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    E1405

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by compsavy, Jun 23, 2006.

  1. compsavy

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    Is $619 good for a T2300, 1GB of Ram, 60 GB Hard Drive, DVD+-RW, Intel Wireless, 1 year onsite, and 9 cell battery? How much battery life does the 9 cell give and does it stick out?
     
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  2. Unreal

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    Thats an excellent deal! Makes my deal look horrible :(

    With that battery you would be looking at over 5 hours doing anything.

    I get 3.5 hours with my 6 cell while watching a dvd.
     
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  3. compsavy

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    how much did you get yours for?
     
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    Ya thats a pretty nice deal. Anytime you can get it for under 1k its always nice.


    After a 200 dollar mail in rebate, a -750 coupon a -100 coupon and a -75 instant credit cause dell screwed up. I got my laptop for 938.


    Intel® Core™ processor Duo T2500 (2MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB)
    14.1 inch WXGA+ UltraSharp™ TFT Display with TrueLife
    1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
    100GB Hard Drive
    Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
    8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
    Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy® ADVANCED HD Audio
    85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    3yr Plus Solution Package
     
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  5. Unreal

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    The one in my sig was $680 including tax.
     
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    Very nice deal
     
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  7. compsavy

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    does the 9 cell battery stick out?
     
    compsavy, Jun 23, 2006
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  8. j4y_7

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    Mine was $639 + TAX for:

    T2300E
    WXGA+ w/ TL
    512MB RAM
    100GB 5400 RPM HDD
    DVD+-RW
    Intel Wireless
    6-Cell Battery
    1-Year Warranty

    I also got a $50 credit afterwards. I thought mine was a good deal, but yours is certainly better. Some add ons that I purchased afterwards:

    Truemobile 350 - $22
    2GB Kingston ValueRAM - $113.98 + Tax

    You're definitely getting a good deal. The 9-Cell battery does stick out a bit, about an inch. You may want to consider getting the 6-Cell, & the 9-Cell as an additional battery for just $30 more (assuming it cost you $100 to upgrade your primary batter to a 9-Cell).
     
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  9. compsavy

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    how did you get that 50 credit?
     
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  10. Unreal

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    To my understanding the 9 cell sticks out less then an inch, and he probably got the $50 credit from calling dell and complaining that he didn't get the free upgrades that are offered now but not then when he ordered it (Thats what I did to get my $50 anyway).
     
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  11. j4y_7

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    I ordered my E1405 right before Dell started switching from the T2300 to the T2300E processors. I, along with many others, ordered the E1405 w/ the T2300 processor; however, Dell thought they'd save a couple dollars by quietly shipping out several notebooks with the less expensive T2300E. I'm sure you can guess what happened from there.
     
    j4y_7, Jun 23, 2006
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  12. JeffreyDJ

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    Mine was ~1300 but I got the 7200rpm 60G drive, 1G memory, 3 year warranty, XP pro, two batteries, office basic and a few extra AC adapters.
     
    JeffreyDJ, Jun 24, 2006
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  13. sav

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    I assume it's a bluetooth card? How easy is it to install? I couldn't find any info on the Dell site...
     
    sav, Jun 24, 2006
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    j4y_7, Jun 24, 2006
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