Not sure if anyone is still keeping an eye, but i notice some sites extend Cyber Monday deals into Cyber Week.
I have been thinking about what kind of laptop i want to get for my travels, and with Dell Outlet having a decent sale, i was considering picking up a Rugged Series labtop this week. There is a coupon for 25% off the refurb price (good for this week), which is already a decent amount off a new one (around 50% off new before coupon).
These things come with the same warranty as a new one. The rugged series come with a 3 year warranty instead of 1, and accidental damage coverage is $100 bucks for 3 years (probably don't need for this but depends on how hard i wheel... maybe i do need it).
The one i am looking at is a current model that retails for $3092, $1793 refurb price, and price after 25% coupon is $1322. I also have about 100 bucks in dell rewards cash that expires in 10 days so it would be about $1200 for the same one that is about $3100 new. I have bought several certified refurbs and 2 scratch and dent models from them, and honestly could not find any scratch and dents, only blemishes. The certified refurb ones looked new when it got to me.
To me getting a current model refurb for about 40-60% off is definitely the way to go, and from my experience with dell outlet, this is about as good as sales will get.
If you are looking for a laptop that will survive the trails like me, then make sure you also narrow down to more recent models, so that you are not comparing the sale versus outdated MSRP estimates. That is how you will find the best deals.
You can call in for an extra 2% off, so that's 27% off the rugged series in addition to refurbish discount. Other models have different sales %.
I hope this makes sense, and that i don't need to check myself into rehab for Black Friday Shopping Addiction.