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    7811FX on sale $1350...What should I know before I buy?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by samwY, Oct 16, 2008.

  1. samwY

    samwY Notebook Consultant

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    Can someone give me cliffs on what I should know and check before I buy.
    If I remember correctly I should only get one with serial number: 2888?
     
    samwY, Oct 16, 2008
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  2. mEatWad

    mEatWad Notebook Consultant

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    i saw one too. they don't list the clearance price on the web site (till now). make sure they don't slap on the geek squad optimization for $60. thats most likely a refurb unit. but cleverly disguised.
    p2888 is right. get home and test it thoroughly. futuremark and some graphically intense game like COD4 or crysis. look for dead pixels, ghosting etc. overheating and/or buzzing power brick. thats about it i guess.
     
    mEatWad, Oct 16, 2008
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  3. BigHops323

    BigHops323 Notebook Deity

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    that's not a refurb but any pc that is returned as defective is sent back to gateway and we never see it again. it is just something that has been pre-setup as it is worth it to customers that aren't very computer literate or have the time to do it.
     
    BigHops323, Oct 16, 2008
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  4. mEatWad

    mEatWad Notebook Consultant

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    **** yea, its $1359 everywhere now. aaarrrr!! so whats the deal now. if i buy and its defective and i wanna replace, how would BB replace a clearance/dis-continued item.
     
    mEatWad, Oct 16, 2008
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  5. BigHops323

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    same as any other. if its not in stock though you are gonna have to get store credit.
     
    BigHops323, Oct 16, 2008
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  6. Dragon_Myr

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    I'm running a 2887 with the ridged power adapter, and I haven't had any problems what so ever aside from a display driver glitch (that was easily fixed) and Vista's IEEE 1394 problems.
     
    Dragon_Myr, Oct 16, 2008
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  7. LongLiveLife

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    I'd wait the 7811fx is listed on the website as outlet item.
     
    LongLiveLife, Oct 16, 2008
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