HOT HOT HOT! $750 off a $1500+ Inspiron for 10/19 to 10/20 at Dell home!

[Smbu]

Originally posted by: Maverick2002

Originally posted by: jpeyton
I guess 4 year support is good if you plan on keeping your laptop for that long.

BTW, why upgrade to the 60GB from Dell? You could buy a Hitachi 7200RPM 60GB drive elsewhere, sell the base 30GB and upgrade for less.

I believe upgrading a hard drive involves opening the case (it's not a user-serviceable bay) and therefore voiding the 4 year support. Yes I do intend on keeping the laptop for that long.

With the rebate the 4 year support is actually cheaper than the 3 year support with the same features.

upgrading the hd on the laptop will NOT void your warranty. They even give instructions on how to upgrade the hard drive in your manual. At least they did on the Dell 600m that I bought last year. Not sure about the other laptops, but all it takes is one screw to take out the caddy and then unscrew the hd from the caddy, put in the new hd and screw everything back in and your done.

Oh I already have a 600m from early last year, but I just bought another 600m:

Pentium® M Processor 725(1.60GHz/400MHz FSB) (2MB L2)
14.1-in SXGA+ (1400x1050)
64MB Video ATI Radeon 9000
FREE UPGRADE! 512MB,266MHz,2DIMM
Hard Drive 30GB Hard Drive
8x DVDRW burner (DVD+RW/+R) with double-layer write capability
Networking Cards Dell® Wireless 1350 Internal Wireless (802.11b/g, 54Mbps)
6-Cell Lithium Ion Battery (53Whr)

Unit Price: $1,677.00
big coupon: - $750.00
Dell Home Customer: Save $30 off any purchase over $399! - $30.00 (Big Bucks coupon)

Sub-Total $897.00
Shipping $49.00
Estimated Tax $68.59
Total $1,014.59 (not counting the $49 shipping rebate)

That was from my acknowledgement email, but what's weird is that the price is different on my confirmation email and at the dell support website.

Sub-Total $876.00
Shipping $49.00
Tax $67.07
Total $992.07 (not counting $49 shipping rebate)

The price went down $22 for some reason..., oh well i'm not complaining :-D

 

[Tylanner]

Dell is known to produce a stronger signal in most situations. Overall the better setup.

 

[AirMail1]

HI Anyone already have a 9100 ORDERED and want to consider another model?

I will pay you an extra $40 for the purchase?

Ps: What happened. I was trying to help out a Dell salesman I know and give him my order for a 9100. (They dont make commission but they do receive incentives if they make certain sales figures over the month) Anyway he didnt get my order placed in time and they are NOW OUT OF THE 9100 model. They are not sure if they will get more in because the model is being REPLACED with a 9200 in November. (yes that is right, your 9100 is going to be outdated next month. It will have a larger 17" screen)

SO, if you were considering the lighter, more mobile Centrino, here is a chance to score not only the $750 saving and the shipping savings, but also save an extra $40.

BTW I can help you out on sales Tax if you want to ship to DE.

TIA
PM me or preferably: anandtechATphillywoodDOTcom (obvioiusly change the capitalized letters to their respective symbols)

 

[dakels]

I got my order already confirmed and processing for a 9100!
I had to use an old basket I had saved since early this morning because Dell wiped the 9100 off thier site today.

Inspiron 9100
3.2ghz P4 800fsb
15.4" WXGA
512mb DDR400
40gb HD
Radeon 9700 64mb
DVD/CDRW
54mbps WiFi

$1,628 -$750 = $864
No tax to New York City

I figure if I am keeping this, I am going to upgrade to a 7200rpm drive from newegg. That's all I would change.

 

[Maverick2002]

Nice pick, but the battery life on that thing is gonna blow. 64mb on a 9700 seems kind of odd too, but that's just me, I ended up with a 128mb 9600. pfft.

 

[dakels]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: dakels
I can't get the fatcash forwad to work because they took the 9100 off the list. I have one saved in my cart but its not with my fatcash referral... so I lose 3% cash back

I hope I get my fatcash

how long does it usually take?

My personaly experience with fatcash has been great. They got back to me fairly quick (dont remember how long but I was amazed they even did it). I was even nagged about claiming my balance. The only thing I dont like is I cant tell if the referral worked or not. Its not like you get some sub bar telling you or anything. Its probably in the adress but I dont know how to discern referrals in a URL.

Nonetheless fatcash and ebates have been very good for me. I used both but mainly fatcash. They have never withheld their commission. In fact they nag me to take it!

BTW I dont care about the battery life since I travel with my powerbook. This is meant to be a desktop replacement for my 2nd PC, or its going to my sister as a desktop replacement. If i cared about traveling with it, I would get the extra stronger battery option, and I doubt I would pick such a big heavy model. People should consider that. This is not something you want to carry everyday like I do with my Apple ti Powerbook.

 

[desteffy]

this is crazy. i got it but somehow the price dropped when the order cleared:

Order acknowledgment:
Inspiron 8600Intel® Pentium® M Processor 715(1.50A GHz/400MHz FSB) 15.4 WSXGA+, Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition Qty: 1 Unit Price: $1,610.00
Sub-Total $860.00
Shipping $49.00
Estimated Tax $54.54
Total $963.54

Order confirmation:
Inspiron 8600Intel® Pentium® M Processor 715(1.50A GHz/400MHz FSB) 15.4 WSXGA+, Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition Qty: 1 Unit Price: $1,610.00
Sub-Total $846.00
Shipping $49.00
Tax $53.70
Total $948.70

So about $15 cheaper. No complaints here but i'm confused!

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: Maverick2002
Nice pick, but the battery life on that thing is gonna blow. 64mb on a 9700 seems kind of odd too, but that's just me, I ended up with a 128mb 9600. pfft.

You don't really buy a desktop replacement for battery life.

9600Turbo ~ 9700

 

[woodman1999]

Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
I bit - Inspiron 8600

Pentium M 1.5GHz, WUXGA
512MB RAM
CDRW/DVD
60GB HDD
Radeon 9600 Pro
Intel 802.11 B/G

$951 + $49 shipping = $1000

I bought pretty much the exact same thing. I don't know how you manged to spend $10 more than me though

Such an impulse buy, but now I can get rid of my old Toshiba P3 laptop!

 

[JSt0rm]

Originally posted by: woodman1999

Originally posted by: WobbleWobble


Such an impulse buy, but now I can get rid of my old Toshiba P3 laptop!

Thats how these things are. you either recognize the deal or you don't but you don't have much time to think about it.

 

[Maverick2002]

I'm confused. I made 2 separate orders (so I could use the coupon on both notebooks). My order acknowledgement has one of the notebooks listed; my order confirmation has the other one listed. I only have one order number and one customer number though. Is this their way of combining orders??

 

[BMdoobieW]

Originally posted by: desteffy
this is crazy. i got it but somehow the price dropped when the order cleared

It seems to have happened to at least four of us so far

 

[SelArom]

Originally posted by: BMdoobieW

Originally posted by: desteffy
this is crazy. i got it but somehow the price dropped when the order cleared

It seems to have happened to at least four of us so far

Happened to me too! Saved $15!!! woohoo !!! I think it might be that 2% discount someone mentioned for using your dell preferred account. WOOHOO Heres my system, please please tell me what you think!! I'm gonna switch out the HD to a 7200rpm, and I got the 1 DIMM memory so I can add another 512. Also, I didn't get the network card because compusa has the AirPlus DWL-G650 with an instant $10 rebate, so I'm gonna PM it at circuit city, who is offering two $20 rebates, so I'll get it for $30.

Here's the link but it's in the CompUSA ad, just take it to CC and they'll PM + 10%!!!

Inspiron 8600
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 715(1.50A GHz/400MHz FSB) 15.4 WSXGA+, Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition Qty: 1
Unit Price: $1,548.00
Inspiron 8600 Intel® Pentium® M Processor 715(1.50A GHz/400MHz FSB) 15.4 WSXGA+
Memory SAVE $50!(Savings included in price) 512MB,333MHz 1 DIMM
Video Card 128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY® RADEON? 9600 PROTURBO
Hard Drive 30GB Hard Drive
CD ROM/DVD ROM 8X Max DVD ROM
Wireless Networking Cards No Wireless LAN Card
Primary Battery 72 WHr Primary Battery

Dell Home Customers: Save $750 on select Inspiron? notebook purchases $1500 or more (before tax and shipping)! (affiliate only online offer)
Expires on 2004-10-20 05:59:59 - $750.00
Save $49 on shipping with mail-in rebate. Price shown before rebate Qty: 1
Unit Price: $0.00

Sub-Total $784.00
Shipping $49.00

Tax $68.74
Total $901.74

 

[woodman1999]

I just noticed my price after shipping went from $990->$976. Oh well, I am not complaining!

Guess I have to go vist the FS forum and start working on the Toshiba Add

 

[user1234]

I've heard that they are giving this discount to get rid of the recalled units they have in stock.

 

[dababus]

anyone tried to buy lcds.

its not working for me.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: BMdoobieW

Originally posted by: desteffy
this is crazy. i got it but somehow the price dropped when the order cleared

It seems to have happened to at least four of us so far

Same here. My order sub-total was $985, and now it's $971.

I just noticed that they're charging my state and local sales tax on shipping, but services are not supposed to be taxed here. Maybe they just report shipping as a product rather than a service.

Most importantly, they had better pay my state and my city 100% of the tax they just charged me!

 

[user1234]

Originally posted by: user1234
I've heard that they are giving this discount to get rid of the recalled units they have in stock.

it actually says that specifically in the small print in the customer agreement disclosures section (at leaset, that's what I heard - not sure if it's true though)

 

[dethman]

from FW

Update! This note just in from Dell Home:
Due to the overwhelming response to our offer and supply constraints, this promotion is no longer available for Inspiron 700m and Inspiron 8600 systems. This offer remains available on other Dell Inspiron models.

 

[Maverick2002]

Originally posted by: user1234

Originally posted by: user1234
I've heard that they are giving this discount to get rid of the recalled units they have in stock.

it actually says that specifically in the small print in the customer agreement disclosures section (at leaset, that's what I heard - not sure if it's true though)

link?

 

[desteffy]

Originally posted by: dethman
from FW

Update! This note just in from Dell Home:
Due to the overwhelming response to our offer and supply constraints, this promotion is no longer available for Inspiron 700m and Inspiron 8600 systems. This offer remains available on other Dell Inspiron models.

OMG! i just got an 8600 about 10 minutes ago just in the nick of time!

 

[pxc]

Whew, i got my order in 45 minutes ago for an 8600.

I bought one on the last sale, but they didn't offer me anything even thought the price is lower today so i'm returning the last one ($857AR/ebates). I ordered a new one for about the same price after shipping rebate/ebates with 512MB and WUXGA instead (original was 256MB and WSXGA+).

That was a hot deal!

 

[Maverick2002]

Just submitted a change order request form on my 8600, swapping the 60gb drive for a 30gb drive and removing the fancy snap cover; should save $100.

Hopefully they won't be a-holes and tell me they can't send me a new one because although I ordered the 8600 before they were sold out, I didn't fill out the change order request form until now.

*crosses fingers*

 

[dBo]

Can someone help me on a few questions?

I got the 700m this morning with the DVD burner. Its a DVD+R/+RW drive apparently. Is that ok for burning video DVD's/data DVDs? Will the movie/video DVD's made by this recorder play ok in most home DVD players?

Also .. will this DVD burner also burn CD's?

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: dBo
Can someone help me on a few questions?

I got the 700m this morning with the DVD burner. Its a DVD+R/+RW drive apparently. Is that ok for burning video DVD's/data DVDs? Will the movie/video DVD's made by this recorder play ok in most home DVD players?

Also .. will this DVD burner also burn CD's?

yes it burns your video/data dvds. and they will play in your home DVD player.

new update from FW:

UPDATE from Dell: Due to the overwhelming response to our offer, we have triggered supply constraints on some of our Inspiron models. We are currently changing our site to redirect demand to other models. However, we are concerned that our current sales rate will lead to extended lead times, and a negative customer experience for our shared customers. To address these growing concerns, as of 3:00pm this afternoon, this promotion will no longer be available for Inspiron 700m and Inspiron 8600 systems. The offer remains available on other Dell Inspiron models.

That's 3PM CST so y'all have about 5 minutes if you want a 700m or 8600.