Whats the Best Deal You've Ever Seen

I've been looking around for a notebook for about 2 weeks now. I check all the major deal websites, the manufacturer websites, and of course this forum. There are some okay deals, but I keep hearing there were better deals just a couple weeks ago.

So I'm wondering whats the best deal you've seen for a mainstream laptop, so I can compare it to what is offered at the moment.

Thanks.

 

I was able to configure XPS M1530 with everything upgraded last "great weekend sale" and used 25% off, and it came out to be $960

No Blu-ray or SSD though (which I didn't want anyway)

(Edit: No I didn't buy it, waiting for a refresh)

 

If theres one answer to your question, it would be:

The P-6831 FX from Gateway, the edition that was solely for Best Buy.
http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=3273

But if you're looking for a notebook, this won't help because it was sold out very very quickly. Figured I would answer your question though.

 

You are going to have to shop for longer than 2 weeks if you are looking for a steller deal. You need to get used to the pricing strategy of the company, and the coupons they offer, which coupons are stackable etc. Its all about timing and patience....

 

This is the best deal I've ever seen. Not likely to happen again any time soon though (or ever). http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=273717

The deal in my sig is pretty sweat too, but most people don't want to mess with eBay as it's kind of risky.

 

Best deal is XPS with 40% off plus an additional 12% off for EPP with 3/4 year warranty. Paying by DPA gives you more off (I think another 4% off? I don't use DPA though). Another about as good is also for XPS, $799 off plus 10% off plus 12% off EPP (with possible 4% off through DPA). The first is better if you are maxing out the specs, while the second is better for lower end (less than ~$2400) models.

edit: don't hold your breath for the deal though. More common is 25% and $699 off (happening right now).