collegeboy69us
Supreme [H]ardness
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So I'm in the market for a light portable gaming laptop - and this is the one I want (badly).
With the 900M chip right around the corner though I don't know if I should pull the trigger. I heard the chips themselves should be out sometime in Oct - however it would probably be till November or later till we see the laptops by major players showing up (MSI/Gigabyte/etc) right?
The price of the Ghost series is dropping like a rock - it was on sale on the egg last week with a 7% off code, now they are offering 12% off (I get an additonal 1.5% through my CC)
Bitchin deal it seems - while I can wait for the next gen laptops, my biggest fear is that the 970M chip, anything in a 15.6" form will be 1700-2000 minimum. (way outta my price range)
Doesn't help that the $100 rebate they are offering... has to be post marked within 15 days (kinda hard to swing since I'm 1200 miles away from home and no chance to go home anytime soon (remote oil rig work) I'd hate to leave a free $100 on the table.
Right now I want to buy -- but there's a part of me that's saying wait another 2 weeks or so and there might be an even better deal out there. (and an easier chance for me to go home in 1/2 a month)
"they" are saying that the 970M should have 30% more performance, which would be great IF I could score it at a reasonable price ($1500-1600) which seems doubtful during the first few months.
With the 900M chip right around the corner though I don't know if I should pull the trigger. I heard the chips themselves should be out sometime in Oct - however it would probably be till November or later till we see the laptops by major players showing up (MSI/Gigabyte/etc) right?
The price of the Ghost series is dropping like a rock - it was on sale on the egg last week with a 7% off code, now they are offering 12% off (I get an additonal 1.5% through my CC)
Bitchin deal it seems - while I can wait for the next gen laptops, my biggest fear is that the 970M chip, anything in a 15.6" form will be 1700-2000 minimum. (way outta my price range)
Doesn't help that the $100 rebate they are offering... has to be post marked within 15 days (kinda hard to swing since I'm 1200 miles away from home and no chance to go home anytime soon (remote oil rig work) I'd hate to leave a free $100 on the table.
Right now I want to buy -- but there's a part of me that's saying wait another 2 weeks or so and there might be an even better deal out there. (and an easier chance for me to go home in 1/2 a month)
"they" are saying that the 970M should have 30% more performance, which would be great IF I could score it at a reasonable price ($1500-1600) which seems doubtful during the first few months.