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Did dell make a mistake?.. i just got a huge discount...

post #1 of 65
3/7/05 at 1:12pm
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i was customizing a 9300... and entered the 35% coupon and finally i got it to work ...


Inspiron 9300
System Details

$2,190.50
Inspiron 9300
Intel® Pentium® M 760 Processor (2GHz/533MHz FSB), Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional

$3,370.00

35% off Select Inspiron NB's $1399 and up
- $1,179.50
Expires Wednesday, March 09, 2005


Tax $188.93

Total Price $2,379.43


is this a mistake or i can actually get this laptop for this price... any others get the same thing or even more or less....pleaes comment
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post #2 of 65
3/7/05 at 1:14pm
What, you can't do basic math?

$3,370.00 x 35% = $1,179.50 discount.

$3,370.00 - $1,179.50 = $2,190.50

How is that a mistake?

BTW, if you're talking about using this coupon: Coupon Code: G8RDP03S03R6LC

Then NO, you cannot use it on the 9300. Per the terms of the coupon:

Save 35% on select Inspiron notebook purchases $1499 or more with coupon (before tax and shipping)! Offer valid on select Inspiron 700m, 600m, 6000, 1150, and 1000's. May not be combinable with Dell Home Deals of the Week, Outrageous Deals, Inspiron 9200's, Inspiron 9300's, Inspiron XPS's, Inspiron XPS Gen 2's, dollars off, percentages off or select other promotions. Only one coupon may be applied per cart at checkout. Coupon code expires after first 4000 uses, or earlier if offer is terminated earlier. Offers subject to change. View details in My Cart. Enter coupon code at checkout to receive this offer.

I just tried, and it will not apply to the 9300 or any of the excluded systems.
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post #3 of 65
3/7/05 at 1:16pm
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well is not that , i didnt do the basic math, i just added the coupon and saw that huge discount.. it just caught my attention... dell is known for f 'n up discounts and prices...
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post #4 of 65
3/7/05 at 1:16pm
edited my post, please re-read it above.

I tried to apply the coupon to a 9300, and it will not work. How did you get it to work, or were you just doing the math?
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post #5 of 65
3/7/05 at 1:23pm
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35% coupon

It is not 25 but 35%

-> 35% off $1399 Inspiron Notebooks code (No Xps2)
HFDT8WGQKLTD4V

( Only for Small Business ) - Dell-Machina

-> (expires 3/9)

credit to : The Watcher
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post #6 of 65
3/7/05 at 1:25pm
That's not a mistake Lulology, a lot of use have ordered with that coupon. It does work with the 9300 (not the XPS 2) and yes, it is the deal of the year from Dell.
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post #7 of 65
3/7/05 at 1:28pm
Yeah, it works fine. I ordered mine with that coupon.
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post #8 of 65
3/7/05 at 1:42pm
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so we should not expect to get a better deal then the 35% off right.. cause i hear some people are waiting to see if there would be a better deal..... so far i cant see dell giving away 50% off.. so i may look into ordering the 9300 later on today.. especally with the 35% off... thanks
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post #9 of 65
3/7/05 at 1:47pm
I stand corrected, that's a Dell SB coupon, not the Dell Home coupon I thought. I just verified that yes, it does work on the 9300. I wonder if it works on the 700m, and if it would beat the deal I got last week on the 700m in Dell Home...? Time to find out!

edit: Nope, it's decent, but comes out to about $200 more than I paid in Dell Home last week (of course, I used a $100 Concession Coupon too.) Plus I got Dell to send me the 8x dual-layer DVD burner for free after calling and complaining about the price drop this week.
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post #10 of 65
3/7/05 at 1:48pm
The only way you would get a better deal is if dell gave it in home and you then didn't have to pay taxes.
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post #11 of 65
3/7/05 at 1:49pm
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Originally Posted by LUOLOGY1
so we should not expect to get a better deal then the 35% off right.. cause i hear some people are waiting to see if there would be a better deal..... so far i cant see dell giving away 50% off.. so i may look into ordering the 9300 later on today.. especally with the 35% off... thanks

I think they are saying they are waiting to see if there is a better deal on the XPS 2. 35% off the 9300 is, I believe, as good as it is going to get until a year or two goes by and they start selling refurbs.

Until the XPS 2 has a better discount (right now it is 10% in Home or $450 in Small Business - you do the math) this 35% off coupon is a near unbeatable deal. I wouldn't count on much of a discount on the XPS 2 until after it ships and even then I seriously doubt it will be as much as this one is for the 9300.
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post #12 of 65
3/7/05 at 1:56pm
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Originally Posted by LUOLOGY1
so we should not expect to get a better deal then the 35% off right.. cause i hear some people are waiting to see if there would be a better deal..... so far i cant see dell giving away 50% off.. so i may look into ordering the 9300 later on today.. especally with the 35% off... thanks
I got a very slightly better (saved maybe $30) deal using the 20% off in Home combined with an EPP discount of 12%...which may not be available to everyone.
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post #13 of 65
3/7/05 at 2:02pm
I still doesn't see how you got a better deal than the 35% off as your deal should be 29.6% off (1 - .8 * .88).
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post #14 of 65
3/7/05 at 2:05pm
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for those of you who ordered the 9300 how much memory did you get and which of you are gonna do a fresh install of windows xp..??
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post #15 of 65
3/7/05 at 2:09pm
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Originally Posted by Maklar
I still doesn't see how you got a better deal than the 35% off as your deal should be 29.6% off (1 - .8 * .88).
taxes and cheaper upgrade options in EPP? I'm guessing
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post #16 of 65
3/7/05 at 2:09pm
I got 256MB has I have ordered 1 GB seperate. Small Business doesn't add a lot of junk but I will probably still do a reinstall.
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post #17 of 65
3/7/05 at 2:10pm
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Originally Posted by ngbernie
taxes and cheaper upgrade options in EPP? I'm guessing
That's my guess too although I think EPP now charges taxes in all states which is annoying. When I priced them out for mine, the EPP was about $200 more.
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post #18 of 65
3/7/05 at 2:13pm
Its a good deal as long as you do not add options to the base laptop. Dell is charging high prices for the small biz section for the 9300 when compared to home section.
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post #19 of 65
3/7/05 at 2:19pm
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Originally Posted by FearNo1
Its a good deal as long as you do not add options to the base laptop. Dell is charging high prices for the small biz section for the 9300 when compared to home section.
surely the 35% is applicable to the upgrades as well (off final price)? although i'm not sure if that'll still cost less than buying separate from newegg etc.
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post #20 of 65
3/7/05 at 2:24pm
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do you need to be in a small business or own a small business to get this discount through sb, or can i just make up my business or they really dont ask you that....?
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