Best Buy Sale This week on the P-6831 FX $1199.99

Best Buy sale this week Gateway P-6831 FX $1199.99
Feb 17th-23 2008

Big time Price Matching
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Hope you guy have your Receipts Ready

 

Must resist... have a decent laptop... Argg, don't know if i can help myself . That is a great price. Didn't they just increase the price on this model though?

 

This ad does not come out till Feb 17th on Sunday i work for a local newpaper company so i get the ads 2 weeks before
And yes Best buy did up the price but as you can see here that thats a big drop

 

boooo! bought mine on feb2. so ill miss by 1 day!!!!!! #^$#@@,lol, vynle

 

wow. i'm so getting one.!

 

Looks like a good deal. Will Gateway allow you to purchase the 3yr warranty if it's bought at BB?

 

great deal,

 

Great Deal, I think I'm gonna to beg and plead BB for a price match.

 

Nice - i got mine for $1250, but i think i will still PM; it may only be $50, but that is still worth asking for (besides, who wouldn't be happy saying they got this beast for $1200...).

 

This includes a 1 year warranty? I'm debating on whether I should go the P171S route through gateway for $1650 w/ 3 year warranty plus shipping and taxes or this.

 

Yes - the 6831 has the standard 1 year warranty from Gateway.

 

So basically with the P171S FX from Gateway, for the extra ~$600 I get a better process, slot dvd burner and finger print reader along with 2 extra years.

I could buy a processor better than that one, and even exteend the warranty for less than $600. Is a slot dvd burner even important? Is there anything better about the 171S?

 

I think if you got the 1250 w/ free game they wont match cause the game is worth 50.00 (ie the difference)

 

Sloat Load DVD is personal preference. A tray has a slightly higher chance of becoming damaged due to it sticking out while a SL has a slightly higher chance of getting a disk stuck in the drive.

 

It's 1199 with a Free game this time.

 

ssoo..is this $1199 with free game or without???

also....if its the real deal...i would go ahead and order the laptop now if u have the funds to spare and then get the price match on it next week...

 

how many days does best buy give you to price match on a product that they then carry cheaper after you bought it?

 

14 days...i think.

 

Woot! If its 1199 with a free game! Another 50.00 beans off! I had a bad boot block that went on my original, that was replaced and now my Reciept date is 02/04/2008... + 14days = 2/18/2008.. Thats next monday! Wee!!!! I now got this amazing laptop for 1199.00 + a free game! I just ordered a new CPU, a T7500 for 199.00 and if I can sell my old CPU for just 50.00 bucks, the upgrade cost would be 150.00. Thus I get this great laptop with a T7500 CPU for just 1350.00 + a free game! Not too shabby!

 

AHAHAH allready got mine for that

 

Is it also for Best Buy Canada???????????????????????????

 

If gateway pushes the P6831 into $999, it will wipe out all other gaming laptop in the market and really create a hype.

It's definitely good way to advertise, and a cheap way to build a name.

Who would thought of getting a gateway laptop? and for serious gaming? from bestbuy?

Now, if they give a better LCD and a matte keyboard instead of shinny one, then it's perfect.

 

Until the 6831, not I.

Now, I can't really see the 6831 getting pushed to $1000; they would have to be losing $ at that point. but even at $1200, there is no denying how good a deal this is. I mean, the 8800M GTS is one hell of a card, easily worth 300-400 (given other companies are asking 500 for the GTX upgrade). Now, i have seen other laptops with specs like this, but witout the GTS, for the same price or more! So yeah, it is a great deal. Lets just hope not too many corners were cut to make it so cheap..

 

Does that gateway desktop next to the laptop have a 8800gt card in it as well? Its hard to see in the picture.

 

correct me if I am wrong this ad will come in the sunday paper which is delivered on satuday at my house. I bought my 6831 on Feb 2nd. DO you think that the ad will be in my hands and I can be in the store with the ad on the 16th that best buy will give me the PM?

BY THE WAY BUY THIS LAPTOP, BUY THIS LAPTOP, THEN BUY A BETTER CPU. THEN RAID IT THEN ENJOY.....

 

I want to know if it is the special of 1200$ will be available for Best Buy Canada! Please make my dream come true.

 

I love the price -- but does the 1440 x 900 screen not bother anyone else besides me? I would want at least 1680x1050 at this screen size.

By the folks, I was able to negotiate about 20% down with gateway on the P-171X-FX version (with the 1900x1200 screen).

I was wondering does anyone else think it just might be better to order this from gateway and negotiate down on the P-171S-FX version? To something like $1300 or less? At least you get a better screen (1680x1050 and slightly better proc).

Jeez 1199 is really hard to resist.

 

You can negotiate prices with gateway?! I wonder if toshiba negotiates....

I wasn't originally considering the gateway but its looking more appealing everyday!

Question though. To what extent can you swap out parts? processor, ram, hdd, anything else? And... how does this affect warranty?

 

At $1200, it's already a loss.

No. You have to wait until Sunday, but that would be past the 14 days. You just got really unlucky. Sorry.

 

Processor, ram and hdd can be swapped out.

It will void the warranty (unless you save the old parts when returning for repair and add it back in -- but this technically still voids the warranty).

I think the only thing that would not void is adding an extra hd (swapping the existing one probably voids it as well.)

 

would i be an idiot to wait until June/July to wait for a better deal on a computer? what components would i possibly miss out on if i bought this laptop for 1200 this upcoming week?

 

I just read on best buy reviews someone said that gateway graphics drivers don't support dx10, i'm a newbie in this department (among others) can you run other drivers or do you need to run the gateway ones?

 

You don't need to run the Gateway drivers, you can run drivers from other sources. Many people on the forum recomend the laptopvideo2go drivers as they are much better and stable than the stock drivers. You just have to find the driver that works with the card.

 

yea dun be the crazy dude that post a review in BB, that the gateway graphic driver doesnt support dx 10 or wtv. Or that they wont let him dl vista ultimate, and rate it a ****ing 2.LOl

 

Just in case anyone forgot:

I TOLD YOU SO :twitcy:

That is for all the 'it costs $1599 lamenters.

 

It is hard to predict the future. Penryn and 9800m GTS might be out by then - for about $600 more. The next really hot notebooks will be out late summer for BTS.

Sell this for $1000 then if the new stuff is really tempting.

 

the ad says save 150 plus a game. now does that mean after the sale the laptop is gonna be regular price nomore 1699?? An also is that a preset game or game of ur choice??

 

Ok from what i see on this ad i have in my hand
Both Laptop and Desktop are $1199.99 price each
Free Pc game of your choice retail Up to $49.99
Price Matching only 14 day so the one that got this laptop at the $1600.00 are the ones that got some money back
Ad says you save $150.00 and you get Free PC game
US only Best buy stores
Sorry Canada
Sorry about picture is not very good

http://forum.notebookreview.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15134&stc=1&d=1202882672
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when I picked this laptop up here in Canada this past weekend I looked at Bestbuy USA and it was 1600.00 and in Canada is was 1350.

I was like OMG something is FINALLY cheaper here in Canada with our dollar being stronger or near even with the US dollar...

Oh well, maybe bestbuy Canada will have a sale to, who knows.

 

Best Buy Canada did have a sale. From $1400 to $1350 you are seeing

 

i dont know how they bumped mine down to $1199 then, thats 150 off the sale price just for being open box...

 

BS!!, i just went to bestbuy talked to the manager and he looked up sundays ad and said "WoW thats a sale, but i dont feel comfortable selling it to you at this price, it might be a misprint" WHAT!!! just give me the laptop, they only have one in stock and its gonna be gone by sunday

 

There's no way in hell they're going to sell it to you at that price before Sunday. Best Buy takes a loss selling it, and makes up for it from kickbacks from Gateway. Gateway's not going to give Best Buy a kickback if they sell it before Sunday.

 

Buy it now and go back on Sunday to price match it. If you are worried about it being a misprint or the sale not really happening than don't open it so you can return it without a restocking fee.

 

it's very cheap!

 

For those interested in getting an FX, there will most likely be a limited number available on sale. Why not order one now over BB's website for a store pickup? That way you have a better chance to get one. If in comes in before the sale, you can get the difference back during the sale.

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BB Canada still won't do pricematch with BB USA right? Jerks...

 

My question is, how long will this sale last? I'm guessing a week? It wouldn't make sense if it was a 1 day sale. But it could be possible.

Secondly, if you do buy it online with in-store pickup option, but the stores are sold out. If the sale ends before you manage to get one, do you have to pay the extra or will they give you the laptop as long as they see the receipt?

 

The sale is 1 week. If the stores are sold out, you wouldn't be able to buy it online with "in-store pickup".

 

1 week? Gotcha. So supposing I just tell them to ship it to me and it's somehow defective, can I bring it into a BB store and swap for another? Or do I have to do that online also?