I think you need to wait for a better deal. If this is for school you aren't in any huge hurry (you obviously have a computer to post on). CompUSA had a midnight madness sale yesterday that had some good buys link , as a point of reference.

I noticed after browsing slickdeals that they have an Acer going on sale tomorrow that looks to be quite a good deal.

Check out these links on slickdeals, this one and this one

"Bros before Hoes" <-- More men need this mentality.