Best time to buy a laptop

[BolshieBastard]

I'm going to need a new laptop pretty soon and the last few years I've not been sure when the best time to buy is.

Traditionally, in the good old days, January sales were seen as the best time to buy something like this but in recent years online sales have been very good in the run up to Christmas so I'm never quite sure whether to dive in before or after.

Hmmm, as with most consumer goods, Im not sure there is a best time to buy. If saving money is the objective, you need to go in search of the 'end of run' or 'last few of' model that's about to be superseded by a better version.

That often means maybe buying a make other than youd normally want plus, be happy with something that satisfies most of your needs but may not be the very latest whiz bang model and then be prepared to be stubborn.

Many places wont give you their best discount unless you ask 3 or 4 times as they know many people are almost embarassed to ask (son works in high end jewellers and they dont talk discounts unless the customer asks 3 times!).