[P1] edjercated decisions Re: [P1] iBook price discounts

[Jack Rodgers]

On Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at 11:49  AM, patrick fisher wrote:

> I'm a professional pricewatcher. No, I don't get paid to do it, but I 
> enjoy tracking
> the best prices on computer and camera stuff. Weird hobby, but to each 
> his own.
>
> Anyway, I won't make a purchase until I feel in my gut that I am doing 
> the right
> thing. And usually I am doing the right thing when I track the prices 
> on a
> particular item for a month or two. Until I see a price, and it feels 
> right to
> purchase.
>
> This happened when I got my 14" Combo 700 iBook for $1349. I am very 
> happy. I also
> picked up a Dimage 7i digital camera for $300 less that what is 
> typical for the
> camera.

I paid a bit more for the Dimage but then again I got a few hours time 
with the sales woman who answered quite a few questions and I got to 
return a Nikon that wasn't working right. I like the Dimage better.

I saved $600 on a GL2 just by asking if they could match B&H or Profeel 
or Zotz,  which took me about 15 minutes to look up. They camera will 
undoubtedly drop as much as $400 more dollars over they next few years 
and especially so when the GL3 is getting ready to ship. But by then I 
will have shot a few hundred tapes and made much more than $400 do so.

Generally the best price is when a new model is about to ship and the 
mfg is offering rebates and the prices are really cut. But then you 
have to mentally adjust to the fact that you have the number two model.

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