Does Dell do Price Matches?

I've configured an Inspiron 1520 as followed:

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (4MB cache/2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium Edition
Midnight Blue Color with Microsatin Finish
15.4 inch UltraSharp ™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 Dimm
160G 5400RPM SATA HDD
256MB NVIDIA ®GeForce™8600M GT
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.08
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007
IntelJ3945 802.11a/g Mini-card
Norton Internet Security™ 2007, 30 Day Trial
3 Year Return to Depot Service, Complete Care and Technical Support
DataSafe Online Backup 3GB (included with price)
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
High Definition Audio 2.0
Dell Travel Remote Control, IR

This comes to $1,938 CAD on the Canadian site whereas the same configuration is only $1562 USD on the .com site. So does anyone know if Dell will price match?

Also is getting a TV tuner with remote from Dell for $100+ worth it, or is it better to go out and purchase one separately?

Thanks

 

I don't think they have a policy of doing price matches. I think the costs of production vary by country and thus the prices change. However, you could always call up a rep and try to get a lower price.

I don't have experience with the Dell TV tuner so I couldn't help you there...

 

Just call up the rep, tell them that you have configured a system, but the price is not what you are looking for i.e. you have seen a similar HP for a lower price. I ended up getting a $100 discount on my m1330 because I told my rep that a similarly spec'd HP dv2500t was cheaper, so they gave me a discount.

 

I tried to get them to price match HP's RAM offering for 4 gbs, since it was $500 less....haha. They didn't go for it though.

It could be just a matter of whether you get the right sales person/online rep.

 

On the same topic, would I get greater success with Online Chat or with calling them up? And could someone please explain how quoting works, other threads mention calling Dell and asking them for 'quotes'.

 

I don't have a ton of experience, but I'm usually the one who ends up doing the ordering for our firm and I agree with kozzney: phoning is probably your best bet.

And as Undsputed says, it sometimes does depend on the particular person/sales rep you talk to. When I was ordering my personal computer a few years ago, I didn't get any kind of 'special deal', so I cancelled the order, phoned again, and got 10% off from another (nicer?) lady. Doesn't hurt to try! Good luck.