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    Good Deal or Not? (Inspiron 1520)

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by tnak, Jul 2, 2007.

  1. tnak

    tnak Notebook Enthusiast

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    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7500 (4MB cache/2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB)
    Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium Edition
    Jet Black Color with Matte Finish
    High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch display (1440x900)
    NO WEBCAM OPTION
    2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 Dimm
    160G 7200RPM SATA HDD
    256MB NVIDIA ®GeForce™8600M GT
    24X CD/DVD Combo Drive - CD Burner ONLY
    Essentials
    Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
    Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
    Norton Internet Security™ 2007, 30 Day Trial
    1 Year Return to Depot Service and Technical Support
    85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    High Definition Audio 2.0

    Additional 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

    This after taxes (13% ;) comes to $2000 CAD

    I am just wondering if this is a good enough deal, because I need to decide whether to buy by tomorrow.

    Also I am not eligible for the epp discount and apparently you guys maxed out the $350 off coupon because dell said they had reached their quota on it.
     
    tnak, Jul 2, 2007
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  2. Andy1210

    Andy1210 Notebook Consultant

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    Reached their quota??

    Try again. I just did online and it accepted the $350 disc (albeit on the 1720)

    Good luck
     
    Andy1210, Jul 2, 2007
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  3. illmatic2609

    illmatic2609 Notebook Deity

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    If you are dead set on getting the 1520, I think to save some money you should downgrade to the T7300, which will be just as good. Also, if you want to save some money, buy 1GB from Dell and buy 2GB (2x1GB) sticks from www.newegg.com

    You sure you don't want a DVD burner? They are pretty useful these days.

    Personally, if you don't get discounts or anything, DELL IS NOT THE WAY TO GO.

    You should really look into Sager or Asus to save some money and get better value.

    You should fill out the FAQ so we know what you need better.

    However, I don't think you should get the 1520, especially with no discounts.
     
    illmatic2609, Jul 2, 2007
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  4. tnak

    tnak Notebook Enthusiast

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    well I need the laptop for gaming mostly, but my cap is $2000 CAD with taxes and shipping so if another brand is similar then thats ok, I have a DVD burner in my server desktop at home and I am planning getting an external hard drive for extra storage.

    newegg is not an option because they don't ship to Canada

    If you guys could recommend something from any other company that would be great, the biggest problem is shipping from a US is the cost + duties on purchase.

    I wanted a DirectX 10 graphics card equal or greater than the 256MB NVIDIA ®GeForce™8600M GT
     
    tnak, Jul 2, 2007
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