Dell Inspiron 9100 Notebook deal $1149 w/ free shipping

[rasputinj]

Dell Small Business has some great deals on Notebooks with weekend specials with an extra $25 off and free upgrade to DVD/CDRW drive


Dell Inspiron 9100 notebook

for $1149 after instant savings and $100 mail in rebate and free shipping loaded with

Pentium 4 Processor HT, 2.80GHz, 15.4 UltraSharp? Wide Screen XGA, 256MB DDR 400MHz 2 DIMMs , XP Home,free upgrade to DVD/CDRW Drive , 40GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 64MB ATI Mobility Radeon 9700, 1 year warranty

good upgrade

60GB Hard Drive [add $69 or $2/month]
128MB ATI Mobility? Radeon? 9700 + $129

 

[phillydog]

anyone know the weight?

 

[Yzzim]

Originally posted by: phillydog
anyone know the weight?

I believe it's just under 9 lbs

 

[RocketsFan]

Yup... 8.9 lbs.

 

[So SimpaL]

Hi,

Is there any other manufacturer that trumps the inspiron 9100 in terms of specs. AND price pound-for-pound?

The specs I'm looking for:

P4 3.0HT 15.4" WUXGA
256 MB DDR 400MHz (will remove and add crucial 512MB stick(s))
64 MB ATI radeon 9700 mobility
60g 7200 rpm HD
24X CD-RW/8X DVDROM

w/ discounts taxes and everything, comes out to 1561.11.
Not many manufacturers have the WUXGA screen paired with radeon 9700 and 60g 7200 rpm drive.
I think this is the competitive edge for Dell, not to mention the faster RAM paired with the 3.0 HT cpu.
Better battery life and weight savings would be ideal, but this is a desktop replacement notebook and sacrificing performance isn't in my vocabulary.

 

[RossMAN]

The HP ZD7000 comes close to the Dell 9100. The HD and Video card are a little lacking though:

Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 3.06 GHz w/HT Technology
Operating System Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home
Memory 256MB DDR SDRAM (1x256MB)
Hard Drive FREE Upgrade from 4200 to 5400 RPM 60GB Hard Drive
Primary CD/DVD Drive DVD/CDRW Combo Drive
Networking 54g(TM) Integrated Broadcom 802.11b/g Wireless LAN
Display 15.4" WVA WXGA (1280x800)
Graphics Card 64MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(TM) FX Go5700
Productivity Software Microsoft(R) Works/Money
Primary Battery 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

$1,648.00 base price as configured above
-$100 instant discount
-$100 rebate
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$1,448

 

[pxc]

Originally posted by: So SimpaL
Is there any other manufacturer that trumps the inspiron 9100 in terms of specs. AND price pound-for-pound?

Why not go all out and get a second 100WHr battery?

 

[So SimpaL]

pxc,

I'd rather get the 128MB radeon 9700 (first) than an extra battery (second)

I think my Kennsington bag I got for free 3 years ago thanks to Anandtech Hot Deals would still be a perfect fit for this 9100 tank. HEH.
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Thanks for the suggestion Rossman.

 

[pxc]

Originally posted by: So SimpaL
I'd rather get the 128MB radeon 9700 (first) than an extra battery (second)

I got the same free bag. It probably won't fit the 9100 because it's so thick. The inner bag barely fits my Inspiron 8500 (15.4" widescreen).

 

[Dudi]

I bought a 9100 - it's so huge I had to buy a special computer bag for it.
I got the $30 Icon bag - I am happy with it....I got it at amazon here

 

[novon]

I'd rather get a lighter 8600

 

[Tchen811]

me too

 

[Yzzim]

8600 has the Radeon 9600, the 9100 has the Radeon 9700

I decided to go with the 9100 only because this is now my only computer. Wanted a desktop replacement with similar specs to my desktop, and the 9100 was the only laptop that could offer that (other than a Sager for around $2000)