Walmart Black Friday 2005 Sale Ad

[Fritzo]

Cool! I want the laptop, so I'll probably do my normal "Buy on Wednesday, pricematch on Friday" technique so I don't have to wait in those crappy cattle lines at the registers.

 

[jbloggs]

Thanks for the heads up.

Was hoping that Xbox bundle would be $149 or lower since the 360 is coming out. Oh Well.

 

[The Raven]

Or what a ripoff for the Xbox as well! Especially since the 360's coming out. There are rumors that the PS2 will drop to 100$ when the 360 is released to combat sales. but some people don't think it's probable.

 

[The Linuxator]

So guys how much is the laptop really worth, let's say on a regular no sale day ?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: The Linuxator
So guys how much is the laptop really worth, let's say on a regular no sale day ?

$549 with no rebates on a regular non-BF day.

Are you thinking about buying then re-selling for profit?

 

[hifi]

the $398 laptop deal is not bad, can't believe laptop can get this cheap nowaday. but i wonder how's the design, it might be a no-branded laptop which if something goes wrong you have no one to turn to.

 

[cutty]

HP Pavillion ze2308wm Notebook Computer - $398.00 (No Rebates)

Originally posted by: hifi
the $398 laptop deal is not bad, can't believe laptop can get this cheap nowaday. but i wonder how's the design, it might be a no-branded laptop which if something goes wrong you have no one to turn to.

 

[althes]

That is awesome if its true hp comp for 400

 

[vetteguy]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Cool! I want the laptop, so I'll probably do my normal "Buy on Wednesday, pricematch on Friday" technique so I don't have to wait in those crappy cattle lines at the registers.

I thought you generally couldn't PM to Black Friday sales from previous purchases...is this not the case?

 

[beverage]

Originally posted by: vetteguy

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Cool! I want the laptop, so I'll probably do my normal "Buy on Wednesday, pricematch on Friday" technique so I don't have to wait in those crappy cattle lines at the registers.

I thought you generally couldn't PM to Black Friday sales from previous purchases...is this not the case?

not only that, but many places won't even have the BF models available until Friday morning

 

[C'DaleRider]

Originally posted by: hifi
the $398 laptop deal is not bad, can't believe laptop can get this cheap nowaday. but i wonder how's the design, it might be a no-branded laptop which if something goes wrong you have no one to turn to.

Well, I don't think anyone here can comment on the laptop's build quality as it's not in Wal-Mart yet and probably will only be for BF or later.

What I can comment on is the HUGE build difference between HP/Compaq computer builds between Wal-Mart and CC/BB models.

Had a neighbor w/a problem with her HP she'd bought at Wal-mart.

It'd become so infested with viruses that I had to wipe the hard drive and reinstall Windows. She'd burned the "hidden" partition onto CD....was her backup copy of windows XP, but since lost it and the computer wouldn't reburn a second copy.

Luckily I had an OEM copy of WinXP which worked perfectly with her key.

But while I had it, I had to go download some drivers and specific programs and found out some interesting stuff......there were two different computers built with the same model number, just different suffixes. The Wal-Mart sold computer's model number ended in "W" while the BB/CC model was like an "N" or something.

The HP website was kind enough to provide the list of each computer's guts and the difference between the two was very surprising, to say the least.

The BB/CC's box had an Asus motherboard, twice the amt. of memory and was made by Samsung, the CDRW was a Sony unit, the hard drive was a Western Digital.........

The Wal-Mart model, on the other hand, had a TriGem motherboard, memory by some unknown company that sounded like had a Chinese origin, the CDRW was an off-brand of, again, a Chinese sounding-name, and the hard drive was an unknown brand with a Chinese locale (I pulled this out and looked at it......was from Shanghai.)

So, while the model number was ALMOST identical, the guts of each was vastly different and showed why there was such a difference in price between the two models.

In the end, I don't think I'd actually consider buying any computer from Wal-Mart, knowing their history of cost-cutting.......a motherboard is NOT a motherboard, memory is NOT memory, a hard drive is NOT a hard drive........we all know there are varying qualities of each type of component. So, you get exactly what you pay for in Wal-Mart....and in many cases, it's money poorly spent, IMHO.

 

[DMani]

Wireless Desktop with Keyboard and Mouse - $14.88
is good for me.

 

[Eureka]

Razr V3 for 88? You kidding? They don't even have cell phones at Walmart.

Norm

 

[Byte]

the 23" tv sounds nice for my grandma, but do i really wanna deal with the crazies all walmart? H#LL NO. In Hawaii we have 3 and a 4th opening. Half of Hawaii is walmart now (ok i'm exagerating, but not by much). Its pretty sick, the last walmart was built on Hawaiian burial grounds and they actual dug up ancient bones, they didn't give a rats.

 

[DrPizza]

Thanks for the info C'Dale

 

[ZYFER]

how does the PS2 fit into a sale? that is regular price...

 

[st0nefry]

Originally posted by: esoteric0
what's walmart's deal with 88 and 44? most of their prices end in one of those.

I think walmart uses those prices to classify the item being sold. Like clearance items will have a certain number after the decimal point to show how long it has been on clearance. Each time the price changes, so does the "cents" part. I heard this somewhere.

 

[jlmadyson]

Originally posted by: ZYFER
how does the PS2 fit into a sale? that is regular price...

Yea, I noticed the vsmile handheld is regular price as well. Walmart will lose out again this year as they did last year unless they bring some serious deals. There are some nice deals in their, but Walmart got hosed by the business industry last year for their lackluster deals.

Hopefully not a repeat.

 

[hifi]

Originally posted by: C'DaleRider

But while I had it, I had to go download some drivers and specific programs and found out some interesting stuff......there were two different computers built with the same model number, just different suffixes. The Wal-Mart sold computer's model number ended in "W" while the BB/CC model was like an "N" or something.

The HP website was kind enough to provide the list of each computer's guts and the difference between the two was very surprising, to say the least.

The BB/CC's box had an Asus motherboard, twice the amt. of memory and was made by Samsung, the CDRW was a Sony unit, the hard drive was a Western Digital.........

The Wal-Mart model, on the other hand, had a TriGem motherboard, memory by some unknown company that sounded like had a Chinese origin, the CDRW was an off-brand of, again, a Chinese sounding-name, and the hard drive was an unknown brand with a Chinese locale (I pulled this out and looked at it......was from Shanghai.)

So, while the model number was ALMOST identical, the guts of each was vastly different and showed why there was such a difference in price between the two models.

In the end, I don't think I'd actually consider buying any computer from Wal-Mart, knowing their history of cost-cutting.......a motherboard is NOT a motherboard, memory is NOT memory, a hard drive is NOT a hard drive........we all know there are varying qualities of each type of component. So, you get exactly what you pay for in Wal-Mart....and in many cases, it's money poorly spent, IMHO.

hey thx man, you went far to find this all out. and yes i wouldn't be surprised if this comp is piece of crap. Wal-mart did do a lot cost cutting for all their stuff.

 

[hifi]

Originally posted by: Sultan
how is ps2 for $149 a hot deal?

and yes, PS2 will cut to $99 in x'mas, read it on gamespot

 

[ROJAS]

Thanks for the info.

 

[ITPaladin]

$50 for a 15 speed dual suspension bike sounds great.
I wonder what the quality is like.

 

[AMCRambler]

I'd be a little worried about getting that laptop. HP doesn't list it on their support site. WTF!

 

[Gibson486]

I :heart: Rossman

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
DVD recorder for 80 sounds awfully low. I might even get up early for that. Otherwise, I'll be up early and out hunting.

My dad got a DVD recorder from CC for $80. That may be the same one.