HP Envy(17in) vs Asus Q552(15in)

[Issar]

Originally Posted by Gypsy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I went into BB earlier today just browsing and the HP caught my eye so I spent a few hours reading reviews and such and just when I was ready to pull out my CC the sales guy recommended the Asus. I thought he might be sharkin me but based on the responses I guess not.
So I got the Asus. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Of course they were sold out in store. Sigh! At this rate I feel like I'm never gonna be playing p99.

Thanks for all the quick responses guys. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That's a bummer man. Go to the shop for instant gratification and bam! Stuck with more anticipation.

[Varren]

Word to the wise: dont buy an hp

[Valura]

i once asked a best buy employee if he knew where the thermal paste was. he pointed over yonder and said it should be over there if we have it. i wondered if he would have shown me if i was attractive

[Daywolf]

Originally Posted by Valura [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

i once asked a best buy employee if he knew where the thermal paste was. he pointed over yonder and said it should be over there if we have it. i wondered if he would have shown me if i was attractive

Working tactic is cast WoW conversation on them then you'll easily kite them around store for easy exp gain. I almost had a quad kite going on in there at one time [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Loke]

I'd wait a week or two and keep an eye on slickdeals.net. I havent paid very close attention to their laptops, but it seems like they always have a few deals running. I've definitely seen laptops on there with 950/960M cards and at least 8gb of memory in the same price range. If you really can't wait to play EQ, use the money you save by waiting for a better deal to buy some junker PC on craigslist. You can run EQ off some ancient hardware, and then once you finally decide on a good laptop, repurpose the junker into a NAS box or something.

[Wisteso]

1) Don't buy a computer at Best Buy. Why? 90% of the time they are selling old models of hardware for the same price that Amazon sells current models

2) Asus > HP, almost always

[Savok]

Which Best Buy?

[Daywolf]

Originally Posted by Wisteso [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

1) Don't buy a computer at Best Buy. Why? 90% of the time they are selling old models of hardware for the same price that Amazon sells current models

2) Asus > HP, almost always

They have some decent sales sometimes. Other than that, it's a good place to showroom before you buy online. You know, some laptops may look good online, but really just look and feel horrible. HP for one hehe

[Wisteso]

Originally Posted by Daywolf [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

They have some decent sales sometimes. Other than that, it's a good place to showroom before you buy online. You know, some laptops may look good online, but really just look and feel horrible. HP for one hehe

Yes, occasionally they have sales, if you don't mind buying (usually) old models.

If they have the current models though, it's a good place to purchase anything since their return policy is tons better than online retailers and they price match Amazon (and I think even Newegg).