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    Precision through EPP

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by seanbow, Aug 16, 2008.

  1. seanbow

    seanbow Notebook Geek

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    I get the EPP discount through my school but I'm looking at buying a Precision notebook. When I go to the EPP site every kind of notebook is available, even the other business ones like the new Latitudes, but there's no Precision in sight? The 12% discount would be nice.
     
    seanbow, Aug 16, 2008
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  2. ElectricTool

    ElectricTool Notebook Evangelist

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    @seanbow: Even my school's discount website doesn't include the Precisions under the discount. I would love to get the M4400 with 12% off! Do you get the Vostros on your EPP site?
     
    ElectricTool, Aug 16, 2008
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  3. lateinningmagic

    lateinningmagic Notebook Consultant

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    Just checked Dell EPP through *my*(my school isnt part of EPP so I'm posing with another school) and when I go to laptops the product categories are
    Latitude Laptops (13)
    Inspiron Laptops (2)
    Studio Laptops (2)
    XPS Laptops (4)

    No
     
    lateinningmagic, Aug 16, 2008
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  4. krazyfalcon

    krazyfalcon Notebook Enthusiast

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    this is offtopic, but what was ur original shipping date? i ordered my xps 1530 on august 12, but its supposed to be delivered on 9/13/08
     
    krazyfalcon, Aug 16, 2008
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  5. lateinningmagic

    lateinningmagic Notebook Consultant

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    Original date was Like September 2nd. my order went from Kitting to Boxing overnight :)
     
    lateinningmagic, Aug 16, 2008
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  6. krazyfalcon

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    theres a kitting stage? mine is still in production....
     
    krazyfalcon, Aug 16, 2008
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  7. lateinningmagic

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    You gotta call the automated line. Once in production there are subcategories:
    Kitting, build, testing, boxing. And than what everyone waits for: Shipping (which shows on the site)

    My first order that I ended up canceling had spent 2 weeks in 'build' b4 i canceled it.
     
    lateinningmagic, Aug 16, 2008
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  8. krazyfalcon

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    mine's currently in build. hopefully it'll move on to testing/boxing by wednesday *fingers crossed*
     
    krazyfalcon, Aug 16, 2008
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  9. seanbow

    seanbow Notebook Geek

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    Okay...
    Do you think I'd be able to get the EPP discount if I called in and asked about it? I'll try later I guess.

    And the Vostros aren't on my page either.
     
    seanbow, Aug 17, 2008
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  10. lateinningmagic

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    Really doubt you can a discount now. They'll most likely tell you they can't do it and the only way to do it was to cancel and reorder like I did.
     
    lateinningmagic, Aug 17, 2008
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  11. ElectricTool

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    @lateinningmagic: I don't think seanbow has placed an order yet.

    @seanbow: I was thinking of contacting my school's IT people and asking them about it.
     
    ElectricTool, Aug 17, 2008
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  12. lateinningmagic

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    Oh, I missed read it then. my bad
     
    lateinningmagic, Aug 17, 2008
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  13. seanbow

    seanbow Notebook Geek

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    Right, I haven't ordered yet. So is the cheapest way to get one just through the small business site with no coupons right now?
     
    seanbow, Aug 19, 2008
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    I've heard there supposed to put the M4400 and M2200 on epp in September
    But this is just hear, say
    But I'm waiting on it and on the fx 1700 ofcourse
     
    spajix, Aug 20, 2008
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  15. StrikeX2

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    hahaah cutting it close..classes start 9-23 for me. XD
     
    StrikeX2, Aug 21, 2008
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  16. Wolfpup

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    Is there some site that actually lists what all the Quadros really are in Geforce terms? Drives me nuts how hard it is to find what they really are.
     
    Wolfpup, Aug 21, 2008
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  17. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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  18. ElectricTool

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    http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18022

    That post lists out a whole bunch of GeForce and Quadro Mobile GPUs and you can compare the cores on the two lines. Two cards built from the same core will show similar performance if all the other specifications are identical. However, Nvidia uses different clock speeds and/or memory types sometimes, which makes it a little harder to do a direct comparison. Still, useful to get an idea of what to expect.
     
    ElectricTool, Aug 21, 2008
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