Do i make a right decision with Dell outlet ?

i looking at outlet dell and found a good deal

the fist dell inspiron 1420

Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista Home PremiumMemory
3 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz (2 DIMMs)Hard Disk Drive
250 GB EIDE Hard Drive (5400RPM)Video
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100Certified Refurbished
Certified RefurbishedBase
Inspiron 1420 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 (2MB cache/2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB)Media Bay
8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capabilitySoftware Upgrade
Microsoft Works 8.5 with MS Office Trial Version SoftwareNetwork Interface Card
Intel 4965 802.11a/g/n Dual-Band Mini CardHardware Upgrade
9 Cell Primary Battery
Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web CameraSystem Color
Jet BlackLaptop Screen
14.1 inch WXGA Laptop Screen


and the price is very good about 700$

what i really wanna is why this laptop is in outlet ? i ask my friend in US to get this one for me so will the Dell outlet support answer the question about the quality of this laptop?

what are the main advantages of this laptop 1420? just lit bit confused between 1520 and 1420?

i'm studying IT: use MS access, C programing,maybe dreamwaver,visual studio...
watch movie , listen 2 music, office....
download from internet, play Counter Strike , Pro evolution soccer 6 Pes 6) ,dont know if this one can handle Pes 2008. Do you think 3Gb is too much or only 2GB is enough? i just want to pay about 600-700$

and how many days my friend have to wait when the laptop get to his door ?
wait 4 ur reply.Thanks

 

I bought my M1330 from the Dell Outlet, for the most part it's perfectly fine buying from here. Most of the laptops are returns. The main benefit is obviously price. Downside of buying from the outlet is that it may potentially be defective, have blemishes, etc. that Dell didn't figure out when recertifying it. Buying from the outlet you do get the same 21 day return period and 1 yrs parts/labor warranty w/ onsite service (unless you upgrade the warranty for more $$$).

Since you appear to be foreign and having a friend in the US buy it, I would recommend letting the friend test it out to make sure it's not severely defective/blemished before you get it in another country.

Typically Dell ships them 1 business day after placing the order, then ground shipping usually takes 2-5 days depending on where its going to in the US and where it shipped from (usually TX or TN).

The main difference between the 1420 and 1520 is screen size (14" vs 15.4" respectively). Obviously the overall size/weight of the laptops are slightly smaller/bigger as well to accomodate the different sized LCDs.

 

I purchased the laptop in my signature from the Dell Outlet 2 weeks ago and I must say I was quite pleased. No blems or problems so far. Just the issue with the grainy Samsung screen, but Dell is working with me on replacing it. For that alone I recommended the Outlet. They still treat the refurbs as well as full price customers.

 

Like a few others here, I also got my XPS1530 through the dell outlet a few weeks ago. I highly recommend it -- the machine is in great shape, is under warranty, and was a fantastic deal.

If you can find the 1420 config you want, I'd say by all means go for it. Only advice I'd have is that if you want to play some games on it (you mentioned Counter Strike and PE6), that you'll probably want to put a little more into the graphics ... at least the 8400GS instead of the X3100. Not sure if the X3100 is up for those games or not.

 

I'd recommend the outlet, even though this last time they shipped me the wrong power adapter for the computer. I've bought from them in the past and haven't had a problem except this one time.

 

anyone please help me about the B EIDE Hard Drive and the SATA Hard Drive? i see that SATA Hard Drive laptop is more expensive than the EIDE? SATA is faster isnt it? and i see some laptop got the same CPU ram and HDD ... but different color and their price are also different , so the color is the reason of the higher and lower price ?HOW ABOUT the scratch and dent? i'm not sure about this option

 

Just take a look at all the posts on this forum. You'll see countless post of EXTREMELY picky people returning their laptops for the dumbest reasons, when there is actually NOTHING wrong with the laptop. Those are the ones they sell at the oultet. The majority do not have any major defects or flaws....basicly they're still brand new!

 

There is a help file for those options if you click on the filter text, I think. New PC's are added to that all the time so with a few hours of patient searching you could probably find the ideal PC for you.
I would recommend building a laptop on the main website so that you can decide on your ideal hardware components and using that as a base price for choosing a good deal on the Outlet.
My current PC (in sig) I got from the outlet and I think it's awesome. Plus, it cost $600 less than if I bought it new.