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    should I wait till thanksgiving

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by espressojava, Nov 2, 2006.

  1. espressojava

    espressojava Notebook Enthusiast

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    I plan to buy a dell e1505, and waiting for good coupon.
    There is a 34% off EPP coupon expire 11/3, it looks like a good
    deal already.

    I am wondering if I wait till thanksgiving, will I likely to get a better deal
    at that time? what's your experience in this..
     
  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    If you need then buy if seems like you are getting a good deal. I can assure you the machine you buy today will at some point sell in the future for less. It is the nature of technology.
     
  3. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    there will always be a better deal, if you find what you want at a fair price within your means, go for it, prices may go down next week, or in two days, but probably not by any significant amount. Chasing the "best" deal is futile, especially in the world of computers
     
  4. jabbok

    jabbok Notebook Deity

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    if it has everything that you want then buy it now otherwise you will always be waiting. like the others said computers change all the time and so do the deals.
     
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    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    The longer you wait the better the deal is going to get. It just depends on how long you willing to wait
     
  6. Sloppy

    Sloppy Notebook Enthusiast

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    That sounds like a pretty good deal Espressojava.

    Where'd you find the 34% discount? I can get EPP discounts too, and I'm not seeing any coupons for that much.
     
  7. socratez

    socratez Newbie

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    I have been following Dell's coupons for the last two months and 30% off plus your EPP discount plus another $50 Early Bird coupon is the best I've seen so I bought now. I had not seen a coupon code that you could combine with EPP before. Usually EPP has been not as good a deal as what you get non EPP until now.

    Here's the link for 30% off EPP and the $50 Early Bird coupon.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=84930
     
  8. lintax

    lintax Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just abit curious, but is Dell known to release special offers around thanksgiving? Or why is the topic specified "Wait until thanksgiving" ? :)
     
  9. espressojava

    espressojava Notebook Enthusiast

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    Here is the EPP coupon I wanted to use, but it no
    longer work as of now. Looks like I missed this deal
    and have to wait for next better deal.. :)

    I have herad that usually after thanksgiving is the
    best time to get a good deal. Although I am not sure
    this apply to Dell or not.

    http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=357573

    1. Click here
    2. Select the following options:
    1. Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB) [add $175]
    2. Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition [ Free!]
    3. 15.4 inch UltraSharp Wide Screen WXGA+ Display with TrueLife [add $50]
    4. 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM [add $185]
    5. 256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400 HyperMemory [add $99]
    6. No Security Subscription [subtract $79]
    7. Remove Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate) [$20]
    3. Checkout, at checkout choose to Pay with 1 credit card, and then choose Dell Preferred Account to save 4% extra

    Final price is $1308 - 30% Coupon GL0HJJPMNS0M9Z - 4% auto discount - 4% DPA dicsount = $844$908 + applicable taxes
    If you have received a $50 off $799 coupon from Dell EPP recently, it will also work making the system $798860.
    Specs:
    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB)
    Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
    Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition
    15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
    2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM
    256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
    80GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
    Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
    8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
    Integrated Audio
    Dell Wireless 1390b/g (54Mbps)
    No Security Subscription
    53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    1Yr Ltd Warranty and At-Home Servic
     
  10. Sloppy

    Sloppy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Awesome, thanks!