Compaq SR1710NX for $199.99 after $50MIR on 3/19 @ CompUSA B&M

Hello all,

$419.99 - $170.00 IR - $50 Mfr.MIR = $199.99 (not sure of tax)

#335974 <---------Link is up.

edit: Woah! Sorry guys. CompUSA is where it's at.
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2nd edit: Here is a list of some other deals that are to take place on the 19th at CompUSA. For some reason, someone moved this post to the deals discussion. Should I have listed them all separate?

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Where and what store?

The store selling would be nice to know...I assume CompUSA.

sars said: Where and what store?


I bet it is not Dell. Even though, Dell is not doing so great, but they still won't sell Compaq.

omarq said: The item number given matches CompUSA
Linky linky loo loo....

Bad link.

Correct link! = Text

Maybe an in store price I think

bluestraw said: Hello all,

$419.99 - $170.00 IR - $50 Mfr.MIR = $199.99 (not sure of tax)

#335974

Tax on $249.95

but this is an HP rebate, which usually comes within one month
squamish78 said: CompUSA rebates are SSSLLLOOOWWW, don't bite unless you can part with your cash for at least 4 months!

bluestraw said: Hello all,

$419.99 - $170.00 IR - $50 Mfr.MIR = $199.99 (not sure of tax)

#335974

Does it on the next week's flyer? If it is, I need it for BVG.

viper673 said: can I use my CompUSA gift card to buy it online?

CrapUSA gift card cannot be used online. Only B&M.

where is 170 IR?

onion said: Dont know why people gave it red
I've noticed that PC deal ratings on FW tend to be pretty random. Sometimes even identical De11 deals will get massive red and massive green when posted a few days apart.

johnstexas said: The MIR is only for $50 and it is a mfr rebate, not CUSA. Besides, I think CUSA would be faster than HP/Compaq. I remember getting software rebates from CUSA fairly fast in the FAR hayday. Also, we've received our $5 USR Router rebates (only about 2 mos.) already.
Still wating the $200 rebate back to last 1710nx deal,CompUSA website shows it needs to take another 2 months.

onion said: Totally decent deal. Ya it was smoking HOT when it was $125 AR a few months ago but those kind of deals only come around once in a blue moon.

This is a socket 939 64bit sempron
Radeon 200m dual channel chipset
PCI express

Dont know why people gave it red...for $200 AR this is a very nice deal. You cant build one cheaper with these specs.

I didn't realize the SR1710NX was a socket 939 Sempron. You can't even buy these retail, which makes the system all that more intriguing.

Yes, be wary. The CUSA rebates on the last 1710NX/1610NX deal in January have yet to be seen. First they held off validation until the 3-week return period expired. Then they said the rebates will be "mailed" in another 10-12 weeks provided the "request was properly completed", whatever that means exactly in "rebate-speak".

emmagata said: Buy now and get a PM later?

CompUSA had this deal in January I bought 1 on Saturday and went back for a price match on Sunday. No Problem, it was 125.00 back then with tax on 379.00 I"m running it as a HTPC. Windows MCE rocks never miss a show......

Instant rebate doesn't show online - is there a link to a flyer or something that I missed?

onion said: dudetheobscure said: Yes, be wary. The CUSA rebates on the last 1710NX/1610NX deal in January have yet to be seen. First they held off validation until the 3-week return period expired. Then they said the rebates will be "mailed" in another 10-12 weeks provided the "request was properly completed", whatever that means exactly in "rebate-speak".
Who cares!

You're going to get your money back period. I will never understand why people complain if a rebate takes a month or two longer. Get a job. Some of us have THOUSANDS of dollars of rebates pending. Sometimes I have $5k total pending. Its pretty clear that anyone who complains about rebates does not have a job or any kind of income.


Besides which OP said the price is "$419.99 -$170.00 IR - $50 Mfr.MIR = $199.99".

You are only dealing with a $50 HP rebate which will arrive in 4-6 weeks. This is not a CUSA rebate. Unless you are afraid of instant rebates.
Picked up a SX1610 at OD during the Holidays for $227w/tax. The $50 Rebate came sometime in February.

This is a great system for the price. Only thing its has to have out of the box is more memory. Unless you think 256mb is enough.

You cannot build this system, with legal software, for the same money. Maybe even with not so legal software or freeware.
At least not without LOTS of FAR parts and PM's and trips to many stores. When I bought my 1610 I figured it would be about $400 for the MATCHING parts and software from Newegg.

this is a good computer, i bought one for the $125 AR price back in january like some of you mentioned. it was a STEAL then and it's a STEAL now at $200. EXCELLENT computer. the only problem was memory. 256 is NOT enough. it was running ridiculously slow when i gave it to my parents. so i bought a gig of ram for it (total cost for that was under $10 AR PM). after i installed that it was VERY fast. like night and day. so if you get in on this deal, spend $50 and upgrade the memory, even if it is only 512mb more, IT NEEDS IT.

Thanks OP. This is a great system for the $$$$. They had the same one last year that I picked up and I use it for a PVR. Fits the bill nicely.

DavidRiley said: HP!! Of all people!!

Got my usual postcard in the mail stating my rebate was void for not having UPC symbol and also postmark past time allowed. I called the number and got runaround from the CSR. Hung up and called again. Same story. I was told to resubmit everything again. I flat out told them I refused to do that! They had that information and so did I (copies of submitted info). Went on and on for over 10 minutes. At that point I told CSR I had had enough of this rebate hassle and this was the last straw! I demanded to talk to a supervisor. Long story short, I didn't cave in, refused to submit anything else to them, and demanded my two rebates.
Interesting, 4 days later came both rebate checks ($70 and $50) for the printer (with bundle).
Time to start putting your foot down on these stupid rebate centers! Wow, this was the 1st rebate i ever got back. Good work in getting yours!