So, how's this for a deal?

I don't like buying large purchases on Ebay. Maybe I'm just 'chicken'.

My i9300 is off and on it's way back to Dell. Wasn't happy with it.

Hope they credit my dell account by 1/11/06. Here's my next rig, should the credit arrive fast enough.


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SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Inspiron 9300 Qty 1
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Unit Price $2,345.00
$100 Savings on Select Intel Processors-Savings Already reflected in Price!
Expires Thursday, January 05, 2006 View Details


Select Inspiron affiliate offer save $750 off $1999+ (Affiliate only)
LIMITED TIME OFFER! View Details Remove Coupon
- $750.00

Inspiron 9300

Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Display 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
Memory 512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
Video Card 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800
Hard Drive 80GB 5400rpmHard Drive
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
CD/DVD Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 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 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (80 WHr)
Hardware Warranty 3Yr Ltd Warr,At-Home Service,and Tech Support plus Nights and Weekends
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service & Support
Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected - includes limited use trial
Operating System Backup & Recovery 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:$1,595.00

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That's with the $750 off coupon. Starting a 'customize' from the base model and upgrading what I feel is important. As for RAM, I have my 1gig stick still that I removed from my recent model. I upgraded :

CPU
Remote for MCE2005
Hard Drive
Warranty
Battery
Video Card
LCD

I wish I could get the accidental coverage but.. I'm in the Hurricane Capital of the free world right now so...

EDIT : Looking at dell's site :

I clicked on 'Save Cart' and it gave me this message :

*name removed *, your cart has been saved to your account. It will expire on January 29, 2006. Items with promotions that end before this date may expire sooner.

Wonder if that saves my price too ?????

 

well considering you are getting a better system than mine, and alot cheaper

It will save the price but if you add to it your cart after the 750 coupon has expired, it will add the 750 back in and you'll have to apply the new coupon.

 

Nice setup...I got my setup for just over 1400...wish I would have got a better deal...but hey...I wanted my comp.

Hope you get credited in time to get the deal on that comp...if not then hopefully you will get a better deal if you have to wait.

 

Nice set-up! I am configuring one same specs but it totaled 2400.00. Waht is the magic setting? Did you stack two 750 coupons?

 

i have ZERO software upgrades, only hardware. Look carefully at the specs to make sure we have similar specs.

I used the 750 off coupon and my 'dell preferred account' discounts. I think the only discount there is on shipping.

 

Okay, Now I am in the same "ball park".......

 

To make your deal even sweater, you can add an additional $100 off $1499 stackable coupon which can be found on Ebay for less then $2.
And don't forget to use Dell Preferred Program for another 2% off.
Cheers,

netscorer.