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post #1 of 11
1/30/06 at 12:37am
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I am thinking about getting a 9400 with these specs. What do you guys think? How much should i be paying? Any one get a good deal on these

core due t2500 2.0Ghz, 2mb cache, 667 mhz
3 year waranty
17inch uxga: 1920x1200
mem: 1024 (2x512 mb) 667 mhz ram
gc: 256 mb Go 7800
hd: 100 gb 7200rpm
9 cell battery
dvd burber
...

i live in australia by the way
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post #2 of 11
1/30/06 at 4:46am
Welcome bobi1b.
Which state are you in? (I am in Melbourne BTW.)

I am getting a fully-specced Dell I9400 - very similar to yours except with the following extras:

o 2x 9 cell primary batteries
o 2x AC adapters
o Bluetooth module
o 2 Gb DDR2 667 MHz RAM
o Carbon fibre Quicksnap colour kit
o Theft + accidental damage cover

All coming to an hefty $4600 AUD.
So, I am playing the waiting game to see if there are any coupons out there that I can apply for my I9400 purchase. Otherwise, the entire system is far too expensive for me.

I would order my I9400 as soon I can get the price down to just under $4K.

Cheers.
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post #3 of 11
1/30/06 at 4:54am
Cool, I'm also in Melbourne Australia and my i9400 is coming in two days .
It's got a 2.16GHz procesor, 1 GB of ram, 80GB 7200rpm and is worth $4000 although my dad can get a huge discount from his work.
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post #4 of 11
1/30/06 at 5:50am
Awesome. Maybe we should create an Aussie I9440 Owners Club.

Looks like I can get EPP after all via my uni!
I just recently graduated - so, I have until end of February before my uni e-mail account is gone ... So, I better send in my order soon.

Hey Rafehi, what sort of discounts are you getting from your dad's workplace?

I can only get up to 8% discount ... which brings the price down to ~ $4232 AUD.

Did you guys have any luck with any coupon codes?
Cheers.
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post #5 of 11
1/30/06 at 6:45am
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no luck with coupons; but i did bring the price down 500$ by just talking to the guy, maybe should have pushed for some extras like the bluetooth and the theft waranty as well. He was going to upgrade to a 2.16 for an extra 200 bucks but i didn't take it. At around 4600 you should be able to get 700-800 dollars off it by just finding the right sales person and haggling.
Hmmm, should have tried to use my Uni discount, but i doubt they would have allowed me take both (would they?).

Ps: live in sydney
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post #6 of 11
1/30/06 at 7:53am
He works at Ford (don't know if its exclusive to ford employees) and could get around 50% off a Dell laptop
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post #7 of 11
1/30/06 at 9:59am
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Originally Posted by bobi1b
He was going to upgrade to a 2.16 for an extra 200 bucks but i didn't take it.
Umm, how on earth did you get the option of selecting the T2500 CPU (2.0 GHz)?

http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/prod...=au&l=en&s=dhs

See the above URL: you only have two options from the Dell AU/AP site:
T2600 (2MB Cache, 2.16 GHz, 667MHz FSB) ||
T2300 (2MB Cache, 1.66 GHz, 667MHz FSB)

So I am wondering how you managed to order the T2500?

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Originally Posted by bobi1b
At around 4600 you should be able to get 700-800 dollars off it by just finding the right sales person and haggling.
Hmmm, should have tried to use my Uni discount, but i doubt they would have allowed me take both (would they?).
I might try that approach. Thanks.
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post #8 of 11
1/30/06 at 10:04am
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Originally Posted by Rafehi
He works at Ford (don't know if its exclusive to ford employees) and could get around 50% off a Dell laptop
That is a very sweet deal. So, did you get the 50% discount when you ordered as part of Ford EPP straight away?

In the end, how much did your I9400 cost, and what are the specs like?
Man! with a 50% discount you should be able to get 2 Gb of DDR2 667 MHz RAM straight from Dell.

Cheers.
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post #9 of 11
1/30/06 at 8:05pm
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See the above URL: you only have two options from the Dell AU/AP site:
T2600 (2MB Cache, 2.16 GHz, 667MHz FSB) ||
T2300 (2MB Cache, 1.66 GHz, 667MHz FSB)

So I am wondering how you managed to order the T2500?
just customize the 1.66.
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post #10 of 11
1/30/06 at 10:03pm
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Originally Posted by Digitalman
That is a very sweet deal. So, did you get the 50% discount when you ordered as part of Ford EPP straight away?

In the end, how much did your I9400 cost, and what are the specs like?
Man! with a 50% discount you should be able to get 2 Gb of DDR2 667 MHz RAM straight from Dell.

Cheers.
Yeh I know, but he wanted to get Office Basic with that money instead. Not sure exactly what the final price was, but somewhere about $2000-2200.
Specs:
Core Duo 2.16 GHz, 2MB Cache, 667 MHz FSB
17 Inch ultra sharp UXGA 1920x1200
1 gig (2x512) DDR2 ram (533 i think, though not sure)
Geforce go 7800
80GB 7200RPM harddrive
Bluetooth
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post #11 of 11
1/30/06 at 11:26pm
Personally, I think the hard drive selection is fine about 5400 rpm, unless, you are a extreme multi person or video editing, etc. then get it. Otherwise, I think the additional cost of those hard drive could be used to get other things.
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