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    double OMG!!!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by rayzor, Mar 17, 2006.

  1. rayzor

    rayzor Newbie

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    I ordered my E1705 last night with the $650 coupon and thought I had a great deal... Then today there is a $750 coupon! :eek: I almost had a heart attack. Then I start configuring it and came out to even more than what I paid yesterday although now there is default 2 year service. Is Dell fiddling with the prices?
     
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  2. xAMDvsIntelx

    xAMDvsIntelx Notebook Deity

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    Yeah - Dell likes to play around with their coupons a lot, even though I keep hearing they're supposed to cut back the amount offered. I say once you buy using a coupon, don't look back, or you'll feel bad! You could cancel your current order and re-order if you feel like you're getting ripped off though.
     
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    bazurk Notebook Enthusiast

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    Orderd mine on Wed night. final price was 2,055 with the coupon. Configured it the same way today out of curiousity and I saved around 550 bucks. Got Core Duo 2.0Ghtz with 2 Gigs of 677mhtz RAM. 60 Gig 7200 rpm hard drive. Small H/D i know but I'll use the 250 gig on my network.
     
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    nickspohn Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Aw, you could have got minimal ram and had a T2600 for the price. Dell is overkill in there RAM prices. You can simply get ram off of newegg for a better deal. That of course if you want to upgrade the RAM yourself, which takes under 2 minutes ;)
     
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    bazurk Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ah what the hell :) first lappy and wanted to get a decent machine. Im cool with it. :cool:
     
    bazurk, Mar 18, 2006
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