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post #121 of 142
10/19/04 at 8:10pm
wow. that didnt take long.
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post #122 of 142
10/19/04 at 8:16pm
im on a 600m right now..

anywyas can we bring this topic back up for discussion since i'm getting mixed answers:

is there much of a difference between 1.5ghz and 1.6ghz besides clockspeed? some say the 1.6 uses less power and runs cooler... most other say there's only a difference in clock speed.

thanks.
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post #123 of 142
10/19/04 at 8:21pm
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Originally Posted by Clonedancient
A loaded i8600 aint that great. U can get a Sager 3790 with about 400 more bux and a way better system.
$400 more? you talking like thats chump change.
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post #124 of 142
10/19/04 at 8:22pm
i doubt if you spent $1300 total (taxes, shipping, etc) on a sager... you'd get a "way" better system.
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post #125 of 142
10/19/04 at 8:51pm
Um.....why are they no longer offering i9100's in the Home Small Office section?
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post #126 of 142
10/19/04 at 8:58pm
ACK! When did they decide to end the deal for 700m's??? My friends and I had the order form working this afternoon... Now it doesn't work anymore!!!!
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post #127 of 142
10/19/04 at 9:16pm
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Originally Posted by jamesshuang
ACK! When did they decide to end the deal for 700m's??? My friends and I had the order form working this afternoon... Now it doesn't work anymore!!!!
As Dell reached their quota/target on various models, they removed them from the deal throughout the day. First to go was the 9100 (late this morning I think), 700M and 8600 at 3pm central, then 5160 and 600m at 5pm central.

When I first read about the coupon at 7am central this morning and started browsing Dell's site, they were getting hammered SO hard it was ridiculous. Add to that the posting frenzy over at hardforums.com and anandtech.com, and the number of people talking about ordering multiples for resale, it was pretty clear that the coupon was not going to last 12 hours, let alone 24.

For my part, I ordered a 700m with the 8x dual-layer DVD+R and the extended battery. After rebate and tax (boo!), it came to ~$1,040. Not one of the ultra-cheapie $800 lappies that people are buying, but has the bells and whistles I want. Tough to find a semi-ultralite at that price point no matter which brand you're going after...

-Dan
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post #128 of 142
10/19/04 at 9:23pm
I ordered an XPS and got my order comfirmation at 7:05 pm. Guess I just got in on this.
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post #129 of 142
10/19/04 at 9:25pm
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Originally Posted by heavyharmonies
As Dell reached their quota/target on various models, they removed them from the deal throughout the day. First to go was the 9100 (late this morning I think), 700M and 8600 at 3pm central, then 5160 and 600m at 5pm central.

When I first read about the coupon at 7am central this morning and started browsing Dell's site, they were getting hammered SO hard it was ridiculous. Add to that the posting frenzy over at hardforums.com and anandtech.com, and the number of people talking about ordering multiples for resale, it was pretty clear that the coupon was not going to last 12 hours, let alone 24.

For my part, I ordered a 700m with the 8x dual-layer DVD+R and the extended battery. After rebate and tax (boo!), it came to ~$1,040. Not one of the ultra-cheapie $800 lappies that people are buying, but has the bells and whistles I want. Tough to find a semi-ultralite at that price point no matter which brand you're going after...

-Dan

It blows my mind how most people don't seem to get a fat warranty on their lappies. I guess I'm just way too rough with stuff. I ended up getting ext battery, wireless b/g, cdrw/dvd and a 3 year plus warranty that covers complete care and nights weekends, at home service. came out around 1164.00 after tax and shipping. Cancelled my order for my X50v though.
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post #130 of 142
10/19/04 at 9:32pm
i figure the life of any technology i own is less than a year, as i'm never content with outdated stuff and always want the newest stuff
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post #131 of 142
10/19/04 at 9:33pm
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Originally Posted by Myhre
Um.....why are they no longer offering i9100's in the Home Small Office section?
17inch 9200 are coming.
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post #132 of 142
10/19/04 at 9:40pm
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Originally Posted by Xarthan
17inch 9200 are coming.
Lol, yeah I figured that out about 5 minutes before you posted. Actually put it in another thread. I'll stick with my 15.4 inch
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post #133 of 142
10/19/04 at 9:55pm
Wow... this thread really grew!
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post #134 of 142
10/19/04 at 10:04pm
Hmm.. anyone wanna tell me how to get the education discount?
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post #135 of 142
10/19/04 at 10:21pm
go to the homepage of dell n click on k-12 education or higher education
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post #136 of 142
10/19/04 at 10:29pm
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Originally Posted by blurblockboy
go to the homepage of dell n click on k-12 education or higher education
Yea but then the $750 coupon won't work since it says Dell Home Customers.
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post #137 of 142
10/19/04 at 10:31pm
umm.. u asked for education discount. and the onli way to get tt discount is through the goverment, education link. u cant combine edu discount wif the home discount, they r 2 separate things.
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post #138 of 142
10/19/04 at 10:32pm
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Originally Posted by HellfireX
Yea but then the $750 coupon won't work since it says Dell Home Customers.
$750 coupon won't work because its, been dead for a while.
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post #139 of 142
10/19/04 at 10:36pm
Someone posted a few pages back that they got an education discount on their order with the $750 coupon. And I know the coupon is dead now, I already placed an order for a 8600 during the day before that post :P I just wanted to see if I could save a bit more on it by somehow getting an education discount.
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post #140 of 142
10/19/04 at 10:38pm
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Originally Posted by HellfireX
Someone posted a few pages back that they got an education discount on their order with the $750 coupon. And I know the coupon is dead now, I already placed an order for a 8600 during the day before that post :P I just wanted to see if I could save a bit more on it by somehow getting an education discount.
well i got my discount, not sure if it was educational though. 8% off. Just called and said I wanted the educational discount applied to the order and asked if it was ok. After some bargaining/begging, i got ~$83 back. I called 1800-915-3355
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