Why suddenly the price of computers (desk and laptop) go down?
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Where?!?!?!?!  I already have my credit card out, just point me in the right direction.  In all seriousness, you can get one for $400, but NOT with all the trimmings, in fact it probably won't have any trimmings.  $700 to $1500 is still what I would call pretty decent range for a good laptop.
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For any PC, take the price of it when it was new and halve it for every eight months since.  \n\nFor example, you bought a new PC two years ago for $2000: \n\n(((2000/2)/2)/2) = 2000/8 = $250\n\nUnless you upgraded parts, you'll be lucky to get that much for it, especially since XP was designed to make anything pre-2002 useless.
956912
The secret is the sellers get the laptops in bulk from wholesalers that no one knows about. Or its all donated to them. I work for a non profit computer recycling organization and we have tons of donated laptops and they are sold on ebay to keep the organization going.
604194
Hmm... Tough question... Let me think. It could be my computer, because I used it for so many things. No. The best purchase I ever made was $12,140, what I paid to go to school!
945303
Yeah it's not bad for £499. Something like that wouldve cost £1500 1 or 2 years ago....laptop prices are falling all the time
18118
In a country where people easily buy a Lexus for 60 grand and sweat when it comes to buying a $1000 PC, Michael Dell saw the opportunity and grabbed it. They focused their attention to regular home users and small businesses while others focus on making better computers. \n\nI use a very high end computer and change it ever two years, but most Americans don't change their computer for at least 4 years.\n\nNow that HP has finally realized it, we can expect to pay less for better computers. General Business 101: When companies compete, consumers win ;)
900491
That's what Dell Computer did and now the company is suffering.  The marketplace changes constantly.  People like to talk to people about their purchases.  That is not likely to change.
111136
See if your town has a 'Thrifty Nickel' kind of free newspaper.  They usually have listings for used computers and accessories.  I bought an older IBM computer with Win98 and a decent monitor for $90 from a man who bought a bunch of computers from a local college.  If you can live without XP, you might do better.  You can still access the Internet and do word processing on older operating systems.\n\nIf you want to buy new, try a place like Office Depot for EMachines desktop PCs.  They've been offering some really good rebates lately.  When we get our rebates back, our new computer with XP, monitor and Canon printer will only cost $300.
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It is expensive.  The cost creates a technical divide.  The poor do not have equel access to the new tech (think about computers and the internet in the 90's).
41637
Check TigerDirect.com\nThey have good prices on laptops and such.
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A variety of factors.\nCommoditization - All computers were more or less the same.  Meaning, they all performed similarly.  Anyone could buy Intel processors and stick them in a plastic case and call it a PC. The name brand became irrelevant.  These clone computers that people were purchasing were known as "White Boxes" because they were of no particular brand.\nDirect to Consumer Sales - The model pioneered by Dell of selling directly to consumers also helped drive prices down.  Since there was no need for expensive middlemen, retail stores, or distribution networks, consumers were able to buy the computers directly from the manufacturer at what would have been considered a wholesale price by the large, established manufacturers.\nOpen Architecture - When IBM lost its stranglehold on the design and development of PC architecture, that was the beginning of the end.  I remember when they were still selling computers that were MCA (Micro Channel Architecture).  This meant you had to buy add on boards (like LAN cards and Video Cards) that were designed for MCA computers.  Everyone else was using a different standard (gosh, its been so long, I forget what it was called, PCI I think).  So, since everyone else was using the open standard, that helped loosen IBM's grip on PC design and architecture.  That meant that IBM no longer set the standards and no longer had the pricing power associated with that position in the market
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the market is over crowded and because of competition, they are cutting prices and also profits. Also thinks of overheads such as alternative power supply, security
73073
Your should look at bestbuy they have labtops there for $450 and up, thats the best help i can give. I don't know where you live but at GeekSquad.com you can get really good deals on used laptops, i got mine for 350 with 500 pixels, and in good shape. you should check it out!:)
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Go to pricewatch.com.  They are pretty good about tracking the prices of computer parts from multiple retailers, and they tell you what components are selling for at various places.  It's kind of like a one-stop-shop kind of thing.  \n\nOh yeah, and like the person above said, Ebay is a GREAT place to find parts dirt cheap.  Just be careful not to get stuck with bad stuff, but they do have TONS of computer parts for a little of nothing.\n\nGood luck.
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To be honest. Not much. The desktop market is just too saturated. I would look at donating it to a charity. You get a better tax write off than going through the hassle of trying to sell it, while helping out folks in need. Win-win. TX
755329
try selling your computer
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I suggest checking the local stores first.\n\nQuite often, you may be surprised what is available in your community owned retail stores.  I work at one that sells both new and used computers.  And I always laugh when somebody gets a "deal" online, and then brings it in to us for service.  More often then not, we offered something similar (if not identical) at an even lower cost.\n\nPlus if something goes wrong, your local store can help you.  Try that with something you buy on-line.