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Take a look at my new e1505 i just purchased!

post #1 of 30
7/18/06 at 12:47pm
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I think i got a great deal, tell me what you think. Just purchased this a few minutes ago!!

Inspiron E1505 Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2500 (2MB Cache/2GHz/667MHz FSB)
LCD Panel 15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
Memory 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
Video Card 256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
Hard Drive 100GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive
Combo/DVD+RW Drives FREE 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Sound Options Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ HD Software Edition
Wireless Networking Cards Intel® PRO 3945 and Dell 355 Bluetooth Internal Wireless Cards
Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 3Yr Ltd Warr, At-Home Service, 30Day DOC, PC Training, 2Yr Antivirus Suite Dial-Up
Additional Battery 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery (I wanted this as my main one, but the upgrade was $64, while getting a new one was only $84, so might as well get a new one and keep the lesser as a back up)

Total Price: $2,294.00
- 35% discount = $1,491.00
- 12% EPP discount = $1,371.80
- $50 coupon = $1,321.80
- $500 scholarship money to be applied to any laptop = $821.81

TOTAL: $821.81
(there is also a $100 mail in rebate I havent factored in yet)
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post #2 of 30
7/18/06 at 2:12pm
Seems like you got a GREAT deal!!!

Wade
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post #3 of 30
7/18/06 at 3:29pm
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Hardware Warranty 3Yr Ltd Warr, At-Home Service, 30Day DOC, PC Training, 2Yr Antivirus Suite Dial-Up
I would have gone 4 year complete care.
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post #4 of 30
7/18/06 at 3:44pm
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Originally Posted by icyfire
I would have gone 4 year complete care.

me too
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post #5 of 30
7/18/06 at 3:58pm
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that upped the price a lot for some reason, by a couple hundred i think. I tend to get a new laptop every 3 years anyway.
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post #6 of 30
7/18/06 at 4:12pm
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Originally Posted by Willson
that upped the price a lot for some reason, by a couple hundred i think. I tend to get a new laptop every 3 years anyway.

I get one every 6 months it seems
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post #7 of 30
7/18/06 at 5:41pm
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Originally Posted by jaygen
I get one every 6 months it seems

Guess it's nice to have a few spare bucks.
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post #8 of 30
7/18/06 at 6:12pm
12% EPP discount = $1,371.80
- $50 coupon = $1,321.80



what r these 2 discounts? i know of the 30% off and stuff from the coupons, im too looking to get a e1505 i cant decide between the x1400 or the go 7300, anyone played current games on either of these? howd it work for u?
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post #9 of 30
7/18/06 at 7:04pm
tats why you get regular 3 yr warranty and then add completre care.

its only 120 tops for cc
and by not doing the av software you save 100 or so anyways so it evens out
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post #10 of 30
7/19/06 at 11:09am
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I believe i did not have the complete care option when i checked out.
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post #11 of 30
7/19/06 at 11:10am
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Originally Posted by mycrx
12% EPP discount = $1,371.80
- $50 coupon = $1,321.80



what r these 2 discounts? i know of the 30% off and stuff from the coupons, im too looking to get a e1505 i cant decide between the x1400 or the go 7300, anyone played current games on either of these? howd it work for u?
i got the 12% discount from my work.
the $50 off was a coupon i got.
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post #12 of 30
7/19/06 at 4:56pm
yeah i basically bought the exact same computer but paid 1700... nice deals
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post #13 of 30
7/19/06 at 6:02pm
While the scholarship money is nice (congrats!) it does not really factor in to how good a deal you got from DELL. My employer pays for my notebooks so using the same logic for my last notebook I could say:

Fully loaded E1705 $3,726.00
34% off + 12% off + 2% off + free shipping + free upgrade to DVD burner + money from employer = Total Cost $0



Either way you seemed to have gotten a good deal.
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post #14 of 30
7/20/06 at 3:20am
was it the 'back to school' coupon that was stackable with epp?
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post #15 of 30
7/20/06 at 9:50am
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Originally Posted by flashback87
was it the 'back to school' coupon that was stackable with epp?
It was a $50 off coupon i got from this site. PM me if you want it. I think you can only use it with an EPP dicount stacked
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post #16 of 30
7/20/06 at 9:51am
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Originally Posted by kAb
yeah i basically bought the exact same computer but paid 1700... nice deals
how do you like it? it is coming in next week, i am so excited!
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post #17 of 30
7/20/06 at 6:02pm
got my m1210 last week, just ordered an e1505 for my mom, i'll definitely be putting it through its paces
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post #18 of 30
7/20/06 at 8:13pm
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Originally Posted by Willson
how do you like it? it is coming in next week, i am so excited!
I'm psyched. a little dissappointed cause i originally was getting an alienware. but am happy now cause i'm getting a better system with dell. and to tell you the truth, i'm excited to delete every stinking bloatware program dell is preinstalling on it. strange excitement but yeah! what's weird is it says mine has been kitted built and tested, and has been in "boxing" phase for the past two days it's not supposed to ship until the 26th, but i think considering how fast its been built, maybe it'll ship earlier. edit: p.s. i got the small business version of the e1505, the inspirion 6400. but basically the same thing.
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post #19 of 30
7/20/06 at 9:29pm
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yeah mine has been in the boxing stage for over a day now
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post #20 of 30
7/21/06 at 4:37pm
Mine was in boxing from either Monday evening or Tuesday morning, but it finally shipped today. With the 2nd day shipping, it should get here on Tuesday. Do a search of the forum for boxing, and you'll find an interesting post from a few months ago about the build process. Boxing includes shipping the computer from wherever it's assembled (I think it was Malaysia) to the US, and then it is shipped from there.
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