Should I get a laptop for Christmas or wait until college?

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<p>Also, if you used a credit card, some of those also have a built in warranty.</p>

<p>I will put in a vote for refurbished, maybe because we’ve had such good luck with them (crossing fingers here). DD (in 2006) got a Dell Latitude, top of the line with all the bells and whistles including the case, extended three year in home warranty, extra battery, and software) for $900 through the Dell Outlet. Because it was a business model, it really was a powerful machine. It still works almost six years later. It had a return policy on the purchase…and it WOULD have gone back if it had not worked.</p>

<p>Glad you sent the machine back. You really should have no difficulty buying another. HOWEVER, if it were me, I would wait until you know the specification requirements for computers at the college to which you matriculate.</p>

<p>Also, didn’t you say that one of your “accepted” schools offered a laptop? If you attend that school, you would not need to buy one at all.</p>

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<p>Agree. Get your money back and sit tight for a few months. Laptops always go down in price, and you can get a perfectly adequate one for around $400, if you dont get one from the college you attend. If money is tight, this can wait.</p>

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<p>I agree with posts 62 and 63. There is no rush to get your laptop.</p>

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<p>I ended up just returning the SONY, and I’m waiting until after graduation to get a MAC. I’ll have to save all of my birthday and graduation money to buy it, but I still have the $614 from Christmas.</p>