I cant wait to see what their black friday deals look like...... I was hoping that Microcenter would save the day....

Also, remember that if you are looking to pick up Vonage, now is a good time because you also get $250 off any TV or laptop (most of the time the store will let you get $250 off anything in the store)....

OP You might want to add B&M to your title

The only thing with the laptop listing on the site is that the picture is different and the specs on the site say 14.1", while the picture clearly shows 15.4".

Although, the rest of the specs do match up. Just thought that was weird.

TTM77 said:How's that Seagate 1TB compare to this Seagate 1TB from Newegg?
Looks like the one at MC is a retail kit and the one at Newegg is OEM. Other than that, there seems to be no difference.

inquisitiveman said:do u guys think we can negotiate on the items while at the store?

no. thisn't a flea market.

TTM77 said:peterskm said:TTM77 said:How's that Seagate 1TB compare to this Seagate 1TB from Newegg?
Looks like the one at MC is a retail kit and the one at Newegg is OEM. Other than that, there seems to be no difference.

Both have "5 Year Limited Warranty" so what's the different?

retail kits usually come with a cable, screws, install software and a fancy box. OEM drives come in a shielded plastic bag.

Awesome OP! Getting the 24" Sceptre monitor and the 750GB my book for sure! Thanks!

pjws3 said:sweeeeet, got a 42" olevia there 2 years ago, still looks and sounds great, although it took 6.5 hours to buy it and pick it up out back...that was Black Friday, though

They had some great deals on the syntax olevia LCD's 2 years ago. IIRC the 32" was $369, 37" $499 and 42" around $699. I got a 37" and have been very happy with the value. Cheers to Micro Center.

Good post.. I'll be traveling that day, but may have to make the trip back to snag a couple of deals!

TTM77 said:It's Vista. It'll slow to a craw even with dual core. Don't see info on RAM which Vista alone gonna take up most if not all just to do it's little dancing logo.

I hate sounding like a MS fanboy (I couldn't be further from any sort of fanboy for any platform) but... Whether a system slows to a crawl or not is a combination of many factors. I've had XP slow to a crawl on me until I started consciously making choices to run or not run certain applications and devices. I put Vista on my girlfriend's laptop with a 1.2ghz ulv core duo and 1.5 GB RAM and she has absolutely no problems with it being slow ever.

I think that Acer is probably a great deal for anyone who doesn't need to do compute intensive things. A good entry level laptop, which for that price you shouldn't expect too much more.