Would you buy a display laptop at full price?

[The Green Bean]

Originally posted by: EngenZerO
i wouldn't

 

[marvdmartian]

Talk to the manager, and if they're not a total dick, you can likely get them to throw in some accessories you want, or even an extended warranty, that will make up for the lack of a discount.

Originally posted by: postmortemIA
You are nuts...it is like would you marry a prostitute.

Yeah, but at least you know you'd get laid, right??

 

[So]

If you need 18mos financing to buy a $500 laptop, you shouldn't be buying a laptop at all.

 

[Jawo]

Display model with no accessories and heavily used? Heck no, matter of fact, Heck no for any circumstance!

 

[j00fek]

nope, maybe 1/2 price.

 

[fbrdphreak]

What laptop? I bet you can find a better deal elsewhere

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: 49erinnc

Originally posted by: pontifex
are you afraid of how its set up or are you afraid of some part going bad?

if its just set up, just format the HD and start over. good as new.

I'm not really bothered with how it's setup, although I will say there's just something appealing about pulling it out of a sealed box and being the first to fire it up. But I think my biggest concern is just a laptop that has been sitting on a shelf where kids or whoever have "played" with it. I'm sure it hasn't suffered any damage but it's still tough to get past that aspect. I haven't seen it in person, just going by what the sales guy told me over the phone.

I wonder how much of a discount a display model warrants?

Considering they don't make more than 10% on a laptop, standard OB discount is 5-10%. If they want it out of there real bad, they'll do more if you push. Some brands I would not buy display models though, unless I can sell it again for a profit

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: 49erinnc

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Now you've got me curious what brand/model laptop is this?

It's the Toshiba M105-S3041. $699.99 plus tax up front/$499.99 after $200 MIR and no interest financing for 18 months.

Just a good laptop that suits my needs and the price is really fair at $499.99 for the specs: Centrino T1350, 512MB DDR2, 80GB HDD, 14.1", dual layer CD/DVD burner, etc.

I think I'm passing on the display based on the overwhelming "HELL NO" I'm seeing here. Just gonna call around today and see if one maybe came in on the daily shipment. I'd jump on their other deal which is $699.99 after MIR. But it's the same laptop other than having a 100GB HD. You're basically paying another $200 for a "free" all-in-one printer, a "free" spare 6-cell battery and 20 more GB's on the HDD. I wouldn't use the printer and I don't travel so I'd just sell the spare battery.

OK didn't see this. I'm guessing the real reason you want to do this is the financing. Don't do it, because if it dies and Toshiba's warranty doesn't cover it you're stuck making payments on something you can't even use.

Save your money and buy one in cash, or put it on a low-interest CC and split it into two payments at the most.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: 49erinnc
Based on the fine print, it looks like a display discount would actually prevent me from getting the 18 months no interest. The small print under that says "18 months no interest for purchases totaling $499 or more, after discounts."

If that's the case, just knocking off enough to be under $499 after taxes may rule out the financing deal. I guess I'd have to have a talk with them to make sure I'd still get the no interest financing if they lowered the sale price since it would be under $499

You should be fine