Black Friday

I believe this thread already exists…right ????HERE????

Sorry I haven’t been keeping up with that thread so I didn’t realize.

I’m going in forty five minutes until about 1:00, then at 3:00 I’ll probably go out again until about 7:00. I’ll keep everyone posted.

Correction: CD-RW should be DVD-RW

Also, rated 4.4 out of 5 stars by 35 reviewers (FYI, that qualifies as great reviews by people who bought it).

Thank you, ICOT. I ordered this product yesterday. I see that today the price went up to $400.

Out of curiosity, how did you find this metzia?

ummm is it just me or does this whole thread make no sense cuz black friday is sorta in novemeber….

Huh, why?

Best Buy runs an auction site where they sell used computers.

These PCs have their hard disks wiped clean, and they are sometimes missing their power cords.

The prices laptops are going for seems to be very low today.

You will need to be somewhat tech-savvy (or have a friend who is) in order to restore the operating system and drivers for these PCs. YOU SHOULD NOT NEED TO PURCHASE THE O/S ON MOST OF THESE PCs SINCE THE LICENSE KEY IS INCLUDED. A legal download of the o/s should be doable.

One big advantage these auctions have over other auctions is that Best Buy accepts returns, no questions asked, for thirty days. (Returns need to be shipped back – they can’t be returned to Best Buy stores.)

the URL is:

http://www.cowboom.com/Computers/Laptops-Notebooks/?page=1&order=endtime&store=Auction&query=&view=grid&keywords=

How does today’s deal compare to the last two deals you posted above?

WARNING

Cowboom sells used computers and other electronics. I had noticed that the prices seemed very cheap, and their thirty-day return policy would seem to cover any customers who had been sold defective merchandise.

I now retract my endorsement of the site.

While the prices do seem to be good, there have been many customer complaints at review sites concerning defective merchandise.

Metzia Alert

I believe this is a mistake on their part, because they are oversaturating the market. This mistake can be turned to your advantage by scooping up a really good buy.

A few caveats before you go ahead and buy:

1) Read the description of the item carefully. Some are selling without power supplies and cords (you can usually buy these elsewhere for under $10).

These netbooks can usually be bought for about half or less of what a new one would cost.

Directions:

1) go to Cowboom.com

2) move your mouse over the “computers” link

3) click on “Laptops / Notebooks”

4) click on “Auction Items”

None of the acutions that close today end on Shabbos ?

July 9, 2012 14:26

Addendums:

Netbook             Notebook



Small, usually @    Anywhere from @ 12"

10" diagonally      to @ 18" for some

really large ones



Underpowered CPU.   Can be quite powerful.

Good for internet,  High-end laptops can

word processing,    even run demanding 3D

email and other     games.

undemanding tasks.



Cheap. Usually      Anywhere from $300

$200 - $300 range.  and up. A really

loaded one can be

$1,000 or more.



Won't have a DVD    Most have internal

drive. You'll       DVD drives.

probably need an

external drive if

you have to read a

CD or DVD.



Light and easily    May be heavy and

portable.           bulky.



Runs 32-bit         Runs Windows 7

Windows 7 Starter   Home Premium,

(usually).          Professional,

or Ultimate,

all of which are

64-bit.

(usually).



Only 1 (usually)    4 - 8 GB memory

or 2 GB memory.     (usually).



Smaller hard disk.  Larger hard disk.

(160 - 250 GB,      (320 - 1,000 GB,

usually).           usually).



Slower CPU, 1 or    Faster CPU, usually

2 core.             multi core.

ICOT, I like your use of code! Very creative!!

And thanks for helping people out!!

SiDi™

ICOT: Your post gave me some new info. I had a basic idea of the difference, but not the details you provided. Thanks again