IFIAYAQD! keeps coming earlier and earlier

[cyrano]

Hey y'all! Woot wants to sell me a computer! They've got a line up here and I was hoping for your opinion on them. See, I'm not entirely certain why the model with the 1.5tb hard drive is ten dollars more than the 1tb model--I don't see a lot of difference in the specs.

Are these awesome deals? Okay? Rip offs? My general impression of Woot is rarely the first, usually the second.

Comments

[lil_m_moses]

Offhand, it looks like a pretty good deal. I bought my Mom something new with slightly lower specs (and also a premium for Win 7) for Christmas for half again that. There's ust the risk associated with a refurb, which is often minimal, especially from a major manufacturer. I'm actually thinking about snagging one of those myself now. I'm not yet convinced I want to upgrade while Windows 8 is the going concern, though, as every other Windows OS release is short-lived and this is one of the doomed alternations. I got my current TiVo (non-refurb, I think) off Woot, and it's still going strong after 3 years.

[cyrano]

Yeah, I know pretty much nothing about W8. I have an XP install disc that I've been saving for a special occasion, but at this point it may do more harm than good.