Just ordered an Inspiron 9400 a few days ago...should I cancel?

I am noticing Santa Rosa is expected to be around a lot sooner than I had anticipated.

I got a great price...and in all likelihood after Santa Rosa prices will jack up nicely...

But still...thoughts?

$1625 USD

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
LCD DISPLAY 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
MEMORY 2GB 533mhz
HARD DRIVE 160GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
OPTICAL DRIVE 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
GRAPHICS CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
BATTERY OPTIONS 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
WIRELESS Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N

 

Cancel, wate and get dx10 cards

 

Yes, cancel.

 

Really?

It seems like Santa Rosa is another baby step, like Core Duo to Core 2 Duo...

 

i wouldn't cancel. If you can do what you need to do and be happy on that laptop, I would just keep it. Centrino Pro will be more expensive than what you're paying for the laptop right now. And even then, that's going to be outdated for newer technology in less than a year.

that's just my personal opinion.

good luck either way.

 

Thats a good price i would get it. I would wait on the Santa Rosa never buy first gen hardware thats my theory anyway.

 

if you need the notebook now - get it. if not - dont.
There always will be better option and for example its always good to wait for something new thats coming up. when santa rosa comes there'll be other technology and there's always the question for you : get or wait...

 

Hey man, how did you get this all specs for this price? I was able to get this price, but not with this wireless card and 160GB HD.

Tell me.. =)

thx

 

Yep I agree cancel

 

Dell.ca

And I get corporate discount from my company

 

I wouldn't cancel for several reasons:
1. you got a great price.
2. Santa Rosa will be very expenssive for the next few months.
3. Santa Rosa is still unproven technology, its a little risky.
4. Once Santa Rosa becomes in affordable prices, there will be a new tech. around the corner, and then you'll ask again should I wait or not...

Just get it.

 

I agree alot with this statement. If you need a new notebook now get it, if not then cancel your order for a 9400 and wait. Santa Rosa is just another step forward and we have to wait for notebooks to actually come out before we find out exactly what it will mean to us as far as a step up in performance goes. But if you want to wait Santa Rose is supposed to be coming out later this month or early May so you don't have to much longer to wait. Dell will likely be one of the first to get Santa Rose machines out on the market (they always seem to be one of the first) and while it will probably cost more at first, I can't see you not being able to get a good price from Dell in the end. That is one of Dell's hallmarks after all.

 

I just bought mine in last couple weeks, I wish I had this price... I got almost the same config. =(