ryangalli wrote:While we eait anyone want yo explain bag.o.crap to me?

Well, the short version is that the Bravo Charlies are bundles of stuff that the Woot warehouses got that they don't feel are up to being sold as a main-site item. Random stuff from inventory closeouts, usually.

About one in three is just complete garbage nobody needs (my last Bravo Charlie had a Jonas Brothers cellphone holder, dollar-store-quality miniature photo tripod, and a compact flash reader).

Another one in three has something you can use, and say 'Ooh, nice'. A miniature tool set, or cellphone charger, for example. You get your money's worth with these.

Another third will have a few very nice items, like a auto power inverter, a small barbecue, or just something nifty. Go on, do a nice dance, you deserve it.

Then there's the small, tiny fraction that get something AWESOME. A new TV, several hundred identical action figures, an anvil... you get the idea. These are the things we're all hoping for when we buy, and why we beat our chests and wail in anguish when we miss the chance.

cage017 wrote:Do HP's still have a bad case of overheating (or were those AMD processors?) If not, then this sounds like a good deal for a laptop with a Blu Ray player.

They USED to. This was a while back. And the most common overheating problem was the Graphics chip, not the CPU. This has been resolved years ago.

As for the laptop itself, it is not a bad laptop. Can you do full gaming on it? No. But who would expect to do that on ANY $450 laptop anyway? It all depends on what you are looking for. Want a laptop for basix stuff, this is not a bad deal. No, it doe snot have the latest and greatest but I find some of the negative comments about this thing pretty funny. Some compare it practically to an Alienware type laptop and yea, compared to that, this one sucks. But now compare it to a notebook and it will kick it's ass...

Besides, the blue-ray is a cool feature and with the HDMI you can hook it up to the tv.

Just my 0.02

RobinBobcat wrote:Well, the short version is that the Bravo Charlies are bundles of stuff that the Woot warehouses got that they don't feel are up to being sold as a main-site item. Random stuff from inventory closeouts, usually. ..... {more stuff for a short version that's 4 paragraphs long}

Shorter version is the How Woot Works video. Bonus: it's funnier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YYF-45T0R4

vttym wrote:Shorter version is the How Woot Works video. Bonus: it's funnier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YYF-45T0R4

RobinBobcat wrote:Well, the short version is that the Bravo Charlies are bundles of stuff that the Woot warehouses got that they don't feel are up to being sold as a main-site item. Random stuff from inventory closeouts, usually.

About one in three is just complete garbage nobody needs (my last Bravo Charlie had a Jonas Brothers cellphone holder, dollar-store-quality miniature photo tripod, and a compact flash reader).

Another one in three has something you can use, and say 'Ooh, nice'. A miniature tool set, or cellphone charger, for example. You get your money's worth with these.

Another third will have a few very nice items, like a auto power inverter, a small barbecue, or just something nifty. Go on, do a nice dance, you deserve it.

Then there's the small, tiny fraction that get something AWESOME. A new TV, several hundred identical action figures, an anvil... you get the idea. These are the things we're all hoping for when we buy, and why we beat our chests and wail in anguish when we miss the chance.

You reminded me of a burning desire to obtain a Bag Of Chance that I had long forgotten, or maybe that is my rash flaring up again. But regardless...Thank You

eldiablohijo wrote:{Embedded Video}

Thanks - figured there was a way to embed that -- Bunnies Ogling Carrots hunters, watch that for an understanding as to where your crap comes from.

Half way there.

I've had really good luck with my two HP laptops, other than battery life, but will have to be convinced AMD is as good as the newest Intel IvyBridge offering.

vttym wrote:This may be true, but you probably don't deliver to the areas where those people live either.

ThunderThighs wrote:

Like there is a geographical area where W00Ters don't get Facebook?

I made the choice not to use tweeter or Facebook. To me Tweeter is a brain fart exhaust port.

garbyrator wrote:It's a woot-off, signified by the flashing lights. It's random, not price based order.

Hahaha, a woot off...thank you

Good morning all! Happy 3rd Woot-Off Day!! I see you offered a Jersey Shore Trivia Game whilst I was sleeping...

abitterwoman wrote:Good morning all! Happy 3rd Woot-Off Day!! I see you offered a Jersey Shore Trivia Game whilst I was sleeping

Don't tell me that you wanted one?

omh1009 wrote:Don't tell me that you wanted one?

No, lol. I actually had a meme thing that TT suggested trying but I didn't do it right >_<


Edit: Ah, nevermind. There it goes.

omh1009 wrote:Like there is a geographical area where W00Ters don't get Facebook?

I made the choice not to use tweeter or Facebook. To me Tweeter is a brain fart exhaust port.

ok...so i am brand new to woot. is this notebook still available or have they moved on to a new product?

msretail wrote:ok...so i am brand new to woot. is this notebook still available or have they moved on to a new product?

It's gone.

It's actually a pretty decent deal. I can't find another 500+ gig HDD, dual core, 6gig DDR3 laptop for less, even without the 17 screen or the blu ray right now, and Black Friday is a long way off. It's still available via the friends and family link. I was asked by a friend to check it out for an "off to college" grade laptop. I'm recommending they buy it, unless anyone can point to a better deal on a similarly speced deal (the one linked to on Newegg has a slightly slower gpu, slower cpu, is a refurb and no bluray. $5 cheaper only because of the free shipping at the egg).