I just bought this today. I think it’s a good deal!!
Vern said:
I just bought this today. I think it’s a good deal!!
Sexy machine, no homo. Too bad I already got my ROG Strix 4070, but it’s all good.
Vern said:
I just bought this today. I think it’s a good deal!!
That looks like a solid deal, but no shipping. I might just drive 2 hours to grab it.
Vern said:
I just bought this today. I think it’s a good deal!!
I think the best deal is this one. I bought this for my girlfriend yesterday too.
Certified refurbished, don’t knock it till you try it. Got an Acer Predator Helios 16 with i9 13900HX and RTX 4080 for $1400.
Pat said:
Certified refurbished, don’t knock it till you try it. Got an Acer Predator Helios 16 with i9 13900HX and RTX 4080 for $1400.
Was that the 32GB or 16GB version?
Pat said:
Certified refurbished, don’t knock it till you try it. Got an Acer Predator Helios 16 with i9 13900HX and RTX 4080 for $1400.
Was that the 32GB or 16GB version?
It came with 32GB RAM.
@Pat
I got the 32GB too but swapped for 16GB because it was ‘certified’ refurbished by Acer directly, meaning it had a 2-year warranty.
Pat said:
Certified refurbished, don’t knock it till you try it. Got an Acer Predator Helios 16 with i9 13900HX and RTX 4080 for $1400.
Lenovo Outlet sucks. I ordered twice, but they pushed delivery to 30 days. I canceled both.
Keep an eye on returns after Black Friday. People may buy 4080s and return them later if they wanted a 4090 or 4070.
Jules said:
Keep an eye on returns after Black Friday. People may buy 4080s and return them later if they wanted a 4090 or 4070.
Good idea, thanks! Do these kinds of deals pop up before or during Black Friday?
@Nile
Deals are likely already up, but you might get a few surprises on Black Friday itself and into Cyber Monday. Keep checking Best Buy’s website.
Jules said:
@Nile
Deals are likely already up, but you might get a few surprises on Black Friday itself and into Cyber Monday. Keep checking Best Buy’s website.
Thanks a lot!
Jules said:
@Nile
Deals are likely already up, but you might get a few surprises on Black Friday itself and into Cyber Monday. Keep checking Best Buy’s website.
4080 should last that long. VRAM will be restricted with future GPUs, and the real benefit will be in running AAA titles at higher FPS.
I’m looking for 3080ti laptops to run models, but I might just get an eGPU.
Devon said:
I’m looking for 3080ti laptops to run models, but I might just get an eGPU.
Excuse me, but if you plan to get an eGPU, why not just go for a desktop at that point?
Devon said:
I’m looking for 3080ti laptops to run models, but I might just get an eGPU.
Excuse me, but if you plan to get an eGPU, why not just go for a desktop at that point?
You aren’t wrong, I could. But I already have a good gaming laptop, and I didn’t expect to get into LLMs. I wanted it for portability, since we get together with friends to play games.
@Devon
If you’ve got Thunderbolt 4, it’ll work fine. I’ve had some code issues with eGPUs, but it works well overall.
Devon said:
I’m looking for 3080ti laptops to run models, but I might just get an eGPU.
Excuse me, but if you plan to get an eGPU, why not just go for a desktop at that point?
I have both a laptop with a 4080 and a desktop with a 3090 Ti. Desktop has TDP advantages, but the laptop is still fast enough.
Open Box Deals on Best Buy. Got my Asus i9 14th Gen with 32GB RAM and RTX 4080 for under $1600 last month.