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    Did I get a good deal for my Vostro 1500?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by wk1989, Aug 11, 2007.

  1. wk1989

    wk1989 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
    15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLife™
    2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 Dimm
    256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GT
    120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
    Operating System Genuine Windows XP Home Edition, SP2, English
    Integrated NIC and Modem
    Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
    TBU Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.08
    8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/o Roxio Creator
    High Definition Audio 2.0
    Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
    No Webcam Option
    No Microsoft Office, English
    No Anti-Virus/ Security Software
    56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    Hardware Services 1 Year Return to Depot Service and Technical Support
    10GB for 1 Year Online Data Backup by Dell DataSafe
    DELL SUPPORT 3.4
    Dell Network Assistant
    Dell Support Centre
    1 Year Dell Automated PC Tuneup

    I prolly saved a lot because of the lack of Vista/Office, my university gives them for free so that's not an issue. The total price comes out to be 1019 CDN before tax, which is 968 USD. Shipping is free. Any comments?
     
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    x_xeon_x Notebook Geek

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    Question is: do you like what you paid for?
     
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  3. wk1989

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    I just bought it yesterday, still waiting for it to ship.
     
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