Ordered Vostro 1700. OK deal?

Keeping in mind I'm ordering from Dell Canada, and not getting as good a deal or coupons as those in the US, I -think- I got an OK deal on this. After I configured and saved it yesterday in 'my cart', I went on today to try and configure it from a few different start points, etc., and I couldn't even come close to the price I got below, weird. Anyway:

Vostro 1700
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB), Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic Edition, English $1,538.00 1 $1,538.00
Vostro 1700 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
LCD Panel 17.0 in UltraSharp™ WUXGA LCD Display with TrueLife™
Memory 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 Dimm
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GT
Hard Drive 160G 5400RPM SATA hard drive
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic Edition, English
Integrated NIC and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.08
Optical Drive 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/o Roxio Creator
Wireless Cards Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini Card
Camera No Camera
Productivity Software No Microsoft Office, English
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-Install) No Anti-Virus/ Security Software, English
Batteries 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Support Services 3 Year Return to Depot Service, Complete Care and Technical Support
Online Data Storage 10GB for 1 Year Online Data Backup by Dell DataSafe
dell Support DELL SUPPORT 3.4
Dell Network Assistant DELL NETWORK ASSISTANT 1.7
Dell Support Centre DELL SUPPORT CENTER 1.0
Automated PC Tuneup 1 Year Dell Automated PC Tuneup
Subtotal: $1,538.00

ANything I should have done different??

 

your battery life may be poor and i would have taken vista buisness other wise it looks great!

 

the machine looks good, but the CPU and battery....
General consensus is to go with the 2Ghz 4mb t7300, best bang for your buck

And as mentiond, battery life will be short with the 6cell.

 

his processor is more than fine...

 

Thanks for the replies. I decided to go for the smaller battery so it wouldn't stick out the back. I usually have my laptop plugged in anyway.

What would I gain from upgrading to vista business??

 

well the laptop would run faster especially with that graphics card. what it does it put the whole graphical interface (everythign you see on your screen) dedicated to the processing power of the graphics card - instead of the cpu.

also, it looks much better because it allows aero to run-which your graphics card will do a nice job at, it also has other features like autobackups, remote desktop, file encription and more

 

What kind of tasks will you be doing on this notebook and will you be carrying around/traveling with this notebook?


Also fill out the FAQ(or update it and repost it) so that we can help you better.

 

you ordered it with this link?

http://configure.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=cabsdt1&oc=N17002V_FS_CB17FS2&l=en&c=ca&kc=71114

got this from redflagdeals , ship date is the 27th..hopefully that holds up for me

 

I honestly don't remember where I got the starting point from, but that looks like about the same deal. My estimated ship date is Aug. 28th.

 

DId you use the coupon code J32QVR?NBSRMW6 for an extra $50 off?? I just realized I had forgot to use it. I called them, they cancelled my first order and placed it again with the coupon.

 

at first i tried the coupon but whenever i added it it never worked..can you confirm if it worked for you? you think ic an call my sales guy and ask him to give me a credit of $50 bux..cuz thats a crock of crap if it worked for you and didnt' work for me!

 

Yes, it worked for me. But only after I started a fresh build (maybe clear your cookies and/or log out of your dell account if you are logged in).
I think it is supposed to be good until Aug. 23rd.

 

Well, original estimated delivery date was around the 28th. Just called Dell (since their online order tracking has never worked for me...), and apparently my laptop now has a 17 day delay on it due to a network adapter.....

 

Well, called dell for an update today, and was told that my laptop was now delayed until the end of September!!
CANCELLED!

I'll make due with my current Inspiron 8600...

 

doh that sucks i actually just got my vostro today! beautiful..who cares about the network adapater

 

Maybe it was because I ordered the "N" wireless card?? I have no idea. I'm not in a huge rush, so I'll wait a month or two, then have another look. Maybe there will be some better deals, or better hardware for the money, at that time.

How do you like yours?

 

The N card might be why... I just went for a g-adapter because nothing uses N right now and I probably won't be switching to N anytime soon (even though moving files over the wireless is painfully slow).

However, they said that I would have a delay until september due to my LCD screen... and I've been happily using it for 4 days now.

 

agreed, i only have a g router..and its fine for what i use it for..i dont think there will be a point in going N unless i upgrade my damn internet first..i hate SHAW

i love the thing..still getting used to the size but it looks beautiful..but this is coming off a 4 year old Toshiba M30

 

I went with N as I find my signal is bad when I move throughout the house, so I thought the N version might allow me to get a better signal through the walls, etc. (I realize I'd also have to buy the N router..)