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Summary: Look around at different computer manufacturers Web sites for rebates and specials when buying a computer. Buy a computer with tips from a computer technician in this free video on computer hardware.
Chris Bryce is the owner and operator of Super Computers Sales and Service located in Georgetown, Texas. He took his computer technician and systems management background and went into...read more
"Hi, I'm Chris Bryce from superservice.com. Let's talk about how to buy a computer. The best way to buy a computer for the right price, is to make sure and look at offers that different manufacturers have. If you're open to a couple of different brands, then I would look around and try to find the best price for the best brand that you can find, the best value. If you're looking for a specific brand such as Sony, Dell, Toshiba, then I would look for different retailers that carry that product, but I would also check the manufacturer's websites. One of the largest manufacturers of desktop and laptop computers on their website, has specials that are kind of not really known about. On Wednesdays and at the end of the month, for some reason, on this large manufacturer's website, you can actually get better deals on those computers. So that's the best time to shop. As far as comparing the different prices on things, sometimes manufacturer's websites will have different sections. They'll have a home office section or a small business section or even sometimes a large corporate section. It really behooves you to look at these small business and home sections of the sites because sometimes the same exact computers, same models and everything, are at a different price for home users than they are for small business users. Large corporate accounts normally have some sort of access to purchase them these ways, but with small business and home users, you ought to be able to navigate to any section of that website for that particular user and get those deals on those computers. That's the best way to buy a computer."
eHow Article: How to Buy a Computer