 2x USB 3.0
  • 1x USB 2.0
  • 1x HDMI
  • Media Card Reader

Edit: Sure enough it's out of stock online but apparently still available in store.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

So.. My wife has the habit of dropping her laptop. She cracked it up bad recently. She had a pretty decent 2 in 1 Dell. 13 inch screen. So thought Id find her a new one for Xmas. She is only browsing the web. I swear the prices for a decent i5 are all over 600 bucks for a 2 in 1. This seems pretty high. Are all the prices jacked up? Are the black friday xmas sales a scam?

Do the two of you have children and if so are many of them with dents in the head (re habit of dropping)?

 

[snoopy7548]

I usually buy laptops every five years, or whenever I break them. Last deal I got was a refurbished Dell Inspiron i3 for like $300 maybe four years ago, which has been more than adequate for just web browsing and is still going strong. There's usually something good going on at SlickDeals.

RossMAN had a good suggestion. +1 on the SSD.

 

[HomerJS]

You just missed 15% off at Dell along with 15% rebate from Ebates. You also get 3-6% rebate using free Dell buyer account.

Check it out parts may still be there

If you buy one don't forget a tube of Crazy Glue