did I get a good deal?

[argoldst]

I just ordered a dell 6000d and wanted to make sure I was getting a good deal. What do you guys think?

Total Order Amount: $2,008.51

Order Detail

Qty Part # Description
--- -------- ---------------------------------------------
1 221-8504 Inspiron 6000D,Intel Pentium MProcessor 760 (2GHz/2MB
Cache/533MHz FSB)
1 320-4267 15.4 inch WSXGA+ LCD Panel forInspiron 6000d
1 311-4740 1GB, DDR2,400MHz 1 Dimm, Inspiron 6000
1 320-3897 128MB ATI Mobility Radeon X300Video Card, for Inspiron
6000
1 341-2125 60GB Ultra ATA 7200RPM Hard Drive for Inspiron 6000
1 420-4766 Microsoft Windows XP Home Service Pack 2, English, for
Inspiron
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon
after system set-up to access
1 412-0689 Image Restore
1 420-4928 Windows Media Player 10
1 420-4830 DELL SUPPORT 3.0,INSP
1 412-0706 Dell Media Experience,v2.1, for Inspiron
1 430-0493 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
1 430-1048 Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, for Inspiron
1 313-3243 8X DVD+/-RW Drive for Inspiron 6000
1 420-5111 CyberLink PowerDVD v5.5 Decoding Sofware for DVD Drives,
for Inspiron Systems
1 430-1255 Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 (802.11b/g) Internal Wireless
Inspiron 6000
1 412-0802 No Security Subscription
1 412-0741 Music Match 9.0 Basic 7 day OnDemand
1 312-0275 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery for Inspiron
6000
1 310-4764 Extra-Large Nylon Deluxe CarryCase
1 412-0625 Dell/My Way Home Page
1 461-3063 No ISP Requested
1 412-0744 Paint Shop Photo Album 5.1 Standard
1 412-0803 Corel WordPerfect 12 plus Trial of Quartro Pro and
Presentations
1 412-0357 Soft Contracts - Business Complete Care
1 960-1938 CompleteCare Accidental DamageService, Inspiron, 4 Year
1 461-3749 GTS,Personal Systems,TechnicalSupport Letter
1 970-9749 Gold Technical Support ServiceInspiron, 4 Years,
1-866-876-3355 (DELL)
1 900-9753 Technical Support, 3 Year Extended
1 981-4237 Thank you for choosing 4yr Standard Plan
1 960-6910 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 960-7510 Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor
On-Site Response, Initial Year
1 902-1963 Type 3 Contract - Next Business Day Parts and Labor
On-Site Response, 3YR Extended
1 412-0359 Soft Contracts - Qualxserve
1 900-9987 Standard On-Site Installation Declined
1 463-1832 System not eligible for hardware mail-in rebate
1 430-1210 Int Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth for Inspiron 6000

 

[han405]

with 40% off original price, free S/H and 5% off before tax using DPA at a Dell store?

 

[argoldst]

han, not sure if that means I got a good deal or not. All I did was haggle with a sales guy.

 

[ryanv12]

That doesn't seem like a very good deal to me. The Inspiron 9300 in my sig I bought for $1700 after taxes/shipping. First, you could save a whole bunch by getting the minimum memory and upgrading that yourself. I think they charge $250 extra for the gig, when a 1GB stick of DDR2-400/533 at newegg is ~$105.

 

[ender11122]

OK im gonna come out and say it. NO, you got screwed. With all the $750 off coupons and discounts floating around, you coulda have saved $500+.

 

[argoldst]

This was with the discounts, the list price was 2966.

if I took 750 off that would come to 2216 not including tax or shipping (however that only applied to certain systems not the one I wanted).

if I add on a 25% discount that comes to 1662 before taxes and etc.

Considering I could not use the 750 (just the other 500 off coupon) why is it so bad?

Granted, I could have dropped the 4 year warrenty but I thought that would pay to have since most parts to not last that long.

I appreicate you guys telling me I could do better but how?

 

[argoldst]

2 questions:

1) I can drop the price by $450 if I go with 256 ram instead. I have decided to do this assuming that dell does not void their warrenty if you personally change the ram. Do they?

2) Is the both ram slots acessable in the 6000d? I have heard some laptops only have one availble dim slot which can be accessed. If this is the case, and I order 256 ram, that will mean that my system will be limited to 1 gig 256k ram.
Is this correct?

THanks for your help.

 

[lein]

1) I dont think warranty is void if you add RAM.
2) Both slots are easily accessible.

Someone confirm my answers though, dont want to give wrong advise =).

 

[ryanv12]

Ram is easily accessed. 2 screws and a plate comes off and there's the RAM slots. It won't void your warranty to add RAM, but if the RAM is bad, it's between you and where you got it from to get a replacement.

It literally took me 30 seconds to put in the RAM in my Inspiron 9300

Also, with the warranty...4 years is only worth it if you don't plan on buying another laptop in that time. In 4 years the think will be ancient, but if you still plan on depending on it, then that would be the only reason to go for it.

I also don't believe the 2 GHz P-M is a great value, the 1.86 would save $200 I believe for 140 MHz. It's up to you though.

 

[stevty2889]

$2000 laptop with only an x300 for graphics?? sounds like a pretty lousy deal to me...

 

[argoldst]

not $2,000 anymore. If I changed the ram to 256, I will only be paying $1,550. That seems like a much better deal to me.

 

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: argoldst
not $2,000 anymore. If I changed the ram to 256, I will only be paying $1,550. That seems like a much better deal to me.

Still not a good deal.

I bought an identical system, minus the 7200 drive for $815, but I cancelled that because THAT wasn't a good enough deal.

You still got took.

 

[mickles]

815 and you don't call that a good deal eh... did you notice his 4 year warranty??

 

[argoldst]

I am sorry if I am wrong but there is NO WAY I can believe you got the same system specs for 815 (and then turned it down). I would love to see a copy of your invoice they emailed you to see this. Again, if I am wrong I appolize but unless I see proof there is NO WAY I can believe that.

On a different note, I can always cancel the order tomorrow so it is not such a big deal. ANyone else have any feedback?

Originally posted by: Nutdotnet

Originally posted by: argoldst
not $2,000 anymore. If I changed the ram to 256, I will only be paying $1,550. That seems like a much better deal to me.

Still not a good deal.

I bought an identical system, minus the 7200 drive for $815, but I cancelled that because THAT wasn't a good enough deal.

You still got took.

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: mickles
815 and you don't call that a good deal eh... did you notice his 4 year warranty??

Umm yeah, $815 would actulay be an extremely good deal for that, I just wouldn't get one because I can get a better deal elsewhere and get one with a decent graphics chip.

 

[argoldst]

If you can get a better deal somewhere else, please share where.

 

[Plester]

if you are going to spend $1500+ look around at other manufacturers, you can get a lot of machine for $1500, just spend some time and research. Asus, Toshiba, IBM all make laptops in that price range that are superior to a 6000.