I just pulled the trigger on another 17-incher! Here's the specs and price, along with a comparison of priced New and a total % saved:
Ordered System - Dell Outlet:
Previously Ordered New
Inspiron 9400/E1705 Notebook: Intel Core Duo Processor T2500 (2GHz/667MHz FSB)
6 Cell Primary Battery
90W AC Adapter
Genuine Windows XP Media Center 2005
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Notebook Screen
1390 Wireless Card
60 GB EIDE Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
8x DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)
256MB Nvidia GeForce Go 7800
1-Yr OnSite Service Included
Price: 1429.00$
Discount: -471.57$
Subtotal: 957.43$
Comparison System - Dell Home:
Brand New
Inspiron 9400/E1705 Notebook: Intel Core Duo Processor T2500 (2GHz/667MHz FSB)
6 Cell Primary Battery
90W AC Adapter
Genuine Windows XP Media Center 2005
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Notebook Screen
1390 Wireless Card
60 GB EIDE Hard Drive (7200 RPM) (Delay Order)
8x DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)
256MB Nvidia GeForce Go 7800 (Delay Order)
1-Yr At-Home Service
Price: 2243.00$
Discount: -750.00$
Subtotal: 1493.00$
As you can see from that, even after the 750$ off coupon, I'm still paying less at Dell Outlet without a coupon. Then you subtract the 33% and I've made it even better.
Total saved from MSRP of 2243.00$ down to 957.43$ = 57.3% OFF
Once they system gets here, I'll run it thru the paces to clean it up and check the existing hardware out. If everything meets my standards, then I'll order up a 7900GTX 512meg card and sit back and wait for the BIOS and NVFlash files. =)
957.43$ (System) + 425.25$ (7900GTX) + 120$ (2 gig ram) = 1502.68$
That's damn good for competing against a 3424.00$ XPSm1710 with the same config. (Don't even talk about the screen, I prefer WXGA+ over WUXGA)
Ordered System - Dell Outlet:
Previously Ordered New
Inspiron 9400/E1705 Notebook: Intel Core Duo Processor T2500 (2GHz/667MHz FSB)
6 Cell Primary Battery
90W AC Adapter
Genuine Windows XP Media Center 2005
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Notebook Screen
1390 Wireless Card
60 GB EIDE Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
8x DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)
256MB Nvidia GeForce Go 7800
1-Yr OnSite Service Included
Price: 1429.00$
Discount: -471.57$
Subtotal: 957.43$
Comparison System - Dell Home:
Brand New
Inspiron 9400/E1705 Notebook: Intel Core Duo Processor T2500 (2GHz/667MHz FSB)
6 Cell Primary Battery
90W AC Adapter
Genuine Windows XP Media Center 2005
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Notebook Screen
1390 Wireless Card
60 GB EIDE Hard Drive (7200 RPM) (Delay Order)
8x DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)
256MB Nvidia GeForce Go 7800 (Delay Order)
1-Yr At-Home Service
Price: 2243.00$
Discount: -750.00$
Subtotal: 1493.00$
As you can see from that, even after the 750$ off coupon, I'm still paying less at Dell Outlet without a coupon. Then you subtract the 33% and I've made it even better.
Total saved from MSRP of 2243.00$ down to 957.43$ = 57.3% OFF
Once they system gets here, I'll run it thru the paces to clean it up and check the existing hardware out. If everything meets my standards, then I'll order up a 7900GTX 512meg card and sit back and wait for the BIOS and NVFlash files. =)
957.43$ (System) + 425.25$ (7900GTX) + 120$ (2 gig ram) = 1502.68$
That's damn good for competing against a 3424.00$ XPSm1710 with the same config. (Don't even talk about the screen, I prefer WXGA+ over WUXGA)
