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Don't order your 9300 untill you read this

post #1 of 55
12/12/05 at 1:41pm
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If you order your Inspiron 9300 with the 80gb or 60gb (5400rpm) option, you're getting a slow drive. They only have a 2mb cache in them. The only drive(5400rpm) option that has the 8mb cache is the 100gb or the higher price7200 rpm drives. This 100 gb drive is not available online. You have to order it over the phone with your system. So don't get suckered into it.

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http://www.notebookforums.com/showth...=1#post1484666
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post #2 of 55
12/12/05 at 2:04pm
The 100 Gig used to be available online all the way through the end of November.. I had one ordered with it over the website but it delayed the order out until the 22nd of December.

I called and checked my order status and asked if any parts were delaying my order which they confirmed was the Hard Drive. I assume they took it off due to low stock and long wait.

Heres where it gets funny :P I asked them to downgrade me to the 80 Gig drive which they did.. strangely enough she refunded me $180 which is bizzare considering the upgrade from 60 Gig to 100 Gig was only $79 .... :P
Now for the even stranger part. They sent me a 80 Gig 7200 RPM drive which was $180!!!!! More than the 100 Gig! ... a $360 dollar disparity heh.

Also all my coupons remained intact even tho 1 of them stipulated the system had to be over $1999 which it no longer was

I still paid more than I had to since I got the 1 Gig from Dell, as well as the 6800, and the 9 Cell, which I later ordered a 7800, and 2 Gigs of replacement ram. I made some of it back by convincing my cousin to order a practically bone stock 9300 and sold him the extras.

Edit: Thanks Watchtower7 for the loving and caring spelling lesson .....
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post #3 of 55
12/12/05 at 2:06pm
quit listenin to all the bs
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post #4 of 55
12/12/05 at 2:09pm
i love to overcharge my relatives.
good 4 u
and "payed" is "paid"
take the profit from effing your cousin and go back to school
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post #5 of 55
12/12/05 at 2:15pm
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Originally Posted by Mazda6s
If you order your Inspiron 9300 with the 80gb or 60gb (5400rpm) option, you're getting a slow drive. They only have a 2mb cache in them. The only drive(5400rpm) option that has the 8mb cache is the 100gb or the higher price7200 rpm drives.
You are wrong. I have a Toshiba 60gb 5.4k Sata drive and it has 8mb cache. Model number is MK6032GSX.
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post #6 of 55
12/12/05 at 2:48pm
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You're one of the lucky ones. I called this morning when I ordered and they did has some units that was ship with 8mb caches but now asre back to the 2mb versions. Maybe you have one of those 20K test unit sata drives.
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post #7 of 55
12/12/05 at 2:50pm
when you order thru the home side you can get the 100gb 5400

the epp side you cant, thats why i went the home side to order.
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post #8 of 55
12/12/05 at 3:01pm
Got my 9300 in September, I got a 100G Fujitsu MHV2100AH.

8MB cache.

http://www.fujitsu.com/global/servic...h-catalog.html
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post #9 of 55
12/12/05 at 3:05pm
this is funny since my $400 i1200 came with a 5400rpm 8MB drive. I kept it the lowest option and was expecting a 4200 one.
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post #10 of 55
12/12/05 at 3:11pm
Great post mazda, this should keep people placing orders aware. And honestly, if the kid hates his cousin, then it's his issue now isnt it .

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Originally Posted by watchtower7
i love to overcharge my relatives.
good 4 u
and "payed" is "paid"
take the profit from effing your cousin and go back to school
Usually an article of writing that contains four separate ideas has a period or some form of punctuation in it somewhere. And "I" is always capitialized. Maybe you should exam your own grammatical skills and take your own advice instead of making these cheeky posts.
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post #11 of 55
12/12/05 at 3:28pm
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Originally Posted by Mazda6s
The only drive(5400rpm) option that has the 8mb cache is the 100gb or the higher price7200 rpm drives. This 100 gb drive is not available online.
It is here in the UK...
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post #12 of 55
12/12/05 at 4:04pm
I got 8Mb cache on my 60Gb 5400RPM Hitachi Travelstar (HTS541060G9SA00) just received my 9300 last week.
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post #13 of 55
12/12/05 at 4:08pm
Just ordered a 9300 Saturday on line with a 100gb 5400RPM HD.

Lou
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post #14 of 55
12/12/05 at 4:33pm
For at least the past week the 100gb 5400rpm 8Mb cache was only an online upgrade option for Home not EPP, checked an hour ago still not on EPP where the system discounts are deeper.
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post #15 of 55
12/12/05 at 4:36pm
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Originally Posted by Mazda6s
If you order your Inspiron 9300 with the 80gb or 60gb (5400rpm) option, you're getting a slow drive. They only have a 2mb cache in them. The only drive(5400rpm) option that has the 8mb cache is the 100gb or the higher price7200 rpm drives. This 100 gb drive is not available online. You have to order it over the phone with your system. So don't get suckered into it.

Link:

http://www.notebookforums.com/showth...=1#post1484666
you know actually thats not true, my 60GB 5400RPM drive has a 16MB cache. Model: Toshiba MK6026GAX
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post #16 of 55
12/12/05 at 4:47pm
We're just going my the specs listed at Dell but nice to hear not all people are limited to those.
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post #17 of 55
12/12/05 at 6:13pm
9300 inspiron with an 80gb 5400rpm Hitachi drive, has 8mb cache, ordered back in august.
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post #18 of 55
12/12/05 at 6:24pm
I also want at least a 100MB HD & I ain't paying +409 for the 7200! I wish it would just be on the EPP site already.
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post #19 of 55
12/12/05 at 6:57pm
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Originally Posted by Keops
Got my 9300 in September, I got a 100G Fujitsu MHV2100AH.

8MB cache.

http://www.fujitsu.com/global/servic...h-catalog.html
I got that too, october though. Yay for 8mb cache
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post #20 of 55
12/12/05 at 6:59pm
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Originally Posted by LoveNotebooks
I also want at least a 100MB HD & I ain't paying +409 for the 7200! I wish it would just be on the EPP site already.
Why dont you get a fast 7200 60GB and get a cheap external 250GB usb 2? Id prefr performance for my laptop and rely on teh external for storing documents, music files and images.
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