When is the right time to buy a loptop? During Christmas Holidays or by January na?

[attyallanlatras]

I am at the verge of buying a laptop. Since I have a desktop here in my office and also one at home...I have time to wait for the change of prices before buying a laptop...but how many months before prices would change....I could still recall when I set up my desktop, the cpu I bought was priced at 3,900...but just a few weeks thereafter it price went down as 2,850...I told myself if I could have waited for sometime...

Will a month's time be enough for prices to change...I actually have set my eyes on ASUS k40n now priced at 3,495.00 here in Cebu....

I also consider na malapit na ang December...There are at times may sale during Christmas Holidays...should I wait for this time...or wala talagang sale during the Holidays, PC stores are just creating some gimmick and make it appear na may sale...what about after December na na ako bibili, will the real prices of laptops or may real sale talaga after Christmas na ako bibili?... just asking...though I now have the money to buy but I'm trying to be patient...hoping na bababa pa yung prices nila...

[CVT]

Wait for the Christmas sales......

8800:juggle:

[Lucius]

After christmas and new year, may clearance sale pa I think until mid-Jan 2010 meron pa nyan pero expect those units to be not that loaded

Ang ubos nyan are the popular series and syempre netbooks

[ghosthunter]

The thing with computers, their prices always go down as time goes on. Anyway, I don't expect the prices will go down during the Christmas season because of the "expected" sales during the holidays.

If you really want to buy that new laptop, just go out and buy it. But better make sure the laptop you are getting is the one you want and is expandable (more RAM and easy to access harddisk). There are many sites on the internet that gives laptop models a good versus bad review, just google for them.

As for me, I might be upgrading my netbook soon (next few months). I am planning to get one with an ION chipset as my main consideration. I also hope I can find one with wifi-N, bluetooth and a long lasting battery.

[Horsepower]

Since you're a lawyer and your time really costs a lot, just get a Macbook or Macbook Pro. The thing just works without the quirks of Windoze. Even if you happen to need windoze, you can run it within OSX.

I use both Windoze and OSX.

As for Asus K40, it's a good brand, 2-years warranty if you get it from an official distributor (Banbros sourced). Make sure not to buy from grey market/smugglers. They can't support your unit and you'll be on your own when something major goes wrong.

[roninblade]

the thing with laptops is, if you buy one don't look at the current prices for a while. maiinis ka lang parati dahil ambilis bumaba ng prices. if you need one now, buy one now. kung kaya mo mag-antay for the sales this December and January then saka nalang bumili. pero even if you buy then, expect in a few months for the prices to go down ulit since maglalabasan naman mga newer models.

[ghosthunter]

Buying a computer is never an investment. Expect prices of older model computers to always go down. One thing about netbooks though, the prices seems to have been relatively stable for most models, dropping only P2K maximum for the older models.

[jozef_10]

sir if you have relatives from the states coming over for the holidays, ask them if they can get you one.

[testament11]

kung ako tatanungin, magandang bumili ng laptop and other gadgets after ng opening ng classes

[attyallanlatras]

kung ako tatanungin, magandang bumili ng laptop and other gadgets after ng opening ng classes

Ang layo naman sir, around july pa next year...anyway thanks for your suggestion

[Negus]

first quarter next year, lalabas na intel i5/I7 mobile processors but current gen processors are fast enough.

[testament11]

Ang layo naman sir, around july pa next year...anyway thanks for your suggestion

preference ko lang yan sir kasi dyan ko napapansin na mura ang gadgets. well, if you really want, wait for january nalang sir...

[Jun aka Pekto]

Computers are an impulse buy. You can wait til January to buy a laptop. Then there may be another round of discounts a month later. It's a never-ending cycle. So, I just buy when I need to (or more appropriately when the wife says so).

We're nearing our laptop update cycle and that ASUS G60vx (GTX 260M) for $1k at Best Buy looks mighty tempting.

[badkuk]

Will a month's time be enough for prices to change...I actually have set my eyes on ASUS k40n now priced at 3,495.00 here in Cebu....

Sir, kung totoong 3,495.00 pesos ung Asus K40IN...bilhin nyo na -- buy a dozen! Then sell them at 35k B)

Been eyeing the same unit for the past few months....afaik nasa 41k+ sya sa malls.

[chua_riwap]

Sir, kung totoong 3,495.00 pesos ung Asus K40IN...bilhin nyo na -- buy a dozen! Then sell them at 35k B)

Been eyeing the same unit for the past few months....afaik nasa 41k+ sya sa
malls.

Check the spelling. Baka kaya super mura, tatak Asuws!.........

[niky]

Buying a computer is never an investment. Expect prices of older model computers to always go down. One thing about netbooks though, the prices seems to have been relatively stable for most models, dropping only P2K maximum for the older models.

+1

Just buy whatever you feel you need. Make sure it's upgradeable.

I bought my netbook at launch... the price was high, but I got a lot of use out of it, so I don't really mind.

[ghosthunter]

+1

Just buy whatever you feel you need. Make sure it's upgradeable.

I bought my netbook at launch... the price was high, but I got a lot of use out of it, so I don't really mind.

I bought my current netbook in Feb 2009 at P21K. Today, the price is at P19K. A 3K drop in price but I think it's fine since I get a lot of use out of it.

[rion]

first quarter next year, lalabas na intel i5/I7 mobile processors but current gen processors are fast enough.

myroon na ata dito sa pinas. i7 and i5 mobiles.

http://tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=4480069

premium member yan from PC Corner

napansin ko yung i7 mobile available na from the first week of october

[Horsepower]

Hay salamat buti lumabas na. It means the new Macbook & Macbook Pro are coming out. I wonder anong graphics card nun. I hope they don't go back to Intel Craphics for the 13s.

[Jun aka Pekto]

Hay salamat buti lumabas na. It means the new Macbook & Macbook Pro are coming out. I wonder anong graphics card nun. I hope they don't go back to Intel Craphics for the 13s.

According to the Apple web site, the MacBook gets the 9400M while the MacBook Pros get the 9400M or dual gpu's: the 9600M GT and 9400M together. Hydra, maybe?

They're quite nice. But, I have my heart set for a $999 ASUS G60 desktop replacement/gaming laptop. I saw one configured with CoD: MW2 earlier at Best Buy.