Originally Posted by Saix_XIII What is everyones opinion on the $250 laptop? I know it isn't good for gaming, but what about for productivity/web browsing? I know there is no disc drive, but how would you reinstall Windows and/or programs on it other than using an external USB drive?

It's a good processor. It should run everything fine. Those pentium dual core cpu's are pretty good when it comes to handling regular stuff like browsing the net. I think that comp can handle HD video if it has an HDMI out.

Originally Posted by mrclutch i kind of thought the PS3 console deal would have sold out by now. Guess everyone already has their systems by now.

i was tempted but I'm getting it at gamestop with credit. Plus, this is going to be everywhere at least 10 units in each store.

Originally Posted by mrclutch i kind of thought the PS3 console deal would have sold out by now. Guess everyone already has their systems by now.

Same deal as last year, but the console is now almost regularly $250 on sale, whereas last year it was usually $300. $200 with a GC on top or better games people don't already have might have worked better.

This is the 3rd year I've been able to access the early BF sale, and this is the 3rd year it's crashed the site. The 1st year, I gave them a pass. The 2nd year, I assumed they would have learned from the year before and was disappointed when it crashed. This year, I fully expected it to crash.

I'm still a little surprised that a company that mainly sells technology can't figure out how to keep their website from crashing. At least this year it seems that they were able to fix it faster. Either that or I was just less anxious waiting on them to fix it.

And next year I will be on the outside looking in since I would have to spend another $1600 to maintain Silver, which just isn't in the cards. Hopefully they let me keep it anyway.

Oh Best Buy... how I both love and hate you.

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Originally Posted by finstersucks i was tempted but I'm getting it at gamestop with credit. Plus, this is going to be everywhere at least 10 units in each store.

I'm thinking the same thing. I have a 160 slim that if the trade in holds I'm upgrading at GS. I also already have the Uncharted Collection and the Infamous collection that I paid $45 total for a few days back and haven't opened yet so I may even come out ahead by a couple bucks by returning them. Unless the TIV for my PS3 gets nuked of course.

Originally Posted by Saix_XIII What is everyones opinion on the $250 laptop? I know it isn't good for gaming, but what about for productivity/web browsing? I know there is no disc drive, but how would you reinstall Windows and/or programs on it other than using an external USB drive?

Check reviews of the older models with win7 that are priced ~$300. Seems to be a cheaper version of asus not as good as they are usually known for, but for the price I don't think it's bad for non-gaming browsing type of stuff, assuming you also like win8. Not positive for this laptop, but most allow you to reinstall OS from a pre-existing partition on the hard drive.

Originally Posted by rwflores Oh Best Buy... how I both love and hate you.

This was my day with them for sure. Kind of embarrassed how much I was raging earlier only to end up with basically everything I wanted. They will sometimes drive you nuts but then make up for it with a great deal. This must be like having a smoking hot girlfriend who is also certifiably crazy.

Originally Posted by mrclutch I'm thinking the same thing. I have a 160 slim that if the trade in holds I'm upgrading at GS. I also already have the Uncharted Collection and the Infamous collection that I paid $45 total for a few days back and haven't opened yet so I may even come out ahead by a couple bucks by returning them. Unless the TIV for my PS3 gets nuked of course.

Why dont you just go trade it in now and secure your price?

Wish I had Silver :/ Will the iPad 4th gen be $440 on BF for no silvers as well?

Originally Posted by cigaro Why dont you just go trade it in now and secure your price?

Because they have a Double Console TIV for BF.

I've been toying with the idea myself, just to get a newer PS3. Would just sell/trade in the Uncharted & Infamous Collections as I already own everything.

Originally Posted by cigaro Why dont you just go trade it in now and secure your price?

They are having double hardware TIV on Black Friday so I figure I would come out better. I was thinking I would go pick up the 250 Gig Bundle and verify the trade in value while I'm there. If it's still good I will come home and transfer my data and then take my old one back in. I don't have an extra HD to transfer my data to so I would rather just do it straight from one console to another.

Originally Posted by Saix_XIII What is everyones opinion on the $250 laptop? I know it isn't good for gaming, but what about for productivity/web browsing? I know there is no disc drive, but how would you reinstall Windows and/or programs on it other than using an external USB drive?

I pointed this out earlier in the thread, but you can buy a USB optical drive for the laptop for like $13 --- like $29 if you want DVD. So, if you find out you need it, it's pretty cheap to get.

Originally Posted by cigaro I wish there were some deals on PS Plus this year :/

It's still worth it for the $50 imo because of everything it offers

Grand Slam Tennis PS3 back in stock... Now if only the 55" Panasonic 3D would come back...

Originally Posted by mrclutch i kind of thought the PS3 console deal would have sold out by now. Guess everyone already has their systems by now.

Nope, I was an xbox owner for the longest time. I think paying for live killed it. I don't want to pay for something I don't really use.

Plus the xbox exclusives are kind of lame. It's just halo halo halo forza halo.

I was able to get Mists of Pandaria for $15 after bringing it up on the forums and that just shipped. Waiting on my original order of AC3, DI:GOTY, and KHD to ship still.

$99 tv back on

Has anybody heard if there are plans for the PS3 3D displays to be blown out for Black Friday or a "Deal Of The Day"? Both of my local stores literally have stacks of them right at the front of the gaming dept which they've recently received. Normally they've only stocked two or three at a time so it has me wondering.
I asked the employee working gaming but of course he had no clue as to why there were so many.

Just got notification that my Iron Man 2 and Wrath of the Titans blu rays went on backorder. At least my dead island shipped....

I didn't receive any confirmations so I went to check order update and saw Captain America as the only one that I got back ordered. Just had Ass Creed 3 and Dead Island ship so im just waiting on the last 3 blu-rays to ship