Intel i7 920 CPU was $199 at MicroCenter (now $230)

[GundamW]

Now that the Tustin (CA) store has 40 in stock, they raised the price to $230. :|

Still good price though.

 

[apexi350z]

Houston has in stock as well, picked one up yesterday 5/23 for $199, but now it's raised to $230 as well. Mine is Stepping C0.

as of now 5/23/09, there are qty. 92 in stock..

 

[Infrnl]

even @ $230 its still a great deal. They may have another deal on the 4th of July too, hopefully

 

[ALBundyHere]

i smell price fixing. if mc can sell these off at half the retail price for a retail box, then there is something wrong with this picture.

 

[ZimZum]

Originally posted by: ALBundyHere
i smell price fixing. if mc can sell these off at half the retail price for a retail box, then there is something wrong with this picture.

lol, its called a loss leader.

 

[imported_smartadze]

Originally posted by: ZimZum

Originally posted by: ALBundyHere
i smell price fixing. if mc can sell these off at half the retail price for a retail box, then there is something wrong with this picture.

lol, its called a loss leader.

A very interesting point! But I don't think the situation can be analagous to a housewife who might be drawn to a store featuring 30 cents off 'Swiffer refills', who will then complete the rest of her shopping list 'just because she's already there'.

A person who haunts a 'Deals' forum tends to selectively strike on particular deals; I don't think anyone in for a half-price QuadCore is sticking around to buy matching (over-priced?) motherboard and ram 'just because he's already there'.

I'd be very interested to hear from a retail insider or someone in the know: how CAN a B&M sell consumer goods at these punishing discounts? Wouldn't the rest of their wares have to be marked up to compensate for the 'loss leader'?

sign me:
Silicon Curious

 

[onza]

35 in stock
at Twin Cities/St. Louis Park for 18 Minute In-Store Pickup

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Originally posted by: smartadze

Originally posted by: ZimZum

Originally posted by: ALBundyHere
i smell price fixing. if mc can sell these off at half the retail price for a retail box, then there is something wrong with this picture.

lol, its called a loss leader.

A very interesting point! But I don't think the situation can be analagous to a housewife who might be drawn to a store featuring 30 cents off 'Swiffer refills', who will then complete the rest of her shopping list 'just because she's already there'.

A person who haunts a 'Deals' forum tends to selectively strike on particular deals; I don't think anyone in for a half-price QuadCore is sticking around to buy matching (over-priced?) motherboard and ram 'just because he's already there'.

I'd be very interested to hear from a retail insider or someone in the know: how CAN a B&M sell consumer goods at these punishing discounts? Wouldn't the rest of their wares have to be marked up to compensate for the 'loss leader'?

sign me:
Silicon Curious

mb's i saw at MC were competitively priced, a couple dollars more than online vendors.
that's very reasonable for a B&M imo.

 

[Golgatha]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

Originally posted by: smartadze

Originally posted by: ZimZum

Originally posted by: ALBundyHere
i smell price fixing. if mc can sell these off at half the retail price for a retail box, then there is something wrong with this picture.

lol, its called a loss leader.

A very interesting point! But I don't think the situation can be analagous to a housewife who might be drawn to a store featuring 30 cents off 'Swiffer refills', who will then complete the rest of her shopping list 'just because she's already there'.

A person who haunts a 'Deals' forum tends to selectively strike on particular deals; I don't think anyone in for a half-price QuadCore is sticking around to buy matching (over-priced?) motherboard and ram 'just because he's already there'.

I'd be very interested to hear from a retail insider or someone in the know: how CAN a B&M sell consumer goods at these punishing discounts? Wouldn't the rest of their wares have to be marked up to compensate for the 'loss leader'?

sign me:
Silicon Curious

mb's i saw at MC were competitively priced, a couple dollars more than online vendors.
that's very reasonable for a B&M imo.

Yes, Microcenter's everyday prices are typically higher as compared to Online, but they often run specials on motherboards, RAM, and Video cards alongside the "loss leader" items.

A good example is when I picked up my $199.99 Core i7 on their previous April 1st sale, and I ended up with an ASUS P6T motherboard too since it was on sale for $229.99. I could've gotten it for about $40 cheaper Online, but they gave me a great deal on the CPU and being able to exchange a defective board (if I would've had a problem...the board I bought was thankfully rock solid) at the store was worth the price premium, and most of the price premium was tied up in paying tax on the purchase). If I had needed a good video card (already had a 4870 1GB card), they had Core 216 eVGA GTX 260s for a great price too that day. That $200 deal on the CPU can easily become $500-$600 (or more) in sales.

 

[marmasatt]

So this deal is over?

 

[Infrnl]

Originally posted by: Golgatha

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

Originally posted by: smartadze

Originally posted by: ZimZum

Originally posted by: ALBundyHere
i smell price fixing. if mc can sell these off at half the retail price for a retail box, then there is something wrong with this picture.

lol, its called a loss leader.

A very interesting point! But I don't think the situation can be analagous to a housewife who might be drawn to a store featuring 30 cents off 'Swiffer refills', who will then complete the rest of her shopping list 'just because she's already there'.

A person who haunts a 'Deals' forum tends to selectively strike on particular deals; I don't think anyone in for a half-price QuadCore is sticking around to buy matching (over-priced?) motherboard and ram 'just because he's already there'.

I'd be very interested to hear from a retail insider or someone in the know: how CAN a B&M sell consumer goods at these punishing discounts? Wouldn't the rest of their wares have to be marked up to compensate for the 'loss leader'?

sign me:
Silicon Curious

mb's i saw at MC were competitively priced, a couple dollars more than online vendors.
that's very reasonable for a B&M imo.

Yes, Microcenter's everyday prices are typically higher as compared to Online, but they often run specials on motherboards, RAM, and Video cards alongside the "loss leader" items.

A good example is when I picked up my $199.99 Core i7 on their previous April 1st sale, and I ended up with an ASUS P6T motherboard too since it was on sale for $229.99. I could've gotten it for about $40 cheaper Online, but they gave me a great deal on the CPU and being able to exchange a defective board (if I would've had a problem...the board I bought was thankfully rock solid) at the store was worth the price premium, and most of the price premium was tied up in paying tax on the purchase). If I had needed a good video card (already had a 4870 1GB card), they had Core 216 eVGA GTX 260s for a great price too that day. That $200 deal on the CPU can easily become $500-$600 (or more) in sales.

Plus another thing to add is that since you have to go in-store they are probably hoping that you will scope out the store and buy more items while you are there.

They do have great deals on many items, along with competitive prices on a bunch more; however as said before they do have items that are quite a bit more expensive.

The things that kill some items for me even if competitively priced, is the cost of taxes compared to prices online. If I am in a hurry and I happen to be in town where MC is I will go ahead and buy; otherwise I will wait and order online.

 

[solemn1]

Originally posted by: marmasatt

So this deal is over?

For $199 it's over, but it's STILL selling for $229.99 which is still lower than any online store in the world. It's still a deal.

Funny how $30 makes people jump!

 

[solemn1]

Originally posted by: Woofmeister
Who knew? There's a MicroCenter on Long Island. In for one.

There's gonna be a new store in the Bronx opening up too, sometime in Q4 2009 or Q1 2010, so I've heard.

 

[superHARD]

Originally posted by: laezyre
Bah none in Missouri.

LOL wonder if that is because there is not a MicroCenter in Missouri...

 

[oslama]

isn't intel discontinuing the i920 and i940 to make room for i5

Intel to discontinue i920

 

[tasukete]

Bump. Still $230 at various MicroCenters, in-store only. There are plenty of D0 units at the Cambridge, MA location as of 6/21/2009. Ask for SLBEJ directly, as the rep I talked to thought that SLBCH was the D0 stepping...

 

[dajeepster]

Originally posted by: oslama
isn't intel discontinuing the i920 and i940 to make room for i5

Intel to discontinue i920

no... different sockets. i7 920 and 940 uses lga1366 and triple channel memory, whereas i5 uses lga1156 and dual channel.. oh forget it .. .just read the article
anandtech's article
i920 and i940 will be discontinued for other reasons...i.e. newer i7 processors

 

[sigp220]

July 24th and the i7 920 deal is back on. The $199.99 price is on their website (for in-store pick up) an in the store. I picked up an i7 920 with D0 stepping last night in Columbus. The Microcenter website lists another 122 in stock in Columbus.

Hot deal no matter how you slice it.

Link to i7 on Microcenter site.

 

[slapkey]

<< paid more for C0 not very long ago, sadness!

 

[ew915]

over 100 in stock at the westbury long island new york location. picked one up yesterday, all D0 week 39. only A batches though. the CSR was nice enough to go look through a bunch but he said they were all from the same batch.

 

[Cardio]

If you forget the "SLBEJ" it does List the stepping on the side of the box. CO,C1,or DO.

 

[Denithor]

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I wish they would open a store near me (Charlotte). Great deals for those who live close by - pure frustration for those of us who do not.

 

[Beanie46]

Originally posted by: Denithor
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I wish they would open a store near me (Charlotte). Great deals for those who live close by - pure frustration for those of us who do not.

I, too, live about 200+ miles from the closest Microcenter.....but I do go there once a month or so.

How to do it economically? Ensure you're going for more than just a cpu or motherboard....instead several items, and then watch Fry's for sales (there's a Fry's a mile from the Microcenter in Duluth, GA just off I-85.) You can see almost all of what's on sale at Fry's by watching the newspaper ads in the San Jose Mercury News online. You can browse the ads there....almost everything listed in Fry's ads for San Jose is the same as in ATL....almost.

Then, I pricematch anything on sale at Fry's at Microcenter, and it's a very painless process. (I recently got the Duluth Microcenter to pricematch the CoolerMaster Centurion 590 case, a case that MC sells for $69.99, to Fry's online price of $29.90, without a complaint or hassle from them.)

Oh, forgot to mention....MicroCener will pricematch anything at Newegg, too....but you have to include shipping in Newegg's price for the pricematch--they will. So, find things from Newegg w/free shipping and voila!, instant price reduction. You just have to ensure what you want is in stock at the MicroCenter you're going to visit.

Even with gas, you can come out waaay ahead.