Starting this thread your probably thinking I'm asking which is better: I will state i am a Newegg fan all the way.
However, i went to Bestbuy yesterday to 'preview' hands-on with some laptops....it was laughable how the bestbuy kids couldnt answer any of my questions like what kind of dedicated memory certain laptops had, 128, 256. or the TDP on the processor...I ended up looking online with their laptops to get all the specs i wanted.
Here's where it gets tricky-- Newegg doesnt offer certain laptops i was looking at, or Tigerdirect for that matter...like a Samsung and Gateway with NEW processors like p540 or i5....newegg has a lot of those p340's-- Comparatively the Gateway Retail price on gateway.com was 589.00, at bestbuy they had it for 449.99 ....no Signs or advertisements as to this being a 'Sale'....although it has a 4200 series ATI w/ 256 mb dedicated...on a p540 AMD......now i realize an i3 or i5 would be faster...however this is entirely for student homework and such + some games--things like Torchlight,.. and Diablo whenever they decide to release it.
REASON i started this thread-- Does BestBuy seriously offer Newer and better laptops than Newegg, or should i shop elsewhere for a laptop in general?
Side question--Bestbuy warranty/return policy-- I've had awesome experience with Newegg...but how is Bestbuy about returns/fee's/and standard warranties?
However, i went to Bestbuy yesterday to 'preview' hands-on with some laptops....it was laughable how the bestbuy kids couldnt answer any of my questions like what kind of dedicated memory certain laptops had, 128, 256. or the TDP on the processor...I ended up looking online with their laptops to get all the specs i wanted.
Here's where it gets tricky-- Newegg doesnt offer certain laptops i was looking at, or Tigerdirect for that matter...like a Samsung and Gateway with NEW processors like p540 or i5....newegg has a lot of those p340's-- Comparatively the Gateway Retail price on gateway.com was 589.00, at bestbuy they had it for 449.99 ....no Signs or advertisements as to this being a 'Sale'....although it has a 4200 series ATI w/ 256 mb dedicated...on a p540 AMD......now i realize an i3 or i5 would be faster...however this is entirely for student homework and such + some games--things like Torchlight,.. and Diablo whenever they decide to release it.
REASON i started this thread-- Does BestBuy seriously offer Newer and better laptops than Newegg, or should i shop elsewhere for a laptop in general?
Side question--Bestbuy warranty/return policy-- I've had awesome experience with Newegg...but how is Bestbuy about returns/fee's/and standard warranties?