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Danman

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Man, I wish we could use this coupon for LCDs....I want to get 2 new lcds for my setup here...:(
 

dartworth

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Originally posted by: RossMAN
I can't decide between 15.4" WXGA and 15.4" WSXGA on Inspiron 8600.

SXGA...great display and better resale value.

Same laptop I had...
 

CrazyDe1

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It seems to me that dell is trying really hard to make #s. The deals lately have been ridiculous. Not to mention the 15% and 25% offs that have been floating around. I got a buy 2 servers get 1 free email a few weeks ago...
 

RossMAN

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Originally posted by: dartworth
Originally posted by: RossMAN
I can't decide between 15.4" WXGA and 15.4" WSXGA on Inspiron 8600.

SXGA...great display and better resale value.

Same laptop I had...

What's your opinion on the keyboard? Any gripes?
 

trmiv

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Oct 10, 1999
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Why can't deals like this happen when I actually have the money to spend on them? It seems when I'm really in the market for something, there are no deals to be found anywhere.
 

GoingUp

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Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: dartworth
Originally posted by: RossMAN
I can't decide between 15.4" WXGA and 15.4" WSXGA on Inspiron 8600.

SXGA...great display and better resale value.

Same laptop I had...

What's your opinion on the keyboard? Any gripes?

I have an 8600 and I love it. The keyboard is quite responsive and nice to type on.

Have you checked out notebook forums?

 

sciencewhiz

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Jun 30, 2000
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I think my parents are getting a 600m for their birthdays and christmas combined.

Does anyone know if the ship date going to affect my chances of getting the deal. Configured the way I want it, it would ship the 26th. Am I more likely to get the deal if I configure it so it can ship same day?
 

RossMAN

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Feb 24, 2000
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Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: dartworth
Originally posted by: RossMAN
I can't decide between 15.4" WXGA and 15.4" WSXGA on Inspiron 8600.

SXGA...great display and better resale value.

Same laptop I had...

What's your opinion on the keyboard? Any gripes?

I have an 8600 and I love it. The keyboard is quite responsive and nice to type on.

Have you checked out notebook forums?

Just checked it out, thanks. I think the WSXGA is definitely the ideal resolution.

Do you have Intel 2200 or Dell 1350 802.11/g WiFi?
 

jpeyton

Moderator in SFF, Notebooks, Pre-Built/Barebones
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Aug 23, 2003
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Might get a few laptops for the local market. Not even worth eBaying because that's the first place that will be flooded.
 

MazerRackham

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Whoa... can that be real? I don't even want a laptop at the moment, but I'll buy one just to get in on the deal! :)
 
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Originally posted by: MazerRackham
Whoa... can that be real? I don't even want a laptop at the moment, but I'll buy one just to get in on the deal! :)

Holy $hit that's a nice deal....but I won't have money for a few more weeks. :(

I don't really need a laptop, but for that price I could sure convince myself I do...
 

anxi80

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Jul 7, 2002
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damn u guys. i hang out here to avoid the urge to go into hot deals! now i gotta sleep on this decision... dammit dammit dammit!
 

jpeyton

Moderator in SFF, Notebooks, Pre-Built/Barebones
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Aug 23, 2003
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Well for those looking for an excuse not to buy:

Dell's financial quarter ends this month...so there might be a few more super-hot deals lurking in the shadows...

And Intel just announced major price cuts on their mobile chips. Prices should drop very soon in the laptop market (LCD prices are already falling).
 

thirdlegstump

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Feb 12, 2001
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Ok. I'm jumping in on the deal. Question is, which Inspiron model? There's a 400mhz FSB and a 533mhz FSB model..obviously the 533 model is gonna be better..but is it? Do the 400mhz models have a bigger cache or something? What's the difference between Pentium M and Mobile P4? I'm looking at the 600M model mainly. I won't really be gaming but will do some graphics and lots of multitasking. Do they all have integrated graphics??
 
Mar 19, 2003
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Originally posted by: jpeyton
Well for those looking for an excuse not to buy:

Dell's financial quarter ends this month...so there might be a few more super-hot deals lurking in the shadows...

And Intel just announced major price cuts on their mobile chips. Prices should drop very soon in the laptop market (LCD prices are already falling).

Sweet. Maybe there's hope for me yet. :p
 

CrazyDe1

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Dec 18, 2001
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Originally posted by: jpeyton
Well for those looking for an excuse not to buy:

Dell's financial quarter ends this month...so there might be a few more super-hot deals lurking in the shadows...

And Intel just announced major price cuts on their mobile chips. Prices should drop very soon in the laptop market (LCD prices are already falling).

These are the Dell end of quarter deals. Judging from the Deals Dell is having a very sluggish quarter.
 

cpals

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Mar 5, 2001
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Originally posted by: RossMAN
For pure resale value, the 700m.

Why is that? Also, I'm pretty clueless about laptops... is there anyplace that maybe compares the inspiron lines and details which ones would be better for doing things?

I read luv2save's post and he has like 10 laptops listed.... what are the differences between all of those besides the obvious? Wouldn't I want to get the fastest proc, biggest screen, most ram, etc??? They all seem to be around the same price.

Also, any comparisons on those different types of screens? wsxgs, xga, etc, etc??? Arggg, I can't decide what I want to do!! I'm really thinking about selling my new dell desktop that I just bought off the hot deals, but I'm iffy.....
 

MaxDSP

Lifer
May 15, 2001
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damnit...have 5 more hours to decide whether to buy on or not. If I do, I still don't know what to get