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    R835 great deals?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by zer0sum, Jul 31, 2011.

  1. zer0sum

    zer0sum Notebook Geek

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    Hi there,

    I am looking to pick up an R835 and have been trying to find a great deal on them.

    Officemax had them at $649 for a week or two but I called and went to a couple of stores and they couldn't even order me one :(

    Best buy has them for $729 which looks like the best price I can find.

    Surprisingly Ebay and Amazon are both much higher than that.

    Does anyone else know of a good deal?
     
  2. Ryoko

    Ryoko Notebook Guru

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    BB is the P70, most other places are P56X. Amazon "usually" has the P56X for $799. Though, now it is in the $840s. If you can wait, Amazon most likely will drop it back to $799. JR has the P56X for $820, if that helps.
     
  3. zer0sum

    zer0sum Notebook Geek

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    I don't see any difference in specs between the P70 and P56X??
     
  4. alexUW

    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    Ryoko Notebook Guru

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    Yikes, someone at Amazon must have heard me, it's now at $930 for the 56X! :)
     
  6. zer0sum

    zer0sum Notebook Geek

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    OfficeMax is back up to $799 as well :(
     
  7. Ryoko

    Ryoko Notebook Guru

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    Amazon dropped their back down to $840s. Office Max was on sale last week. Office Max has had the R835 on sale for $650 for two times now.
     
  8. Ryoko

    Ryoko Notebook Guru

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    Amazon's price is at $799, in case anyone is on the fence.
     
  9. tishatossie

    tishatossie Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am still unable to have this problem fixed yet. Battery loses its charge roughly 10% overnight when it is completely turned off (shutdown). It is not just annoying but rather diminishing its portability, rendering it useless. I can live with the other issues, but not the lost of the battery capacity when not using.
    Trust me, you will be really disappointed if this problem was not fixed. Frankly, if this problem can't be fixed, i wouldn't pay, even 650, for it. I like toshiba products and can tolerate other issues, but if you can't turn it on when you need it, it is useless; just as paperweight. Try other toshiba products that have less critical problems.
     
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    nebody00 Notebook Consultant

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    Ryoko Notebook Guru

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    For students, this xbox and Amazon price is HOT! For those unable to get a free xbox, the previous OfficeMax deal is better.
     
  12. zer0sum

    zer0sum Notebook Geek

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    Best Buy just went back up to $779.99 as well :(