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    P-171 FX series out tomarrow from Gateway!

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Shimon, Jan 31, 2008.

  1. Shimon

    Shimon Notebook Geek

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    I spoke with a representative from Gateway, and I was told that an educator would receive around 5% give or take if they purchased the P-171X FX Edition. It doesn't seem like much but at least it is something. I forgotten about asking them about what discount a student would receive.

    I also asked the representative about the sale at Best Buy and was told that he/she would try to match the price as closely as possible. I'll find out about how close to the price tomorrow that this person can match it at.

    I was also told that there would be alot of promotions tomorrow so I have my expectations pretty high on price!

    I know that no one could probably beat that Best Buy FX sale, and really the only main difference between this and the S series is the CPU for the added cost of $350 dollars, and the X series for the CPU and monitor for the added cost of $750 dollars... I'd probably buy the X series if it was around $1600-$1800.

    Has there been anyone else who spoke with a Gateway rep and gotten a quote or any other useful information?
     
    Shimon, Jan 31, 2008
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Price matching at Best Buy is completely on a whim of either the employee or the manager. Do your best job of sucking up and hope you get lucky.

    BTW, why is an educator buying a gaming laptop :p.
     
    Lithus, Jan 31, 2008
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  3. kenz1980

    kenz1980 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey man I use to work for BB here in Canada and they were always more than willing to price match - that's one of their gimmicks - bring in an ad or something that shows a competitor with a lower price they match it, no question.
     
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  4. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    It differs from store to store, who you talk to, and how it affect the margin.
     
    Lithus, Jan 31, 2008
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    icehell Notebook Evangelist

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    why P-6831FX not in gateway.com?
    should i wait till first week of feb. may BB give another offer!
     
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  7. Lights

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  8. Shimon

    Shimon Notebook Geek

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    I just took a look right now... that estimated shipping date sounds like a pretty long time... I don't know if I should buy it now... a month seems like a long time - and by that time other manufacturers could do some competitive pricing... not too sure what to do... just wait, or buy the best buy laptop, or buy the Gateway® P-171X from Gateway and wait till March 10th?

    I just want to have a great laptop so that I could work with the tools that I already have at home, and the macbook that they issued me... well, let's just say I would like to work on a more powerful computer.

    Also, I could show my colleagues that there are great laptops than macbook pros and cheaper too. ;)

    The person that I talked to had given me 15% off the Gateway® P-171X FX, edition, but I heard on another thread that they were given 20% off for this laptop?
     
    Shimon, Jan 31, 2008
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  9. icehell

    icehell Notebook Evangelist

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    if u like HP&Dell so its better waiting (not so long ...just 2 weeks).
    believe me all major names are crap like hp,dell,sony,toshiba,
    if am were u go for bestbuy offer now
     
    icehell, Jan 31, 2008
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  10. kem99

    kem99 Notebook Consultant

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    Is the P-171 FX a rebranded Clevo/Sager model? Kind of looks like the NP5793/570RU model.
     
    kem99, Jan 31, 2008
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    I think the 1681FX version is the retail version, where they build and ship out to stores.
     
    jujuk8, Jan 31, 2008
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