Officially in the club!

Just ordered my first laptop ever, E1505, as such:

SYSTEM COMPONENTS

E1505 Dual Core Qty 1
Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Unit Price $2,021.00
Save $750 off select $1999 Inspiron notebooks. Affiliates only!
- $750.00
Catalog Number: 29
Module Description Show Details
Inspiron E1505 Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD Panel 15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
Memory 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
Video Card 256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
Hard Drive 100GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Wireless Networking Cards Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
Additional Battery 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery
Mobile Broadband No Broadband Expresscard technology is available in the market now
Operating System Re-Installation CD Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition re-installation CD
Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience
TOTAL:$1,271.00
Additional Discounts and Coupons
FREE GROUND SHIPPING!



Total Price
Sub-total $1,271.00
Shipping & Handling $49.00
Shipping & Handling Discount -$49.00
Tax $111.25
State Environmental Fee $8.00
More Info
Total Price $1,390.25

Took advantage of the $750 off discount, California tax sucks but oh well. I'm excited and can't wait to get my hands on my first laptop ever!

 

Congrats! Agreed CA tax sucks! A couple of years back I ordered 3 Inspiron 4150 and paid 0 on them because they didn't have a "store" pressence

 

Hehehe, there's always worst somewhere else though. Your tax seems to be around 9%. Here in Canada, I pay 15% taxes on everything, this would include Dell computers!

 

You'll feel better about the tax when you realise that VAT (sales tax) in the UK is 17.5%

 

Wow, now can someone up the ante? It really is a shame to pay such money, isn't it!!!

 

Another New Club member

Inspiron E1705 Qty 1
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2300 (1.66GHz/667MHz FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Unit Price $2,223.00
Save $750 off select $1999 Inspiron notebooks. Affiliates only!
Limited Time Offer Remove Coupon
- $750.00

Catalog Number: 29
Module Description Show Details
Inspiron E1705 Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2300 (1.66GHz/667MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
Memory 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
Video Card 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 7800
Hard Drive 60GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Wireless Networking Cards Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
Primary Battery 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Wireless Personal Networking Card Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Internal(2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service and Support
Mobile Broadband No Broadband Expresscard technology is available in the market now
Operating System Re-Installation CD PC Restore recovery system by Symantec
Media Center Enhancements Remote Control for Windows XP Media Center Edition
Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience

TOTAL:$1,473.00

 

shame... you might wanna cancel your order and put on another $100 off with this code "43SHS371Z9M09R" in addition to the $750 for a grand total of $850 off. But other than that... I'm waiting just like you foy my E1505

Inspiron E1505 Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz FSB)
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife™
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400
120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery

Subtotal: $1160

and whats this, a State Environmental Fee of $8.00? lol

 

Knifes...thanks! I appreciate the help!

 

WElcome to the club! Its growing quite well these days. Pretty **** big club actually.

My tax is 5% very low but it still pisses me off having to pay any at all.

 

Congrads to all the new E1505 owners.

 

Maybe I came into the wrong club

 

Well, Dell Japan isn't too terribly bad tax wise (5% consumption tax on EVERYTHING), but we don't get nearly the deals you guys in the states get.

For example, I'm seriously considering replacing my Inspiron 8500 with an e1505 (i6400 over here), but the best deal I've Dell Japan offer so far is an 8% off coupon on the following rig:

Win XP Pro SP2 Japanese
Core Duo T2500 2GHz
TruLife WSXGA+
1GB RAM (512x2)
100GB HDD (SATA 5400rpm)==>they won't let you get a 7200rpm w/ the X1400
Double Layer DVD+/-RW
9 Cell Battery
Intel PRO Wireless 3945ABG
Bluetooth
ATI X1400 256
4 yr ext. warantee
4 yr complete care (excluding theft)

w/ 8% off coupon, comes to 204,083 yen (194,365 + 9,718 tax, free shipping)

Now, according to XE.com, this comes to 1763.49 at today's rates. From what I can tell, significantly higher than what most of you're paying.

Lucky bums...

 

Welcome to the club, seems a fine place to be!

Actually, I don't think it matters much, it doesn't look like they subtracted the $750 off from the order anyhow did they? It should show up down there in the total cost, then show as a "-$750" with a new cost (minus the $750) in the bottom.

It looks like you didn't tack on enough options to get your initial cost up over the $1999 mark in order for the $750 off option to take effect. If I'm reading your total right, I'd cancel that order on the phone by calling Dell and having the rep cancel it for you. Then rebuild the same system but be sure to tack on enough extra options to get your total cost right at $2000. This will activate the coupon code for $750 off you entered in and bring your total actual price right back down to almost exactly what your paying right now (actually a couple dollars cheaper), plus you'll be getting the same exact system but with even more higher priced options for the same exact price.

Just do that and reorder, you'll only delay things by one more day.

 

wow.. that really speccing out the E1505
but the prices are actually... somewhat the same in Japan and in the states.
According to your specs that you put on the E1505, my subtotal in the US comes to $1759.... not really much difference to you're paying


@esoterica
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Thanks for the reply & info Knives,

But does the total you come up w/ factor in coupons, tax, & possible shipping?

Thanks,



HH

p.s. & edit: Yeah, that is a pretty specced out config, but the wife's given me a pretty lenient budget (somewhere between 200,000 & 300,000 yen), so I'd like to make it as future proof as possible.

 

typo on my part its supposed to be $1,729.00 for the subtotal
but here's the absolute final price shipped to my state in the US according to your specs
and this with an $850 off $2000+ coupon.

Sub-total $1,729.00
Shipping & Handling $49.00
Estimate Shipping & Handling and Tax
Shipping & Handling Discount -$49.00
Tax $103.74
Total Price $1,832.74

 

Thanks man! I cancelled my previous order and took advantage of that extra $100 off. New price:

Save $750 off select $1999 Inspiron notebooks (before shipping, tax, restocking fees, and handling) Affiliates only!
Expires on 2006-04-27 10:59:00 - $750.00



ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS AND COUPONS

Dell Home Customers: Free Ground Shipping on Dell Inspiron System orders!
Expires on 2006-04-27 11:59:59 - $49.00

Dell Home Customers: Save $100 off orders over $2000!
Expires on 2006-05-01 04:59:59 - $100.00
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Sub-Total $1,171.00
Shipping Discount -$49.00
Shipping $ 0.00
Tax $102.47
State Environment Fee $8.00
More Info
Total $1,281.47

 

I too have joined a club, however, it is not the E1705 or E1505 club...

I impatiently wait for the arrival of:

XPS M1710, Intel Core Duo Processor T2400 (1.83GHz/667MHz FSB)
17 inch UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-screen WUXGA with Black LCD Cover, for XPS M1710
1GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1710
512MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX, for XPS M1710
60GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive for XPS M1710
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005,English for Inspiron XPS
Windows Media Player 10
Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
Dell Resource CD with Application Backup,w/Tools for XPS M1710
DELL SUPPORT 3.0
Internet Search and Portal
Complimentary courses: Look for EU icon
Dell Direct Download
Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, for Inspiron
8X DVD+/-RW Drive, for XPS M1710
Sonic Cineplayer
Roxio Creator Basic/MyDVD Basic
Integrated High Definition Audio, for XPS M1710
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card (54Mbps) for XPS M1710
Trend Micro PC-cillin InternetSecurity, English, 15-Month Subscription
80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for XPS M1710
Backpack Carrying Case
AOL for Broadband
Broadband Icon for Inspiron
NETZERO ISP
Netscape ISP
Corel WordPerfect 12 plus Trial of Quartro Pro and Presentations
No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 Year Limited Warranty
Soft Contracts - Banctec
Type 3- Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
Technical Support,Initial Year
Thank You for buying Dell
Inspiron XPS, Specialized Support
Thank you for choosing Dell
No Broadband Expresscard technology currently available
No Preinstalled Software

It's in the "Boxing" stage...

 

Texas,

Awesome machine...man that thing is going to blow alot of other comps out of the water.

Btw...Welcome to NBR.

I want to see the 3dmark05 results from that thing.

 

7900gtx *sigh* my x300 can still crank lol flav and i are holding it down

 

Thanks for the welcome. I'll try and knock out some 3dmark scores ASAP when I get it, the 7900GTX should make em shine pretty well. Was running out of money so I kinda went short on CPU and memory only because AFAIK I am able to upgrade both of em later on. Will be my first laptop also, was always hesitant to buy one cause I cant rip it apart and make it better when new stuff comes out. Now I just need laptop insurance so I could possibly allow myself to take it out of the house once I get it...

 

You lucky dog