If the laptop is on clearance price, should I buy it?

[Deja Q]

I could use a laptop when working away from home on some of my projects.

[ThomCat]

1. If you can afford it, then yes.

If your budget can handle it, and you'll use it, then you should get it and enjoy it. :)

[Book Lover]

2. What brand and how much? (nm)

[Deja Q]

3. Not sure; it's compusa's closing out sale. Until now,

every laptop was about 10% off. Yawn.

The last two days, prices should plummet.

They had some Acer, Sony, and Toshiba units left. By now all being only floor models, a couple of which probably are XP models - not vista. I may not be able to get an extended warranty, knowing how long LCD screens last... :D

[Book Lover]

4. Oh, I see.....

I would consider a Toshiba unit, fwiw. Sony products are just not made tough; if these are floor models I bet that would be the most battered.

[bigwillq]

5. If you can afford it

then I say go for it. :)

[Deja Q]

7. Lowest priced one was still $990. Far more imprtantly,

the number of "guest workers" there only reminded me it's pointless to study anything anymore.

[bigwillq]

8. What?

Why would you say this?

[LSK]

6. HELL YES

I bought a kickass thinkpad last fall that was on clearance at CDW. Its a Centrino chip. So what, it has everything else that the Core 2 Duo models had except it was $500 cheaper.