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should I buy stuff now or in a month?
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EKAtBzboyz
Senior member
personaly i would wait until the holiday hype is over, prices are already on the rise at some (most?) places
plus that gives time for newer/better choices to arise
dual channel ddr is about the next best thing for both amd and intel, so i would hold off until then and decide if its really worth its hype
plus that gives time for newer/better choices to arise
dual channel ddr is about the next best thing for both amd and intel, so i would hold off until then and decide if its really worth its hype
Visit NewEgg's refurbished section for good deals.
deadseasquirrel
Golden Member
that's kinda the way i looked at it. i could grab things online now (no shipping, no tax, etc) for MUCH cheaper than any retail b&m. now, during a sale like black friday or using MIRs, the price will probably come down to what i paid at Newegg, etc. maybe a tad bit lower than what i paid.
my main thing was getting everything NOW because the holidays are busy enough as it is (i.e. no time to build), backorders are aplenty, and we're expecting our little girl in the next 2 weeks.
deadseasquirrel
Wait until after Christmas. Inventories should be higher than the vendors would like. Sales and oversupply should drive prices lower then. Meanwhile if you see what you want at a bargain price, then go ahead and pick it up. Various items are often discounted heavily to get folks into the retail outlets. So, whether at Best Buy or other store, you can and will have buying opportunities prior to Dec 31st. Just be selective and then complete whatever you are missing after Christmas or New Years Day. (I would especially wait on the CPU and motherboard until then because Granite Bay and C1 Intel steppings in volume are due out prior to then).
The Christmas shopping season has brought higher prices for computer gear for years and years. It is a depressing time to attend computer shows.
It is reasonable to predict this Chistmas season will bring even higher prices. Manufacturers have cut production during the long economic slowdown. People are in a pretty good mood compared to last year. The Fed just cut interest rates. The economy is overdue for a pickup, and a surge often is triggered by Christmas (or an end-of-the-year rally if you prefer.) Low supply and heavy demand mean high prices. People that know about the Christmas phenomena are buying early and already pushing up prices.
It is reasonable to predict this Chistmas season will bring even higher prices. Manufacturers have cut production during the long economic slowdown. People are in a pretty good mood compared to last year. The Fed just cut interest rates. The economy is overdue for a pickup, and a surge often is triggered by Christmas (or an end-of-the-year rally if you prefer.) Low supply and heavy demand mean high prices. People that know about the Christmas phenomena are buying early and already pushing up prices.
I'm sorry, I don't think I heard you all correctly. Did you say that Black Friday Best Buy sales aren't hardly worth it? How about this: last year Best Buy was selling a GF3 Ti200 (priced online at around $179 at the time) for $99. Nobody could match that, not even close.
That was the only really good deal that I saw, but far from the only good deal out there.
-- WARNING --
It's not called Black Friday because it's a good time. I went to our local Best Buy (St. Louis, MO) an hour before it was supposed to open that weekend. I was there at 6AM, and it wasn't supposed to open (according to the ad in the paper) until 7AM. Of course, that wonderful deal only lasted 15 minutes after they opened the doors, so they were long gone by the time I got there. So, plan on showing up AT LEAST 2 HOURS before the advertised opening time. If Best Buy didn't have so many other nice things for sale and wasn't on my way home from work now, I wouldn't buy anything from me. That seriously pissed me off. Can you get things considerably cheaper? Absolutely. Is it worth three hours of your time (two hours before opening and one hour in line) and probably 4 hours of sleep to get those deals? That's for you to decide.
If you want to wait until right after Christmas, you know that the sales will be incredible as they always are around this time of the year.
That was the only really good deal that I saw, but far from the only good deal out there.
-- WARNING --
It's not called Black Friday because it's a good time. I went to our local Best Buy (St. Louis, MO) an hour before it was supposed to open that weekend. I was there at 6AM, and it wasn't supposed to open (according to the ad in the paper) until 7AM. Of course, that wonderful deal only lasted 15 minutes after they opened the doors, so they were long gone by the time I got there. So, plan on showing up AT LEAST 2 HOURS before the advertised opening time. If Best Buy didn't have so many other nice things for sale and wasn't on my way home from work now, I wouldn't buy anything from me. That seriously pissed me off. Can you get things considerably cheaper? Absolutely. Is it worth three hours of your time (two hours before opening and one hour in line) and probably 4 hours of sleep to get those deals? That's for you to decide.
If you want to wait until right after Christmas, you know that the sales will be incredible as they always are around this time of the year.
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