If you're still up... Great deals on Dell Refurb's

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: beany323
so i can take back that nic i got at target... lol... thanks for that info!
and a vanilla isnt that bad is it?

/em bows

:thumbsup: 6800 Vanilla is still a great card, much faster than a 256mb 9800 XT.

 

[beany323]

thanks guys. I only know what the best is... (well those items that are going into "my" system) .

i shouldnt even bother running riveratunea.. (cant recall exact name atm)... correct?

didnt know about the nic, looks like i can return it and get a cheap keyboard.

(i have a optical mouse on my older present computer (can't call it a rig, cause its that old) that has withstood diablo, AO and a few other games) so i am going to keep on using it... (its so old that the color has been rubbed off!!! ) 😛

thanks again!!

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: beany323
thanks guys. I only know what the best is... (well those items that are going into "my" system) .

i shouldnt even bother running riveratunea.. (cant recall exact name atm)... correct?

didnt know about the nic, looks like i can return it and get a cheap keyboard.

(i have a optical mouse on my older present computer (can't call it a rig, cause its that old) that has withstood diablo, AO and a few other games) so i am going to keep on using it... (its so old that the color has been rubbed off!!! ) 😛

thanks again!!

🙂 No problem. BTW, the 4700 should come with a mouse and keyboard, even a mousepad.

 

[beany323]

lol, you guys are saving me some monies!!

i got the refurb and took off the mouse thing (cant recall what it was labeled) i had planned on using a older one for my present comp and using the other for this system. mouses and keyboard are pretty cheap, and not going to go wireless..i dont need the extra lag when i am trying to kill someone!! :evil:

thanks!

 

[gshock888]

what happened no more discounts!??!? 🙁

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: gshock888
what happened no more discounts!??!? 🙁

Wait it out. If things go as normal, Dell will release a new coupon code(s) within the next few days.

 

[gshock888]

well i can wait. already scored a xps3 and xps4. just want to buy cheap systems and ebay them 😛

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: gshock888
well i can wait. already scored a xps3 and xps4. just want to buy cheap systems and ebay them 😛

I hear ya. I got three myself.

4600 w/2.8 800fsb, 1gb, dvd, dvd+rw, 80gb, and 9800 pro for $530
8400 w/3.2 800fsb, 1gb, dvd+-rw, 160gb, GTO, for $737
8400, w/3.2 800fsb, 1gb, dvd+-rw and dvd, 160gb, WinMC 05, x800xt, for $844

 

[bamacre]

Edit: 02-16 No coupon codes, not many discounts, but for some reason, I see some HOT deals. 8400's with X800 XT's going for a grand, some with 6800 GTO's going for <$800. Worth checking out.

 

[dsd17]

Here's my setup ($784):

Dimension 8400 Desktop: Pentium 4 Processor 550 with HT Technology (3.40GHz, 800 FSB, 1MB)
Microsoft Windows XP Home
1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs)
No Floppy Drive
160 GB EIDE SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
256MB Nvidia GeForce 6800 Graphics Card
56Kbps Data/Fax Modem
48X CD RW Drive
16X DVD ROM Drive
Power DVD Software
Software
Software CD
McAfee Virus Scan - 90-day Trial
MOD,KIT,CDSK,AOL9.0,BUDROM,DAO .01
MOD,KIT,CDSK,AOL9.0,BUDROM,DAO
AOL 8.0 ISP Software
Software
Software
Dell Media Experience
Resource CD
Resource CD
WordPerfect Productivity Suite 12.0
AOL Sofware Documentation
Logitec 2-button Scroll Mouse
QuietKey Keyboard
No Raid
Shipping Material

 

[srg2457]

More Dell Hell - exchanging 6800GTO for 6800

I shipped the plain 6800 back to Dell and waited for the credit. The credit eventually came - $0.01 ! - rather than the roughly $230 the Dell rep beforehand had said. I spoke to Dell again, and eventually got a supervisor - he said that there was no evidence - i.e., nothing in their system - that a full refund amount should have been credited to me, nor even who it should be credited to. I said that they could tell internally who had placed the order for the replacement so they can contact him to confirm (though I'd be relying on his telling the truth...) but he said that the best he could do was offer me a $150 credit, rather than the $230 previously promised.

However, it looks as if Dell may have accidentally dispatched me a replacement 6800 - if so, it's going on Ebay the moment I receive it.

Odd point - as with the previous time, the transaction to my credit card account didn't show up until three days after the "Trade date" - I check my cc transactions daily, and suddenly this morning the $0.01 credit shows up dated 20th.

Meanwhile, Dell are being sued in California on a class action suit - half the suit is for substituting inferiour parts, the other for deceptive lending practices - offering cheap finance then after the purchase saying that the buyer doesn;t qualify for it and charging them 30% APR.

I emailed the law firm this morning...