R2 at Best Buy??

Does anyone have an idea when the R2 might start appearing in brick and mortar stores? I talked to a sales rep and he told me they're coming in 2 weeks... Yeah, I don't think he understood what I was asking, but w/e.

 

Even if you could buy from a store like Best Buy, I would still order through Dell. If you want your system right away, get a Fast Track system from Dell. Dell has a *MUCH* better return policy, will often have discounts/coupons which Best Buy does not, and may even save you additional money if you don't get charged tax (saving 7% tax on a $1000 system is $70).

 

Well, I want to pay with cash. So unless I can mail them $1000.....

And either way, I just would prefer to buy it at a brick and mortar store.

 

My guess is that it's going to be after they clear out the R1 stock.

 

My local BB just started stocking the m17x R1! It will be a while for the m11x R2...

 

Yeah, get a fasttrack from Alienware online. I got mine in 2 days. And you don't have to deal with the goofs at BestBuy.
-joe-

 

If best buy gets the R2, how likely is it that it will be the fast track configuration?

 

21 days from the date of invoice is a terrible return policy, considering you don't get much days with the machine before the time is up. And most states pay sales tax...

 

The reeason that I think dell has a better return policy is because they don't charge restocking fee. You also get to apply coupons and discounts to dell purchases when they are available, which happen a lot more often than Best Buy sales.

 

Extremely likely. Dell saves money by manufacturing one configuration for those two sales channels, instead of manufacturing a separate configuration for each.

 

I agree you will see a fast track system.

 

Damn, so I might as well buy it online. Thnx for the help guys, I'm not gonna wait and just buy it online. an i7 config. Despite the fact that fast track is...well...faster, I really want the i7 config, so yeah.

Thnx guys!

 

HP has a much better return policy. They pay for shipping both ways (at least every time I've needed to return a laptop). No restocking fee. 30 days from the day the notebook arrives at your house.

 

I have returned 3 Dell laptops and never had to pay for return shipping or a restocking fee. I have kept several too!

 

That is an awesome return policy. The only downside I see to that is that you have to buy an HP

 

I seriously thought about getting a Core i7 system. But I went with the fast track, because I figure that the Core i7 isn't going to be much faster in gaming. It would have cost more than the Core i5, taken 3 weeks to build. Ultimately, I got a Fast Track system, because I don't like to wait.

 

Agreed! Did he say HP? Runnnnnnnnnnnnn

 

i rather buy it online, cause of the custom name plate lol xD