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    wow! the price without the 25% off is just crazy!!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by inspiron9200, Nov 18, 2004.

  1. inspiron9200

    inspiron9200 Notebook Guru

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    need no more to say!
     
    inspiron9200, Nov 18, 2004
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    HabeasPorpoise Notebook Guru

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    True... but Dell always runs discounts on a daily basis. For example, for the next few days you can get up to $450 off a notebook costing more than $2000.

    Not as good as 25% but similar to the 15% they usually run.
     
    HabeasPorpoise, Nov 18, 2004
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    and starting next monday they'll have the 25% off again.

    [ ;)]
     
    Andrew Baxter, Nov 18, 2004
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  4. HabeasPorpoise

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    LOL, and here I thought I got a unique deal! [ :D]

    Just my luck there will be another $750 sale before Christmas. Darn my impatience!
     
    HabeasPorpoise, Nov 18, 2004
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    Is there a confirmation on another 750 deal or is it just rumor? Appreciate the feedback.

    thietlong
     
    thietlong, Nov 20, 2004
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  6. HabeasPorpoise

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    If you're getting it from me, it's not even a rumor... I'm just saying I'd hate for it to happen.

    If you've heard elsewhere.... ugh!

    Actually, Dell hasn't charged my card yet so I'm assuming I could cancel the order if a better deal comes along in the next two weeks.
     
    HabeasPorpoise, Nov 20, 2004
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    dell hasnt charged you yet??? is it in dell preffered card or charge in cc cause they charge me already and i made a change so i told them to charge it to my dell preff. card because of the one month no bill but they still has not return my money yet in my 2 cc???
     
    inspiron9200, Nov 20, 2004
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  8. HabeasPorpoise

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    Just a regular credit card.

    That's odd. I mean, I have the e-mail of my order confirmation and everything and I ordered over a week ago and just recently checked my balance.

    I just assumed they were waiting for it to be shipped until they charged me.

    I ordered on-line if that might make a difference.
     
    HabeasPorpoise, Nov 21, 2004
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    I have been looking at dell prices for a long time. Prices
    seem to attractive at first, but when u look at it closely, the specs
    of their laptop is minimal ( for $1000 laptops). If u want more
    power in the laptop, u will end up paying $1800 plus.
    HP's prices are a little better.

    t
     
    ndxp, Nov 22, 2004
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  10. HabeasPorpoise

    HabeasPorpoise Notebook Guru

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    Well, I paid only $1500 for a 9200 with 1.8 Ghz and 1GB Ram.

    Not a bad deal.
     
    HabeasPorpoise, Nov 23, 2004
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Zoomerang
     
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    HabeasPorpoise, Nov 23, 2004
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    WOW that is a great deal I just ordered mine with 2 Ghz and 512 mb ram after tax and everything else it came to $2100 ish... What did you skimp on if anything... Plus I ordered it with the 25% off deal


    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by HabeasPorpoise
     
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    HEy anotHer 9200 buyr. iwish ican get mine too befor thanksgivin. i ordered mine 11/19 so if theres a miracle, ill be really happy. but in my opinion, the design isnt that great but it will work.II
     
    inspiron9200, Nov 23, 2004
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    Zoomerang Notebook Enthusiast

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    Here is my set up


    Inspiron 9200 Intel® Pentium® M 755 Processor (2GHz/400MHz FSB)
    LCD Panel 17 UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display
    Memory 512MB DDR SDRAM at 333MHz 2 Dimm

    Video Card 128MB ATI's™ Mobility Radeon™ 9700
    Hard Drive 60GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
    Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional

    Wireless Networking Cards FREE Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
    Wireless Personal Networking Card Dell™ TrueMobile™ 300 Bluetooth Internal Card

    Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery


    ***This is what I am sure raised my price***
    Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options SAVE $100 (after rebate) 4Yr Ltd Warranty, At-Home Svc, and Tech Support
    CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service Add CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service to 4Yr Lim Warranty
    *********************************************


     
    Zoomerang, Nov 23, 2004
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  15. HabeasPorpoise

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    Yeah, the upgrade to the UXGA is around $100, and the hard drive upgrade something like $15 and the bump up to the 2.0 was another $100 or so more. And yep, the service plans always get you.

    I started out wanting a lot of the upgrades but slowly decided to forego them and chip away at the base price. The harddrive would have been nice but I wanted to cap it at $1500.

    I have heard that 1 GB of ram will enhance system performance more than the upgrade from 1.8 Ghz to 2.0 so I went with the Ram.
     
    HabeasPorpoise, Nov 23, 2004
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    i just hope the battery last longer that the inspiron 8500 ans 8600!!!
     
    inspiron9200, Nov 23, 2004
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