Buying a new laptop locally 2morrow, Im not a computer head. chime in??please?

ok, im giving my lenovo y510 to my little sister now.

I'm picking up the laptop tomororw locally, i talked to the guy, he seems to know alot bout the computer and claiming that im getting a great deal, of course he'll say that since im the buyer . but i want to get other peoples input as well.

for $800, he wouldnt budge for $750 so $800 it is.

its for the new sony vaio VGNFW290-CTO with blu ray hdd

he said brand new. cause he bought it originally for his father but didnt need it.

some 411::..
- hasnt registed yet for warranty so i can have it registered under my name, he bought through sony website.



heres link to the ad on craigslist

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/sys/1121354131.html

any input would happily appreciated.

 

Eh, it's a fair deal. It's not AMAZING. But it's totally fair, especially with Blu-Ray.

 

thank you, have you seen better deals? if so could you lead me to it?

I had gotten the "amazing deals" like you were referring to when i took the time to shop for display models and such where i gotten this lenovo y510 for $450 with 3yr warranty, which they had it displayed for $650 for it and not includin the warranty that costed $70 dollars.

.but i have a thing for sony vaios. its not quite heavy as my lenovo and is thiner/sleekier. also its simpler to use than useless gadgets on my lenovo thats i think is only for appeal.

i might try to back off and see if he'll drop the price to $750.

every email i kept getting "yeah theres another interested buyer, so act fast" could be but who knows. ive seen that ad on craigs for a while, so ill try to get a deal i want

Anyways thanks again for the input.

 

If you fill out the "What notebook should I buy?" FAQ and set your budget at $800 dollars, you can probably get a better laptop.
Not sure about it being a Vaio though. The one you linked to is actually pretty low end (16.4" display, 5400RPM drive, 2GB of RAM, low end CPU) though.

 

First off, the Blu-ray and 512MB 3650 graphics cards are standard and free anyway, so his main selling points are thrown out.

I say no. Looking at the Sonystyle page, and the fact that his is the most basic configuration at $839.00, I don't see where he get's the "over $1300" figure. So from the basic config, it's only a savings of $39 + shipping, minus three months of warranty. Plus, at one point the seller claims to have bought it on 2/27/09 for $1300, but later says that the warranty began on 12/23/08. Why is he so confused?

I'd rather buy one brand new, but with the Full-HD screen, so that the Blu-ray player isn't wasted.

 

Thanks alot, yeah man, i asked him wat about the graphics card, kinda made it seem like it was an upgrade. like it makes the laptop faster and watever. so im listening to music watching youtube in the sametime it wont slow down or watever.

sounded like a salesman so i had to do some research on the web myself.

by the way which vaio comes with the full-hd screen? would it be within my price range you think.

man, come to think of it, i think that laptop is probably the closest thing i can afford if i want the blu ray.

 

The 1080p screen is a +$100 upgrade you choose when you buy it new. Click here.

 

you know what man, ive learnt alot within this hour. ive found way better deals within my price range on ebay.

like here check this out.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-VAIO-VGN-FZ485U-B-Core2Duo-2-10GHz-Blu-Ray-DVD-4GB_W0QQitemZ370187935790QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLaptops_Nov05?hash=item370187935790&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1308|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

im also thinkin bout this one seems like it has more tech stuff on top of the first link, even bigger screen. Full 1080p screen?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Vaio-VGN-AR830-Core-2-Duo-2-4GHz-3GB-RAM-Blu-Ray_W0QQitemZ270359441118QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLaptops_Nov05?hash=item270359441118&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

 

The first one is an auction with over a day left and 18 bids. It's going to AT LEAST double in price.
I still suggest you fill out the FAQ.

 

Thanks i did, already, i just wanted to ask a few questions and find some suggestions. and thanks alot hep!, this is such a great forum

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=373372