Was it a good deal?

I just ordered the following Inspiron 6400/e1505. Now I'm just wondering whether it was a good deal? I think it was. I paid $1159 CAD ($ 992 US) plus 6% GST.

Intel® Core™ Duo T2250 (1.73GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife™
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM
Free 160GB Hard Drive - $140 Value
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N
1 Year Return to Depot Service and Technical Support

 

so it came out to $992?

sounds good to me

was it from dell outlet or purchased new?

 

It was new but it's plus 6% tax.

 

so how much did it come out too??

my e1505 i just ordered in my SIG...came out to 1600.00 w/ 25% off and 2yr warranty



and i thought i got a decent deal

 

Including everything, it came out to $1234 CAD / $1055US.

 

sounds good to me

i think the price diff. w/ mines...was the cpu upgrade,ram upgrade,2warranty,9cell battery

so i dont feel like such a sucker anymore : /

 

Yeah, I didn't have a very big budget so I just upgraded the video card, wireless and got 2gigs of ram. The processor seems to be the weakest part of this laptop but as long as it's better than my current one I'm happy.

 

yeah i like your config and the price u got it for...sounds real good IMO

 

For a newly configured system thats not bad at all, you can find much better deals in Dell outlet if you take your time, The M1210 in my sig came out a little cheaper than yours shipped. Bottom line, if you do your homework, find a system that meets or exceeds your needs/wants at a fair price that you can afford and are willing to pay, that right there is a green light to buy.

There will always be a better deal, if you meet the the above criteria, thats all that really matters, the longer you spend waiting, the longer you'll be without the machine you want.

The only thing I'd really consider an important change would be the battery, you'll want the 9 cell if you plan to use it on the go alot, if you plan to keep it anchored to an outlet for the bulk of your usage the 6 cell is more than adequate.

 

I agree. Well Dell Canada doesn't have a Dell outlet so this seemed to be my best bet in this price range. About the battery, it'll be plugged in 99% of the time so I figured the 6 cell battery would be good enough.

 

Are you sure about that? There was fellow here a few months back that was posting about a scrwed up order from the Canadian version of the outlet, I think it was called "DFS Direct" if I have time tonight I'll try to dig through my old posts, I dont know if their policies are the same as they here or not. I wouldnt really worry about it, unless you find a "killer" deal and their warranty and return policies are equal to that of new orders as they are here.

 

I'm pretty sure, I might be wrong though.

 

http://www.dfsdirect.ca/

 

Okay, thanks a lot, it's weird that I've never heard of this site. I think I'm gonna stick with the Inspiron I ordered though.

 

:yes: Agreed

I just like to point out all available options, ya never know when they can come in handy.