Inspiron 9300

[LinuxIdiot]

Nvm, this is what I decided to go with and went ahead and ordered

Inspiron 9300 Qty 1
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Unit Price $3,081.00
Dell Home Customers: 10% OFF OFF Memory Upgrades!
Expires Thursday, November 17, 2005 View Details
- $12.50

Dell Home Customers: 10 % Off Hard Drive Upgrade!
Expires Thursday, November 17, 2005 View Details
- $25.90

Dell Home Customers: 10 % Off Optical Upgrades!
Expires Thursday, November 17, 2005 View Details


Select Inspiron affiliate offer 25% off $1499+ (Affiliate only)
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- $760.65

Catalog Number: 29
Module Description Show Details
Inspiron 9300 Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Display 17 inch UltraSharp? Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife?
Memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
Video Card 256MB NVIDA® GeForce? Go 6800
Hard Drive 80GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
CD/DVD Drives FREE! 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability
Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO 2915 and Dell 350 Bluetooth Internal Wireless Cards
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) Microsoft Office Basic - Includes Word, Excel, and Outlook email
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) Trend Micro PC-cillin with Wireless monitoring and Spyware removal 15-month
Primary Battery 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (80 WHr)
Hardware Warranty SAVE $70 (after rebate) 4Yr Ltd Warranty,At-Home Srvc + Nights and Weekend
Accidental Damage Protection (Except in Florida) Add CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service to 4Yr Lim Warranty
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months EarthLink Internet Access Included
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service & Support
Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected - includes limited use trial
Operating System Backup & Recovery Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition backup CD
Media Center Enhancements Remote Control for Windows XP Media Center Edition

TOTAL:$2,281.95

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Additional Discounts and Coupons

FREE GROUND SHIPPING! $24 Handling Charge Applies.
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Total Price
Sub-total $2,281.95

Shipping & Handling $49.00

Shipping & Handling Discount -$25.00

Tax $190.25

Total Price $2,496.20

 

[erwos]

Wait for the 7800GTX version, at least to see how much it costs. Otherwise, it looks slick.

-Erwos

 

[LinuxIdiot]

Originally posted by: erwos
Wait for the 7800GTX version, at least to see how much it costs. Otherwise, it looks slick.

-Erwos

Yea, I thought bout that however I dont have a need for a more powerful video cord than the one I chose, heck I think the video card is more powerful than my desktop video card haha

 

[IlllI]

i'm willing to bet that you wont find it for much cheaper until next year or so. how long do you have until that 25% off coupon expires?

 

[gtd2000]

Originally posted by: skunkbuster
i'm willing to bet that you wont find it for much cheaper until next year or so. how long do you have until that 25% off coupon expires?

There must be a hell of a premium for the 4 year warranty in there?

The price to upgrade to the 7200rpm drives is silly -

I have a 9300 with the 80GB 5400 drive and the WuXGA screen, GF 6800 etc

Total price shipped with tax to FL was $1438 back in May.

You can get a gig of RAM at Newegg for $73 shipped.

You can easily buy a nicely kitted out 9300 for around $1700 with tax and shipping.

 

[IlllI]

i didnt notice the 4yr warranty at first, but reducing that would certainly drop the price.

 

[LinuxIdiot]

Think the coupon expires on the 16th

 

[hemiram]

Never, ever buy memory, or batteries from Dell, they are insanely insanely overpriced. Even the upgrade to 512 is a rip off, and it's the best deal Dell has, by far. The worst is the upgrade to 2 gig, I think it was 800 bucks, only about 600 more than 2 sticks of exactly the same ram would cost from a hundred online vendors.

You can buy two larger batteries on ebay (They are real Dell Batts) for less than Dell wants for ONE. The accessories and upgrades seem to be the real profit generators in the laptop business.



My 9300 has been a champ in the almost 6 months I've had it. Zero problems.

Can't say the same for the people I have talked to at Dell though. Getting a XP CD was a torturous process, and then whe I didn't get an invoice for the first payment, I called Dell Financial and went on a round the world phone trip, talking to one clueless foreign person after another...

It's going to be paid off in a few days and I'm done with them.

 

[Pens1566]

Like hemiram said, ditch the memory upgrade and spend 200 at the egg for 2x1GB chips.