Never had a problem buying front line name brand computers on Black Friday. Dell and all other front line brands back them regardless of when its built. Off brands? Perhaps. Frankly, computers and robots build PCs and laptops these days. And, the savings are HUGE.
Bob, I respectfully disagree. I have spent most of my career in the electronics industry. I won't say that production pressure doesn't have quality impacts but I'm sure that no USA holiday impacts factories in China. Maybe Chinese New Year but certainly not Black Friday. Modern electronics are built with thousands of tests that try to bring defect rates to 0. Why? Because returns often cost more than the goods themselves. The labor of issuing an RMA and the return shipping cost more than the profit margin on a laptop. NOTHING costs more than a return. My advice - buy what fits your needs and shop on the web for the best deal. If you pay more -- it will probably be $20...
Not quite right. IBM never owned Lenovo. When IBM decided to get out of the personal computer market, they sold the rights to Lenovo and bought a small stake in them as well.
