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    Dell Vostro or Inspiron Deals (under $600)?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by HTWingNut, Dec 6, 2007.

  1. HTWingNut

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    Bah!

    I missed the boat. I had a Vostro 1500 configured for my wife with Core 2 Duo 1.4GHz, 2GB RAM, 120GB HDD, TrueLife 1280x800 display shipped out the door with tax for $580. Now the deal is gone (one day only).

    I like my Vostro 1500. Does anyone know of a similar deal available now for a 14" or 15" Vostro or Inspiron?
     
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    Dell Vostro 1400 or 1500 $599

    My System Details
    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5270 (1.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
    Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
    15.4 inch/14.1 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display
    2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
    120GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
    8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/ Roxio Creator
    128MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS
    Dell Exclusive MediaDirect™ Instant Play Software Application
    Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
    No Webcam Option
    My Accessories
    56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

    http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/q4wk3_vostronb_offers?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
     
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    Thanks I just noticed that. A Vostro 1400 or 1500 with an 8400GS no less (instead of crappy Intel X3100) for $634 shipped. Not a bad deal.

    A little more than I wanted to spend, but good deal nevertheless. Yours is pretty much the same way I have it configured. Now to go with the 14" or 15"? The main difference is 1 lbs. lighter but 1" smaller screen.
     
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    My parents saw the deal yesterday and had gotten themselves the 1400 with 8400m GS, 160 5400 rpm Drive, DVD-Burner, C2D 1.4 and 2 GB of ram all for roughly 650 ish after Tax. It was a sweet deal; they probably wanted a vostro after seeing how pretty was my 1500. :p
     
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    vbrookie Notebook Consultant

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    I am looking for a crazy deal from dell as well. I went to the dark side and tried a Toshiba (on my sig), and so far I had nothing but trouble ever since I had it. A nice 14" Vostro or Inspiron should heal the wound incely. Will there be another crazy deal from Dell on Vostro 1400? Like under $500? I am having my fingers crossed.
     
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    I dunno if there will be a much better deal. I could have gotten one for about $50 cheaper, but it had an X3100 graphics instead of the 8400 GS. At least I think it was the X3100 because it looks like you can't get the X3100 anymore. Not that it matters, 8400 GS is a much better graphics chip anyhow.
     
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