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Best deal on M1210?

post #1 of 44
5/31/06 at 4:55pm
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Now that the amazing $750 deal is dead, what is the next best thing to do to go about getting ahold of one of these little beasts

Also, when I was configuring one, the ship date was June 22? Almost a month!

If anyone comes across anything, please say something..because I want one, but do not want to dole out $2000...
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post #2 of 44
5/31/06 at 4:59pm
get a macbook, i think that is what im going to do. hopefully this june they give a away a free ipod with a purchase. so ill wait and see, the 1210 is way to much
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post #3 of 44
5/31/06 at 5:37pm
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the macbook has integrated graphics doesnt it? that defeats the purpose of getting a superportable, the 1210 has dedicated graphics...
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post #4 of 44
5/31/06 at 8:05pm
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Originally Posted by avalanche183
get a macbook, i think that is what im going to do. hopefully this june they give a away a free ipod with a purchase. so ill wait and see, the 1210 is way to much

same here.
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post #5 of 44
5/31/06 at 8:07pm
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Originally Posted by BowevelJoe
the macbook has integrated graphics doesnt it? that defeats the purpose of getting a superportable, the 1210 has dedicated graphics...

isn't the higher end 1210 the only ones with the dedicated graphic cards?
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post #6 of 44
5/31/06 at 8:14pm
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it starts at 1300, the card is a $129 option
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post #7 of 44
5/31/06 at 8:29pm
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Originally Posted by BowevelJoe
the macbook has integrated graphics doesnt it? that defeats the purpose of getting a superportable, the 1210 has dedicated graphics...
My sentiments exactly.
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post #8 of 44
5/31/06 at 9:09pm
you can get a m1210 with dedicated for about 1K how is that expensive?
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post #9 of 44
5/31/06 at 9:29pm
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Originally Posted by avalanche183
get a macbook, i think that is what im going to do. hopefully this june they give a away a free ipod with a purchase. so ill wait and see, the 1210 is way to much

Don't come to Dell forums to tell people to "get a macbook". It's pretty lame.
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post #10 of 44
5/31/06 at 9:42pm
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Originally Posted by Xarthan
you can get a m1210 with dedicated for about 1K how is that expensive?


That is with those "coupons" that expired hours after launch...that is the point of this thread, is for when a realistic deal we can all aquire comes around..
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post #11 of 44
5/31/06 at 9:45pm
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Originally Posted by BowevelJoe
That is with those "coupons" that expired hours after launch...that is the point of this thread, is for when a realistic deal we can all aquire comes around..
Wait until tommorow! Tech is getting quotes to see if he can get his super discount on the three new systems. His thread is the one in my sig.
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post #12 of 44
5/31/06 at 10:01pm
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Yeah, I care nothing for the 2010 monster or whatever the hell that thing is..I want a 1210!
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post #13 of 44
6/1/06 at 12:31am
Yeah, the tech guy said he's trying to get deals on the new systems which include the 1210.

However, I feel whatever he sells them for won't be as satisfying as Dell's "fluke" today.
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post #14 of 44
6/1/06 at 12:36am
How's he get these "deals" anyway? For some reason I don't buy his "i know a great dell rep" thing.
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post #15 of 44
6/1/06 at 12:42am
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Originally Posted by asus331
Yeah, the tech guy said he's trying to get deals on the new systems which include the 1210.

However, I feel whatever he sells them for won't be as satisfying as Dell's "fluke" today.

Well 750 off was pretty amazing but wish him luck. No one thought he would be able to get over 1000 off an XPS either but low and behold we have the 2800 super bargain. (if i configured right on dell's site the identical system would have cost 1500 more and still had a hump of tax, and perhaps shipping depending on promotions.) SO i think he does pretty darn good. But 750 of a 2 grand comp is i think 38% off. the 1500 off a 4300 system is about 35% so its possible he can do pretty well.
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post #16 of 44
6/1/06 at 12:44am
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Originally Posted by asus331
How's he get these "deals" anyway? For some reason I don't buy his "i know a great dell rep" thing.


He gets them from a small business account which gets him a discount and allows him deals we don't get. He orders lots of systems and always deals with the same rep. There are over a dozen orders getting ready to ship in the next day or so that we get from him. And his rep really is great, she puts on any discount she can find, i can see them in the invoice online! One just takes off a grand!
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post #17 of 44
6/1/06 at 12:51am
Wow. Thanks for clearing it up.

What does he get from this? Profit?
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post #18 of 44
6/1/06 at 12:58am
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Originally Posted by asus331
Wow. Thanks for clearing it up.

What does he get from this? Profit?

Yes he profits and gets to use the discount for himself as well but as i understand the margin is really tight, so even the credit card fee cuts it too much. You aren't getting ripped, you are if you but it at dell's face price. You can do the transfer of ownership from dell's site and the laptop is yours in their eyes and so is the warranty.
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post #19 of 44
6/1/06 at 1:14am
i hope i can get this lappy loaded (2ghz core duo, 1gb-2gb ram, 100gb hd, 256mb nvidia card, etc) for under $1400 shipped like earlier today (even tho the deal today was like $1200)
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post #20 of 44
6/1/06 at 1:22am
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Originally Posted by sneschief
i hope i can get this lappy loaded (2ghz core duo, 1gb-2gb ram, 100gb hd, 256mb nvidia card, etc) for under $1400 shipped like earlier today (even tho the deal today was like $1200)
I would buy it right away for $1400 will my DPA if that was the price for 2Ghz 1GB Ram 80GB 7200rmp drive 256mb nvidia Camera Package Audigy Audio Bluetooth WiFi and Complete Care Thats all i need
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