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    Mega Vostro Deals

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by griff_ga, Jul 15, 2007.

  1. griff_ga

    griff_ga Notebook Guru

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    holy god this is insane
     
    toned42, Jul 15, 2007
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    Yea, I read the posts from earlier today and kept wondering why people were saying the Inspiron was so much cheaper and was a better deal. I just kept twiddling the ol' thumbs. :p
     
    griff_ga, Jul 15, 2007
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    My goodness...good deals indeed.
     
    Greg, Jul 15, 2007
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    Too bad it's so expensive in Canada :(
     
    aaaaarrrrggggg, Jul 15, 2007
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    you do kno you can buy the vostro 1400 at the same price and specs.....

    but you also get a 9 cell battery instead of the standard 6
     
    daabc, Jul 15, 2007
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    Great buys, too bad I hate the Vostro case...SO UGLY!
     
    DoubleBlack, Jul 16, 2007
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    Umm actually i got a vostro with these specs for only 1249CAD before tax, cant do this with an inspirion

    T7300
    2GB Ram
    120 GB 5400RPM
    8600m GT
     
    catness, Jul 16, 2007
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    daabc,

    I know, the 1400 is also a good buy. I just wanted the slightly bigger screen because I like to use it to watch movies on the laptop.
     
    griff_ga, Jul 16, 2007
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    I went to the dell kiosk yesterday to look and feel at the Inspiron 1520 and 1420.

    They look the same to me.
     
    daabc, Jul 16, 2007
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    Wow. I just bought a vostro w/t7300 santa rosa, xp, 1 gig 667mhz ram (which I will later upgrade myself to 2 gigs), and 8400m gs for under 800 bucks.
     
    ericyp, Jul 16, 2007
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    Actually i'm thinking about getting the base vostro 1400 with the bluetooth and webcam option.

    That would get me a dual core with a graphics card.

    I know the 8400 is not the most powerful gpu, but i don't really play any graphics demanding games. This laptop would be mainly use to do school work and surf on the net. The 9 cell upgrade should boost laptop life to almost 4 hours (i'm estimating).

    The bluetooth would help with presentations and the webcam is just for fun.

    This would bring the cost to about $650

    I would originally thinking about getting a sager as a desktop replacement for around $1300. But at this price, I can buy a desktop and a portable laptop.
     
    daabc, Jul 16, 2007
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