Question regarding the dv6tqe and coupons..

So I've recently come to the decision to buy this laptop for school and was about to buy it tonight....and i backed out. I configured it with the 6770m card, a 9cell battery and the 1080p display. Came out to about 1200 and with a $200 coupon final price w/tax and shipping was $1,084. I decided to hold off in wait for a better deal. I don't need it urgently..school doesn't start until August for me but was curious on how often these coupons come around and if I'm gonna regret this decision.

 

I paid $1046.49 with a 30% off coupon for this:

dv6t Quad Ed
LM720AV
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• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1
• 2nd generation Intel(R) Quad Core(TM) i7-2630QM (2.0 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) w/Turbo Boost up to 2.9 GHz
• 2GB GDDR5 Radeon(TM) HD 6770M Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
• 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• FREE Upgrade to 750GB 5400RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• No Additional Office Software
• FREE Upgrade to Norton Internet Security(TM) 2011 - 15 Month Subscription (activation required)
• 50% OFF!! One 6-Cell and One 9-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
• 15.6" diagonal Full HD HP Anti-glare LED Display (1920 x 1080)
• FREE Upgrade to Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone and HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
• Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN with Wireless Display Support
• Standard Keyboard
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

I purchased it through fatwallet to get 3.6% back. I also was able to get $47 credit and a $50 credit for other things that came up along the way. Came out close to $910 w/o tax.

details in my signature at the bottom. I'm not sure if that helps.

 

the "best" kinds of information you can use to answer your question is things like Dealhunters: Buy Your Laptops in August, September and April

however, do realize that this is the average price, not the lowest price, which is what you should be going for. in other words, the best deals are the exceptions, not the averages - and to predict the exceptions is as reliable as predicting a coin flip.

 

The deal right now sucks in my opinion...
I got dv6t Quad Ed
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• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1
• 2nd generation Intel(R) Quad Core(TM) i7-2630QM (2.0 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) w/Turbo Boost up to 2.9 GHz
• 1GB GDDR5 Radeon(TM) HD 6770M Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
• FREE Upgrade to 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 640GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• No Additional Office Software
• FREE Upgrade to Norton Internet Security(TM) 2011 - 15 Month Subscription (activation required)
• 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (standard) - Up to 5.5 hours of battery life +++
• 15.6" diagonal Full HD HP Anti-glare LED Display (1920 x 1080)
• FREE Upgrade to Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone and HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
• Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN with Wireless Display Support
• Standard Keyboard
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

For 927.49$ + NV Tax: $75.13 = $1002.62
And I was so lucky to get one of the last 30% coupons hours before all of them were used.
Then there was 25% coupon but with free 8gb RAM which for is completely waste of money (this 5%)

The offer now doesn't include Free Blue-ray which is +75$ and the coupon is only 200$
I think HP won't release 25%/30% coupons soon.

 

I'm also looking into getting the dv6t soon. Right now the HP.com website gives you an automatic $100 off plus you can use the additional $200 off promo code. So $300 off is pretty decent. My customized laptop would come to $1014 w/ tax & delivery and the $300 off. Although, it'd be even nicer if we knew the laptop would be cheaper come aug/sep.

 

Yeah because I'll buy it now if it's unlikely any better coupons or deals come around, but if I can hold off and get a better deal soon then I'm happy to wait.

 

I've said this before:

Here

and Here

I have no idea if I'm right, but I expect you're sitting in the most expensive time of year to buy a laptop. The second post has links to some helpful deal finders/buying guides.

Cheers!