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post #1 of 16
2/22/06 at 12:22am
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Oh yeah, I just ordered my E1705 5 minutes ago and she is definately a beauty. I used the 30 percent off EPP coupon (courtesy of Ebay) and the 12 percent off silver package. Hot Damn did those taxes kill me I spent about $200 more than I planned, but I didn't want the lame integrated graphics (although I NEVER play games). Notice that I got the new 120GB drive!

Here is my new gig:

Inspiron E1705
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2500 (2GHz/667MHz FSB),
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Unit Price: $2,561.00
Inspiron E1705Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2500 (2GHz/667MHz FSB)
LCD Panel17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
MemoryFREE!1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
Video Card256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 7800
Hard Drive120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Network CardIntegrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe SoftwareAdobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
Combo/DVD+RW Drives8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Office Software (not included in Windows XP)
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed)
Primary Battery53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year At-Home Service plus Nights and Weekend



Dell EPP/FSS customers: Save 30% off Inspiron notebooks $1499 or more!
Expires on 2006-02-23 05:59:59- $768.30



ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS AND COUPONS

Dell EPP and FSS Customers: Free ground shipping on select Inspiron systems over $749. $24 handling charge applies.
Expires on 2006-02-23 12:59:59- $25.00

Dell program members receive 12% off systems priced $1600 and up with 3/4 yr At-Home service. Congratulations, you are receiving the maximum member discount.
Expires on 2006-09-26 22:59:59- $215.12
Sub-Total$1,577.58
Shipping Discount-$25.00
Shipping$24.00
Estimated Tax$96.08
Total$1,697.66
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post #2 of 16
2/22/06 at 12:39am
Don't forget the 100 dollar mail in rebate!

Geeez, taxes got me worse than you. I paid ~114 dollars in taxes and my system was about 200 less than yours pre-tax!

Damn Texas sales tax!!! or whatever it is....
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post #3 of 16
2/22/06 at 12:50am
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Originally Posted by 7toy9
Don't forget the 100 dollar mail in rebate!

Geeez, taxes got me worse than you. I paid ~114 dollars in taxes and my system was about 200 less than yours pre-tax!

Damn Texas sales tax!!! or whatever it is....
Seriously, paying taxes on something you order over the internet sucks BIG time....but I know it has to do with whether they operate stores/kiosks in your state. I could have had a USB TV Tuner for the price of the taxes!
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post #4 of 16
2/22/06 at 12:53am
Here we got a 7% federal tax and a 7.5% provincial tax.
So if the taxes are applied after rebates...I would have had about 230$ in taxes on your system.

Not many canadian coupons on ebay found some last night...but they are gone now.
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post #5 of 16
2/22/06 at 1:11am
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Originally Posted by znk0r
Here we got a 7% federal tax and a 7.5% provincial tax.
So if the taxes are applied after rebates...I would have had about 230$ in taxes on your system.

Not many canadian coupons on ebay found some last night...but they are gone now.
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post #6 of 16
2/22/06 at 1:21am
6.5 % tax here! only payed about 80 something for tax on mine
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post #7 of 16
2/22/06 at 3:48pm
Rofl in Norway we've got 25% taxes on most stuff
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post #8 of 16
2/22/06 at 3:52pm
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Originally Posted by Cookie092
Rofl in Norway we've got 25% taxes on most stuff
That's CRAZY! But you guys probably have free health care, etc, right? Anyway, I'm really looking forward to using the dual core system in with my music making software Cubase. The realtime effects chewed a hole in my 9300!
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post #9 of 16
2/22/06 at 3:52pm
you got the same thing I did only 120gig I got an 80gig, and you payed less, I'm in Texas!! F#@$ CO*^ S@6*ing TAXES!!
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post #10 of 16
2/22/06 at 3:58pm
Ya we got free healthcare etc. etc. but I would rather prefer to pay for those things myself, and have lower taxes.
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post #11 of 16
2/22/06 at 8:01pm
Taxes do make the difference. Wish I knew someone in a state where they don't charge sales taxes or where Dell doesn't have a presence. Tax rate in my area of CA is 8.25%. About to order...at least the 30% and 12% EPP coupon and discount will help. The 120 gig drive looks good. I'm just going with the 100/5400 and my cost is almost the same as yours.
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post #12 of 16
2/22/06 at 8:49pm
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Originally Posted by Cookie092
Ya we got free healthcare etc. etc. but I would rather prefer to pay for those things myself, and have lower taxes.
hehe so would I, thats why I live in USA



There are about 5 states in the USA that dont have any sales taxes at all! In Alaska, you actually get paid about 700 dollars a year to live there (from all the oil) for EACH person. So your 5 year old gets a check from gov't for 700 each year.

The amount changes with how much money is received from oil taxes/royalties.
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post #13 of 16
2/22/06 at 8:52pm
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Originally Posted by aves6
Taxes do make the difference. Wish I knew someone in a state where they don't charge sales taxes or where Dell doesn't have a presence. Tax rate in my area of CA is 8.25%. About to order...at least the 30% and 12% EPP coupon and discount will help. The 120 gig drive looks good. I'm just going with the 100/5400 and my cost is almost the same as yours.
I really wanted to get the 100GB 7200 drive, but I could use the extra 20gb and paying and extra $200 is brainless

Now here's hoping I don't get a suck screen!
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post #14 of 16
2/22/06 at 9:51pm
I'm OK with the 100gig/5400. I've had a 5400 in my Compaq and thought about upgrading but never did and I got by just fine. I have a large drive in my desktop and have lots of free space. Maybe I don't even need the 100gig but think the price point on it is good.
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post #15 of 16
2/22/06 at 9:55pm
I prefer 15% tax and free health care than what you guys have in the US! poor u
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post #16 of 16
2/22/06 at 9:58pm
I did notice that with the exchange rate....the laptops end up being cheaper on Dell.ca
I built basicaly the same beefedup 9400 on Both sites and it was somethign like $3800 canadian on the canadian site...and $3600 US on the US site.
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