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    i think dell just went crazy & insane

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by surefire, Jan 24, 2008.

  1. surefire

    surefire Notebook Consultant

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    they officially announced "product red"

    but you can no longer choose the red panel on any other config...
     
    surefire, Jan 24, 2008
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    Can you elaborate more on that please?
     
    craig007, Jan 24, 2008
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    POH Notebook Consultant

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    Seems to be the case... But the product red ones are blessed by saints Bono, Bill Gates, and Michael Dell.

    http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2008/01/24/42235.aspx
     
    POH, Jan 24, 2008
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  4. Illegal Operation

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    WTH? Did they remove the penryn option? Someone posted a link last week sometime I actually configured one with the penryn.
     
    Illegal Operation, Jan 24, 2008
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    I still have a red one in my cart, and I hope it lasts for a few more days at least.
     
    alexr15, Jan 24, 2008
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    Yeah, I just checked the US store too. Best processor is T7800. In fact, the whole config was crappy and more expensive.
     
    POH, Jan 24, 2008
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    FYI, Crimson Red still available on the XPS M1530 on the Small Business site, but without the big deals.
     
    POH, Jan 24, 2008
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    Er....why the hell did they change the name of their color? Crimson Red was a lot better than "Product Red".

    Nevermind, just found out. Here's the reason:

    "$50 from this sale goes to the Global Fund, to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. That’s enough for 416 single-dose treatments to help prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to baby."
     
    Gunner, Jan 24, 2008
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    there is a rumor that penryns will be late because of a hardware issue. that may be the reason of removal.
     
    kalm, Jan 24, 2008
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    So what they have out now is not the new Penryns in the product red
    they are advertising???
     
    msjaneoly, Jan 24, 2008
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    What a joke and a ripoff...i priced a RED with 1GB of ram vs the XPS i had priced before with 3GB of ram....the RED is now over $250 more! ...how about you let us donate the $50 ourselves then dell!
     
    wildmilne, Jan 24, 2008
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    Check it out the processors on the product RED are the prices for the penryns!
     
    M1530, Jan 24, 2008
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