Dell Notebook Prices Coming Down?

[olds]

They seem to have come down but I haven't been following too closely. Looking at this one.

Dell Inspiron 8500
P4M 2.2 15.4 WUXGA
512 MB of 266
64 MB GeForce 4
40 GB hdd
Modular Floppy (wifes camera uses floppys)
XP Pro
XP Pro Office
Integrated 10/100/modem
24X CD-RW/DVD
Spare 72 WH battery
Leather case
Port Replicator/monitor stand/keyboard/mouse
3 year at home warranty
Price/tax/shipping after $200 rebate = 2978.65

 

[toant103]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
They seem to have come down but I haven't been following too closely. Looking at this one.

Dell Inspiron 8500
P4M 2.2 15.4 WUXGA
512 MB of 266
64 MB GeForce 4
40 GB hdd
Modular Floppy (wifes camera uses floppys)
XP Pro
XP Pro Office
Integrated 10/100/modem
24X CD-RW/DVD
Spare 72 WH battery
Leather case
Port Replicator/monitor stand/keyboard/mouse
3 year at home warranty
Price/tax/shipping after $200 rebate = 2978.65

still expensive

I can give you a link to get 10% off.

 

[olds]

Expensive? Who has comparable systems for less?

 

[Ryan]

Bah - gateway beats that deal with a MUCH better computer:

Gateway 600X
Processor: Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.4GHz-M
Memory: 512MB DDR SDRAM
Hard Drive: 40GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
Floppy Drive: Modular 3.5" Diskette Drive
Optical Drive: Modular 24x/10x/24x CDRW and 8x DVD combo
Expansion Slots: Two Type II or One Type III PC Card Slots
External Ports: (2) USB, IEEE 1394 (FireWire), SVGA, Parallel, Serial, PS/2, S/PDIF, NTSC/PAL Video Output
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
Application Software: Microsoft® Office XP Professional and Quicken New User Edition
AntiVirus Software: Norton AntiVirus 90 day Introductory Offer
Screen: 15.7" SXGA TFT Active Matrix
Video: ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 w/ 64MB DDR video memory
Keyboard and Mouse: Full-Sized Keyboard and EZ Pad® Pointing Device
Multimedia Package: Integrated sound and stereo speakers, headphone/speaker jack, line-in, and mic jacks
Battery: High-Capacity Lithium Ion Battery with AC pack
Additional Battery: 2nd modular lithium ion battery Modem: Integrated V.92 56K Modem
Network Adapter: Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 VE Network Connection
Limited Warranty Program: Value Service Plan-3Yr Parts/Labor/No Onsite/3 Yr Technical Support
Carrying Case: Targus Back Pack
Replicator: Gateway® Port Replicator with AC Adapter
Price + Shipping: $2,774.98 +Tax

Not to mention you don't have to deal with any stinkin' rebates, you get a bigger screen, and you can opt to bring your laptop to one of their COuntry Stores if you have any problem with it.

 

[olds]

That does look good. I added the replicator, case, auto adapter and TV card (we may get a 5th wheel and use it as a second TV).

Processor: Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.4GHz-M
Memory: 512MB DDR SDRAM (2-256MB Modules)
Hard Drive: 40GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
Floppy Drive: Modular 3.5" Diskette Drive
Optical Drive: Modular 24x/10x/24x CDRW and 8x DVD combo
Expansion Slots: Two Type II or One Type III PC Card Slots
External Ports: (2) USB, IEEE 1394 (FireWire), SVGA, Parallel, Serial, PS/2, S/PDIF, NTSC/PAL Video Output
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
Application Software: Microsoft® Office XP Professional and Quicken New User Edition
AntiVirus Software: Norton AntiVirus 90 day Introductory Offer
Screen: 15.7" SXGA TFT Active Matrix
Video: ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 w/ 64MB DDR video memory
Keyboard and Mouse: Full-Sized Keyboard and EZ Pad® Pointing Device
TV Tuner: Pinnacle USB TV tuner w/ video capture
Multimedia Package: Integrated sound and stereo speakers, headphone/speaker jack, line-in, and mic jacks
Battery: High-Capacity Lithium Ion Battery with AC pack
Additional Battery: Additional high-capacity lithium ion battery ........[ +US$99.00]
Auto/Airline Adapter: Auto Airline Adapter ........[ +US$75.00]
Modem: Integrated V.92 56K Modem
Network Adapter: Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 VE Network Connection
Limited Warranty Program: Value Service Plan-3Yr Parts/Labor/No Onsite/3 Yr Technical Support
Carrying Case: Deluxe Carrying Case ........[ +US$50.00]

Replicator: Gateway® Port Replicator with AC Adapter ........[ +US$129.00]

Gateway Music VaultSM: Gateway Music Vault

Price: $3,029.98

 

[Stealth1024]

First of all, Dell has much nicer screens than Gateway, I really like the 1920x1200!

Secondly -- Dell is only offering a slow nVidia solution? What happened to ATI's newest offerings?!

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: Stealth1024
First of all, Dell has much nicer screens than Gateway, I really like the 1920x1200! Secondly -- Dell is only offering a slow nVidia solution? What happened to ATI's newest offerings?!

I'm sorry, but that is an INCREDIBLY high resolution for a 15" screen. Too high in fact. The Gateway does 1280x1024, which is very good.

Gateway usually has the best bang for your buck on high end systems. Oldsmoboat, I think I have a $100 coupon on Gateway Systems somewhere in my house, if I find it, you're more than welcome to have it (if I find it)

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Originally posted by: rbloedow

Originally posted by: Stealth1024
First of all, Dell has much nicer screens than Gateway, I really like the 1920x1200! Secondly -- Dell is only offering a slow nVidia solution? What happened to ATI's newest offerings?!

I'm sorry, but that is an INCREDIBLY high resolution for a 15" screen. Too high in fact. The Gateway does 1280x1024, which is very good.

Gateway usually has the best bang for your buck on high end systems. Oldsmoboat, I think I have a $100 coupon on Gateway Systems somewhere in my house, if I find it, you're more than welcome to have it (if I find it)

No such thing as too high I run 1600x1200 and I still have plenty of windows overlapping and whatnot.

 

[Stealth1024]

I am currently on a 15" 1600x1200 Dell Inspiron 8100, but I crave more

 

[toant103]

Originally posted by: Stealth1024
First of all, Dell has much nicer screens than Gateway, I really like the 1920x1200!

Secondly -- Dell is only offering a slow nVidia solution? What happened to ATI's newest offerings?!

the new nvidia go is faster than the ati 9000