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    Dell outlet, any experience?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by danielrp, Jan 10, 2007.

  1. danielrp

    danielrp Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has anyone had any experience with Dell outlet. I was looking at a refurbished Dell Inspiron 1501. Is this a good deal?

    System Price : $529.00

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    Genuine Windows XP Media Center 2005
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    1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs)
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    60 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
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    ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory
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    Inspiron 1501 Notebook: AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology MK-36 (2.0GHz)
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    1390 Wireless Card
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    danielrp, Jan 10, 2007
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  2. age20d

    age20d Notebook Enthusiast

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    sounds like a decent deal to me, I bought my laptop from the outlet and everything worked out great.
     
    age20d, Jan 10, 2007
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  3. TrybalRage

    TrybalRage Newbie

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    I got the E1505 I'm typing on from the outlet... about $300 off what I would have paid. I'll never buy straight from Dell again.
     
    TrybalRage, Jan 10, 2007
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  4. zolo

    zolo Notebook Evangelist

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    I bought the one in my sig, and an E1505 from outlet ( refurb, scrach and dent ) no problem at all. Get one of the dual core ones, other than that it looks like a decent deal.
     
    zolo, Jan 10, 2007
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  5. PCModifiers

    PCModifiers Notebook Consultant

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    Bought one and it is currently shipping. Saved $639 off the retail price. (40% off) :D
     
    PCModifiers, Jan 10, 2007
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  6. XIII_GT

    XIII_GT Notebook Consultant

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    can someone tell my why outlet isnt working on the canadian dell web??

    gives an error..
     
    XIII_GT, Jan 10, 2007
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  7. grumpy3b

    grumpy3b Notebook Evangelist

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    I bought one through the Dell Outlet a few years back and it was fine. I do believe there is one difference and that is the return deadline is only 21-days vs. 30-days for new systems. I am not positive so you might want to verify that before buying if could be a factor in how you decide to proceed.
     
    grumpy3b, Jan 10, 2007
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  8. PCModifiers

    PCModifiers Notebook Consultant

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    Dell Outlet

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    Close... it seems that both are 21 days minus some exceptions for servers etc which are still 30 days
     
    PCModifiers, Jan 10, 2007
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  9. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    the outlet rules, I've made several purchases there and dont have any regrets at all about them
     
    Iceman0124, Jan 11, 2007
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