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    Ordered: E1705 (Free Dimension Coupon Here)

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Daetlus, Jul 29, 2006.

  1. Daetlus

    Daetlus Notebook Consultant

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    Finally ordered:

    Intel® Core™ Duo Proc T2500 (2GHz/667MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache
    17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
    Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
    FREE! 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
    60GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
    8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
    Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal Wireless and Bluetooth
    256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
    53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery
    Integrated Audio
    3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year At-Home Service plus Nights and Weekend
    SAVE 10 %! Add CompleteCare Accidental Damage Svc to 3Yr Lim Warranty

    The best part?

    The total price tax and shipping 1499.74
    12%EPP + 35% off EPP inspiron coupon

    I've already ordered a 100GB 7200 HDD, for about the price it costs to upgrade the one it had I can buy a new one and have a 60GB drive to use for whatever I want.

    For anyone that wants it 8?855CVD?MKTMT (35% off EPP $999+ dimension)

    The above is single use, so first come first serve
     
    Daetlus, Jul 29, 2006
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  2. galaxy121

    galaxy121 Notebook Geek

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    Thats pretty good specs.... personally, I would want a bigger HD, but maybe you dont.
     
    galaxy121, Jul 29, 2006
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    teamkillahilla Notebook Evangelist

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    great config! :)
    Tell me about your resolution.. it's 1920x1200, right? I was thinking of getting the same thing.. but a bit worried, that the resolution is almost too high (and if you let it run at a lower resolution, ppl told me it needs to emulate the non-native lower resolution and would look crappy.. can you confirm this?) .....
    also, post some pictures! :D
     
    teamkillahilla, Jul 29, 2006
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  4. wassupmane

    wassupmane Notebook Enthusiast

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    What is EPP? Please could someone PM me about that, or just link me to a thread?
     
    wassupmane, Jul 29, 2006
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    Unreal Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    EPP = Employee Purchase Program. You can only order from the Dell EPP store if you work for Dell or for a company that has a EPP code.
     
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    Thanx Unreal. I actually started another topic on this. I found out that I do have a EPP Code, becuase my university provides one. Can the EPP Code, mix with other discounts?
     
    wassupmane, Jul 29, 2006
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  7. Daetlus

    Daetlus Notebook Consultant

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    Will post some pictures when it gets here, I'll make sure to get some good ones so you can see font size and such.

    as far as EPP, it's www.dellepp.com or www.dell.com/epp

    Only EPP coupons work at the EPP site. You can buy EPP coupons from ebay for like dollar.

    At the EPP site you get 6% off for 1/2 year service plans and 12% off for 3/4 year plans.

    At the price my unit was I basicly got an upgrade from 1 year to 3 years for free because of the 6 to 12 percent off jump.

    I am getting a 100gig HDD, just not from dell, they charge too much to upgrade it. The only reason I got the memory is because it was basicly forced on me. It says "free" but since I have been looking at them before they offered this "deal" I know they just raised the price and are making you pay for it. Smart idea on their part.
     
    Daetlus, Jul 30, 2006
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