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post #41 of 65
3/7/05 at 4:50pm
Home only has taxes in states where they have Kiosks. It's a limited (<10) number of states.
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post #42 of 65
3/7/05 at 4:52pm
New Jersey has no kiosks. They didn't charge taxes, but now they do all of a sudden.
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post #43 of 65
3/7/05 at 5:04pm
man.. Should I go for this deal or wait for a better one?!

Ughh.. decisions decisions... Does someone know if home is going to offer this deal on the 9300? That would be the ultimate since I can use my $100 conssession coupon!
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post #44 of 65
3/7/05 at 5:24pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LUOLOGY1
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

Edit : with 512mb - $ 2,414.73

with home 20% and getting 512 mb :
3yr ltd home service , tech support , night and weekend
total came out to $2,516.80

so really with home and sb the difference in price the the laptop i configured was $102. 07.........post comments...

another thing which warranty is better the 3 yr home or 3yr business....

ok so here is the thing the difference in the home and sb configuration is $102.07.... now both laptops have all the same specs... small business being the cheapest... what are the benifits one gets from small business and home.... another thing which warranty is better .. i have on the to configured laptops i put 3 yrs... but each are different which is better?? and why
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post #45 of 65
3/7/05 at 5:35pm
I already posted that business only allows service on next business day. With home you get the option of nights/weekends for onsite service. That's the major difference between the two.
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post #46 of 65
3/7/05 at 5:42pm
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another question, does dell allow one to use 2 credit cards to purchase a laptop...like half and half
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post #47 of 65
3/7/05 at 5:45pm
Some people don't have enough credit one. I have a credit caerd with only $1000 limit, but only 6% finance charge, so I'd prefer to use that if need be. But if the system is more than that, I couldn't - unless I can split the payment up, which Dell allows. It's probably not a COMMON thing, but handy.
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post #48 of 65
3/7/05 at 5:47pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maklar
I already posted that business only allows service on next business day. With home you get the option of nights/weekends for onsite service. That's the major difference between the two.
so you sure small business gives: 3Yr Ltd Warr,At-Home Service,and Tech Support except nights and weekends.......cause home explains all that...

cause when u choose a warranty in small business all it says is: 3 Years On-site Business Standard Plan
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post #49 of 65
3/7/05 at 5:47pm
You can split it on two different cards if needed.
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post #50 of 65
3/7/05 at 5:51pm
2 or 3-Year Limited Warranty2 and Next-Business-Day On-Site3 Service

Thus only weekdays and probably non-holidays but it doesn't say what holiday schedule they follow.

That's from the comparison screen when you click details.
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post #51 of 65
3/7/05 at 5:56pm
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Originally Posted by Maklar
I think home support is better as you can get night/weekends. I don't think that is offered in Small Business.
SB support is 24/7 including any holidays on the other side of the planet
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post #52 of 65
3/7/05 at 6:02pm
I meant onsite support, not phone support.
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post #53 of 65
3/7/05 at 6:05pm
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Originally Posted by xjarhed
SB support is 24/7 including any holidays on the other side of the planet
I don't think that's quite true. Their tech support may be 24/7, but their customer support keeps normal business hours.
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post #54 of 65
3/7/05 at 6:08pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by LUOLOGY1
ok so here is the thing the difference in the home and sb configuration is $102.07.... now both laptops have all the same specs... small business being the cheapest... what are the benifits one gets from small business and home.... another thing which warranty is better .. i have on the to configured laptops i put 3 yrs... but each are different which is better?? and why
Right now they are offering a $100 rebate if you get a 4 year warranty and the additional cost of the 4 year warranty works out to about $100...so you wind up $25 ahead with an extra year. On the other hand, with the exception of the 1 year mail-in plan, it looks like the Small Business warranties may include CompleteCare...which is interesting since I live in Florida where they say that isn't available.

One more thing...the Small Business includes a printer which is likely junk, however you could always trash the printer and sell the ink carts on eBay for another $30-40 or so.
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post #55 of 65
3/7/05 at 6:20pm
4 year support isn't an option in SB I believe.

Also, if you call they will likely trade out the printer for something else (snap cover or such).
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post #56 of 65
3/7/05 at 6:25pm
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Originally Posted by Maklar
4 year support isn't an option in SB I believe.

Also, if you call they will likely trade out the printer for something else (snap cover or such).
Right...4 year isn't an option for SB, however right now a 4 year warranty costs ~$25 LESS than a 3 year warranty does in Home with EPP so that's definately something else to consider.
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post #57 of 65
3/7/05 at 6:34pm
True, but the 3 year is $32.50 (-tax) cheaper than 2 year in small business since it costs $97.50 (after discount) to upgrade and has a rebate of $130.

Makes it difficult to compare the two
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post #58 of 65
3/7/05 at 6:40pm
True, and thus the home and small biz sales are pretty close, esp when you add the taxes small biz charge. I got charged almost $200

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Originally Posted by Maklar
Yeah, it's applicable to the upgrades as well.

Note, when viewing the upgrades in home they are already factoring in the 20% off so the upgrades appear to be cheaper when they aren't.
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post #59 of 65
3/7/05 at 7:13pm
Darn Dell LCD screens... I would be getting a 9300 with the Go6800/256 if it had the High quality tier 1 Sony/Fuju type screen. But these 3rd tier screens Dell uses is a big neg.

Daley
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post #60 of 65
3/7/05 at 7:22pm
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How Do You Know The Screen Is Gonna Be A Neg...???
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