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    Where to buy sager notebooks

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by shadowtails, Jun 19, 2008.

  1. shadowtails

    shadowtails Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would like you ask if ignore some Internet business where have configurable sager notebooks with possibility monthly instalments and sending abroad?Found am only firm rockdirect but the me come compared to other business on the whole beloved.
     
  2. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    I think xoticpc.com ships it abroad.Instalment I don't know.
     
  3. shadowtails

    shadowtails Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes they have but they haven not got montyhly payments.But thanks for help ;)
     
  4. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    No reseller is going to extend you credit (which is what you want with an installment payment plan) - that's what banks and credit card companies are for.
     
  5. theriko

    theriko Ronin

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    It's actually quite common for businesses to extend credit in the uk. Almost any big purchase you make can be done with credit through the seller. Mostly it is just that the seller organises the credit with another company for you but it is all done automatically
     
  6. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Aah, but having what amounts to floorplan financing (as it's called in the auto dealer industry) is not the same thing as the retailer assuming the risk him/herself on the credit. Typically, in the US at least, a retailer extends credit to customers by offering a store charge card or private label credit card; however, the person taking on the credit risk is not the retailer, it's the financial institution that's behind the card. Furthermore, you need to be a sufficiently large retailer for such an arrangement to make any sense given the amount of vigorish the sponsoring financial institution skims off of each charge. I doubt if any of the relevant Clevo/Sager resellers are in a position to set up a private label charge card system, and I'm positive that none of them want to bear the credit risk of a customer by themselves, particularly since they've got to pay in full for the merchandise they purchased from Sager. All of these issues only get exacerbated when you're talking about a trans-national purchase - no reseller in his or her right mind is going to go anywheres near a trans-national installment sale. For all their goodnatured-ness, I simply cannot see justin@xoticpc or Paladin44 being willing to make such an installment sale and then have to schlep half-way 'round the world just to try and collect from a defaulting customer - given the cost of airfare, they'd be better off simply giving 'em away for free if they did that.

    Bottom line, if you want to buy a system from a Sager reseller on credit, get a credit card, or a line of credit from your own bank.
     
  7. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Check out the Clevo Guide for clevo units ( M570Ru=sager 5793 or D901C=sager 9262)
     
  8. bmwrob

    bmwrob Notebook Virtuoso

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    Using credit cards to buy computers seems like really bad idea to me. Not only do you pay interest on the loan, but you do so on a product which loses value so quickly that should you need to sell to get out from under the note, for whatever reason, you'll likely owe more than the machine is worth. A poor, risky idea, IMHO.
     
  9. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    A risky idea if entered into thoughtlessly; not so risky if entered into considerately. First, depending on your credit rating, you may be able to get a card with a 0% (or very low rate, like 4%) on purchases for a certain period, such as a year - that gives you 12 months same as cash. Second, you can also get cards that give an initial 0% rate on balance transfers (but make sure the transfer fee, which is usu. 3%, has a cap, otherwise you've effectively paid 3% simple interest on the transfer). Third, depending on the card you may also get insurance coverage that is better than the warranty coverage provided by the seller. Finally, it all depends on what you want, how badly you want it, and what your available options are.

    It's only risky if you hop into it cavalierly, without thinking all of the issues through, but then again, most of life is risky if you go through it thinking you can do what you wish without consequence.
     
  10. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    I also agree to what bmwrob said especially for laptops.
     
  11. Justin@XoticPC

    Justin@XoticPC Company Representative

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    HERE is a good website for looking for credit card deals. This is what we normally recommend to customers looking for financing. You will see some of them offer 0% for 12 months. Another thing is to look into Pay Pal. They offer buyer financing that works for some customers. :)