35% off Dell 9300!! - Page 2

Dell's Price is $250 for 1 GB, well it was when I ordered. I couldn't justify the Six Dollars

FYI this if for Dell Home and doesn't apply to XPS2

"Dell Home Customers: Save 35% on select Inspiron™ notebook purchases $1499 (before tax and shipping)! (affialite only online offer)

Limited Time Offer

Limited time offer beginning 3/22/05 8:00am through 3/25/05 5:59am CST or after 4000 redemptions (whichever occurs first) ONLINE ONLY: Save 35% on select Inspiron™ notebook purchases $1499 (before tax and shipping)! May not be combinable with Deals of the Week, Outrageous Deals, XPS, XPS Gen 2, 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. "

Am I worng? Didn't the price have to be over $1999 for the $750 coupon to work. If so, there is a very small window where the $750 is better. Also 750 is 750. With 35% you can pile on the features and know your getting a discount on them whether it is a better screen, more memory, whatever. So remember when your looking at the price of that extra stick of memory or better OS don't forget to figure in the discount. I saved over $1100. Also a don't know about the new coupon but the first one had to be used through Small Business not Home.

My 9300 is out for delivery. I'm waiting for my wife to call. All you who are still waiting, be encouraged, I won't forget your pain

221-7311 I9300,PM 760(2GHZ)
320-4177 17IN ULTRASHARP WXGA+,I9300
311-3732 1GB,DDR2,533MHZ,2 DIMM,I9300
320-4185 256MB NVIDIA 6800,I9300
341-1806 60GB HARD DRIVE,7.2K,I9300
320-4094 90 WATT AC ADPTR,ADDTL,I9300
412-0706 DELL MEDIA EXPERIENCE,V2.1,INSP
420-4770 WINDOWS XP PRO,SP2,ENG,INSP
420-4830 DELL SUPPORT 3.0,INSP
420-4928 WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 10,INSP
430-0493 INTEGRATED NIC AND MODEM
463-8411 24X COMBO CD-RW/DVD,I9300
463-8482 INTEL PRO/WRLS 2915,A/B/G,CEL,I9200
310-1670 MULTI-MEDIA CABLES FOR INSPIRON
312-0285 53 WHR,6-CELL,LION,PRIM BATT,I9200
412-0488 MICROSOFT OFFICE 2003 SMALL BUSINESS,INS
950-9057 NO WARRANTY,YRS 2/3(1-1-1RTD)
412-0664 PLUS! FOR WXP OS/PLUS! DME,INSP
430-1188 INT 350 BLUETOOTH WRLESS,I9300
312-0284 80 WHR,9-CELL,LION,ADD BATT,I9200

Do UK Dell laptops ever have coupons?

I can't see where to input the code...

What about the screen! I have a decked out 9300 in my cart $3,376 w/ coupon $2,194!) But they say the screen sucks???????????????

No, some screens suck. Its luck of the draw. If you look at the thread about it most people are actually satisified with the screen. Even with screens they believe other people would classify as the sucky one.
If you do get a bad one then you can return it within 21 days or have someone come out and replace it.

What you have to decide yourself: Is $2194 for an insanly cool laptop worth a little hassle IF you happen to get a bad screen. Can you get a better laptop from someone else for a price that is better? What price do you put on Hassles?

Well I called Dell Customer Svc. and told them I could buy the same exact 9300 in my sig for $303.97 less than the $24xx i paid for it if I used the 35% online coupon code M0KWBXGM6WXFFS for Dell home.

Well after getting put through to the return manager, I gave her the coupon code and she asked if a $300.00 credit would be ok . I said fine. She gave me the DPS# and said it will be credited. Took about 10 minutes.

smack

DO2Girls

I see you went with the 80GB HD vs. the 60 on your XPS. Are those the same as on the 9300, and if so will the 80 be that much slower? I need room, but everyone is saying the 80 or 100 are too slow... What were your deciding thoughts on it.

BTW I think my 9300 will be ordered before this day ends

What did you get, just out of curiosity?

I just ordered one with this coupon for $2245 (less a $100 rebate on 4 years) makes it $2145. (no sales tax or shipping either )

Inspiron 9300 Intel® Pentium® M 760 Processor (2GHz/533MHz FSB)
17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+ Display
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800
40GB Hard Drive (**I have a 100GB 5400rpm to put into it)
Spare AC adapter (Power Cord) - 90w (Why not - for $19 extra)
Windows® XP Professional (Again, only $51 extra with 35% off)
CD/DVD Drives 8x CD/DVD burner
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless (802.11 a/b/g, 54Mbps)
Primary Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr)
Dell Nylon Deluxe Carrying Cas
4Yr Ltd Warranty,At-Home Srvc + Nights and Weekend
CompleteCare Accidental Damage - 4Yr Lim Warranty
Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Internal
Additional Battery 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery (80 WHr) (Sell the 6 cell and keep the 9 cell )


(I had ordered one yesterday for $1665 with the $750 coupon, but with no warranty, 256MB RAM, and a 1.86ghz CPU, and no extra AC adapter.) So, using this coupon, for $481 bucks extra (after rebate), I got 4 years of warranty + CompleteCare (and I'm prone to dropping stuff, as my wife will testify ), a 2.0ghz CPU, the extra AC adapter, and the 1GB of RAM I was going to buy from Crucial anyway.

Not too bad!!! Now I just hope I can stand the size. I have an 8600 right now.

Thanks for posting this coupon!!!!

CJ

Its more now as I have brought it back up to what I had planned on spendingLOL! But I also now have more:
Inspiron 9300 Intel® Pentium® M 760 Processor (2GHz/533MHz FSB)
17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+ Display
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800
80GB Hard Drive
Spare AC adapter (Power Cord)
DC adapter
Windows® Media
TV Card
CD/DVD Drives 8x CD/DVD burner
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless (802.11 a/b/g, 54Mbps)
Primary Battery 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
I am going to get this case:http://www.tekstyl.com/ccp51/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi
4Yr Ltd Warranty,At-Home Srvc + Nights and Weekend

How do you feel about the Hard drives, and speed? Are both the 80 and 100 5400?

This is probably the best deal they will have until they start dropping base prices. If you are going for the 3 year onsite warranty with complete care, the small business deal from 2 weeks ago was better because it also included a $130 rebate with a similar before rebate price. But at dell home, the price of DVDRW upgrade is cheaper than it was at small business 2 weeks ago, plus you have the option of choosing media center. But for a non-warranty maxed out laptop, this is a great deal.

Unless they changed anything, the 80Gb is 5400, the 100Gb is 4200.

The 'Help Me Choose / Learn More' link from the configuration page shows all hard drives at 4200RPM except for the 60GB 7200RPM.

I would have a 80GB in my configuration if it were 5400RPM.

Those are nice cases. Haven't seen them before. Might have to check them out. I would suggest getting CompleteCare if you can with the 4 year warranty, as its only $77.35 more with the discount and will last all four years.

I have used a 60GB 7200rpm and the 100GB 5400rpm in my current Inspiron 8600. I can say, that other than initial loading of Windows, and WoW and such, I notice no real slow downs, and I really like the extra space of the 100GB. I added a Seagate Momentus 100GB, not the one Dell sells, which is 4200rpm.

CJ

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Agreed. Having had orders with 80Gb and 100Gb. The 80Gb were both 5400 and the 100Gb was 4200. However the sales reps have exactly Zero idea about this, They read what your read on-line which does not give the specs.

Ya I have added the Complete cars, a blue snap on, and a wireless mouse since my last post

So 80 is 5400, I think I will go with it Thanks!

Yeah, don't pay attention to that. Here is what they have when you look for the "parts for your dell":

40Gb 5400
60Gb 5400 and 7200
80Gb 5400
100Gb 4200

I agree. And actually once you factor in the 35% off coupon it sounds like DELL's memory becomes the clear winner. And then you don't have to worry about the warranty being split between the memory vendor (for the memory) and evenrything else from DELL.

Are your sure those drives are the ones they are putting into new machines? The 'Parts for your Dell' area is for replacement/upgrade parts, not a guide to what is being offered for new systems. You may be right that these are what they are putting in the new units, but I wouldn't assume so without double checking first.