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post #1 of 33
8/3/06 at 2:15pm
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You told us, we listened - Inspiron notebooks come simply priced, no system mail-in rebates.

Is what the announcement was. So its finally true. No more coupons. Right now it won't let me check the prices but here is general

Intel® Core™ Duo Proc T2300E
Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
1GB4 Shared5 Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
120GB4 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW6) with double-layer DVD+R write capability7
3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year At-Home Service9 plus Nights and Weekend

$1,741

Final
$1,438
Simply Priced!
After $303 Off Instantly!

um... no video card -_-'''' 1.4k???? dude -_-''' thats not a dell

All I have to say is... thank god i purchased my e1705 before this
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post #2 of 33
8/3/06 at 2:20pm
Yeah..I knew they were not going to bump anything down, just leave the prices where they were at and not do anything...
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post #3 of 33
8/3/06 at 2:26pm
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Just tried on epp which was customizable

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%"><TBODY><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD class=bold_regular_text>Inspiron E1705</TD><TD class=list_cartitems colSpan=4>Intel® Core™ Duo Proc T2400 (1.83GHz/667MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache)</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e7e7e7><TD class=bold_regular_text>Operating System (Office software not included)</TD><TD class=list_cartitems colSpan=4>Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD class=bold_regular_text>LCD Panel</TD><TD class=list_cartitems colSpan=4>17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e7e7e7><TD class=bold_regular_text>Memory</TD><TD class=list_cartitems colSpan=4>1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD class=bold_regular_text>Video Card</TD><TD class=list_cartitems colSpan=4>256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e7e7e7><TD class=bold_regular_text>Hard Drive</TD><TD class=list_cartitems colSpan=4>120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD class=bold_regular_text>Network Card</TD><TD class=list_cartitems colSpan=4>Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e7e7e7><TD class=bold_regular_text>Adobe Software</TD><TD class=list_cartitems colSpan=4>Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD class=bold_regular_text>Combo/DVD+RW Drives</TD><TD class=list_cartitems colSpan=4>8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e7e7e7><TD class=bold_regular_text>Sound Options</TD><TD class=list_cartitems colSpan=4>Integrated Audio</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD class=bold_regular_text>Wireless Networking Cards</TD><TD class=list_cartitems colSpan=4>Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal Wireless</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e7e7e7><TD class=bold_regular_text>Office Software (not included in Windows XP)</TD><TD class=list_cartitems colSpan=4>Microsoft Office Basic - Includes Word, Excel, and Outlook email</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD class=bold_regular_text>Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed)</TD><TD class=list_cartitems colSpan=4>PC-cillin Internet Security: AntiVirus, Firewall, Spyware removal 36-months</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e7e7e7><TD class=bold_regular_text>Primary Battery</TD><TD class=list_cartitems colSpan=4>80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Total: $1966
Dell EPP/FSS Customers: Save $283 off select Inspiron systems!
Free Printer
12% off systems priced $1600 and up with 3/4 yr At-Home service.
FINAL: $1730

Just for perspective. Same thing without using any outside coupons on epp site i tried a week ago i got the same system but with a truelife screen no color printer for $1450. Note this is NOT with any coupons but simply the system mail in rebate/coupons that they now say that they listened and arn't doing anymore -_-'''. Now with coupon I purchased that same system for $1250. Now we see the difference. Dell might as well just say... We listened to your pocket books and see you have more money so lets have a price hike but call it a nice name. This is suckering in the unknowing.
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post #4 of 33
8/3/06 at 2:49pm
This probably means no more Dells for me. I bought an "inferior" system (in terms of looks and screen) in my E1505 because of price due to coupons. But if I just have to pay slightly more for a Sager or Asus than a Dell (now that they have fixed pricing) I'd do that in a heartbeat.

Thing is that most people probably didn't use coupons, etc. anyway so I don't know how much difference this will make to Dell's sales. Users on this forum aren't the typical purchasers.
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post #5 of 33
8/3/06 at 4:19pm
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in otherwords, dell kinda shuns the smart consumers ( iguess theres less of us) and goes after the type that does no research whatsoever on the things they plan on investing in... what is this world going to
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post #6 of 33
8/3/06 at 6:06pm
That sucks..looks like the end of a great era...
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post #7 of 33
8/3/06 at 6:19pm
Where was the announcement? Are online coupons considered the same as mail-in rebates?
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post #8 of 33
8/3/06 at 6:48pm
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znkor it was emailed to us and if you go to dell's site it says the same thing. You'll see that all promotions are gone. The only coupons they will have will be the more private ones and will come out less frequently and not be for as much money as before. Essentially Dell will be just like any other computer company. No discounts but maybe a free printer here or there.

Note this is simply my opinion on what will happen.

THOUGH.... we don't know how well this will pan out for dell. Will the average consumer take the bait and continue purchasing their products? Or will dell's sales start dropping. If sales drops, look foward to easier purchasing as they will lower their base prices more. I really doubt dell will go back to coupons again.
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post #9 of 33
8/3/06 at 7:06pm
If Dell truly goes to "regular" pricing, they are going to lose even more customers. If I have to pay top dollar for a laptop, I'll go alienware instead just for the cool looks.
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post #10 of 33
8/3/06 at 7:35pm
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Originally Posted by BowevelJoe
That sucks..looks like the end of a great era...

I think once they start to see a sharp drop in quarterly earnings, they might just change thier minds. I feel like they are really gonna shoot themselves in the foot with this move. Only time will tell though.
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post #11 of 33
8/3/06 at 7:59pm
when they run a 36% off they sell thousands of computers....you tell me this $100 dollar off a 1700 dollar system is going to sell?? There are OTHER computer companies who give you 100 bucks off of $3500 and think thats a deal....are you kidding me?

If I knew this was coming I would have orderd an E1405 yesterday to have a backup for my 600m thats almost 3 years old and out of warranty.
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post #12 of 33
8/3/06 at 8:03pm
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Originally Posted by TDRKZ
Dell might as well just say... We listened to your pocket books and see you have more money so lets have a price hike but call it a nice name. This is suckering in the unknowing.

I can't believe I'm saying this...or more so that its true, but your right. Dell thinks they can reverse time and start selling for a bigger profit. WHY are we going to buy Dell if its full price??

And this goes to show that contrary to some "hopefull" people who spent a lot on a computer, that Dell uses the SAME supply chains and has the SAME quality parts as any other company, they just had a business plan that was based on mass sales. Maybe the "mass" isn't so massive anymore, and its time to revert back to "regular" prices.
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post #13 of 33
8/3/06 at 8:13pm
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Originally Posted by znk0r
Where was the announcement? Are online coupons considered the same as mail-in rebates?
They announced it last July 13th
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topi...us&l=en&s=corp
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post #14 of 33
8/3/06 at 10:21pm
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thank god i purchased my system and got my final price 4 days ago
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post #15 of 33
8/3/06 at 10:53pm
thank god for my e1705 & 1405
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post #16 of 33
8/3/06 at 10:56pm
So happy I just ordered my cheap 9400.
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post #17 of 33
8/3/06 at 10:57pm
Love that XPS M1210...man if they ran a discount I'd be all over it
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post #18 of 33
8/4/06 at 2:17am
been waiting for merom, and now the prices shoot up.
i'm gonna stab someone in the face.
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post #19 of 33
8/4/06 at 2:47am
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Originally Posted by sykozylot
been waiting for merom, and now the prices shoot up.
i'm gonna stab someone in the face.



lol
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post #20 of 33
8/4/06 at 3:00am
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Originally Posted by TDRKZ
in otherwords, dell kinda shuns the smart consumers ( iguess theres less of us) and goes after the type that does no research whatsoever on the things they plan on investing in... what is this world going to
Well, those people are the majority of Dell's customers.

I don't think that Dell will lose any profit on this - when people go and get 40% or more off a laptop, Dell's probably losing money on that anyway. Preventing that person from buying Dell just means they lose less money.
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